Japanese diaspora

In the novel "The Bluest eye" by Tony Morrison, Morrison attempts to explore the meaning of beauty through the point of view of adolescent black girls as they tackle poverty, racism, sexism and the transition to adulthood. Morrison accomplishes this, through her writing she scrupulously decides which rhetoric devices to use in order to do so. Throughout her writing Morrison uses Scesis Onomaton to emphasize particular aspects she deems vital to the storytelling, while using symbolism to…

When you see someone or hear someone say they are a black belt, you probably look at or think of that person in a different way. They have put in the work, training, and time to become a master. Martial arts have been using a belt system for over 2500 years. There is a reason why they continue to do so, to this day: Because it works! While a black belt is most often associated with martial arts, there's another type of black belt you may be interested in earning. Especially if you're a guy…

This essay will discuss African culture and how it influenced Africa a lot back then.The definition of culture to me is a way of life that you hold dear to you and you pass it on to your kids. When most people think of African culture they mostly think of hair and dance, and even tho those things played a pretty big role in African society, there is a lot to learn when it come to it. There are over 800 ethnic groups in Africa, each with its own language, religion, and culture. So in this essay…

During the 1800’s, the potato famine in Ireland caused around one million Irish people to immigrate to America. They settled in cities and worked in factories, and generally, were pretty poor. With the Irish immigration came a lot of Anti-Irish Sentiment from the Americans. That leads us back to the question- were Irish considered white in the 19th century America? Well, that depends on what your definition of “white” is. Obviously, it is a color...or rather, lack of color. It can also be used…

There truly is nothing like having the opportunity in immerging oneself within a culture to find out who they are as human beings and how they feel about themselves in society and how they feel about law enforcement. Through new personal experiences, interviews, books, and online research I have expanded my knowledge of customs, traditions, and practices unfamiliar to me. My partner and I decided to choose the African American Culture. Although the African American culture is not new; it is a…

Our phones are powerful tools of media. The media is a popular medium promoting racism and negative stereotypes about black people. For many years the media has been shown hundred of thousands of blacks triumphantly playing sports, and very few performing successfully in school. These negative stereotypes have caused been showing more blacks playing sports than in school. People choose to do this in the media because they think that black athletes don't have the ability to be smart when it comes…

In the book “Why Ireland starved: a quantitative and analytical history of the Irish economy, 1800-1850” the author Joel Mokyr tries to assess why the Great Famine of Ireland from 1845-1852 was so disastrous. Mokyr is an economic historian and as a result, the book is from an economic perspective and does not consider other factors outside of the economy as causes tot the famine. The majority of the book focuses on the lead up to the event and it is not until the last chapter when Mokyr…

Noteworthy Documentaries about Black History you Need to Watch If you enjoy learning about history then watching documentaries is perhaps one of the best ways to get to know your past. Thanks to filmmakers, you now have the option to watch history unfold and not just rely on reading text-heavy books. While some still prefer to learn history through reading, others are more visually stimulated by documentary films. For some people, watching films help them remember details more. Here are some…

“Over the past 35 years in America, an estimate of 324,000 blacks have been killed at the hands of fellow blacks, proving “racist” white cops are the least of their worries” - Pete Herakles. 2013 statics show that Caucasians killed 409 blacks, meanwhile 2,245 blacks were killed by their own race. “Black lives matter” coming from African Americans is an erroneous statement. Over the past years we’ve been running from the wrong people, to put it briefly by “we” I mean the highly discriminated…

There are seven billion people in the world. Five hundred, twenty-eight million people live in North America. Three hundred and twenty million live in the United States. Three million people live in Kansas. With this many people living in the world, there is going to be someone who is almost the complete opposite. Does this make that other person weird or strange? According to an online dictionary, the definition of strange is as follows: “unusual or surprising in a way that is unsettling or…