Minority group

The Power of Words African American writers such as Langston Hughes bring a voice to the segregation and racial issues African Americans and other minority groups endured. Hughes works provide a clear, visual picture of the racism, and discrimination towards African Americans. Hughes does not “sugar coat” the effects that racism and segregation had towards African American and their cultures and traditions. In Langston Hughes’ poem, “I, Too” the speaker speaks about eating and singing but…

The major issues I see in the educational system in Cambodia Town is insufficient resources; personnel, financial, academic, and extra-curricular. It is quite obvious that they are a minority group, which explains the neglect and unequal attention they are getting from the government. It seemed like they lacked the needed teachers (quantity and quality wise), who not only have the expertise, but the passion, patience, and understanding to teach and mentor the kids. For every country on Earth,…

The history of Jews in Speyer reaches back the last 1000 years ago. Most of preindustrial history, religious minorities were the victims of persecution. Violence against religious and ethnic minorities remains a major problem in many developing countries even today. Violence against the Jews mostly was caused by factors such as religiously motivated anti-Semitism. One of the reasons why the Jews were asked to settle in Speyer was their role in money and trading business especially with the…

In all circumstances, there is an audience - be it a packed auditorium, with people pushing to sit close to the front of the room, spell bound by every word escaping the speakers lips, or a quiet setting, where the only audience is the individual, speaking to himself. Regardless of the size or location, words are impactful to whomever they’re delivered. Admired are the individuals who realize a moment to persuade and seize it readily. Harvey Milk is one such individual. Milk’s role as a…

consciousness. It is believed by Ellis Cose, that African Americans who are successful still encounter certain issues. In accordance with poverty, income, and educational attainment, the racial stratification is still greatly affected between the racial groups. Color-blind racism is associated with four aspects. The racial and ethnic inequality occurring in the U.S. are visioned differently in each of the three theoretical perspectives. W.E.B Du Bois establish the idea, double consciousness…

will be that legislatures have a high interest in perverting their interpretations of the constitution for political points, particularly in ways that favor majorities and harm minorities. While I think the greater possibility of biased constitutional interpretation by legislatures is harm enough, I add the point about minorities to reveal the potential damage of allowing partisan politicians to interpret a document meant “to declare principles that stand above every earthly power—the equality…

Disaster management groups in America work tirelessly in order to prevent and mitigate the death and destruction caused by natural and man-made disasters. Agencies like the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Red Cross have annual operating costs ranging in the billions of dollars. A large percentage of people think of physical vulnerabilities when discussing disaster management; however, there are other aspects that affect it as well. Social factors play a massive role in…

Canada is composed of many people with different cultural backgrounds, and is well-known of its multiculturalism, diversity and equal rights, however, the situation was not the same during the World War I. Back to the early 19th century, the minority groups in Canada including the Black Canadians and Aboriginal people, encountered discrimination and exclusion from the recruiting stations of Canadian army. Although many of their rights were deprived and were restricted from joining the Canadian…

been specifically designed by the Multicultural Student Center to help point out resources aimed at creating a more inclusive and safe environment for our incoming students. We’ll make stops at some of the places on campus that have helped foster minority student life. This by no means is an exhaustive list; it’s goal is to highlight some examples that can guide you in the beginning, in hopes of helping you make connections from there. Before we start, I want to emphasize how important this…

to show their racial disparities, and in some cases people have referred to it as “laughing out the racism”.In the past stereotypes were set for different races which were not exactly accurate, as they were rather ignorant. Years have gone by and minorities have become more comfortable in their own skin in (despite misunderstanding of their culture by other segments of the population), they have broken these stereotypes set by the society. They have begun to speak out and educate the world…