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News India Times: Early Birds: Immigrants Who Came In 1960s, 1970s.

Indian Legacies Of The 1965 Immigration Act On Its 50th Anniversary
At the same time, countless Indian and other South Asian immigrants struggle at…

Basilica of San Marco, Venice

The Basilica of San Marco served as the spiritual heart of the Republic of Venice. Technically the private chapel of the leader of Venice -- the Doge…

Interior, Basilica of San Marco, Venice

Lavish gold mosaic characterizes the interior of the Basilica of San Marco. Subjects of the mosaic cycles include scenes from the Old and New…

Corruption in India 1994-1995

This paper is intended to serve as an update on the human rights situation for Sikhs in the Indian state of Punjab. It follows three earlier DIRB…

Earthrise

On Christmas Eve in 1968, the Apollo 8 astronauts captured an image that symbolizes hope and inspired environmentalism.

Photos of Ukraine rallies and protests

On January 21, 1990, in support of Ukrainian independence and the aspirations for greater autonomy from the Soviet Union, people joined hands in a…

Murder of Jesuits was marked with horror, but inspired defense of the poor

Photo of the bodies on the ground in the aftermath

Rhoda J Palmer's memories of the 1848 woman's rights convention, Seneca Falls, New York

Rhoda Palmer, who accompanied her father to the 1848 convention, recalls that only women could speak on the first day and comments "The seed fell on…