This lecture was based upon the growing number of immigrants in France and minorities throughout Europe. Loretta E. Bass, professor at the University of Oklahoma, starts out the speech by informing the audience of statistical information about the first and second generations of non-metropolitan France descent. Her main area of research was focused on Sub- Saharan African immigrants in France. However, she also displays a chart the reveals the increased percent of North African and Turkish migrations to the European territories. According the INSEE data, the total number of North African and Turkish immigrants reached over 4 million since 2013. After giving us background information about immigrations Europe, Bass begins explaining her research finding in France.
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Majority of the interviewees explained their family’s desperation to flee from the unstable politics and economy in their homeland. Racism and discrimination have caused the teens to feel as if they don’t fit in the French society. The educational system and places of living for African immigrants exclude them socially and economically. One female student described her identity in the French society as being “French on the inside, African on the out.” Professor Bass gave her possible explanation for the decimation, the Charlie Hebdo and Kosher supermarchè terrorist attacks. The next topic Bass discussed was the growing number of Muslims in France (8% of French population) and terrorism. Second generation Muslim-French citizens are also severely discriminated against by being labeled as terrorists. She includes that France has put a ban on Muslim women wearing their hijabs as a “backlash” by issuing
Majority of the interviewees explained their family’s desperation to flee from the unstable politics and economy in their homeland. Racism and discrimination have caused the teens to feel as if they don’t fit in the French society. The educational system and places of living for African immigrants exclude them socially and economically. One female student described her identity in the French society as being “French on the inside, African on the out.” Professor Bass gave her possible explanation for the decimation, the Charlie Hebdo and Kosher supermarchè terrorist attacks. The next topic Bass discussed was the growing number of Muslims in France (8% of French population) and terrorism. Second generation Muslim-French citizens are also severely discriminated against by being labeled as terrorists. She includes that France has put a ban on Muslim women wearing their hijabs as a “backlash” by issuing