Analysis of Racial Distribution good essay. The essay has a clear organizing principle (i.e. you split Chicago into neighborhoods and discuss 1) the presence of racial groups within each neighborhood and 2) the spatial distribution of groups within each neighborhood. Following this pattern helps the reader to understand segregation in Chicago. Grade: 4.25 of 5.
Historically, the United States of America has been referred to as a melting pot of culture, accepting different racial groups from all over the world. These groups came to make a stake in the newborn nation. Nowadays, races in Chicago, have become segregated despite the concentrations of each race being: 32% black, 31.7% white, 13.6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 3% other races, but some …show more content…
There, black people are the dominant race in the entire slice. Still, a small part of the slice contains a large amount of a diverse mix of white and Asian residents around the University of Chicago Campus located near the shore of Lake Michigan.
The next slice makes up for approximately one-sixth of the half pie. This area contains Hispanics and Asians as the dominant races with a couple of Black neighbor inside the Hispanic portion. Most of the Asians are concentrated at the very tip of the pie within the area of China Town. Just a little south of China Town is a diverse mix of Hispanics, Whites, and Asians. The further from the epicenter of downtown the concentration of Hispanics increase. Though there are few neighborhoods in Chicago that are more racially homogenous such as “China Town,” but still most of the area is racially segregated.
The next slice of the “pie” is located to the west of Chicago consisting of about one-fourth of the half pie. This area is a racially homogeneous area of black people stemming off from the center towards the city …show more content…
The tip of this slice is a mix of all four major races with the dominant race being white racial groups. The center of this slice becomes increasingly Hispanic with small, but noticeable, amounts of black racial groups spread of the Hispanic lot. Towards the very end of the slice, white becomes again the more dominant races with Asians and Hispanics scattered all over the place. This area is a perfect example of a diverse, yet segregated, section; racial groups come into contact with each other but are still separate.
Finally, the Northern side, which accounts for one-sixth of the half pie, contains predominantly white racial groups with a noticeable minority of Asians. There are some black neighborhoods on the edges of the slice, segregated from the white and Asian neighborhoods. At the northernmost part of the slice (the crust) is the most diverse with a heterogeneous mix of all the four major races. It is difficult to distinguish if a neighborhood in this area contains more of a certain race since the mix is essentially
Historically, the United States of America has been referred to as a melting pot of culture, accepting different racial groups from all over the world. These groups came to make a stake in the newborn nation. Nowadays, races in Chicago, have become segregated despite the concentrations of each race being: 32% black, 31.7% white, 13.6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 3% other races, but some …show more content…
There, black people are the dominant race in the entire slice. Still, a small part of the slice contains a large amount of a diverse mix of white and Asian residents around the University of Chicago Campus located near the shore of Lake Michigan.
The next slice makes up for approximately one-sixth of the half pie. This area contains Hispanics and Asians as the dominant races with a couple of Black neighbor inside the Hispanic portion. Most of the Asians are concentrated at the very tip of the pie within the area of China Town. Just a little south of China Town is a diverse mix of Hispanics, Whites, and Asians. The further from the epicenter of downtown the concentration of Hispanics increase. Though there are few neighborhoods in Chicago that are more racially homogenous such as “China Town,” but still most of the area is racially segregated.
The next slice of the “pie” is located to the west of Chicago consisting of about one-fourth of the half pie. This area is a racially homogeneous area of black people stemming off from the center towards the city …show more content…
The tip of this slice is a mix of all four major races with the dominant race being white racial groups. The center of this slice becomes increasingly Hispanic with small, but noticeable, amounts of black racial groups spread of the Hispanic lot. Towards the very end of the slice, white becomes again the more dominant races with Asians and Hispanics scattered all over the place. This area is a perfect example of a diverse, yet segregated, section; racial groups come into contact with each other but are still separate.
Finally, the Northern side, which accounts for one-sixth of the half pie, contains predominantly white racial groups with a noticeable minority of Asians. There are some black neighborhoods on the edges of the slice, segregated from the white and Asian neighborhoods. At the northernmost part of the slice (the crust) is the most diverse with a heterogeneous mix of all the four major races. It is difficult to distinguish if a neighborhood in this area contains more of a certain race since the mix is essentially