Who Is Considered an American?

As an African American woman before the civil rights movement, would I be considered an American? Who was considered an American in the nineteenth and twentieth century ? Based on the ideology of white supremacy, you are only considered an American if you were a white, straight, Christian male who owned property. According to the text, Taking Sides by Raymond D’Angelo, there was an Immigration Act of 1924 that attempted to control the American identity. In the text concerning the Immigration Act

Jim Crow is a character that was created by a white man in 1836, who had intentions of displaying derisive and cruel behavior of African-Americans on stage in order to entertain Caucasians. Jim Crow was the law of both Southern and Northern United States for over a half a century. During the 1830’s, Jim Crow was considered one of the most popular forms of mass entertainment Jim Crow had entered the American vocabulary, and many whites all of which came away from minstrel shows with distorted images

historical meaning. That explains why people who don’t believe in stereotypes can easily recite them. In the 1900s, deciding who was an american and who was not was a significant thing that was going on. The film states, “Whiteness was not just being a skin color, to be white was to gain the full rewards of american citizenship.” In other words, if you weren’t considered white, you lived a struggled life. The ideal thing in the 1900s was to be considered white because that is when you were able to

The American Dream has been one of the most desired ways of life, even though it is rarely, if ever, achieved. Many people consider the “American dream” as if it is based off success and how well known they are. There are people who will try to live out what they consider is the “American dream” and live only for money and success, but in reality not everyone can be successful, and live the “American dream”. Many people do realize this and know that happiness comes before how successful a person

families genuinely value and is considered the foundation for their standing in society. No matter how old you are, you are not considered an adult until you have had children. African parents do not feel complete until they become grandparents. And even if you are married you are not considered to have a family until you have children. African families have very strong foundations because they cherish their families, and are all very close knit. It is considered to be very common and normal to live

cultures it is considered masculine to have a lot of facial and body hair. Men are expected to keep their body hair. Most men who shave their body hair are labeled or considered homosexual due to shavings feminine stereotype. Due to this women began removing certain areas of hair to match the perceived standards of femininity. In some cultures shaving is not as important as it is in others. But in the American culture women are expected to shave their underarms, legs, and pubic area. American women typically

Gonzales Irvine Valley College Abstract Berdache was a derogatory term that was used by the French to describe a Native American who demonstrated homosexual tendencies. Although European culture and other traditions around the world condemned same-sex relationships, the precolonial Native American society had different perception about such individual. Native Americans, accepted and tolerated androgynous individuals. In fact , they called them “two-spirited” persons since they had the both the

Obesity has increased in North American society (especially in the states). The United States has even been called an overweight nation. About 20% to 30% of American adults are now considered obese. Even though some Americans are in the healthy category, others enter the underweight, overweight, and even obese categories. Not only is obesity unhealthy, but it is also considered unacceptable. People have been labeled and made fun of their entire lives do to obesity. For some this is an uncontrollable

concept of who is white has changed over time. Many people who are considered white today weren’t always considered white. Almost a century ago, Americans of Irish, Italian, Jewish, and other European countries were excluded from the white category. The huge wave of European immigration to the United States between 1880 and 1920 had a major impact on who was considered white. The boundaries of who was considered white at the time was very blurry and as a result the immigrants were considered to be of

What does my generation define on what it means to be an American? It all depends on where you were born, where you live currently, if you stand up for the pledge, and more. The U.S is where Americans thrive. Many Immigrants come from their countries to the U.S. for freedom, it’s been happening for centuries. Everyone in America is different, but three things I think my generation defines on what it means to be an American are if you are born in the U.S, if you live in the U.S currently, and if you