Indian American

The conflict which would become known as the Water Wars, began as a series of public meetings held by local professionals and peasant irrigation farmers in Cochabamba. Initially, these meetings garnered little media attention and were ultimately ignored by the Bolivian government and Aguas del Tunari. However, as the public became more aware of the impending price hikes, the resistance picked up support from water cooperatives, neighborhood associations and most significantly labor unions. In…

Non-conformists Mahatma Gandhi once said “Be the change that you want to see in the world” (Gandhi). If there is a single quote that can summarize the idea of going against the status quo this is that quote. The phrase “Be the change” suggests that someone as an individual must go against the norm in order to make a difference. Gandhi saw problem in the world he lived in and instead of doing nothing in order to stay out of trouble he made himself stand out. He spoke out when nobody else would…

Western-educated attorney, the conductor kicks him off for being “colored”. He and another fellow Indian then protest by burning travel passports that all Indians had to carry. Gandhi is then arrested. Soon, newly enacted laws were passed the breached Indian civil rights. Gandhi then makes a speech urging that all Indians must resist the new laws in a non-violent manner. This principle is seen when Gandhi rallies many Indian miners, only to be put down by the British. Later, Gandhi travels…

on Native American Land, Eve Darian-Smith dives in and explicitly discusses the contemporary social issue in regards to Indian versus non-Indian oppositions about the growth of Indian reservation casinos. She begins by explaining the ill treatment of Native Americans in the United States from the time when Columbus came to shore and proceeds to explain how this led to their handling and stereotyping by the non-Indian population. To this day, the assumptions made about Native Americans contribute…

The Absolutely True Diary of A Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, focuses on the effects of colonialism on Native Americans, the pressures of assimilation historically and contemporarily, and cultural appropriation. Junior, a Spokane Indian teen who chooses to leave his reservation school, Wellpinit, attends a predominantly white school off-reservation called Reardan. While there, many of Junior’s friends and family die from alcohol related incidents. It is interesting that this occurs because…

Indian Removal Was or Wasn’t unjustified Written by: Jerah Green The first people in America were the Indians, they know and cherished that land. We took their land when we first came and then congress wanted to take more and more, but is it justified that they should push them out again. That is what the United States congress was debating. The U.S. had promised that land to the Indians, then they try to break that promise. That doesn’t make them as Americans look very good or trustworthy.…

Blood is the protagonist. The narrator in House Made of Dawn rarely speaks. However, both of the narrators have some sort of connection with American Indian culture. Additionally, both of the narrators are on some sort of journey of discovery. By connecting both of the narrators’ similarities, it is possible to see how they impact the understanding of Indian culture as a whole. The narrator for Winter in the Blood uses first person, while the narrator in House Made of Dawn uses third person.…

retired from politics and resigned from the Congress Party to work in rural communities. In 1939 however, he came out of retirement when the British announced that India would side with England during World War II. They did not consult any Indian leader and the Indian independence movement has been revived. Gandhi’s mission was to receive complete independence from Britain. He decided to do a movement called “Quit India” to receive their Independence. Unfortunately, he was arrested again on…

Human desire is like an unfulfilled promise that never stops, that such a truth, nobody can deny it, even those reading this would agree with me that as I have some desires, so as you. This essay would give readers an idea what I really desire for and why. To most readers “money” would be the most desired requirements to fulfill the promises or needs and why not, money can buy anything even love. As for me, I have three desires, I would love to see one day happening, and it does not require…

who is always afraid. He first used Ahimsa as method of struggle in South Africa. While people were initially skeptic about this method, he gradually won the hearts of his oppressors and they were forced to repeal arbitrary laws. However, it was Indian Independence struggle, where he faced real challenged used his ideals. It was during the Champaran Satyagraha in 1917-18 when he heard that a British Indigo planter wanted to kill him…