Essays on Race and Ethnicity

In this essay, I will demonstrate the effects of the Harlem Renaissance on society in the United States through using different modes of expression such as poetry, religion, and music. Centralized around New York City’s Harlem district, a blossoming of cultural advancement would use music...

The Harlem Renaissance or New Negro Movement was instigated through Alain Locke. In March 1925 he edited an issue of the Survey Graphic magazine entitled Harlem: Mecca of the New Negro, followed by an anthology titled The New Negro: An Interpretation. This anthology was abounding...

Whenever discussing important historical and social events in American history, one must be prepared to confront the devastating impact of white supremacy, a term defined as the belief that white people are superior to non-white racial groups. As manifested, white supremacy has served as the...

Just as Joy Harjo reflects, humans hold a natural sense of obligation to our ancestors to live out their traditions and a responsibility to our children to instill these same traditions in them. She urges us to speak our truths, not just for our personal...

In the world there are many problems in the 20th century where African Americans were being mistreated by the Jim Crow laws, the Klu Klux Klan and to be more direct they lynched African Americans in the United States. Hitler and the Nazis were persecuting...

Introduction Jackie Robinson was an important and influential figure in history that had a positive impact in America’s sports as a whole because he challenged racism. Jackie Robinson is widely known as the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. He played for...

The subject touching on the representation of the African-Americans in films is wide and encompasses various aspects. In the 19th and 20th centuries, major film producing business enterprises, especially Hollywood, did not incorporate the black man in most of the films, and this is attributed...

Introduction Unlike the colonial era, present-day migration from China is directed to developing, industrialized and post-industrialized countries alike this is in contrast to when Chinese indentured or contract workers went to Southeast Asia and settled in designated Chinatowns or remote plantation and mining areas. Contemporary...

Looking at the long river of history, people would always find that some region which used to thrive for years would return to silence again. Chinatown in Newark was one of example. The book “When Newark Had a Chinatown” by Yoland Skeete-Laessig talks about the...

Movie Description Bend it Like Beckham follows the story of Jess Bhamra as she is growing up while trying to find a balance between the society she lives and her family. The movie is set in the United Kingdom during the early 21st century when...

In today’s world, most music we hear is profanity such as rap, pop or any other music in the United States. The one culture that has not changed much is African music; African music genre has stayed true to its culture and roots and somehow...

The Hispanic community in the Houston has been suffering from an anomie since the beginning of Donald Trump’s presidency. Not only is it affected the Hispanic community in Houston but all over the United States. Since the beginning of Donald trump’s presidency, he has stated...

Do people already assume you speak Spanish because you are of Hispanic descent? Do they judge when they find out you don’t? If you don’t understand your culture would that make you any less of a member to your ethnic group. Members of a Hispanic...

Every culture has events unique to its people, which are then passed down through each generation. In the Spanish culture, there is a distinct coming of age celebration for young women. This festivity, a Quinceañera, is not only a religious event but a rite of...

In the early years of the 1500s, people started to question every belief that they had and pursued the right to equality within society. The ideals concerning most of these questions would soon spark a tremendous transition. For most of the eighteenth century, many new...

The American Revolution was a revolt against the British with help from France in which independence was won and resulted in the United States of America. The revolution centered around the best way to protect “liberty” and republican government, although not everyone agreed on how...

Where anyone who is willing to work diligently and honestly obey the law can achieve the happiness declared by the founding parents. And this idea has become relevant to many people in all countries of the world ‘American Dream’ is notable for its vitality and...

As “Democracy in America” revealed, Tocqueville believed that equality was the great political and social idea of his era, and he thought that the United States offered the most advanced example of equality in action. He admired American individualism but warned that a society of...

Many people assume that when it comes to applying to top universities, Asians have it the best of all races. Not only are they ‘naturally intelligent,’ they are also a minority indicating they can reap the benefits of affirmative action; therefore they must be able...