Ethnic groups in the United States

Affirmative action is important in higher education for minority groups in that it is a critical need to successfully develop role models and achieve diversity. According to the United States Census Bureau, more than half of all U.S babies today are people of color, and by 2050 our country will have no clear racial or ethnic majority. Communities of color are tomorrow’s leaders in many areas in society. For years minority groups in the United States are generally disadvantaged in reaching their…

The United States has always been what is known as a melting pot, where the makeup of the US has always come from the different ethnic groups of immigrants. Our society as we know it and as it continues to grow has always been built on the backs of immigrants. No matter your race, ethnicity, religious or political preferences are we all have ancestors who were indeed immigrants, excluding Native Americans. However, in recent years the immigration process the US has been involved in as well as…

preservation of their ethnic identity difficult (Withman, 1993: 37). An ethnic group can also actively change aspects of their ethnicity. This happened in the 1960’s when the Hausa traders in Nigeria converted en masse to a Stufi sect called Tijaniyya to justify a separate Hausa quarter (Joirnema, 2003: 38). A particular part of an ethnic identity or the identity as whole can bet strengthened or weakened or parts can get changed, all because it is in someone’s political interest. But ethnic…

same time. Some ethnic groups defy racial constructs because we don’t quite “fit” neatly into any one racial category. The Roma are actually a great example of this because our ethnicity, by definition, involves being mixed race. I feel as though this is more of a misunderstanding in America, where we tend to cling to former national identities and not ethnic ones. This is especially true for White Americans, and it likely has to do with the assimmilation of various ethnic groups that shared…

the world. Since the twentieth century the United States’ role as the global economic and cultural power, has helped to maintain the global influence of the English language. Various dialects of English reflect cultural, racial and socioeconomic aspects of these groups (“What Privilege”) Standard English has often been defined as the correct form of the English language. This is emphasized everywhere from public schools to mass media. In the United States it is viewed as the default dialect,…

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Unequal Distribution of Resources Colonialists picked a favored ethnic group, armed and financed it, and invited it to dominate and plunder the others in return for obeying the colonialists' orders. While some people exaggerate the effects of this, Africa, like the rest of the world, was driven by interethnic war long…

country to be given the title of state it must first meet a few criteria. The country must have defined borders and a permanent population. It must also be sovereign, or self governing. A state should also have the capacity to enter into relations with other states. Countries that meet some, but not all of these requirements are not recognized within the international system as states, but instead may be referred to as quasi-states. Kosovo would be considered a quasi-state as it is not…

the arguments confound me and it seems that you are lacking in knowledge of both the history and philosophy of Ghanaian movement. I understand the fact that you all are entitled to your different political views, however, your argument left me in a state of astonishment. I want to use this letter to briefly guide you through the Ghanaian movement since its beginnings as I’m nearing retirement. With regards to your argument, I don’t think the Ghanaian movement failed due to either of the beliefs…

wake us out of our apathy, I do not know what will," stated Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General of the United Nations (Melvern 235). In 1994, the Rwandan Genocide, caused myriads of deaths within three months. A genocide is a crime and is meant to kill members of a group in society. Unfortunately, the majority of people today have little to no knowledge of the Rwandan Genocide. The United States should have intervened in response to the Rwandan Genocide, which led to numerous issues because of…