Ethnic cleansing

My family is originally from Afghanistan but I was born in Pakistan and raised in the United States. Growing up, I have always had trouble identifying myself to one particular ethnic group or race. The closest term in the lexicon of our racial language in the U.S. that I would be able to relate to is “Arab”—on the basis of having the same religion but not the same culture. Afghanistan is neither considered an Arab country nor can it be considered Asian. Being a third cultured kid, I have always…

I suppose that as I am not solely Korean, I do not look blatantly different to others, but I look it enough to see it when I glimpse in the mirror. Sometimes I think that is the worst part; people do not always recognize my Asian blood and therefore do not hold back in the degrading comments that they make. When I was in high school, especially when sitting in a history class, there were always classmates who felt the need to throw out inapt remarks, hoping to receive a laugh from the class. A…

When I was a child, I was taught by my mom that no matter where you are from, you have to respect others around you. When she said this when I was younger I didn 't understand it nearly as much as I do now. She went on to explain how theres all sorts of different people around the world then also explained there are different people in my own neighborhood. When she was informing me about this, I didn 't know that she was talking about race. But, now its clear to me that she was talking about how…

attitudes that a person has towards another one 's outside their particular group. There are multifaceted views on a stereotype. Although there are many more, racial, gender, and ethnic stereotypes are the most popular. An ethnic stereotype are beliefs about classic characteristics of people of a certain ethnic group. A popular ethnic stereotype is that all Muslims are terrorists or a threat to the United States. Another common type of stereotype is, of course, racial. A racial stereotype is a…

In southeastern Asian parents’ eyes, marrying within the same ethnic group also counts as being the “perfect” son or daughter. At a young age, Jeff Yang’s mom illustrated his road map into the future, “‘One, practice piano. Two, go to a good college. Three, become a doctor. And four, marry a nice Taiwanese girl” (Yang). Chinese and Vietnamese parents make sure their child is well rounded in everything, and that includes speaking the parent’s native tongue and understanding the culture — it is…

I do believe there is such a thing as white privilege. As a caucasian, I may have benefited without realizing it. It may have been by someone who discriminates but did not against me because of the color of my skin and maybe someone else of a different race came up to that same person with the same manners as me, but that person treated them differently. With that being said though, that does not mean it doesn’t go the others ways as well. White people are most certainly not the only ones who…

important for the development of ethnic relations were different. In China, before 1949, the country was in turmoil where after the 1911 revolution that overthrown the imperial family there was the period of warring states period between the Chinese warlords, foreign invasion from Japan and the civil war between the CCP and the KMT. The ethnic relations were not really at the top of the national agenda when all these chaos were taking place. Therefore, the development of ethnic relations did not…

however, they also have distinct experiences that form their identity as well. In general, the similarities of multiracial individuals include the development of identity around their race, as do other populations. People of Color, Whites and White Ethnic Groups all have the potential to move through stages of racial identity development that include a form of awareness, conflict and tension, integration and social action. For example, Sue and Sue (2013) discuss the Racial/Cultural Identity…

Race and culture are terms that are often used interchangeably, however there are distinct differences between these words. Often, one’s culture is assumed based off their race, yet culture is not always a direct result of race. Race is constant and cannot be changed, and comes with birth. Culture on the other hand, is adopted, and is the result of one’s surroundings, friends, home, and beliefs. While it is true that races are often associated with a certain culture, being of a certain race is…

General Discussion The current studies partially supported my hypotheses. As predicted, White individuals felt more betrayed by low SES plaintiffs than high SES plaintiffs, but only when the plaintiff also had a counter-stereotypical job (i.e., a rap musician). In the case of low SES White rappers, perceptions of racial ingroup betrayal led to a shorter suspension length, by a week, for the policeman involved in an altercation with the plaintiff, compared to high SES White rappers. This result…