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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. (10[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 one classified as “sons of the land,” or bumiputera. (10[1])One country named for this ethnicity split with a Chinese-majority (10[1])microstate in 1965 (10[1])against the wishes of Lee Kuan Yew. For 10 points, Singapore was expelled from a country named for (10[1])what ethnic group? ■END■

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
Biniam AlaroUF BFlorida Tech A5410
Raj DoshiUCF AUCF B9110
Leo LawUF AFlorida Tech B10110
Matthew AndersenUF CUF E10410
Jacob FriedmanUF FFlorida State University A12210

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