marginalization

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Many Americans are already in survival mode because of extreme economic precarity and other forms of marginalization.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025

Hawaii's Native population also similarly faced cultural decimation and social and economic marginalization as Puerto Rico after the U.S. staged a coup in 1893 against the sovereign country and annexed Hawaii in 1898.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2025

Because of the language’s marginalization, she was taught to understand her parents’ tongue but never to speak it.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

L.A.’s Black day parties fill a need for belonging and for partying in peace without discrimination or marginalization.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2024

While marginalization may sound far preferable to exploitation, it may prove to be even more dangerous.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander