Sentences with phrase «ethnic issues»

The only upset victories in recent political history, he said, have come with the backing of major unions and a racial or ethnic issue behind them.

Moreover, I had the feeling that, as a viewer, I was being subjected to a very superficial description of very complex ethnic issues.

NACAC urges agencies to undertake adequate training for adoption workers to enhance their knowledge of identity, cultural, and ethnic issues in working with African American, Latino, Aboriginal, and Native American children and families.

When I launched my «English for the Children» initiative effort in 1997 to replace California's failed system of Spanish - almost - only «bilingual education» with intensive English immersion, I sought to avoid the political partisanship that could easily taint a project touching upon delicate ethnic issues.

Because it defines missionary activities as religious practices to spread a faith beyond its members, «if that is interpreted as the Moscow Patriarchate is likely to, it will mean the Orthodox Church can go after ethnic Russians but that no other church will be allowed to,» according to Frank Goble, an expert on religious and ethnic issues in the region.

* Note: I acknowledge there are many other racial and ethnic issues to be addressed by the Church regarding ethnic groups living in the U.S.. However, I am primarily speaking to the issue I know and live while trying to respect the fact that only so many things can be discussed in one blog post.

The press likes to bring up religions, race, ethnic issues, labor.

In this edited volume, McClosky has included a vast number of case studies written by teachers of their experiences using drama, simulation techniques, filmmaking, literature related to social values and ethnic issues, and so forth.

He said, «From the contributions by everybody today — we have taken our time, almost six hours just to deliberate on this issue — it is clear that this goes beyond religious or ethnic issues.

Lenders and dealers say it is not an ethnic issue, but instead typically is a credit - score matter involving people of lower socioeconomic circumstances who usually do not qualify for prime lending rates.

Category 2: Humanities — where information relates to historical, political, social, cultural or ethnic issues.

Hawai`i International Film Festival: Held annually in October, HIFF presents an average of 150 features, documentaries and film shorts, including world premieres, North American premieres, U.S. premieres, experimental films, animation and digital works representing social and ethnic issues, and first features by new directors.

As a civic leader, Les has been actively involved in many organizations in support of the arts, civic betterment, and minority and ethnic issues.

His works wrestle with social and political questions revolving around gender, the center versus the periphery, Eastern versus Western cultures, ethnic issues, Judaism, local myths, militarism, humanism, and social justice.

I have extensive experience with depression, relationship issues, family conflict, trauma, grief, bipolar, divorce and blended family issues, personality disorders, and cultural and ethnic issues.