1. What form of oppression (colonialism, genocide, slavery, annexation, exploitation, forced migration) and power do you recognize in the United States (or Chicago)?
Historically United States as had committed slavery, exploitation, annexation, colonialism, and had forced other cultures to migrate to their country of origin. Since the beginning of history of the United States was built with the subjugation and exploitation of black slaves and later on Asian and Latinos. The construction of the railroad tracks with the Chinese immigrants. The Annexation of Texas, California and parts of south states as a treaty with the government of Mexico in 1845 where residents were forced to pledge allegiance to The USA government if not they were obligated to leave their homes. In the 1930’s Many Mexican immigrants were forced to go back to Mexico because of lack of jobs and discrimination.
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5. Why do you think that privileges or discrimination continues?
I think the privileges and discrimination continue because the white had created a culture of discrimination, they have high unequal standards, and unequal laws that favored only the white America. They have control the access to better resources (Sue, 2016, p. 98).
6. What do you think are effective strategies that oppressed groups can use to take back power?
That if any minority ever had any power that can be done with unity of understanding of mutual needs. Power means unity. Minorities need to evaluate what they can do with the resources on their reach. Planning dialogue with members of the community. these oppressed groups need to realize that discrimination is embedded in the roots of these country, discrimination is a reality and they have to faced start disembodying color-racial
Historically United States as had committed slavery, exploitation, annexation, colonialism, and had forced other cultures to migrate to their country of origin. Since the beginning of history of the United States was built with the subjugation and exploitation of black slaves and later on Asian and Latinos. The construction of the railroad tracks with the Chinese immigrants. The Annexation of Texas, California and parts of south states as a treaty with the government of Mexico in 1845 where residents were forced to pledge allegiance to The USA government if not they were obligated to leave their homes. In the 1930’s Many Mexican immigrants were forced to go back to Mexico because of lack of jobs and discrimination.
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5. Why do you think that privileges or discrimination continues?
I think the privileges and discrimination continue because the white had created a culture of discrimination, they have high unequal standards, and unequal laws that favored only the white America. They have control the access to better resources (Sue, 2016, p. 98).
6. What do you think are effective strategies that oppressed groups can use to take back power?
That if any minority ever had any power that can be done with unity of understanding of mutual needs. Power means unity. Minorities need to evaluate what they can do with the resources on their reach. Planning dialogue with members of the community. these oppressed groups need to realize that discrimination is embedded in the roots of these country, discrimination is a reality and they have to faced start disembodying color-racial