Indian-American Ethnic Groups

The higher socio – economic groups are normally more likely to arrange gatherings and events, to introduce the younger generations to the variety of cultures, beliefs and values and therefore embracing them into the very community that they will shape in years to come.

In life people face challenges, but they have to fight through it and overcome them. That is called perseverance. The definition of perseverance is “Steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.” Synonyms are persistence and determination. It originated from the Latin word perseverare, which means “Keeping constant in an attitude” Right now the world has been filled with natural disasters, from hurricanes to wildfires. Everyone that this has affected has been forced to persevere through it because there is not much that they have the ability to do besides staying strong. In all of the nonfiction literature there are many different examples of perseverance from many different people. For the first example is Melba Pattillo Beals from “Warriors Don’t Cry”. There is numerous examples of the Little Rock 9 and her doing something despite difficulty. The second example is Temple Grandin. She was born in a time where people didn’t know how to handle her differences. She still tried as hard as she could even though not many people believed in her. The third example is Earl Simmons (DMX) from the book “E.A.R.L”. He went through a tough time almost all time growing up and he never gave up and achieved success. Perseverance creates success; therefore, sticking through something accomplishments can be made.

The population that has been officially chosen is the Native American population, also known as American Indian. Aside from the information given by this course, a Children’s Literature class taken at the Newark branch of the Ohio State University also contributed to my decision. During a lecture there was a guest speaker of Native American descent, she grew up on a reservation, and in her work she wrote and illustrated the Native American culture and lifestyle. Her lecture consisted of the perspective of the Native American population during colonization, and now, as well as the misconceptions of the population and discussed a council that allows the American Indian community to be aware of the number of tribes, the number of individuals within each tribe, and locations of various tribes. The essay will consist of the history of the American Indian population, current statistics, news within the last six months pertaining to the population, and links and resources will be provided.

At first glance, all of the articles that came up were definitions and quotes. Digging deeper, I found an article called, "What Drives Success," on the New York Times website. The article was written by Amy Chua and Jeb Rubenfeld on January 25, 2014. The article was about the different races and their levels of success. It eluded to the theory that children of immigrants are often some of the most successful people because they feel like need to validate their parents sacrifices. On the other end of the spectrum, white American parents are more concerned with building their children's self esteem and social skills. More emphasis is places on trying their best rather than succeeding. According to the article, the three traits that successful people often possess are a sense of superiority, impulse control, or a sense or inferiority. The google article I found was called, "Why Failure is Good for Success." I found it on the success magazine website. It was written by Paula Estrem August 25, 2016. The article was about how most people try to avoid failure at all cost, but if we don't fail once or twice we will never truly aim for success. Some employers today are embracing failure and specifically hiring people with records that reflect both success and failure. Coming back from failure shows perseverance and dedication. This second article I found related to the first one because they both talk about how people with a chip on their shoulder tend to be more

Young people from higher social classes are enabled to succeed and to have higher aspirations from early childhood. Access to higher attaining schools, being able to pay for private education, or being able to move house to be close to a better school; involvement in extracurricular activities, such as music and art

them excel in their adulthood. Most of the lower class society is brought up in rundown

Reading Gary and Rose’s article has been by far the most captivating. I purposely chose an article that focuses on a culture that is the most unfamiliar to me. From thoroughly reading this article I acquired knowledge about the American Indian and Alaska Natives cultures. I learned ways to provide multicultural counseling by adapting techniques to match the American Indian and Alaska Natives beliefs and values. These cultures value families. Gary and Rose discuss, in great detail, the importance of family involvement with counseling these populations; thus, enhancing my competency in becoming an effective multicultural counselor and my abilities to

A minority group is defined as “a subordinate group whose members have significantly less control or power over their lives than members of a dominant or majority group”(1). Most minority groups are defined by common characteristics such as distinguishing skin colors, language, and are commonly tight-knit and have high amounts of marriages within the group. Members of these groups fall victim to colonialism, the maintenance of power for the long term from one territory by another. Victims of these inequalities are often presented with less opportunities because of their false labels and unfair stereotypes. All of the minority groups are affected by the inequalities in different way socially, politically, and even in the media. In general,

It shows that all the struggles we go through in life will soon pay off.

b. If we have been able to develop ourselves, whether the others can do as well.

previous four days demonstrations and looting, out of 118 arrested, more than half were black. According to Lord Scarman, appointed to chair the public inquiry into this riot, he calls them an ‘out bust of anger and resentment’ by young black people against the police (Calvin, 2016).

In terms of individualism vs. collectivism Israel has components of both but leans slightly towards individualism. Individualism vs. Collectivism expresses the degree to which people value autonomy or group work. Multi-cultural groups such as Palestinian-Arabs, and Jewish-Israeli’s make up a majority of the population. Jewish-Israeli traditions focus more on individualism, while Palestinian-Arab ethics display a more collectivist approach. A study done by the University of the Negev, interviewed 1,190 Palestinian and 1,144 Israeli high school students. The study examined whether the student liked group work, or individual work. Results showed that both groups had collectivist ideals, however, Palestinian students had a higher score towards group

Another participant added, that social class hierarchy is a factor, because those of wealthier backgrounds have more opportunities to allow their youth to participate in society. The wealthy families look down on the poorer ones, therefore, for social

a. Culture: Perhaps the most important and critical part of the focus is culture of the host country. As different places have different culture based on their ancestors, lifestyle, religion, etc., Parent country companies need to understand and respect the culture and their lifestyle. For instance, Asian employees prefer to work in teams and team is a very important part in a workplace while Western

Among the 68 million citizens of India who are members of tribal groups, the Indian tribal religious concepts, terminologies, and practices are as varied as the hundreds of tribes, but members of these groups have one thing in common: they are under constant pressure from the major organized religions. Some of this pressure is intentional, as outside missionaries work among tribal groups to gain converts. Most of the pressure, however, comes from the process of integration within a national political and economic system that brings tribes into increasing contact with other groups and different, prestigious belief systems. In general, those tribes that remain geographically isolated in desert, hill, and forest regions or on