Race Ethnicity And Equal Rights

I, Marina Franco, am a minority. I see the struggles me and my people face despite all of us, all americans, declaring that we have put separation of color behind us. The oppression that we face has just seemed to evolve into something that is socially acceptable and ignorable to the point where it's hard to speak up about it because our voice then gets diminished and erased. A writing piece from the book “Freedom & Responsibility” that I, and a lot of people like me can best relate to, would be “Learning to Read and Write” by Frederick Douglas. The authors piece describes his views and thoughts on how he had to work hard in order to teach himself how to read and write on his own after the lady of the household that enslaved him refused to

Growing up in a Hispanic household has shaped and built my values in life. At Appleton North High School, I am one out of the few Hispanic students. Knowing that my parents have migrated to America to give me a better future has motivated me to make it happen. Although, as a Mexican-American, I have felt out of place as a minority. However, with time I learned to accept my cultural differences. In fact, to this day, I thank my widowed father for the sacrifices and greater opportunities he has given me. My goal is to keep representing the few Hispanic students in college by working hard to achieve my career goals; not all Hispanics are fortunate enough to attend college. I also work to inspire young Hispanics to find their potential and follow

Violence and discriminations against Mexican-Americans was experienced as negative affect that was organized in segregating our society in such places as the labor market, residential setting and in the educational system. Although many countries have overcome, name calling various ethnic groups they also struggled for equality and respect. However, people in America have placed a racial connotation in the minorities groups. Mexican Americans and Mexicans are one of the minorities in America that have been categorized and degrade to derogatory names. They have been considered lazy, dirty, unable to speak English and uneducated. Many people have a wrong image of the Mexican race because of the way they act and the way they dress therefore was assumed that all Mexicans are like that. Segregation has always been an obstacle that made an impact in our society and has change history with laws that outlaw any sort of discrimination towards others. Parents had an important role to changes that have been made in the history. The parents were the first ones to arrive to America because they wanted a better future for their children. Parents find the motivation in helping each other by supporting other parents to fight for their children’s right every step of the way. In the research I have done I will be addressing the many issues that the Mexican and Mexican Americans faced to earn the equality here in America in the labor market, residential

“Oppression, you seek population control, Oppression, to divide and conquer is your goal, Oppression, I swear hatred is your home, Oppression, you mean me only harm.” (Harper). Oppression is a serious issue in our society today. Although it may be less serious than the past it is still a matter of importance, having to deal with sexism, religion and most importantly racial issues. Throughout the decades we have seen various ethnicities deal with racial oppressions. Many of the problems of the past still exist, and they may push the victims of the oppression beyond the emotional point of no return. A Hispanic male such as myself, can be the victim of several types of oppressions, including racial oppression.

The following discussion and statements are done so such that they incorporate the ideas and struggles of the Latino races regarding certain subjects down upon chapter 3 “Latinos in the united states” and chapter 4 “borders, immigration and citizenship”. This discussion is about the oppression that people Latinos and Native Americans and other ethnic groups have gone through. Some points in the discussion are oppression towards Mexican American and Native Americans, how they were treated and the impact they had.

In “Good Friday Letter,” Cesar Chavez asserts that, “The color of our skins, the languages of our cultural and native origins, the lack of formal education, the exclusion from the democratic process, the numbers of our slain in recent wars- all these burdens generation after generations have sought to demoralize us, to break our human spirit” (2). This statement mainly encompasses on the idea of race, specifically non-white people or people of color and the struggles they have gone through generation after generation of discrimination, separation, manipulation and being voiceless in the public arena. Even though as a society with the creation of to give more opportunity to people of color, somehow we still have practices or pedagogies that have become innate. Holding us back from making our people of color feel not welcomed in this country.

When I was in elementary, I was taught that Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas, and he was painted as a great explorer. It was not until my sophomore year of high school when I took Chicano Studies from Los Angeles City College, that I realised that the picture I had was not complete. The Chicano Studies class opened my eyes to see how sugar coated the history I learned growing up. Learning how marginalized group’s story is not told, made me want to get involved with those who do not have a voice. I had been involved in our local community clinic at the encouragement of my parents, but it was not until I took the class that I realized how important the work really was. Recently my immigration Health Care committee teamed up with other

America is a melting pot with so many cultures, however I didn’t know my own culture to begin with. On my way to school I began to I wonder about my own culture, and what unknown knowledge lies under the tales of other minorities. With my hunger to satisfy my need to learn more about my culture, I took a Chicano Studies college course. This has to be one of my favorite academic subject because I was told many different facts and statistics of the Chicano population, from the pregnancy rates of young women to the social experiments done on Chicano students from grade school to high school. This passion to have the Chicano perspective be seen was what led me to try and get at least a Chicano based unit in English classes. However, it was denied

There are any issues that the nation, the world, is facing today. Is it okay to travel to Africa? Is the water safe to drink? Many questions. Something that has been a question, a problem, an issue, for many years has recently become the main focus of topic; race and privilege. Those are topics that is discussed by many and somewhat dreaded by others. How can all people work collectively to address issues of race and privilege? That is a question that I will address and hopefully offer a solution to the issues in the form of a moral claim. Political philosophers or philosophies to support the claim will be incorporated. Criticisms of the claim will be anticipated and a response will be given. A Jesuit value will be presented and how the value informs and supports my claim will be discussed.

Anna Lisa Raya is both Mexican and Puerto Rican.Her father is a second ganeration Mexican-American She lives in El Soreno, a Mexican neighborhood,in Los Angeles. When she first attended college in New York she discovered that she was defined as a Latina.Upon arriving in New York as a first year student , she not only experienced culture, but for the first time she had to define herself according to the broad term “latina”.she felt like she was a minority mainly because Latinos always encounter discrimination. But as a young girl she was never the perfect image of a Latina. For example, she was always mistaken for Asian or white. Mainly because of her appearance was very different. Since she wasn’t raised in Mexico she didn’t learn how to

Ideas of racism and equality have been a great conflict in the U.S. during these past few years. There have been major protests saying that “Black Lives Matter,” “ White Lives Matter,” and “All Lives Matter.” The problem with these protests are that people are saying negative things about each other and it has been bringing high tension throughout the United States. I just think these protests are making us look inhumane to foreign countries and I think we as Americans all have equal rights and it’s not like one race rules the rest. It’s just really sad how America is changing this drastically. For the past two weeks, tension has been rising since Donald Trump became our newly elected president. Most people after the elections were frightened

The study of race and ethnicity searches for equality throughout all racial and ethnic groups though we find that inequality is still a common issue. Racial and ethnic groups are expanding and outnumbering the dominant force, however, minority groups still have no rule against the dominant force. A minority is a subordinate group whose members have remarkably less control or power over the dominant force.(pg.4) Groups are ranked by pinpointing unique features of an individual in order to define them within a specific bracket. For example, a minority or subordinate group has five characteristics: unequal treatment, distinguishing physical or cultural traits, involuntary membership, awareness of subordination, and in-group marriage.(Wagley

The film, Selma, focuses on issues of racial equity and voting rights. More specifically, Selma portrays Martin Luther King’s campaign to secure equal voting rights for black citizens in the United States. The story of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in the film is told from the perspective of Martin Luther King Jr. It is important to understand that Martin Luther King Jr. and some of the other fellow campaigners realized that the only way to secure equal voting rights was through a mass public demonstration. As a result, demonstrators organized a grand march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama to demand the right to vote. The march was a movement against segregation, for equal rights and for the right to vote. In this regard, Selma, Alabama became the focus of the American Civil Rights Movement as activists worked to obtain equal rights and register black voters. The movie depicts how people take his right to vote for granted.

As for me being a Hispanic female, there are many stereotypes and judgments are put not only on myself as a female, but as a person of the Latin descendant. In our society today, we see many forms of stereotypes, racism and discrimination all over the media and even in our everyday lives. As I can only speak on behalf of a female and a minority, I can say that there are large amounts of stereotypes and ‘images’ that we have to live up to in this society; despite my personal feelings and beliefs towards this, it is part of our country and we must live with it. However, after preparing for this assignment, my eyes were opened not only are minorities and people of color being discriminated against, but also Caucasian individuals.

Society will not be at peace as long as its inferior members do not have the same, equal rights as the superior ones. Minority groups not only want to be tolerated but also recognized. What I mean by recognition is an acknowledgment of the differences among people that, nonetheless, ought to be respected. If the dominant members of society merely neglect minorities, they will attempt to assert themselves in an oppressive environment. Therefore, minorities need attention. If there is a lack of attention, they may resort to more drastic actions, for example, robberies, vandalism or violence to gain recognition. This principle seems to apply to recent terrorist attacks in Europe as well. Refugees often live in separated camps and have little interaction