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Asian Americans in the U.S. have achieved great success in both academics and work fields nowadays. However, they could still face discrimination in regards to executive positions in the workplace. The sources below have the main idea that such phenomenon would cause mental health effects on Asian Americans in major corporations. Each source either offers information that workplace discrimination could mentally affects Asian American employees, or further the main idea of another source. A few…

of American individualism in it. What is American Individualism? What is the embodiment of individualism in American daily life? Individualism is a political and social philosophy that emphasizes the worth of the individual. It attaches great importance to individual freedom, with broad emphasis on self-domination and self-control. As a philosophy, individualism conveys the general attitude towards certain political, economic, social and religious acts. As the well-known essence of American…

African American communities have for far too long been put in turmoil by the horrors of racism. From looking at America’s history of slavery, the Jim Crow Era, and the countless murders of innocent African-Americans, it can easily be seen that racism has long run rampant in America. This racism caused and continues to cause unrest and agitation in African American communities. This unrest has been expressed in many ways: first with slave revolts, then the Civil Rights Movement, and now the…

know if the attack was a conspiracy amongst Japanese Americans or if it was the start of war against the Japanese. As fear and suspicion against Japanese Americans slowly increased, precautionary measures were taken by the U.S. government in order to ensure the safety of other Americans. Disregarding the emotions of Japanese Americans and the emotional turmoil they would face, the U.S.…

perceived differently from its true meaning. European philosophy contradicts the true understanding of philosophy by the suppression and oppression of African American philosophy. By excluding African Americans, Europeans deprive philosophy of universality by suppressing blacks in humanity. Kulick studies philosophy through three time periods in American history, and explains how it differentiated…

he pushed for his ‘New Deal’ for Americans, and the global conflict of the Second World War. What distinctly separates these two periods is the nature of where the problem lied. During the New Deal era the United States was plagued by an economic depression that left Americans of all races and geographical regions destitute and calling for federal action to improve their individual situation. The Second World War years were defined by a mobilization of Americans by the Federal Government to…

With the end of slavery, newly freed African Americans established brand-new identities for themselves. From behaviors that were considered respectable for the time, to rejecting all social norms, each black person sought to define him or herself in a way of his or her choosing. Black women, in particular, took on a range of identifications. How each woman choose to define herself, and the reasons behind her definition varied. Black Women who belonged to clubs, such as the National Association…

The American Revolution was a major contributor to enduring effects on the United States. The conflict arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies around the 1770s. These disputes were created because of Britain’s excessive taxing such as the Stamp Act and the Tea Act. A phrase used by the U.S. citizens was “No taxation without representation” which caused even more conflict between the two areas. The American Revolution shaped the U.S. and created…

What is the American Dream? Well, the American Dream is a set of ideals for the life of all americans in the rich and free country we live in. To a foreigner, the American Dream is parents with 2 kids, a boy and a girl, a car, jobs, a house, and a pet. The American Dream was feasible in the 1920’s, though many people never achieved it. The American Dream stems from the Declaration of Independence, this document states that “We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal…

we have heard about the American Dream. America the land of dreams where people develop themselves and take new opportunity for their lives. Different factors have changed the vision of the dream. However, it still remains as the pursuit of a better life. The American Dream creates multiple dreams under one definition. All the dreams with the same goal, the purpose of improving their lives. Americans and foreigners share this dream making it a universal value. The American Dream begins with…