APY 106 Deck

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What act in Bhutan, was passed 1986?	An act that required all people to speak the national language if they wanted to become a citizen.
In 1985, what did they ask for to prove your citizenship?	Evidence of your tax receipt from 1958-present. Which led to the main issue of people being unable to prove their citizenship.
In what year was census performed on people of Southern Bhutan?	1989
What did the 7 categories of citizenship in Bhutan do?	Placed people in a hierarchy Ex. One of the categories is for fathers that are Bhutanese, however, if the mother of his children is not, then the family would have split up
What was citizenship in Bhutan focused on?	Race
What proportion of the country Bhutan was forced to leave?	1/6
"Driglam Namzha" and the National Dress Code	"The way (Iam) of conscious (namzha) harmony (drig)" "Outward behavior": dress; forms of greeting; speech; serving
Nepali-Bhutanese in USA	Want to preserve their history as much as possible Many refugees fear becoming "too American" Refugees try to make sure that their children
What is the Nepalese-Bhutanese State?	A state that resulted from a series of being considered "other." They were pushed around so much that their state is now composed of different cultures.