Ethnic groups in the United States

in European states, but also how it has influenced nationalistic views in other states. Throughout the article Muller explains of how ethnonationalsim is perceived to be by different states such as the United States and several European states. The author’s primary argument is that ethnonationalsim, although at times gruesome, was crucial to the formation and continuation of states. Muller starts the discussion of ethnonationalsim by explaining how most immigrants in the United States reshape…

Current Educational Issue Paper: “Ethnic Identity and Acculturative Stress as Mediators of Depression in Students of Asian Descent” In the article, “Ethnic Identity and Acculturative Stress as Mediators of Depression in Students of Asian Descent,” the matter of the well-being of college students of Asian descent--because these students had higher rates of depression is addressed (Lantrip, Mazzetti, Grasso, Gill, Miller, Haner, Rude & Awad, 2012). In my current college education, I can say…

nationality, or racial group that may share some of the following foundations such as culture, religion, race, language, and even place of origin. Ethnic and racial identity are very important in today’s society especially in minority groups such as Native Americans for example. Ethnic identity plays a huge role among minority groups because they experience the contrasting and dominance of the major ethnic group. Although I consider myself as part of one of the mayor ethnic group, most of my…

China’s ethnic composition is much homogeneous with 91.9% of population being Han peoples, other ethnicities are Hui, Mongols, Zhuang, Miao, Tibetans and Uyghurs. Some ethnic groups are more distinguishable due to physical appearances and relatively low intermarriage rates. They have intermarried with Han Chinese, and have similar appearances. They are less distinguishable from Han people, especially a growing number of ethnic minorities are fluent at a native level in Mandarin Chinese. In…

mass killing but it is , " intent to destroy , in whole or in part , a national , ethnic , racial , and or religious group " defined by the United Nations in 1948 . Genocide is one of the biggest problems of / with the world today . Who will put an end to it ? Will there be an end ? I believe the world can not solve the problem of genocide because other countries do not care enough , genocide is openly mistaken for ethnic cleansing , and there is no way to enforce international laws . I believe…

cultures become more integrated in our society, it becomes increasing important that we embrace our differences. Going forward, we will discuss several different models of cultural diversity. Assimilation refers to the merging of minority cultural groups and their customs within a society that reflects a single common culture. Culture accommodation is based on understanding of the culture and respecting those cultural traditions as long as they will not do harm to the patient. Allowing a…

people he associated himself with were apart of minority groups, himself being shot to his death in a gang-related crime; because of this I believed that the rose growing from concrete was an analogy for the rare success of someone from an harsh and challenging upbringing. The rose and those in minority groups both have it extremely difficult to rise from where they are expected. The rose arises…

the United States, he met my grandmother who came from a small farm outside of Juárez. Both of my grandparents, raised Roman Catholic, align themselves with the Democratic Party and support the government programs and immigration policies that the party stands for. Many of my cousins, on the other hand, are much more conservative. My second cousin, Fermin, once explained to me the reason behind his vote for John McCain in 2008 and why it’s only fair that Latinos legally immigrate to the United…

practices, values, and beliefs of a group”. I describe my ethnicity as a shared culture in which will “include shared language, religion, and traditions, among other commonalities”. That being said, my ethnicity would be consisted of the Vietnamese language, practice of catholicism, and the annual celebration of Vietnamese New Year “Tet”. Surely, I would include my family’s country of origin of Vietnam, even though I was born and raised here in the United States due to the fact that it…

improved upon. Race and ethnic issues concern inequality and diversity. Racial issues and ethnicity issues have always been difficult to handle, and manage. I envision a future society, my ideal society, in the United States to have more tolerance and allowance. Allowing others to live the life they choose, and respecting their choice, even if it goes against your personal views; while also enforcing equality is what I see as my ideal. Inequality is quite present in the United States society.…