Essays on Race and Ethnicity

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...

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...

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...

In the 1800s many minorities came into existence in the United States. At the beginning of the 1850s a mass migration to the U.S. began, which lead to the development of new minorities. Minorities arrived to the U.S. searching for a better future, while others...

Asian Americans living in the United States face a number of very important issues. They were not properly treated in the United States and were even experiencing racism, such as legislation and gender discrimination, directly or indirectly. Historically, I would like to refer to such...

Discrimination has occurred many times in human history across the globe. From religious intolerance to ethnic annihilation, some may be more subtle while some are extreme. Although most of the 1800’s to modern day discrimination aren’t as extremist, they are however, memorable events and were...

The US Asian population grew 72% between 2000 and 2015 (from 11.9 million to 20.4 million), the fastest growth rate of any major racial or ethnic group (Pew Research Center, 2017). Despite this, Asian Americans have been degraded in the realm of popular media and...

Perhaps one of the most acclaimed and controversial radical group of all time, the Black Panther Party were “Young, brash and eloquent”, making them so feared in the late 1960’s. Though many people praised the movement, many Americans criticized them for their aggressiveness and violent...

Salvation as liberation is a key theme in Liberation and Black Theology. I will point out later that the reading of Scripture can lead to the theme of freedom for poor and marginalized, which is the bringing of salvation into the present and the future....

The astonishing period of the Black Arts Movement built up the idea of a persuasive and masterful obscurity that made questionable however noteworthy associations, for example, the Black Panther Party. The Black Arts Movement required ‘an unequivocal association among craftsmanship and legislative issues’ (Smith). This...

Introduction The concept of a moral compass can be quite the subjective realm when considering the management of a nation. Take for example the decision by U.S. president Harry S. Truman, to drop the atomic bomb on Japan, ending the Second World War. Even more...

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 allowed government to relocate native Americans to the west of the Mississippi river in promises that the government would support them and compensate for their loss. While majority of the native Americans went voluntarily, others fought and/or didn’t take...

What is Consumer Ethnocentrism The more general concept of ethnocentrism stems from ethnocentrism of consumers. Ethnocentric individuals see their group as being superior to others. From their own perspective, they view other groups and decide to reject different groups and accept similar ones. Ethnocentrism of...

America has a long history with individuals moving to America since the 1600’s. Everybody trusts that America is this extraordinary nation of expectation and chance to have a superior life where individuals touch base to achieve their fantasy. In any case, others don’t get that...

Cinco dе Mауо iѕ аnnuаllу оbѕеrvеd оn Mау 5. It celebrates thе dеfеаt of thе Frеnсh аrmу during thе Bаttlе оf Puebla (Bаtаllа dе Puebla) in Mexico оn Mау 5, 1862. It iѕ nоt to be соnfuѕеd with Mеxiсо’ѕ Indереndеnсе Day. Cinco de Mayo iѕ...

When coming across the term Ethnocentrism, we tend to not fully understand what it means. Ethnocentrism is when you or another individual judge another person’s culture by the values and standards of that person’s culture, these individuals are known as ethnocentric individuals. In today’s world...

The Blind Side movie is a film of a teenage boy of African American descent who was adopted by a white family. The adapted boy named Michael Oher of “Big Mike” had been homeless for a while and had learning disabilities. Moreover, the coach at...