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    Black Americans and Indian Americans Institute of affiliation Name Date   Abstract This paper explores the cultures of the dominant Indian-American culture and the Black American ethnic communities. Their way of life including their historical pasts, languages, religious ways and social relations will be deeply enumerated. A comparison will be included and similarities and differences drawn between the two groups. The groups will be compared on how they can interact in a professional setting and

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    the status of the American Dream is mostly beneficial for citizens in the country that have certain connections and higher education. Overall, the American Dream is dying and it is much harder for a person now to achieve it if he or she does not have any direct connections or a higher education and a more well-off economic standpoint. The standards in the society has made is much more difficult for minorities to face their obstacles to pursue their dreams. Over 44% of the American population today

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    minority” were described Asian Americans as a hard-working, Well-educated, successfully minority race. But otherwise it’s not the truly idea to believe in positive model minority because sometimes it’s also negative. It’s happened to most of Asian Americans and they realized that, at the start point it’s been 100 percent positive, but when you go along, then it will turn to be negative and sometime it’s hurting you. Even know that the result of the American based on an untruth of a model minority

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    I believe that to be classified as “un-American” is easier to point out rather than “American.” Un-American is saying you hate mashed potatoes and sweet tea. Once you really think about it, considering your community and the region in which you live, “American” can be determined by what you eat, watch, do and react to certain things. Food wise you eat your biscuits, ribs, donuts, pie, anything fried, grits, hamburgers and hotdogs and bacon at any place that offers it. My views are obviously biased

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    In the year 1765 the American colonists in the thirteen colonists had an upheaval with Great Britain. The colonists were tired of British Parliament’s rules and taxes that Parliament was placing on imported goods; such as tea. Historians believe that the beginning point in American History really started with the American Revolution. Britain was trying to force their culture onto the colonists. However, the colonist wanted no part in changing their whole cultural background that they created to the

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    Many Asian Americans take great pride in a strong work ethic and an equally strong value system in terms of educational achievement. This cultural legacy stems from a long tradition of Asians coming into America as immigrants since the 19th century. During this time, there are third and fourth generation Asian Americans that have adopted the principles of a quality education and strong work ethic as part of being of Asian descent in a primarily white Anglo-American population. Culturally, many Asians

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    While I was scrolling down my twitter, I came across this tweet. “All poor people ain’t black/ and all black people ain’t poor” posted by an African American women. I know there are many people think this way of African American and are always stereotype African American besides on what they see in media. A Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie that is part of the TED series. Told her personal story, “The danger of a single story” in July 2009 at TEDGlobal. In her speech on the Talk series, Chimamanda

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    Americans have long held an idea of success that has been defined by upward movement in finance and family. This idea of success has been called the American Dream. The Dream started when colonists in the 1700s came to America to find their own idea of success. Today, the American Dream can be recognized as upward social mobility and strong relationships. Passion, privilege, and hope are factors that affect an individual’s money and relationships which are integral parts of achieving the American

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    II. Mexican Americans A. Brief explanation regarding the history of this ethnic group Mexican’s American who are they, and why did they migrate to American; what were they in search of. Mexican American’s are one of the largest ethnic group in America today average of more than half of the populace; nearly reaching more than 30 million in the United States alone. Compassed by these immigrants more than half are here illegally that migrated over to the United States in search of a better

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    The Native American population has suffered many tragedies at the hands of the United States government, from their first interactions through the mid-twentieth century. Government policies concerning American Indians worked in conjunction with the prejudices harbored by the majority of the white population in the United States to suppress Native American liberties and strip them of their cultural identity. These policies gave little to no regard for Native American customs, personal expression,

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