Q2: African Americans
African Americans constitute the oldest ethnic minority in the IS that were forced to migrate from Africa. On their arrival in the US, they were sold for the purpose of the slave trade to white Americans, most of whom owned acres of plantations were the Negros or black, as they were cold then; were forced to work in extremely dire conditions. Forced into work for almost 12 to 15 hours in the fields, this slave labor force only received meals once a day, slept on the floor in small, overcrowded and unclean quarters (Marger 112). The forced nature of their migration as well as the perception of White Americans that the black community was inferior, uncivilized, uneducated, violent and inherently evil, based entirely on …show more content…
While the earliest immigrants traced their origins to Africa, an overview of the black community with the US shows that the latest immigrants are from the West Indies, Caribbean Islands as well as the Dominican Republic. Another Noteworthy difference is that while the original black immigrants didn’t come to the US, the more recent ones have done so out of their own free will, since they view the US as a country where there I a better quality of life, as well as more scope for future growth and potential (Higginbotham …show more content…
Being aware of the heterogeneity of the Hispanic race is extremely important in terms of understanding their socioeconomic status (Marger 120). Where Hispanic Americans rank on the economic hierarchy with respect to other racial minorities living there as well, is quite similar to that of the African Americans. This is because, like black immigrants, the earliest Hispanics who migrated to the US, though not as slaves, but were still largely uneducated and unskilled laborers and since most of them did not migrate legally, their alien status also prevented them from becoming part of the documented workforce. Therefore, on their arrival in the country, the only jobs for which they were hired were low-paying, daily wage based construction or industrial work that did not require them to submit proof of their citizenship or a work permit. What further constructed to their dire financial situation was the fact that they come to the US in the 1960s, at a time when the post-industrial revolution economy was in the boom and there was already stiff competition for affordable housing and jobs
African Americans constitute the oldest ethnic minority in the IS that were forced to migrate from Africa. On their arrival in the US, they were sold for the purpose of the slave trade to white Americans, most of whom owned acres of plantations were the Negros or black, as they were cold then; were forced to work in extremely dire conditions. Forced into work for almost 12 to 15 hours in the fields, this slave labor force only received meals once a day, slept on the floor in small, overcrowded and unclean quarters (Marger 112). The forced nature of their migration as well as the perception of White Americans that the black community was inferior, uncivilized, uneducated, violent and inherently evil, based entirely on …show more content…
While the earliest immigrants traced their origins to Africa, an overview of the black community with the US shows that the latest immigrants are from the West Indies, Caribbean Islands as well as the Dominican Republic. Another Noteworthy difference is that while the original black immigrants didn’t come to the US, the more recent ones have done so out of their own free will, since they view the US as a country where there I a better quality of life, as well as more scope for future growth and potential (Higginbotham …show more content…
Being aware of the heterogeneity of the Hispanic race is extremely important in terms of understanding their socioeconomic status (Marger 120). Where Hispanic Americans rank on the economic hierarchy with respect to other racial minorities living there as well, is quite similar to that of the African Americans. This is because, like black immigrants, the earliest Hispanics who migrated to the US, though not as slaves, but were still largely uneducated and unskilled laborers and since most of them did not migrate legally, their alien status also prevented them from becoming part of the documented workforce. Therefore, on their arrival in the country, the only jobs for which they were hired were low-paying, daily wage based construction or industrial work that did not require them to submit proof of their citizenship or a work permit. What further constructed to their dire financial situation was the fact that they come to the US in the 1960s, at a time when the post-industrial revolution economy was in the boom and there was already stiff competition for affordable housing and jobs