Demographics of Indonesia

Is TV Too White? Most, if not all characters featured on television programs are white. On the off chance that there are Asians, Blacks, or Latinos, they all usually have one thing in common. Asians are depicted as quiet, sexless, geniuses. Blacks as loud, comical, uneducated, or sassy. Latinas are portrayed as feisty, sexy, domesticated, and dumb. Anyone who has ever seen ‘Modern Family’ knows Sofia Vergara’s character, Gloria, is a walking stereotype. Though inclusion is important on…

One of the bold claims that Huntington makes in his book that I would like to unpack involves the gap between the American Creed and American Institutions. The premise of his claim is that the essence of American Creed is flawed by humans. Human beings are naturally fallen and therefore, the IvI gap will never be able to fully close. I think Huntington’s argument involving the gap between institutions and ideals never closing is accurate, however, how this takes place, I lean in another…

For the first mini essay, I will be focusing on the topic of ambivalence featured in Latino stardom. Ambivalence is defined as the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. In other words, Homi Babha defined ambivalence as “a feeling of “off-ness” towards something you don’t understand”. I will be pulling from Are All Latins from Manhattan? Hollywood, Ethnography, and Cultural Colonialism (Ana M. Lòpez, 1993). A problem that is featured with ambivalence in…

As the population of Latinos grows in this country so will the enrollment rate of Latino students. There is a growing trend of more and more Latinos attending colleges. However, there are still many barriers to success for Latino Students. While many still struggle making it to a university or college, retention is still a major concern. The goal of this paper will examine what the Latino student experience is for student entering higher education and what student affairs is doing to address…

Identification of the population Asian American teenagers refer to the 15 to 24 years old U.S. citizens of Asian ancestry (Pew Research Center, 2012). According to a report of U.S. Census Bureau, in the first decade of the 21st century, Asian have been the fastest growing population in the U.S. There have been about 18.2 million Asian American citizens, and approximately 5.6% of the US whole population until 2010. The percentage of the population has increased 46% between 2000 and 2010. However…

Hispanics are the largest ethnic minority group in the United States. According to data published by the Pew Research Center (Hispanic Population Trends Project 2014), Hispanics account for about 17% of the U.S. population and they are expected to surpass Whites by 2050. Similar to the immigrant groups at the turn of the 20th century, a large number of adult Hispanics are foreign born, do not speak standard American English (41%), and must go through the acculturation process to merge into…

In my observation I observed and studied Callie. Callie is a seven-year-old girl in the second grade. Her birth date is January 22nd, 2008. Callie is a healthy young girl who is very athletic and does not have any concerning health issues. Callie is the oldest child in her family. The birth order of Callie’s family is Callie at age seven, Christopher at age six, Grace at age three, and Luke at age one. Callie goes to school every weekday and gets out at 3:00 p.m. Callie in highly involved in…

What’s An American Dream for Immigrants Undocumented immigrants come from different parts of the world not just Mexico. The ones that are mostly judged for coming to America to find and live the American Dream are the Latinos. We are the one’s that are different and have all these stereotypes about us; but not every Latino is a criminal or rapist. They don’t know the struggle that all undocumented faced everyday and fear that they won’t be deported and separated from their families. We all…

Choi, a close friend of mine is an Asian American that I chose to interview. He is an academically average student that has his strengths and weaknesses in school. I was curious to hear what Choi had to say because of the recent readings and discussions we have had in class. I thought it would be interesting to see how he would react and answer some of these questions that were proposed. Before conducting this interview, I had anticipated that there would be a clear and definitive difference…

Defining American Culture When the phrase “American culture” is mentioned, the first term that comes to mind is diversity. In this way, there exist three common metaphors that many people, both within America and beyond, have used to describe the level heterogeneity in the country. To some, the United States is a melting pot, a metaphor that points out the kind of transformation that happens to people, more so immigrants, as they adjust to fit into the society of their new homes (McDonald 7).…