Ethnic groups

being faced by the Freedom Writers. People of all different ethnic backgrounds and races are faced with stereotyping, unfair disadvantages, and the hatred that comes from the ignorance of others. People still tend to associate with, and defend “their own kind,” while pointing fingers at, and assigning blame to, people that are different than them. In cases of stereotyping, people will consider characteristics of one person from a certain ethnic background, and automatically assume that everyone…

Helms’ (1990) Racial identity theory, is defined as a sense of group or collective identity based on one’s perception that he or she shares a common racial heritage with a particular racial group (Bagley & Copeland, 1994). While race encompasses a common heritage with a specific group, there a many races that utilize this theory to identify special characteristics about their racial group which desire greater understanding and examination. Critical Race Theory (CRT), places race at the center of…

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…

lost their ethnic identity and uniqueness. After all, variety is the spice of life, so the loss of these rich cultures was definitely a disadvantage to the Age of Imperialism. In conclusion, the Age of Imperialism was not beneficial to the world as a whole. During this age, less advanced countries were taken advantage of by European empires, causing ‘bad blood’ between nations. This ‘bad blood’ has been known to have led to World War I, and in-turn, World War II. Also it lead to many ethnic…

There are multiple variations for defining race. There is one definition, however, that most people confine to which is race being a group of people who have different and similar biological traits. Commonly, race is defined as if it is a term that is solid or concrete, but really it is socially fabricated. In society, race is based on the difference in physical appearance which is determined by the most apparent trait; skin color. Although race is socially constructed, the biological sense that…

The culture of every individual is expressed not only in good breeding, in the way of dressing or level of intelligence quotient, but also in the manner we speak. The “Tu (singular you) – Vous (plural you)” distinction in speech helps to differentiate “familiar” and “polite” forms. In ancient times T/V symbolized class difference, now it is mostly used for asymmetrical relationship, to show solidarity. Nowadays, the use of T/V also depends on the country and its traditions and norms of…

Two Worlds, One Cause We live in a diverse world, where by culture migrate and interact with each other. There are benefits to it such as sharing of traditions and interacting with new surroundings but the deeper root if the problem is very evident in many situations. Wooldridge explains that less than thirty years ago, persons used to refer to themselves as simply “Americans” but now they are divide themselves as being: African-Americans, Korean-Americans etc. In other words, they do not hold…

This write-up seeks to address the question of the postcolonial identity which emerges from the text, Yuva (2004) by Mani Ratnam. The subject(s) form a sense of communal unity in identity despite being from different social and regional backgrounds, highlighting different roles/identities being played out during the course of the movie and how these identities synthesize by the end of it. For Benedict Anderson, nation “is an imagined political community--and imagined as both inherently limited…

Many Canadian citizens pride themselves on the multiculturalism, diversity, and equality their country thrives on. Since 1980, citizens as young as kindergarteners have been taught to sing of Canada’s home and native land in the national anthem, promoting the freedom and strength of their sovereign country. But, there is a lack of celebration for Indigenous peoples, and their distinct role in creating Canada. There is little recognition that the brutal colonization of Indigenous peoples,…

course, when we do hear about judicial issues like mass incarceration, we typically only hear about these abuses of power in relation to African Americans and the struggle they face and we very seldom hear about those of other groups. Native American’s are one of those groups that face this form of prejudice. Modern Native American communities face instances of over and under-policing, a labyrinth of judicial difficulty, and mass incarceration. Within Native communities, however, there is…