"A ""white card"" belonging to a Rohingya man."
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Date
c.1995
Description
A "white card" belonging to a Rohingya man. This form of identification, also known as a temporary registration card, was issued by the government of Myanmar in 1995 in an attempt to legally separate the Rohingya from other inhabitants of the country. These documents do not serve as proof of citizenship. This process of legal discrimination mirrored an increase of ethnic violence against the Rohingya.
Type
Written Document
Region
Global
Era
Contemporary United States
Topic
Genocide, Global History and Geography
Repository
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Source
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Greg Constantine. Accessed at https://exhibitions.ushmm.org/burmas-path-to-genocide/timeline
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