Multiracial

Among the many accomplishments that were achieved during the three waves of feminism, many would argue that the most significant accomplishment was gaining reproductive rights, as it gave women the right to have full control over their bodies and, ultimately, their lives. Seeing how significant this right was and still is for women, it is a shame to see that in this day and age, low-income women have the very limited access to exercise this right that our previous feminists fought so tirelessly…

I remember as clear as yesterday when I was standing in front in the Volle Evangelie kerk, church ready to recite a poem for The congregationa and specially for my mother. The poem was called “My Mamie”, my mother I got stage fright and I said that same prhase over at least 5 times then ran off the front. Well I am not going to do that now. Before I get into the juicy part of this memoirs I need to remind you that I loved my mother dearly. I was glad to have a mother like her, she was not…

After controlling for other state laws that affect voter turnout, Voter Identification laws caused a substantial drop in turnout for minorities. The research suggested that these laws caused a drop in the Latino vote by 10.3%, and a 12.8% drop for multiracial Americans. It also increased the participation gap between whites and non-whites. For Latinos, the gap between whites is 5.3% in states that do not have strict Voter Identification laws. But for the states that do have strict voter…

at the present he works at Princeton in place of a instructor. West states at the beginning of his overview that "What happened in Los Angeles in April of 1992 was neither a race riot nor a class rebellion. Rather, this monumental upheaval was a multiracial, trans-class, and largely male display of justified social rage", what West is saying is that people that…

The executive leadership at Singapore airlines (SIA) has frequently stated their most vital assets are their cabin crew. With that in mind, SIA decided on a firm workforce strategy policy. This policy recruited candidates from Singapore’s multiracial communities, as it was felt they had the cultural values and traditions SIA was looking to take advantage of (Wyckoff, 1986a). Keeping with their established high standards, applicants for cabin crews had to be between 18 to 25 years of age for…

is not “racist,” but studies focusing on the relations among the races in Brazil shows otherwise. In 1950, the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) inspired the research in Brazil, revealing that Brazil is a multiracial country that also experiences discrimination and racial inequality. This racial inequality tends to focus on people without European ancestry, specifically those who are considered black or “negroes.” The United States is known for being a…

Throughout history, society has tried to limit our rights, tell us what we can and can’t do or tell us what is wrong and what’s right. In the story “Like Mexicans” by Gary Soto, the author describes one idea that was very much frowned upon through the eras: interracial marriage. The love between two people of different races or cultures has been looked down on for decades. How society views interracial couples has changed during the past couple generations. In each generation, the number of…

The phrase “attachment” was initially introduced by Bowlby in 1958. Edward John Bowlby was a British psychologist who was distinguished by his interest in children’s development and his revolutionary work in attachment theory which was the starting point in psychology. From Bowlby to Mary Ainsworth who was a developmental psychology known for her experiment The strange situation. There are different ways in which we attach to the people in their lives and how we categorise the types of…

movie Fort Apache the Bronx this was something so vividly because many officers refer to the Negros and Latinos as a threat to public order. “Relations between the police and minority groups are a continuing problem in the United States and other multiracial societies” (Weitzer &Tuch). In the movie Fort Apache the Bronx the community was mostly Negros and Latinos. It is palpable how some officers abuse the power of authority that they had. According to Burns “abuse authority is the intentional…

“Every 38 seconds someone attempts to commit suicide. It is also the third-leading cause of death among the ages of 15 to 24 and, in light of the recent suicides due to cyberbullying, many are finally taking notice of this tragedy. “(Burns, n.d.) Cyber-bullying is a growing trend and more than 1 in 3 young people have experienced cyber threats online between ages 13 and 22 and 20% of which been driven to suicide. Over 25% of children from minority ethnic backgrounds had experienced racist…