Ethnic groups in the United States

Behind the Scenes of World War II Numerous racial groups participated in World War II such as African American, Native Americans, Chicanos, and Asian Pacific Americans. Each racial group played a big part in helping with the Second World War. They all served for the military, mainly so they would be recognized as American citizens and finally get the opportunity to be treated equally. African American, Native American, Chicanos and Asian Pacific Americans like the Filipinos were discriminated,…

into effect by former President Obama under an executive order. DACA resisted the deportation of illegal immigrants who entered the United States as children. President Trump justifies his decision because he believes that these “Dreamers” (term used for those under the protection of DACA) are a threat and burden on the United States economy. In addition, he states that the immigrants are taking all the jobs from the native-born American citizens. Moreover. he depicts the immigrants under DACA…

(Nieto, 2012). Educators will need to immerse themselves in cultural experiences, engage in conversations with others from various ethnic groups, and look at education as a holistic approach rather than one size fits all. By providing an education from a multicultural approach, students may be better prepared to encounter a population that is changing towards ethnic…

Within American history the United States underwent drastic change both socially and economically; through this evolution, the idea of modernity submerged which provoked, not only the United States, but other major countries (e.g. China, Russia etc.), into advancing there: agricultural, technological, and military units. Not only did major industries utilize modern technologies to be seen as a competitor in the world’s eyes, but through this metamorphosis, individuals began to change their…

American tells the story of largest group of refugee children, Vietnamese children and sheds light on how they are negotiating the difficult passage into American society. It is comprehensive study of the unique experiences of Vietnamese immigrant children. For the children of immigrants in the United States, the passage to adulthood involves growing up American. In addition to the…

receive their data from the FBI and report it to the state. The UCR divides crime into two parts. The first part is for the serious crimes such as criminal homicide, burglary, motor vehicle theft, arson, rape, robbery, Aggravated assault. The second part consists of less serious crimes. If you look at the crimes that are listed, you can see they are common. Human trafficking and genocide are not a common crime that occurs every day in the United States. Due to the fact they are so rare, they…

condition are in direct correlation to one another, according to numerous studies. These factors impact not only individual lives, but society and health as a whole. How is diversity changing healthcare? Diversity increases as the population of the United States continues to rise. Lower levels of educational achievement and an increase in poverty level living are a result of such a mixed society, as well. The mixture of low education and an increase in poverty effects individual and population…

opportunities, and a better way of life. Today, the United States is experiencing another great wave ripple of immigration, a movement of people that has profound implications of a society that by tradition gives respect to its immigrant roots at the same time it confronts complicated and deeply embedded ethnic and racial division. This great surge of immigration leads to the division of the majority and the minority group. Majority Group is the group that…

Gangs in America is a growing and epidemic social problem in the United States (Alleyne & Wood, 2014). Interest in gang activity is not new as research dates back to the early 1900’s (Decker & Van Winkle, 2012). Gang culture and perspective has changed throughout the years as well as the age of its members. Alleyne & Wood (2014) suggest that gang membership in the United States is starting as early as twelve years old. Psychosocial development occurs during the adolescent years and this is the…

Many white supremacist groups have used the Internet to recruit potential new members and spread their message of hate. Extremists have taken advantage of the open forums and venues on the Internet, as well as new technologies, to promote their bigoted ideology. In 2008, there has been a marked increase in anti-Semitic material in online discussion groups hosted on such mainstream websites as Yahoo!, Google, and AOL ("State of Hate: Exploiting the Internet to Promote Hatred - Confronting the…