War Doll Hotel Essay

Characters, in Heidi Durrow’s The Girl Who Fell from the Sky, force the protagonist, Rachel, to choose between her white and black side. They only acknowledge her black side while only celebrating her white qualities. Consequently, Rachel feels the obligation to accept the roles that have been thrust upon her and ignores part of her race because of the commentary from her family and peers. Rachel adapting to the portrayal of her racial identity to appeal to the normalized opinions of her appearance, demonstrates her tendency to comply with the categorization people of color face throughout society. Ultimately, leading Rachel to pick and choose the parts of her racial identity that most please the people she is with.

McLaurin caught interest in a girl named Charlotte Humphries who had been a schoolmate of his since the first grade. Blue eyes, blonde hair, having the complexion of a white girl, he was impressed and did not think pursuing wanting to date her would be a problem. However, regardless of his feelings, his mother disagreed and insisted that Charlotte would not be a good idea for him. McLaurin’s grandmother began to explain to him that he “just shouldn’t” pursue her, mentioning that the story behind it all goes back a long time ago. She explained that Charlotte’s great-grandmother was someone who was a “mulatto nigra”. Some mulattos pass as white, even though they are not, if they are light enough and that is what happened with Charlotte’s great-grandmother. Even though Charlotte was blue eyed blond hair, McLaurin could not pursue her simply because black ancestry was in her blood.

The Hawaiian Renaissance also gave natives an opportunity to fight for what they knew was right about preserving the Hawaiian culture forever. This provided an avenue for people who did not know Hawaiian culture to witness, and at the same time, understand what it took to preserve the culture. Lastly, the Hawaiian renaissance had further pushed the United states to find ways to take away what rightfully belonged to the Hawaiians, including culture, in means of agreements that were not written on just formal documents but done without consent. Regardless, it had also drawn Hawaii as nation under the United States. The conflicts and compromises made during this Hawaiian Renaissance completely changed what people now know as Hawaii, and it is truly an important aspect of what it came to be today and how the culture of Hawaiians was preserved. People all over the world, especially those who know nothing about Hawaii or even America, should all learn about this major time in Hawaii’s history where people fought against the eradication of their culture, as their way of life. The Hawaiian renaissance is too vague to be compared to a personal problem in life, but it shows how with a conflict and many compromises, many things can

As the novel explores how race operates between whites and Indians, it displays the way that race shapes Arnold’s life as a mixed Indian (half-white, half-Indian). Early in the novel, Arnold, describes his experience with the dentist

When I think about the culture I come from, I immediately think about my Japanese and Filipino lineage. I also think about Hawaii, and how growing up there has shaped me today. This are only parts of the equation to my cultural identity. No matter what nationality or country you grow up in, each person is exposed to different ideals that mix in with their background culture. I would like to look at my cultural identity by looking at some traditions in Hawaii, the organizations I’ve been a part of, and my own unique personal identity. Each of these has played a role in shaping my own cultural identity.

Most people imagine Hawaii to be paradise. An island Utopia where the rich and upper middle class come on vacation. However just like most places Hawaii has its own share of poverty, economic problems, environmental issues, high crime rate, and high unemployment rates. The Red Headed Hawaiian by Chris McKinney gives a more realistic and insightful view on what life in Hawaii is like for the Hawaiians. The book was published May 1st, 2014, it is a first-hand account of what life in Hawaii is really like. It tells of the struggles and hardships native Hawaiians have to face just to make a living. It describes the challenges they overcome along with the brave souls who overcome them.

Understanding the concept of racial identity and flexibility is imperative in order to see the gray areas of life that help avoid the hardships that humans like McBride encountered. But sometimes different minorities and white Americans tend to believe that by clinging on to the dominant race one may move ahead. Not only does this promote racial supremacy, but clinging on to the idea of a dominant race also promotes anti-miscegenation. Racial supremacy is the belief that race is responsible for the differences in human character and that a specific race is superior to others. This belief alone is bad, however, paired with anti-miscegenation which is a law from McBride’s time period that prohibits interracial relations or marriage, it has a synergistic effect which can be seen throughout his experiences growing up as a black Jewish boy with a white mother. In the 1960s it was bad enough being an African-American because of the amount of judgment that was received for one’s skin tone, but even worse because of those who believed in white supremacy. Naturally, McBride has many questions for his mother in regards to his identity and who he belongs to or should classify himself with. This, in turn, causes a gap between McBride and his mother. A clear example can be seen when McBride

Hawaiian Culture went through many rapid changes between the arrival of the first Europeans in the late 1700s and the fall of the Kingdom in 1893. With the quick transition from many Chiefdoms to a European styled monarchy, then lastly being enveloped by a larger democracy, the Hawaiian people experienced significant and sudden changes in their social relations of production. First a description of pre-kingdom Hawaii to the unifying conquests of the first Hawaiian king, Kamehameha, will be looked at analyzing the social relations of production. This is followed by a similar analysis of The Kingdom of Hawaii and how the social relations of production where effected by the conquest. The kahuna’s position in the relations of production will be

Gaines does an exquisite job of describing thoroughly the pain of enduring those issues. The relationship between social structure and race is one that numerous individuals can't see or are apparently unaware of, on the grounds that it is not evident to us, particularly those of the white race. It is intriguing to consider the points of interest that corresponds with being of the white race and the impacts it has on social structure, and on others races, predominately ethnic

General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: Inform the class about the Polynesian Culture in Hawaii. I. Introduction A. An obscure but far from obsolete culture, the Polynesians come from a mysterious origin. In fact, little is known about how they dispersed, except that their culture traveled far and wide, adapting as it touched a series of islands ranging from Hawaii, and traveling to Easter Island. B. Polynesian culture still thrives, with as far reaching affects as touching our diet and playing an integral role with basic musical elements.

Fedayeen and the Army of Saddam to the south. This coupled with the enemies they faced not from the common that they had shared with the Kurds, but the ones stateside who chose to use intelligence they received from unreliable sources opposed to their own team mates. The division between Analyst and Clandestine officer has been widely talked about as well as the inability to trust from both sides. This can be seen in the case of Operation Hotel California. If they analysts did not know what was going on before the NILE team reported it, then the intelligence was not correct. This did not help the operations, especially when the NILE team had to help the Kurds dissipate a supposed refugee crisis, of hundreds of Kurd refugees starving and having no heat in the refugee camps. (Tucker & Faddis 2009, pg.83-85)

The Hmong community resettled both in America and France proved their efforts to maintain a collective memory about their homeland and ethnic consciousness while facing the difficulties of being integrated in a new culture. As a cultural minority, the Hmong of Saint Paul, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Hmong community of Aubigny-sur-Nère, France are two successful examples of said integration. These two large Hmong community, while immersed in a new environment, succeed to maintain their own culture, inherent to their identities,

It is to my understanding that from a global perspective the United States places Native Hawaiians and settlers under the same demographic. The major problem with this is, there is a huge emotional difference within the people who decided to move to Hawaii, who voluntarily gave up their rights verses those who’s families lived here for generations and were forced to. Another reason, due to statehood is that Native Hawaiian people and Americans are considered equal. Finally and I believe to be the most powerful is this idea that Americans believe that American ways are above those of Hawaiian. Meaning that the United States viewed Hawaiians the same way that Europeans and Americans saw other colonies, people who needed support or would go under due to global pressures to

The sign of a great book is that it consumes you and can generate a wealth of emotions, from despair to hope, to joy. In it, we find a tale that mirrors real life in such a way that we are shockingly alerted by the normalcy reflected in the words. The contrast of the lives of “upper” and “lower” class white southerners exposes the realism of the views of society. The similarities and the contrasts in the different races and genders in the book make you feel their pain, sorrow, joy and struggles regardless of their race but you also get an ending that is true to life and gives a shot at redemption and forgiveness without unnecessary farce. A perfect example of a story about many angles of suffering, whether one is white or black, tugs at

Describe the protagonist’s initial ideas regarding race. How does his ideas regarding race shape his identity?