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APY 106 Deck
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?
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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. |