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From Debito's doctoral research:

Embedded Racism: Japan's Visible Minorities and Racial Discrimination

(Lexington Books, Rowman & Littlefield 2015/2016)

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2 Responses to “Ten years of Debito.org’s Blog: June 17, 2006. And counting.”

1. Jim di Griz Says:
   June 17th, 2016 at 1:56 pm

   Happy Birthday!

2. dwayne2d3d Says:
   June 20th, 2016 at 10:22 am

   cheer to 10 more years….
   cheers for fighting for those who need it now and those who will need it later…

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