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The separation of a family of this ethnicity from their adopted daughter Maria Hertogh triggered anti-British riots. A book about this ethnicity’s “dilemma” was published by a leader who adopted the National Development Policy to reduce income inequality. Widespread postwar poverty among this majority ethnic group led to race riots in the 13 May incident. (-5[1])Minimal quotas for people of this ethnicity were established for universities and public sector jobs as part of the non-Soviet New Economic Policy. This ethnicity is the largest (-5[1])one classified as “sons of the land,” or bumiputera. One country named for this ethnicity (10[1])split with a Chinese-majority microstate in 1965 (10[2])against the wishes of Lee Kuan Yew. (-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])Singapore was expelled from a country named for what ethnic group? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Malay [or Orang Melayu; accept Malaysians; accept The Malay Dilemma or Dilema Melayu; prompt on bumiputera or bumiputra until “bumiputera” is read]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Enina Edosomwan (DII)CWRU A (UG)Kenyon B (DII)54-5
Simon Zimmerman (UG)Ohio State A (UG)Michigan D (DII)82-5
Vishesh Verma (DII)Michigan State AMichigan State C (UG)9710
Todd MaslykMichigan ACWRU C (UG)10410
Adam MonuskoMichigan BMichigan State B (UG)10410
Matthew Lam (DII)Ohio State C (DII)CWRU B (UG)111-5
Alan Lee (UG)CWRU B (UG)Ohio State C (DII)11410
Nathan Ouyang (DII)Michigan D (DII)Ohio State A (UG)12510
Owen Brown (DII)Kenyon B (DII)CWRU A (UG)12610

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