Race And Ethnicity Essays

Started with European countries’ colonial project and invasion, western culture and custom have exerted great impact upon aboriginal cultures especially Latin American traditions. These influences were largely change how Latin Americans practice their traditions, and they integrated different elements to the celebration of Latin American festivals. When the immigrant flow …

The future Mexican cannabis industry is set to play a significant part in the international cannabis market. Unlike the United States’ handling of marijuana-related legislation, which has resulted in legal framework that differentiates between hemp and cannabis, Mexico’s legalization of cannabis will address all forms of the plant. The potential …

Chicano/a Subculture The chicanos/as subculture is both a mixture of the Mexican and American cultures. A chicano/a is a person born in the United States, but is from a Mexican origin or decent. Even though we grow up in America we maintain our Mexican customs, such as the language and …

My interview with Maricela Adame, who is my girlfriend’s mother opened my eyes to the journey that she had coming to America from Mexico as first a tourist in the 1960’s and eventually as a permanent resident in 1986. Her story is also full of challenges that happened before and …

On a day to day basis within the medical field, it is likely to encounter patients from a variation of ethnical and cultural backgrounds. Within each culture, there are beliefs, values, traditions, and maybe even rituals that shape their expectations and actions regarding medical care. It is imperative as a …

In “ The Souls of Black Folks” written by W.E.B Du Bois there is a a consistent reference to “the color line”. This is the divide between races, how white people are treated differently than other races, specifically African American people. The color line is invisible, but sometimes physical, it …

Religion is a big factor on people who are believers it makes them who there yet there is also discrimination or violence to the church such as arson. Most church arsons can be based on bias depending on the reason that the arsonist caused it. There is a complex of …

On september 11,2001, four planes were hijacked. Two planes crashed into the twin towers of the world trade center, killing 2,753 people. The third plane crashed into the Pentagon, killing 125 people. This event created sadness and hatred in people’s lives. As a result of these attacks, racial profiling became …

When people talk about an “underserved population,” the first thing that comes to mind could minorities. But there is more to an underserving population than a minority’s race or ethnicity, such as their skin color and cultural background. Because of these two factors, it can cause a red flag that …

Am I Next? George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin in “self defense” on February 26, 2012. Martin was shot in Sanford, Florida. Trayvon was 17 years of age, and an African-American male. At the time of the shooting, Martin was unarmed. George Zimmerman was 28 years of age at …