Bhagat Singh

In 1904, Theodore Roosevelt appointed the President’s Commission on Naturalization to gather opinions from members of the court system and immigration experts regarding ways to reform naturalization. Citizenship through naturalization, since it had previously been administered at the locale level, had been used by local groups to garner support for their political party. For instance, if a judge suspected that the person applying for naturalization would vote in favour of the party he supported in

Social construction and race are two of the most controversial and interesting topics around sociologists. Social construction is a theory that states the development of created understanding of the world based on assumptions and subjective truth rather than reality or objective truth. On the other hand, race is a socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits. Social construction and race are interrelated in many ways. When we look at the definition of race, we

Japanese are fair skinned, the court not only rejected his case but then went on to change the term Caucasian to define white persons. Following this the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Caucasian as standard for defining white persons. In United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind, he was Caucasian according to scientific rhetoric, but once again his case was rejected as well. The U.S. Supreme Court then went on to once again change its stance, stating that the words “free white persons” are common words and are to

Citizenship was granted to those who proved to the court’s satisfaction that they were of good moral character and who took an oath of allegiance to the Constitution.” However, once people like Bhagat Singh Thind come to the US in 1913, to make a better life for his self, he needed to do the ultimate thing in the US and that was to be classified as “white”. But before Thind come over to the US many others had already been there of his same ethnicity

Immigration and naturalization seem to be a relentless ever present concern of the American government. The immigration of different European, Jewish, Asian, and Hispanic groups during different eras of American history have continuously raised interest in how the government should balance America’s reputation for being a welcoming place where anyone can succeed, without sacrificing the economy. One group which was especially targeted and discriminated against by the legal system throughout American

Diversity is an important element of the United States of America, but also has been a topic debated over for many years. The arrival of immigrants in the United States in the 19th and early 20th century created many problems with how to deal with new cultures and naturalization of citizens of different races. These immigrants faced much adversity in the process of gaining citizenship due to racial qualifications for naturalization and fitting into separate race categories. Since white was the superior

The Importance of Mohandas Gandhi was written by Mary and Mike Furbee. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in the town of Porbandar located in western India. He grew up in a very religious and affluent family, which made his social and economic life a bit easier. Instead of growing up and achieving through his families money, Gandhi wanted to earn his own name. He was married at the age of thirteen to Kasturibai and also continued his studies. After High School, he went to University College of London

In the film, “The House We Live In,” the authors discuss how not to focus race on individual attitudes and behavior but on the ways our organizations and policies benefit some groups at the disbursement of others. The viewers are able to see how benefits quietly and unnoticeably ensue to white people, but not because of importance or hard work, but because of the racialized nature of our societies, courts, laws, and possibly most appositely, housing. This film is also able to provide the viewer a

Bollywood films have often been criticized for their stereotypical and patriarchal representations of women that sexualize and objectify their female characters. Furthermore, many claim that Bollywood is a chauvinistic and misogynistic industry. Not only are women paid less, but their representation in films lacks the boldness and individuality that their male counterparts exude. According to research, over the nearly 50-year period, males are mentioned on average 30 times per plot on Wikipedia compared

national immigration quotas based on country of origin. The crucial 1923 Supreme Court case United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind created the official stance to classify Indians as non-white, which at the time allowed Indians who had already been naturalized to be