Questions On Lingering Racial And Ethnic Discrimination

Throughout the world, there is an estimate of about 65.3 million refugees that have either been forced out of their homes or chose to willingly escape the violence or corruption they faced in their homeland. Of those millions of people, only a small percentage are given the status of refugee as many nations have strict requirements and only allow a specific amount each year. This leads to an increase in the amount of illegal immigration as many are desperate to risk their lives to for a better one then they had back home. Even as refugees are given asylum, many often face difficulties such as discrimination due to the racial stereotypes that exist as a result of negative depictions in the news and media. Although nations have generally become more open to receiving and providing aid for a significant amount of refugees seeking asylum, people’s ideology of race and the misrepresentation of the media towards immigrants prevent an even larger amount of refugees from being accepted into society.

“No one talked about the concept of cultural diversity as a mosaic or as a tapestry of multi-colored threads that when woven together created a vibrantly rich and textured fabric. “Real Americans” were white. “(147) Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston gives her audience an eye opening account of how The United States, a country which prides itself on its diversity, is filled with prejudice and discrimination wherever immigrants are concerned. Jeanne is a beast, she didn’t let anyone stop her from achieving her goals “Not even when I was told I should not continue with journalism major at San Jose State because I was ‘Oriental’ and a female. There were no jobs in the field. So I changed my major to social welfare. And when I was told again by the head of Juvenile Probation Services that they could not hire me as a probation officer because the community was not ‘ready’ for ‘Orientals,’ I did not protest”. Dealing with the same discrimination in my life I can fully relate to Jeanne, there really is nothing you can do but chalk it up and move on with life.

Bill Mehlinger shares how he learned to accept the refugees. His grocery store business was doing poorly. With help from one of his employees, Hong Diep Vo, Mehlinger got the idea of making his grocery store fit the needs of the refugees. He got all kinds of ethnic food and started selling them in his store. It was convenient for the refugees because they do not need to go very far to get their food. Then his business was doing better than before. This shows how something new can change your life forever. It proves how diversity serves the goals and interests of everyone. ‘ “If it wasn’t for the refugees knowing us and knowing we go out of our way for them, we’d be gone,’ Mehlinger said” ‘ (175). Furthermore, the old Clarkston Baptist church undergoed the same experience. ‘ “ We realized that what the Lord had in store for that old Clarkston Baptist Church was to transition into a truly international church and to help minister to all these ethnic groups moving into the country,’ he said” ‘(176). As the cliche, “what comes around goes around” greatly applies to this experience. The church was on the verge to becoming broke and there was less people going to church. Then the noticed that they needed to cater to all the refugees in Clarkston. And in turn, the church was filled with people. They believed that the church was a place for everybody and they embraced the new

As time passes by, it is hoped that society will evolve out of a state of racism and hate. Although politicians or leaders can create misunderstanding about refugees and other races, we can learn to use their affirmations to clear the hate and bias and reflect on the effect it has on other races. Learning to engage in dialogue with people we disagree with can help this society move forward.

The role of Catholic Charities in refugee and immigrant assistance is to prepare people for adaptation, self-sufficiency, education, and work. Some or the organization’s programs help teach English and other skills intended to help make the refugees and immigrants

Throughout history, people of minority ethnicities have been discriminated against. Furthermore, this is largely caused by high ranking administrators operating in the prison system and our economy, which favors non-Hispanic, non-Arabic Caucasian people more than other races or ethnicities.

Race refers to the physical form of some common genetic characteristics of the crowd. This is born, cannot be chosen. While ethnicity refers to the people with the same experience, cultural background or language. The United States as a migrant country, immigration culture, complex skin color, ethnic racial relations are complex. The race of society has been going on for more than half a century. Racism is a self centered attitude, and racial differences determine the history of human society and cultural development. Racial discrimination has always been a serious social problem. Racial discrimination is further convinced that the disaggregated differences are linked to hierarchical evaluations, and that various human races determine their culture or personal achievement, implying that certain races are better than others. Racism to the German Nazi regime and the United States as the representation of the past, the German Nazi regime

Is the society’s draconian attendance towards the people of distinguishable race a fair measure of precaution or an act of discrimination? In the society we live in today, the enactment of racial bias has made a monumental impact, shaping many individuals ' lives by default. However, is it fair for the innocent individuals to be shrouded with the burden of being a particular ‘race’? After witnessing, the incident of Ferguson, I became dreadfully discontented to discovered that people today have self-established the immense belief that people of color are the primary cause of danger, and therefore, they must be regarded as hazardous creatures. Moreover, the reason triggering the detrimental policing was due to the color of the victims, illustrating the ugly truth of racial profiling still remains intact to our society. Although racial profiling and prejudice are disavowed publicly by Americans, many statistics and research on implicit racial bias debated the citizens of the United States still perceive a person 's physical in determining their likeliness to committee crime (Bornstein, Avram). Unfortunately, it is ingrained in today’s society that institutional structures demonstrate persistent inequality and unequal distribution of societal resources (White, Rob).

The different journeys being taken by these individuals and families all beg the question over what obligations society has towards these people. While many would agree that action has to be taken in order to ensure the safety of these individuals and help them as much as possible. This is demonstrated through Sadiq’s journey because when he stopped at a charity center they provided clothes for his trip to Finland and also breakfast. The help being offered by this place gives the refugees not only a place to stay for the night and guarantees breakfast, but also gives them hope to continue on as they approach their final destination. The assistance offered by organizations like these demonstrates that these refugees are humans who are in need of necessary supplies for their survival, and that society is obligated to fulfill these individuals needs to secure their journey and secure their well-being.

According to the National Pro Bono Resource Centre, (2011) discrimination and rights are still violated against Aboriginal people. This report investigates the social justice issue surrounding discrimination and recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in the Constitution.

Refugees, like Ha, have to face challenges like discrimination and racism that make them feel inside out. ¨He yells an answer: she should be a pancake. She has a pancake face. … Tears gush¨ (Lai, 196-19). Thus Ha gets bullied for her race, she gets called “Pancake Face”. ¨Both refugee and immigrant children may encounter society’s discrimination and racism¨ (Refugee and immigrant children: a comparison). Furthermore the author tells us about how refugees are on the receiving end of discrimination and racism. “Pinkboy and friend follow releasing shouts of boo-da.” (Lai, 206). Hense Pink boy because he believes Ha to be a buddhist, based on her being asian. Like Ha many refugees experience society’s discrimination.

The United States has had a long and often cruel history of ethnic tension that stretches back to the colonial era. The lasting effects of slavery as well as centuries of institutional discrimination and societal prejudices have had the effect of marginalizing ethnic minorities. Many ethnic minorities remain economically disadvantaged and socially discriminated right up to the present day. Many conservative Americans staunchly proclaim the United States to have already become a post-racial society, even though the facts regarding ethnic relations suggest otherwise (Speri, 2017). A staggering nine out of ten white Americans that have taken the Implicit Association Test “show an inherent racial bias for white people versus black people” (Nesbit,

Acculturation and integration is often a stressful process for both individuals and families (Lacroix, 2003). Therefore as social workers, it is vital to recognize and understand the history, traditions, values, family structures and cultures of refugees, as those deeply rooted experiences shape and alter their lives (Thomas Bernard & Moriah, 2007).

The family of refugees stood outside the United States boundary, hopeful for a new life even if they were immersed in a people they did not know, a culture they were not comfortable in, and a language they could not speak. They knew, that regardless of these factors, that this life would still be much better than one back in Syria in which they were worried for their lives, wondering whether they would live to see the next day. As they waited to be given permission to enter, they sat down and started talking in their native language. People around them looked at them askance and immediately began talking to themselves about these newcomers and making judgements about their appearance and culture. When they were called, they were asked what

When I saw these words written boldly in Black and White, I knew my life was nothing compared to their pain, I take most things for granted like being able to sleep peacefully at night without hearing the sounds of gunshots in the distance, I am privileged because I am able to walk around freely without the need of other people to be ruling over me with a gun towards my head, i am lucky because I get to go to school where other kids wish to do so. It's important that we consider what we do in life because many people only dream of being able to do the things we are fortunate enough to do in our countries. “Until I reached this country, I knew I was a human being again” says a refugee who regained his identity when he landed in this country. A life a devastation and suffering, their life was bound for death until they made it out where their life was only beginning. To hear that we are able to help Muslim people break free from their trauma, it not only makes them happy, but the society as whole, that we can help to save a life, that was nearly lost at the hands of their own