A Professor’s Search for the MingKwai, a Lost Chinese Typewriter

How a history professor went down an 18-year-long rabbit hole in search of obsolete machines, hoping to save them before they faded into oblivion.

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Rebuffing Trump, New York Schools Refuse to Rescind Native American Mascot Ban

The federal Education Department had ordered the state to roll back its prohibition on Native American mascots, calling it discriminatory.

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Trump Administration Says New York Mascot Ban Violates Civil Rights Law

After the state forced a Long Island school district to abandon its “Chief” mascot, federal education officials said the policy discriminated against Native Americans.

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Under Trump, a Native American Mascot Debate Is Turned Upside Down

Earlier administrations investigated whether Native American school mascots were discriminatory. The Trump administration defends them, reflecting a broader shift.

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Trump Administration Opens Civil Rights Inquiry Into a Long Island Mascot Fight

President Donald Trump is weighing in on a school mascot dispute at Massapequa High School, where some parents are upset that a Chiefs mascot and logo must go under a state rule.

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Trump Joins a Bitter Fight in Massapequa Over a School Mascot

New York’s education leaders moved to ban Native American-inspired mascots in 2022, drawing a lawsuit from the Massapequa school district. Now, the president has weighed in.

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