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Native boy caught in the crosshairs.(RANTS & RAVES)(Brief article)

Colorlines Magazine

| November 01, 2008 | Hing, Julianne Ong | COPYRIGHT 2008 Color Lines Magazine. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

FIVE-YEAR-OLD ADRIEL AROCHA of Fort Bend County, Texas, has never cut his hair out of respect for his Lipan Apache roots. But this year, the boy was barred from kindergarten because his waist-length hair violated the ...

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