ethnic group

Example Sentences

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They are the only ethnic group in Tanzania allowed to hunt and gather food in protected areas, and local activists have successfully campaigned to secure the Hadzabe the deeds to their lands.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

At about 40% of the state’s population, Latinos are California’s largest ethnic group but also among the groups least likely to vote, casting just 21% of ballots in the 2022 primary election.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Shia Muslims, primarily from the Hazara ethnic group, are a minority in Afghanistan they have been targeted in the past.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

“An ethnic group unable to define its past is unable to take pride in its accomplishments,” Acuña wrote in his 1996 book, “Anything But Mexican: Chicanos in Contemporary Los Angeles.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

A steady flow of refugees into town—most recently, Burundians and Karen, a persecuted ethnic group from Burma—has meant that there has been no shortage of boys who want to try out for the Fugees.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John