White American

Some examples of white privilege that I also have being an Asian include, I can go shopping most of the time pretty well assured that I will not be followed or harassed and I can worry about racism without being seen as self interested or self seeking. I think the two examples I chose do not exemplify white privilege in modern day, because it does not only apply to whites. The only race the examples apply to are blacks and hispanics, and that…

he is basically saying that trying to get revenge on someone or trying to prove that you are their equal, will only lead to more inequality in the world. If a black wants to prove that they are human too, then there will always be that one, cruel white man waiting to show him all of the reasons why he is not equal. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus once again goes outside the box and says that you cannot determine how someone feels until you know what they’ve been through.…

a seminar at the African American resource center at Cal State Fullerton. The seminar focused on “Unpacking: Black in America” gathered African American students from CSUF to speak upon how they felt as a minority in this country. They also shared out their personal stories and experiences on being African American. Gwendolyn Alexis is a faculty liaison for the African American Resource Center who facilitated the event. Professor Alexis is an advocate for African American and minorities she…

This excerpt of “Passing” by Nella Larsen outlines the major themes of race, class, gender, and character that we continually talk about in class. Clare Kendry is a woman with Negro blood who partakes in the precarious practice of “passing” as a white woman in public. In this section of the story, Clare visits Irene to inquire why she chose not to respond to Clare’s letter. After a heated argument about safety and consequences, Clare invites herself to the Negro Welfare League’s annual dance…

As a teacher, what can you do to help your students deal with this pressure? The history of African American’s is acknowledged to be one of the most unjust in society. Tracing back to the early 1600’s where slavery first surfaced, African Americans were brought to America to do free labor. In chapter three of Deculturalization and the Struggle for Equality by Joel Spring, it is explained that education was highly denied to slaves due to fear that plantation owners had of a rise in rebellion…

identity as Mexican and always believed that I grew up to seeing myself fully Mexican even if I am Mexican American. I am familiar with my roots and never really question my racial identity. I know sometimes we may question our racial identity and not feel comfortable saying our racial identity. Considering what Dr. Reid say about stage 4, I can say that I have a good relationship with whites never really had a problem nor feel that they’ve treated me different because of my racial identity. In…

African Americans. Both ethnicity’s tend to have a lower number of alcohol abuse than other ethnicities. However those who do qualify as an individual with an alcohol abuse issue have higher consumption rates and higher odds for participating in binge drinking. Individually Hispanics have higher cirrhosis death rates. It was noted that it is especially high among Caucasians with Hispanic decent. Deaths caused by Cirrhosis of the liver are lower among non-Hispanic whites and African Americans.…

population will consist of 61% non-Hispanic white, 18% Hispanic, 12% black, 8% Asia, and 2.7% all other races combined. My Heritage Assessment Tool is centered on Black American, Phillipines, and Nigerian. Dectionary difinition of culture is the sum of attitudes, customs, and beliefs that distingguishes one group of people from another. The three families interviewed are part of designated racial and ethnic group in America, like the Phillipinos, black Americans and Nigerians. They have some…

For example African Americans in the criminal justice system even how they get to the criminal justice system. In chapter 7 African Americans and the criminal justice system states that there are 32 percent than a white boy which is 6 percent. When you view the population in prison you can see that whites are under populated unlike Hispanics and African Americans and you can see that they take in consideration the social factors not just evidence…

just how wrong I was. After days of note taking and wracking my brain I decided to throw away that old thesis and develop a new one. I came to a realization that despite recent attempts to help minorities acquire equal rights in comparison to the whites of America that they are still rendered inadequate and that affects their success. So what is success? Regardless of the many personal definitions and the over all versatility given to the word success; Allen Smith from the Merriam-Webster…