Discrimination In A Vietnamese Community

The ethnic group that I choose was Native Americans. I am of Caucasian descendant with Native American from my dad’s side. I really want to learn more about my heritage and family background.

“Nothing in this world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”-Martin Luther King, Jr. Unfortunately, racism is now a part of human nature. The environment and living conditions people endure is constantly analyzed and evaluated by personal views and values. The articles, “FOBs” vs. “Twinkies”, written by Grace Hsiang and “Black Men and Public Space”, written by Brent Staples, both apply to the issues of interracial and intraracial conditions. Hsiang informs the reader of interracial discrimination and ethnic harassment, not only with Asian culture, but for all whose families are not originally from America, she goes into detail about how people expect her to behave exactly how her ancestors did because she is

In the United States, there is a long history of unequal treatment among ethnic minority groups, particularly for African Americans. Unfortunately, this injustice also appears in education. Sociologists have affirmed the importance of education in shaping the economic and social prospects of individuals. As all communities in the United States have been diversified, it becomes crucial to recognize and properly deal with diversity within the classroom. All studnets should be guaranteed to have equal opportunities for quality education at school. However, racism is still prevalent in many schools today (Beswick, 4, 1990, Pennino, 2007). Racism now has different forms, like the individual instructions student can get from their teachers, and the acceptance of students among their classmates. These can have negative and lasting effects on students even when they leave school. Students must not experience any type of stereotyping, ethnic prejudice or racial violence in schools. Asante (2003) said: "Racism in education can not be overcome by the expression of goodwill, it must be constantly confronted in all conscious ways" (p.223).

Reading through chapter 2, I depicted that media can heavily influence a person on how they view another. For example, if the media constantly tells a story of how all Asians have a body odor. For one who never had a psychical encounter with someone of the Asian culture, there first meet and reaction would be based off of what they been hearing and seeing in the media. Studies have shown that negative, one-sided, or stereotyped portrayals and news coverage in the media very often reinforce racist attitudes in prejudice members of the audience and can channel mass actions against the group that is portrayed stereotypically (Wilson, Guiterrez, & Chao, 2013). In today’s media, prejudice beliefs or stereotypical views are still being displayed through television. However, in today’s society we have more knowledge and information we can use to take affirmative action in how certain minority groups are portrayed. Getting involved in your local TV or radio station, submitting stories that reflect the image you want for your race are just small steps into creating the change minorities want to

The United States of America is a melting pot of diverse ethnicities, races, and cultures. Our country has no official language, religious faith, or skin color. It is simply a country that believes all men were created equal under Lady Liberty’s embrace. Furthermore, with the vast mix of people and differing beliefs, issues on race can easily arise. Racism in America has a long and complicated history. It started as an ideology, but now can be expressed in “institutional patterns or social practices” (Fredrickson, 2002, p. 151). There are implicit and explicit forms of racism that affect a wide group of people. Also, It can lead to severe physical, emotional and mental complications. The adversity that follows racism is overwhelming. For this reason, there has been much research, analysis, and counseling to understand and handle this problem at hand.

Many people would say, “So it is possible, members of the LGBT community can successfully adopt children in South Dakota.” But that is not my point here. The fact that this community is being discriminated against in the first place is disgusting. Someone so cruel and so unaccepting of other people just because they are different than them, to so much of an extent where they are going to keep a child from finding a home, is someone that needs to be stopped. Someone who promotes this kind of behavior should not be able to be in office. They are the main reason we can not get America to see each other as equals. Starting to accept people for who they are is the first step in making America a better place to live for everyone.

Asian Americans make up 17.3 million, or 5.6 percent, of the U.S. population. Asian Americans have a wide range of ethnic groups like the Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos, Koreans, Vietnamese, Indians, etc. They have served in the military, have made headway into the business sector in recent years and their education and their wealth for its community varies widely. They have also been part of the Civil Rights Movement during in the 1960s alongside the African Americans and the Hispanic Americans. Unfortunately, most Americans were oblivious to the racial discrimination against Asian Americans, even though they have contributed to the Civil Rights Movement and have had to deal with racial discrimination and its issues such as immigration.

In our time, the theme of racism is very urgent, as the cases of conflicts based on ethnic hatred have become more and more frequent in educational establishments, workforces, or anywhere else where social life is happening all around the world.

American society has long been hailed as the melting pot of the world; a diverse amalgam of culture and ideology that welcomes all the world’s people. But the Land of Opportunity’s quintessential ideology does not always mirror the actions of its citizens. Discrimination based on skin or culture has always been the dark byproduct of America’s great diversity. Merriam Webster defines racism as “a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities,” (Merriam Webster) and as society sinks into such a mindset, it breeds arrogance and suppresses the wellspring of unique thought inherent to America. Discrimination is an omnipresent force, manifesting in blatant forms -- slavery or the KKK-- to subtle, even unintentional prejudices

According to Hallahan, Kauffman, & Pullen (2015) there isn’t a known culture that doesn’t discriminate in some way. For example, Australia has a history of discriminating against the Aboriginal people that are native to Australia. Correspondingly, South Africa had an apartheid for decades that the country is still dealing with the consequences of. Even the United State of America that prides itself on being the melting pot of the world have a history of discriminating against different cultures. In fact, the United States was settled by people that where running away from religious discrimination. However, they turned around and discriminated against the native Americans that they found here.

Women in the workplace get discriminated against due to their gender. There is a sense of them being "weak" and to nice to lead a group by their male coworkers. Women should be in business to create a more diverse work environment and to bring a feminine touch to business. Discrimination in the workplace occurs often but should not discourage women to go into business. Women bring a certain emotional aspect to the work environment that cannot be brought by men.

. He talked about oppression, the elite having the power and not wanting to relinquish it, the oppressor being afraid of the oppressed forming any type of cohesive group so they keep them separated by manipulation and false sense of belief that they are part of a group when in reality they are not. He also takes about the oppressed being afraid of speaking out or taking action, always putting themselves down because that is where they were programed to believe they belong. These are all some of the inequalities we are experiencing today, not much has changed however it is important to learn how to conquer using what the oppressor fears most and that is unity, joining forces against those who continue to oppress. He talks about cultural invasion, something we see every day as members of the majority group goes into another group and impose their culture and values upon that that with total

Discrimination toward genders has been put on a repetitive cycle throughout history. In developing countries around the world, discrimination of women is evident. “In China, the role of women changed drastically during the Mao Zedong era (1949 – 1976). Communism allowed women, who had previously been mostly limited to existence inside the household, to become social beings” (nobullying.com). Shortly after that time period, the continent of Africa went through issues with gender discrimination. The percentages of women being victims of domestic violence in Africa were extremely high. Other impactful issues the continent faces are forcing arranged marriages, female circumcision, and depriving woman from the ability to produce offspring. Latin America also struggled with this issue around the same time as Africa. Countries such as Bolivia, Guatemala, and Argentina have had widespread issues of sex trafficking.

An individual might be treated less favourably inadvertently or deliberately by failure to advertise the setting in the wider community such as doctor’s surgeries, community centres, religious buildings. This is to ensure everyone in the community is provided the opportunity to be included in the setting.

Minority groups in society have faced prejudice and discrimination throughout history and they continue to face it today. Religion and government have immense power to dictate what is seen as “correct behavior” in society. Furthermore, it is when minority groups infringe on these beliefs, that they can face this extreme prejudice and discrimination. Minority groups who have faced these adversities include First Nations and LGBTQ+ groups. Two stories that show the adversities that these groups face are A Word From the Nearly Distant Past by David Levithan and Totem by Thomas King.