Irish immigration to Puerto Rico

Smoke Signals (1998) is an independent film that deals with the controversial and serious topics of family, anger, guilt, alcoholism, and tradition, delivering them in an understanding and heartfelt way. Even though this movie was released 17 years ago, it gives a fresh take on how the Native Americans may be living on the reservations now. Director Chris Eyre presents a thrilling and dramatic view of Victor and Thomas’s relationship on the reservation and their interactions with others on the…

Therefore, all the participants were Spanish speakers of Puerto Rican descent. The one hundred and eight participants selected were children ages three to four who were all enrolled in a Head Start program for bilingual students in Philadelphia (Goldstein & Iglesias, 2001). Fifty-four of the participants were…

Education and healthcare are two of the major factors in the African American community. African American children are not receiving quality healthcare and education because of the location of each. In the late 1950s education was not valued by the government for African Americans because of segregation. The difference in classrooms was astounding which shows the significance of how education was not an equal effort for African Americans and whites. Low wages and taxes are important in certain…

Native American's have been victims of white settlers, since the first contact. In Mary Crow Dog's memoir, she talked about how the Native Americans decided to stand up for themselves, and unite as one people; they were one unified tribe against the white people. In Mary Crow Dog's own words, "we had faced White America, collectively, not as individual tribes"(Lakota Woman, pg. 91). What significance did AIM play a part in this feeling of collective identity? Through analysis of Mary Crow Dog's…

In "Captivity," Sherman Alexie retells the historical backdrop of European venture into North America and the expulsion of Native Americans from their conventional grounds. The story appears to claim that Native American history as we probably am aware it rotates around Mary Rowlandson. Toward the start of the story, Alexie quotes Rowlandson's 1676 account, in which she was caught by Indians, one of whom "gave me a biscuit, which I put in my pocket, and not setting out to eat it, covered it…

Effects of Boarding Schools Boarding schools were used on Native Americans to assimilate into the American culture and make them be like the white people that already live there. It was a tactic brought on by the American government that was also used in Canada. The boarding schools have had some terrible effects on the Native American culture and almost wiped out the students who were in its heritage (Shanks, Abigail). The sad part was that these kids lost pretty much their identity and did…

first thought as I saw the island for the first time was a sense of assimilation. Being someone who’s always wanted to grow closer to my heritage, this was everything I dreamed about growing up. Going to the island for the first time exposed me to Puerto Rican culture, exotic animals, amazing food and acres and acres of rainforest. This is one cultural expedition I will never forget. As we stepped out the back door of our hotel my feet instantly hit the cool white sand. This was the…

Throughout American history, the Native Americans have always been stepped on by European and United States governments. In the eyes of white people, Native Americans have been seen as unequal and inferior to them. Ever since Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas and started colonizing the New World, Native Americans have been pushed around or killed for their land. Quickly, Native Americans culture was lost and European colonies thrived. By the late 19th century, almost all of Native…

Introduction Mass media has made distinct images and suggestions that are structured around the concept of a white world. What do I mean about a white world? White individuals are more socially accepted in society. You probably have heard concepts such as “white power” or “white supremacy”. “Historically, those deemed “white” have benefited from economic and social privileges withheld from those deemed “nonwhite” (Deo, Lee, Chin, Milman, &Yuen, 2008). Mass media has made a major impact by…

In 2004, over fourteen million adults and six million children in the United States had asthma. A disproportionally large number of these asthmatics were African-American. According to ALA calculations of data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), in 2004, African-Americans had an 11.5% higher prevalence of asthma than whites (American Lung Association 2007). While African-Americans represent only 12.1% of the population of the United States, they represent 25% of the asthmatic…