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Chai is a common element of Pakistani and other South Asian cultures and refers to black tea brewed with milk, water and sugar, sometimes with added spices. (Courtesy of Yusuf Rashid)

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Brown and Bothered: Commercialization of chai ignores history of oppression, distorts original - Daily Bruin

Brown and Bothered: Commercialization of chai ignores history of oppression, distorts original

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Students should avoid cultural appropriation – stealing what is considered the beautiful aspects of another culture without respect for the tradition from which it originates. It ignores the racism and xenophobia the creators of the items face.

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Brown and Bothered: Commercialization of chai ignores history of oppression, distorts original

By Sidra Rashid

May 2, 2017 11:41 p.m.