Racial Diversity In America

Millions of immigrants over the previous centuries have shaped the United States of America into what it is today. America is known as a “melting pot”, a multicultural country that welcomes and is home to an array of every ethnic and cultural background imaginable. We are a place of opportunity, offering homes and jobs and new economic gains to anyone who should want it. However, America was not always such a “come one, come all” kind of country. The large numbers of immigrants that came during the nineteenth century angered many of the American natives and lead to them to blame the lack of jobs and low wages on the immigrants, especially the Asian communities. This resentment lead to the discrimination and legal exclusion of immigrants,

To say that immigrants in America have experienced discrimination would be an understatement. Ever since the country formed, they have been seen as inferior, such as African-Americans that were unwillingly brought to the 13 colonies in the 17th century with the intention to be used as slaves. However, post-1965, immigrants, mainly from Central and South America, came here by choice. Many came with their families, fleeing from their native land’s poverty; these immigrants were in search of new opportunities, and more importantly, a new life. They faced abuse and Cesar Chavez fought to help bring equality to minorities.

truly concerned me growing up. Raised on the North side of San Antonio, Texas, I was never

Race is one of many key factors that influence the historic relationship between classes, ethnicity, immigrants, bodies, and the state, specifically when it comes to notions of citizenship. The articles, Perils of Degeneration, Hygiene and "The Indian Problem", Nationalizing Children through Schools and Hygiene, Puffy, Ugly, Slothful and Inert’, and The Vice Trust, all point to the function of popular perceptions of race in society, specifically how individuals are classified based on certain racial markers. All of these articles surround the theme in which notions of race influenced political and social responses in both the United States and Latin America.

This article was about the gaps in diversity, and how they are starting to narrow. The United States are becoming a multicultural state where non-Hispanic white Americans are going to become the minority-majority in both younger and older age. The state is closing the gaps on ethnicity for instance: blacks make up 8.5% of the population of Americans, while 6.8% are Hispanic, 3.3% are Asian, along with AIAN, NHPI, and mixed-race Americans make up less than 1% of Americans that are sixty-five and older. As for the younger population that is under sixty-five, less than two-thirds are non-Hispanic white, and 0ne-third is the minority. The cause of the ethnicity gaps getting closer in the U.S. is because of immigration. Immigration is driven

Unlike the Spanish Empire, America characterizes individuals commonly as black or white when that is not the case. An accurate description is required to distinguish the various ranges of racial mixtures. Since America only generalizes between the Europeans and the Africans, the blending of the minority are disregarded.

Denson, N., & Chang, M. (2009). Racial Diversity Matters: The Impact of Diversity-Related Student Engagement and Institutional Context. American Educational Research Journal, 46, 322-353.

Something that I learned in this course that I saw in the video is that these people are mentally strong in the face of adversity in America. For example, although the man named Joseph, who has been laid out from work several times, his kitchen was set on fire, stabbed, and hit by a car, his response was surprisingly dull. There's also a guy who has trouble sleeping because of nightmares. However, compared to the things they've been through before going to America, things like that were probably really upsetting at most but not enough to shake them as survivors that has seen and experienced much more than that. For me as well, what stood out as significant is when Joseph videoconferencing with his mother who both thought they were dead and

He didn’t know until it had happened. His arm was completely trapped under a rock that had tumbled down after he fell through the crevasse. He was standing on a stable enough ledge, but his arm incapacitated his movement, and he could feel the blooding dripping down his forehead from a gash he received during the fall. Thankfully, he still had his backpack on, but since his arm was immobilized under the rock, he knew he had to cut the backpack off his body. He pulled out his water bottle; it was only half full. The camera he took on his hikes was still intact and working, and he had many tools in his backpack that could be useful: a Swiss army knife, some rope, and a couple of granola bars. He was still in shock and the pain had not yet reached

America’s diversity is what flourishes the nation. Immigration is how most of the diversity in America took root. As more immigrants move to this country, more jobs become available, global competition and net exports increase, Americans become able to connect to the world in their own country, the nation’s language capacity and culture grows, and the nation begins to have more of a world-view (Kelly). According to the article “Seven Surprising Ways Immigration Helps Build a Stronger America” by Nataly Kelly- this diversity can not only strengthen the demographics of America but also “ideas that can help the American Dream to continue evolving with the times.” This quote is the heart of what this great nation is all about.

Every year many people move to a foreign country due to facing political issues, escaping a war, or aspiring to have economic welfare and better education. The United States has been welcoming millions of immigrants during its short history. These days many Americans are against the current policy of immigration. They are demanding the government to decrease the number of immigrants who enter their country every year. Ironically, these Americans were immigrants themselves when their ancestors arrived in North America two hundred years ago. They actually are descendants of immigrants who killed Native Americans, took their land, store their resources, and built a home for their family. Some Americans believe immigrants are hurting their economy and changing their culture. Nevertheless, immigrants are key to an array of positive changes in both economy and culture. They contribute to significant growth of technology as well. Many Americans cannot grasp this concept. Many white Americans also argue about becoming the minority in the near future and, I think this possibility should not matter to them. Nevertheless, in my opinion we as residents in America have to support this high rate of immigration which exist in our today’s country.

In 1492 a ship called the Mayflower came to America, the ship was full of English people. Once the Mayflower came ashore, the people of the ship settled on American soil and formed a colony. The colony was of white people. In 1619, the American colony of Jamestown went to Africa to get slaves (Slavery in America, 2015). Slaves were put to work on farms and were treated badly. This began the racial problems in America. About 36.3 percent of the population is either Asian, African American, Native American, Hispanic, or Alaska/Hawaiian native (OMHHE,2014). Which means the white population is the dominant race in America. Different races and ethnic groups in American are consider not the American norm or taboo.

put in place due to some loopholes in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the Civil Rights Act of

Immigrants have also brought a new look and a new feel to America with their cultural differences. They have brought different foods, religions and even languages. This is the definition of America. Everybody being all mixed together that’s why they call us a melting pot. According to author Daniel Griswold, immigration always has been controversial in the United States. More than two centuries ago, Benjamin Franklin worried that too many German immigrants would swamp America’s predominantly

I will provide positive reinforcement for all children, and not stereotype children or parents for the way they look. Building self-awareness will make a great impact on my career.