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Filipino lawyers move to raise legacy of Pablo Manlapit, forgotten leader of Hawaii labor movement
9+ hour, 13+ min ago (1048+ words) Manlapit, who migrated to Honolulu in 1910 to work on sugar plantations, saw the exploitation of other Philippine-born workers " known as "sakadas." A decade later and at great risk to his livelihood and marriage, he became Hawaii's first Filipino lawyer and…...
Ancient town leat could flow again after "20, 000 fundraising drive
7+ hour, 37+ min ago (394+ words) A volunteer-led campaign to restore a historic town leat is gathering pace after supporters raised more than "20, 000 towards the project. Cllr Phil Hill, speaking in his role as bailiff of the Hundred and on behalf of Friends of the Leat,…...
On this day " May 30 | Free | annistonstar. com
7+ hour, 37+ min ago (215+ words) On this day " May 30 The Anniston Star May 30, 1951, in The Star: "Moving day" for Calhoun County High School in Oxford commenced early this morning as equipment and furnishings were taken on a trek from the old building to the new…...
Unearthing Namibia's forgotten genocide through forensic archaeology
8+ hour, 37+ min ago (723+ words) By William Mitchell and Kevin Colls The Namibian genocide was one of the first genocides of the 20th century. Between 1904 and 1908, tens of thousands of Ovaherero and Nama people were killed under German colonial rule. Despite the scale of these events,…...
The Rise and Fall of the British Don
13+ hour, 35+ min ago (297+ words) "Twilight of the Dons," by Colin Kidd: Book Review Air Mail Strange as it may seem in this philistine age, there was a time when academics were regarded as pillars of society. In Britain between the 1940s and the 1980s, university professors,…...
Nama festival honours 1904-08 genocide with exhibition
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (438+ words) Traces of Violence, a visual essay and art exhibition exploring the 1904-08 German colonial genocide against the Ovaherero and Nama people by artist Marcelo Brodsky, is being featured at this years Nama Cultural Festival to commemorate and remember the victims and…...
Hawaii-Filipino Labor Leader
16+ hour, 37+ min ago (58+ words) The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel Chance of Rain: 2% Wind: ESE @ 8 mph UV Index: 0 Low Chance of Rain: 24% Wind: WSW @ 13 mph UV Index: 7 High Chance of Rain: 0% Wind: WNW @ 12 mph UV Index: 9 Very High Wind: SSW @ 11 mph Chance of Rain: 15%...
Sheekada-xariirada ciidanka Botswana ay iskaga sheegaan Janaraal Caydiid
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (925+ words) Madaxweyne Duma Boko ayaa ciidamada Botswana u sheegay in askarta dalkiisa ay mar ka hortageen xoogaggii Maxamed Faarax Caydiid ee ku sugnaa magaalada Baydhabo, isaga oo dib u xusay sheeko xariiro uu sheegay inay muujinayso sumcadda Ciidanka Difaaca Botswana (BDF)....
Namibia: Genocide Remembrance Day - Confronting the Historical Truths
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (1413+ words) We stand together to confront a historical truth that, for over a century, was met with calculated silence, and to advance an unyielding demand for reparatory justice. We look directly across the ocean to Germany to name a crime and…...
A Salute to Our African Nations: South Africa
20+ hour, 42+ min ago (179+ words) The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint "A people without a voice cannot be heard." The Voice & Viewpoint delivers content that matters to you. A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: - Hot Off the Press: Thursday e-Edition Keep up to date with our print…...