USA, the Multiracial Community Vietnam, a small country of Asia, was the place that I was born. I used to live in Vietnam about 16 years, and Vietnam is such a beautiful country. Everyone looks the same, and people speak one language. Three years ago, my family and I have a chance to reunite with the big family from my mom’s side. I realize that living in a community where there are people of various races could be a rewarding and an exciting experience. The USA is such a community that is like…
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World of Mixed Cultures In a world full of multiracial cultures, a lot of things remain controversial. In the editorial “Multiracial America” by Opposing Viewpoints Online, gives us various examples of the impact of interracial dating, as well as the topic of foreigners marrying americans. Lauren S. Mash, who wrote an different article but was included in this editorial, stated that many Caucasian americans have “Yellow Fever” & Many Asians who come to America only date Caucasian men. The editorial then…
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affected by Loving v. Virginia, all seventeen of those southern states were forced to annul any bans on interracial marriage (See Figure 1). White supremacy was slowly being broken down because groups similar to Eugenics had no basis since diversity in America was increasing and races were beginning to intertwine.…
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book states in 1922, ten-year-old Gim Lew reluctantly leaves his village in China to accompany his father to America, but before they go he must prepare for a grueling test that he must pass--without stuttering--at California's Angel Island, where strict officials strive to keep out unwanted immigrants; Including facts about immigration from China and the experiences of the author's family. Snow flower and the secret fan Snow flower and the secret fan is written by See Lisa, the book is concerns…
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to come to America.The only people who were allowed to go were the political and economic elite. After Trujillo got assassinated, more people began to migrate to the United States. The new leader Joaquin Balaguer allowed Dominicans to migrate to America. In 1966, Dominican immigrants migrated to this country because of political and social instability at home. Some were either afraid or against the new leader rules and wanted to escape from the violence. After a couple of years, more Dominican immigrants…
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From the presentation by Laverne Ox, an activist, a documentary film producer, and an Emmy-nominated actress, one interesting point is that America should be considered as a multiracial society in which the citizens should show love for one another and ensure that any level of discrimination based on color or origin is avoided as much as possible. For instance, the African Americans should be considered as equals with other Americans as a sign of loyalty and obedience to the constitution. Moreover…
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A crowd of thousands of people gathered at Cadman Plaza Park in New York City to show their support for Peter Liang, a former New York City police officer. Officer Liang was convicted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man on the vast lawn of the plaza near the courthouse in Brooklyn over a week ago. The crowd chanted, “ No scapegoat! No scapegoat!” and also carried signs bearing the same meaning. Some people even took the day off from work or came from across the city to join in the demonstration…
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We rarely get mentioned (I mean you didn’t even list that as an option for this assignment) even though the number of multicultural Americans is steadily rising (Multiracial in America. 2015). I found that this is very similar for Asians. For the most part Asians are left out of the race discussion, and have few roles in main stream media (Hess, Amanda. 2016). However, it is far more common to see a racist depiction of an…
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relationships are spreading more and more every day around the world. It has been a topic in America since the time of slavery. It began when the slave owners had relations with young, black female slaves. Whites hated blacks simply because of their race, color and skin and their culture. The whites treated the blacks horrible and treated them like they was lower in class. As laws were created and to separate blacks and whites. Interracial relationships were frowned upon by others and thought as…
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The Progressive Era should be remembered by history as a period in our country when the people cried out for reforms and various responses were given. At the beginning of the Progressive Era, the United States was in a very bad state. Large corporations and companies ruled over the economy with an iron fist. The government paid very little attention to the needs and lives of the lower class, in fact, many people outside of the lower class were unaware of the conditions in which they lived. It took…
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