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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">BU Today</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Should the Deaf Be Considered an Ethnic Group?</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Deaf Americans who sign share much more than a language; they comprise a common culture with its own ancestry, art, and humor. A recent book titled <EM>The People of the Eye</EM>, coauthored by Richard C. Pillard, a <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Medicine</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> professor of psychiatry, goes further, offering a compelling argument that the deaf should be recognized as a distinct ethnic group. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Full story:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">http://www.bu.edu/today/node/12696</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>