The Statue of Liberty, our mother of freedom and refuge, said "Send me your huddled masses yearning to be free" with that they came, but when they arrived they were persecuted and received little to no opportunity. Though many people believed that America was "The city upon a hill&quo...

Almost every immigration group to the United States has at some time experienced discrimination on a large scale. Asian immigration has been the subject of discrimination within American society, most notably the Chinese and the Japanese diasporas. For a long time, both of these groups have been the...

Elitism and Racial inequalities The birth of the 20th century brought forth many industrial and social innovations. With these innovations came many racial and economical inequalities. Race has always been an issue throughout the history of our nation, but it was enlarged with the huge wave of Eu...

Racism and segregation among different races took place since the beginning of time, "Accordion Crimes" by E. Annie Proulx explores a similar situation of new immigrants coming to America seeking for a better life also known as the American dream but soon realize what its all about. The st...

Many African Americans feel extremely targeted and discriminated against by the white community for none other than the colour of their skin. Cecil Foster, a respected social commentator and educated professor, wrote a short argument expressing his concerns towards the elevation of racism in Canada....

We all do it. We know we shouldn't but it comes into our minds and we can't stop it. You meet someone new, you take one look at him or her and you do it, you resort to stereotyping them. But stereotypes are constantly being challenged, though they are still an artificial barrier between ma...

Lonestar, The Movie Racism has raised conflicts in different communities around the world throughout history. Texas is just one of the many places that it occurs. The movie Lonestar portrays this racism in Texas throughout the movie. The movie takes place in present time Texas. ...

For a few short years, from the beginning of the 1850s to the early 60s, thousands of people flocked to Australia. The ships that brought them often swung empty at their moorings as both crews and passengers swarmed inland toward makeshift camps. The lure was gold. With so many immigrants from diff...

Will the passage of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 lead to improved social relations in Britain? The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 is concerned with outlawing discrimination on the grounds of race in public life. It extends the Race Relations Act 1976, which was concerned with out...

The racism, unprovoked hate, and misguided patriotism aimed at Kabuo Miyamoto is remnants from the veteran's of WWII who cannot let the war go because of the deep emotional ties to the memories. Since there have been people who are different, there has existed an intolerance and sometimes a ba...

It is very surprising to find that our most patriotic symbol, the American flag, is often made in countries besides our own. At the beginning of the war on terror, Wal-mart was forced to take certain flags off their shelves because, ironically, they were made in Afghanistan. Even today, many of our ...

Tom Metzger the president of White Aryan Resistance (WAR) and his son John Metzger have taught hate against blacks and other races as well such as Jews. Dave Mazzella was the Vice President of War and he also have taught hate to people generally white. Of what Dave, Tom and John said about hate K...

"The Shifting Heart" This play "The Shifting Heart" was set in 1950s, in a community where many people did not accept any migrants. The main, theme of this play shows Bianchi family moved to Australia from Italy and how the issues raised regarding to lifestyles in Australia. The ...

The dawn of American history was clouded with racism and justified by the flourishing economic growth that the elite thrived upon. From the beginning, the American settler "embraced a sense of mission". They were chosen by god to secure this new world and make it their own. These settler...

Racialization It has been apparent that throughout the years laws have been passed to keep whites and blacks, rich and poor, non-immigrants and immigrants separated from each other. Race mixing was prohibited and if any one had just a bit of Negro blood they were considered black. These very sa...

Violence: An American Tradition A father walks into his son's room with something wrapped around his hand. Unwinding the whip, he swings it at his son ripping the flesh off the boys back. A mother covers her baby's face with a fluffy pillow, while putting her baby to bed, cutting th...

Politically Incorrect Report: "Politically correct" is such an innocent term. How can anyone be against something so friendly, something that is supposed to encourage harmony and peace between all people? My answer is "Ha!" Although I do agree that kindness, respect, and courtesy in our everyday l...

"The white people had now found our Country." - Iroquois Chief Red Jacket The transportation problems facing the nation were as huge as the country itself. Only a few roads for coaches and wagons stretched between the states. Coaches and wagons also moved slowly, very ...

Racism Racism is an evil that can destroy socitiy. America is a nation of immigrants and, as such it¹s a diverse society where racism and prejudice have no place. Everyone came here from somewhere. Our country is based on the phrase, ³All men are created equal.² We are a diverse nation wher...

Race, Ethinicity and Religion... This is a case where two colleagues meet up for lunch and they started discussing on the talk, relating to "Hate Speech" which they have been hearing on the campus. It's relating to Muhammad, who was talking probably about religion and culture diffe...

Report: Politically correct is such an innocent term. How can anyone be against something so friendly, something that is supposed to encourage harmony and peace between all people? My answer is Ha! Although I do agree that kindness, respect, and courtesy in our everyday life are to be promoted, it s...

In Master Harold and the Boys, written by Athol Fugard, and 5th Avenue, Uptown: A letter from Harlem, by James Baldwin, many issues concerning the effects of racism are brought to our attention. Both authors express many of the same concerns, but express their ideas quite differently. Fugard expres...

To what extent were black opposition groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan, responsible for the suppression of the black civil rights movement between 1865-1980? After the 13th Amendment in 1865 the black civil rights movement began. As they were no longer slaves they fought for the rights that shoul...

The Disuniting of America "Those who want to join America must be received and welcomed by those who already thnk they own America." ... "Not only must they want assimiliation and integration; we must want assimilation and integration too. With the complacent majority than with ...

Discrimination is common in all of society. Weather it is intentional or not, people discriminates against each other. It is just a natural thing that humans do because that is the way we are. Discrimination begins in the mind and it is only when we intentionally base our decisions on these prejudi...