Essay On African American Suicide

One of the groups I chose to learn more about was Asian and Pacific Island Americans. What I have learned from this particular group is that they have a low death rate which is really interesting to me because I didn’t think that one group could have such a low death rate. I have also learned that in that the number one leading cause of deaths among Asian and Pacific Island Americans is cancer. I generally thought that the leading cause would be a tropical/warm area disease like Malaria or Tuberculosis. One of the things that stood out to my about this particular group is that they have a high rate of suicide among men especially among Indigenous Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. This stood out to me because I find it interesting that suicide is high among the males and not the females because all of the research I have done …show more content…
What I have learned about this group is that they have a higher death rate than any other minority group and that they have one of the highest infant and maternal mortality rate. This brings me to what stood out to me the most. I was surprised that African-Americans have one of the highest infant and maternal mortality rate. It was astonishing to learn that they have 13.24 per 1000 mortality rate for infants. The next thing that stood out to me was the importance of family. I have learned that they rarely place their loved ones in a nursing home when it comes time for them and that they have a stronger emphasis on family support. The reason this stood out to me is because I think of my family and other families I know and how when one of our loved ones becomes sick or is close to dying we put them in nursing homes or hospice care and not give them the full attention they need. We also don’t care for them within our homes like most African-Americans do. Now I’m not saying this is everyone, but it’s just something I noticed within my family and other close families I