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The article informs that Deb Haaland, the first Native American cabinet secretary, released the first volume of the review on the conditions of the federal Indian boarding-school system from 1819 to 1969. It mentions forced-assimilation practices included cutting off the children's long hair, and stripping them of their traditional clothing, language and culture, force the use of English, and there was physical, sexual and emotional abuse as well as malnourishment, disease and overcrowding.

The article focuses on Phil Wang's jokes take on controversial subjects with nuance as well as wit. It mentions his new memoir, "Sidesplitter: How To Be From Two Worlds At Once", includes incisive essays on language, cultural assimilation and dating. It also mentions Wang is one of Britain's sharpest and most surprising stand-up comedians, widely known for his observations on race and the legacy of colonialism.

The article focuses on the problems in the approach of the Japanese government to indigenous people as demonstrated in the building of the National Ainu Museum in Hokkaido, Japan. Topics discussed include the refusal of the government to discuss the threat to the Ainu culture amid its preservation of the culture, colonialism experienced by the Ainu from the Japanese empire, and the failure of the Japanese assimilationist policy to stop discrimination against the Ainu.