Portuguese American

Between the years of 1650 and 1800, a period of time known as the “Age of Reason” and the “long-eighteenth century” was referred to as the Enlightenment1. Enlightenment was a time of awakening, it was a new way to think involving logic. Many great innovations came from this period of time that continue to influence the world we live in today. The Enlightenment period, bought upon by German writers after a catastrophic war, Thirty Years’ War2, criticisms that went against the normality of…

The presence of Christianity in the Portuguese Latin American colonies was minuscule during the nascent stages of colonization. The Portuguese kingdoms often only sent two to three friars or priests on the ships traveling to the colonies. The indigenous people that were encountered were perceived to be blank slates. This perception of the indigenous was held to justify spreading Christianity. In Latin America, the colonizers and priests held on to their own agenda for the colonies. These agendas…

about the country prior to the early 1800s when African Americans started immigrating to Liberia. What is known is that Liberia had a lot of resources and their economy attracted many including the Europeans that came earlier on. The French and Portuguese stopped in Liberia just because of trade and resources. The main attraction was specifically, but not only, the “grain coast.” It is said that the history of Liberia truly began with the American Colonization Society (ACS) that was formed in…

Definition of Racism When I think of racism, I think American history; a history that began with slavery. Slavery can be easily identified as a racist enterprise, but in my opinion that relationship of superiority and ownership of another race is not the same racism that we know today. Also, in my opinion, racism can be characterized by fear and ignorance, which causes hatred and resentment. Racism (Article) From the article “Rascism”, Gisela Kaplan, takes me from my national outlook on…

of Hawaiian culture. According to The official census of Hawaii, in 1890, there were 12,610 Japanese citizens, and that number had increased to more than 60,000 by the turn of the century (Thorndike). Finally, Third and fourth generation Japanese Americans were perfectly…

Black Orthodoxy of the American dream The Black Mein Kampf or Mein schwarz Kampf My black struggle is trying to figure out the problem of why do blacks think they are free or even citizens of the United States.I have never seen citizens treated like this except Jews in Nazi Germany. I have then research on this American dream illusion. Miseducation incarceration extermination American false hope is when you tell a person you make it. You all can make it if you try . When there is no way…

An ideology and movement that encourages the solidarity of Africans worldwide is called Pan-Africanism It is based on the belief that unity is vital to economic, social, and political progress. The goal of the movement is to unify and uplift people of African descent; Walter Rodney, W.E.B Dubois, and Marcus Garvey were all pan-Africanist who shared similar views, especially the one view of all African people uniting. After reading “Worlds of Color” by W.E.B Dubois and “Some Questions on…

females only. The terms “Hispanic” and “Latino” can be used interchangeably to describe individuals from this group. Hispanics or Latinos represent the largest ethnic minority group in the nation (Marsiglia & Kulis, 2015, p. 264). Although, Mexican Americans represent the largest subgroup under this diverse umbrella (Marsiglia & Kulis,…

The taxation on tea was one of the most pivotal protest in The American Revolution. Tea being sold by The East India Company to the colonies, arrived by ships to harbors up and down the coast. The tea had been heavily taxed and this angered the colonist who decided not to buy the tea and to send these ships back to…

worked for Noticias I wasn’t combining my love of Journalism and Latin America in the way I had hoped. My education felt like it was at a standstill. To become an expert in my field I need the experience and the education so I enrolled in basic Portuguese classes and began to study for the GRE. A master’s degree with a dual concentration in Latin America and Journalism will give me the opportunity to entwine the two at a higher level. My goal is to use the University as an opportunity to come…