Xenophobia

In addition to the need for security, pre-existing xenophobia fueled Japanese Internment. Since the foundation of the United States, the country has picked a different group of people to ostracize. The anti-Japanese sentiment roots towards the hatred for the Chinese people’s menial job takeover, which began during the Gold Rush. Americans were afraid that the Chinese, and eventually the Japanese, would steal all the jobs. This created a lot of hostility among working class Americans and even…

pervasiveness of mental illness in the Black community on Cornell’s campus, but the paucity of discussions about mental health on a community size level especially among Black men. Additionally, in the present political climate where acts and statements of xenophobia, sexism, racism, homophobia, ableism and other areas of discrimination become normalized, discussions on mental health are necessary to ensure we as a community have the tools to support one another and combat these hateful…

European ideologies such as anarchism and socialism. The consequence of fear against Europeans led to the deadly antimmigrant depression also know as “La Seranta Trágica” or The Tragic week in 1919 were hundreds of immigrants were killed and brought xenophobia. The consequence of Italian immigration also…

Yes, during times of war, the federal government have to have the authority to deny individual rights and liberties, because the national security is priority than individual rights. In war time, it’s difficult to assimilate both individual right and national security. Some part has to be sacrificed in certain degree and level, it’s inevitable. Without nation, there’s no right to individual, the survival of nation is priority. In the case of discrimination of japanese people during ll World War…

change within me, both as a person and as an artist. Specifically, fitting into the new life was not difficult. I have managed to relatively seamlessly transition into this new environment. Notwithstanding, there is always an underlying seam of xenophobia within the society, holding me to a higher standard. My step family, in particular, is more likely to chalk any of failure up to the fact that I am an immigrant; but if I happen to succeed, it is due to my Asian ethnicity–as if I am gifted with…

rather than an active enforcement of the law. An example to consider would be the creation of traps to ambush groups of people who are considered to be illegal in a certain land. Rather than conducting random checks that ask for proof of citizenship, xenophobia within the political system has given birth to a new idea of meeting quotas (Chamayou, 2012, p. 142), thus requiring a more efficient level of quickly rounding up illegals. As a result of this need to rid the land of undesirables, a…

denounces European imperialism in the Congo region of Africa. The Company, an ominously named Belgian ivory trading firm, inflicts a variety of racist cruelties upon native peoples in the area. The mistreatment and slavery are driven by prejudice and xenophobia but are carefully concealed under a guise of aid, with deceptive claims that their presence and practices are helping to civilize the savages. In truth they are the result of greed and a propensity towards racially-charged hostility. The…

In May, actor Jamie Foxx received criticism for his disrespectful mockery of sign language, which he used during his recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Foxx appeared on the show to promote his new Fox game show, “Beat Shazam.” As host Fallon was going to commercial, actor Foxx made several hand gestures that were meant to mimic a sign language interpretation of what Fallon was saying, making Fallon laugh. However, all the “signs” were made up, as Foxx was attempting a…

which has proposed legislation to ban niqabs and burkas from the public sector. But they're Liberal, utterly beyond any accusations such as those levelled at Harper. In fact, many of the very same people who are accusing Harper of bigotry and xenophobia, are voting Liberal this month. This is the context. Harper is not taking any new or novel steps. Nothing that the likes of Turkey didn't do decades…

Racism has survived and evolved for hundreds of years. It is the result of a complex interplay of individual attitudes, social values and institutional practices. It is expressed in the actions of individuals and institutions and is promoted in the ideology of popular culture. It changes its form in response to social change. Racism has its roots in the belief that some people are superior because they belong to a particular race, ethnic, or national group. The concept of race is not a…