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Wetback, Spic, and Beaner, whether American or not. They also have many stereotypes against them such as lazy, machismos, drunks and many more. One of the main reasons they are discriminated against is because of their illegal immigration into the United States. Mexicans were left no choice but to cross illegally to seek a better life, because of the cost and many obstacles it made it difficult to become a citizen. Often they were forced to work physically demanding jobs for less pay due to…

Citizenship and Income What is the relationship between the citizenship and the household income in the United States? The three data sets that are provided, “ Level of education: native-born compared to immigrants” published by the US Census Bureau, 2009 (Figure 1), “Median Household Income by Status Time in US,2007” Published by Pew Hispanic Center, 2008 (Figure 2), and “US Immigrant Population in millions” Published by Pew Research Center, 2012 (Figure 3), describe this relationship.…

In some countries like United States, many people of different race speak more than one language, that is because people from other countries migrate to United States to seek for better opportunities. Being the so-called Land of Opportunity United States is, it is also known for being a diverse country in terms of ethnic population. Hence, migration is linked to globalization, as well as, the issue with language. For instance, one commercial advertisement of Coca-Cola promotes diversity…

How and why are Latinos being misrepresented in Mass Media? According to Merriam-Webster a Latino is a native or inhabitant of Latin American who lives in the United States. Therefore, there are roughly 54 million of Hispanics living in the United States as on July 1, 2013 (U.S Census Bureau). This makes Hispanics the largest ethnic group in the U.S. Although, they might make up a large amount of these nations populations, Hispanics are still considered a race minority. As a result of this,…

It reads, “ [t]he categorizing of Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Latin American groups under the term HIspanic seems to have arisen from the external forces, including the use of the term by the media, the US Census Bureau and other government agencies, and politicians on the federal level, rather than from any cohesion of the groups themselves” (Calderon, 39). The author, however, then asserts, “Where some semblance of panethnic unity is developing, the term Latino…

100-005 20 September 2014 Portfolio #5 The Industrial Revolution, hit the United States, in the mid- eighteenth century to nineteenth century, hard. With inventions, like the steam engine, railroad, and many more, countless opportunities and jobs were created. Citizens, as well as immigrants, were able to work for textile factories, railways, coal mining and much more. Since these opportunities were available, the United States began to produce the idea of, the ‘American Dream,’ a notion that…

The power of race and the beauty of ethnicity has shaped and developed America into the influential nation it is today. As the child of two immigrants from Poland, I can define myself as Caucasian and 100% Polish America with roots that stem back to Rzeszow and Wiesbieza, Poland. In an era of multicultural inspiration and education, interpersonal treatment of my own race and ethnicity can be my roots, I can easily identify myself with other Polish Americans through analyzing the representation,…

today. History teaches people about those mistakes and how our past generations overcame those trials. Due to the knowledge of history, America is quickly advancing in industrialization and technology. Howard Zinn’s “A People 's History of The United States (1492-PRESENT)” has a variety of chapters explaining the timeline of American progress. Zinn’s chapters were titled after his points of focus and what he wanted to present to his…

In the modern age, we are taught that all people are equal and every person, no matter their race or gender are awarded the same privileges. Is this in fact really true? Many people seem to get a little shaky on the topic of privilege and race. When a black man speaks about the injustices against his people the majority of this country are unable to empathize due to the fact that they can never step foot in their shoes. Privileges are defined by the people who have them. White America has…

On a daily basis, food is a huge part of our life, (where) wondering what to eat (constantly) fills our thoughts. In modern culture, we have the ability to choose from a plethora of options, whether we feel more like (it is) Chinese or Italian food. In the western world, we are blessed with these options from (due to) the mass immigrations in past generations and the hybrid cuisines of new people coming in today. Although immigration has allowed us to be introduced to foreign cuisine, the…