Introduction The Republic of the Union of Myanmar was praised as 'paradise of anthropology' based on its multi-ethnic and multi-religious communities, which represent the beauty and diversity of the nation. The ethnic people, who inhabited the modern Burma/Myanmar, though they were once united in the name of anti- ... is "being Myanmar nationality is being Buddhist", had implemented many ethnic cleansing policies towards the non-Burman ethnic groups such as cultural assimilation, religious discriminations, banning the teaching of ethnic languages in respective areas and restricting educa...

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... as loneliness and depression and heighten emotional well-being, social adjustment, self-esteem, coping abilities and optimism. They further state that "retraditionalization" - which is "increasing reliance on cultural beliefs, customs, and rituals as a means of overcoming problems and achieving Indian self determination" (p. 34) - has been called essential to the revitalization of American Native communities. ... quality of life. Interventions Robbins, et al. (2001), in a study on techniques for multi-family psycho-educational group therapy, discusses "Project Eagle" for gifted American I...

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... the term race to refer to supposed biological characteristics that distinguish one person from another; ethnicity and ethnic apply to cultural characteristics. Ethnicity: Ethnicity is multi vocal; for that reason it can be used on the one hand to decode a wide range of cultural symbols and on the other hand to unveil the structural position of an immigrant and ethnic community. Their sense ... social classes in the community often reflect the experience of the immigrants in their homeland. The immigrants' generation or migration experience, however, is also an important factor. Haitians...

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