Ethnic Minorities In The United States

Minorities in America use a language that is not their own and over time they forget their own native language. This description fits me well, since I arrived in New York at the age of two and I have always viewed myself as an American. I thought that communicating in English was cool and my native language Tamil sounded backwards. Coming from a family that knew how to speak English fluently, I found myself speaking English rather than Tamil. One day my parents forced me to join a Saturday school where they taught Tamil. I cried and I wailed, but nothing worked out, I was pushed into attending the class, I had no choice but to go. When I got there, I was extremely upset and regretted being there. However, I was astonished to witness little

When it relates to violent crimes, specifically murder, the level of poverty in a city has been shown to be a contributing factor. According to (Horton, 2002), in his research comparing the rate of poverty to the rate of homicide, he found that there was a correlation between the two. In his article he talked about how those who fall under the poverty line tend

Aside from the education impoverished children receive, they are also subjected to living situations that affects their focus in school, and are often times they are not in mind-nourishing environments that feed their brains when they are outside of school. The case study entitled Our Impoverished View of Educational Reform written by David Berliner, the article Being Poor, Black and American written by William Wilson and the book Creating the

The population increase across the United States has also significantly impacted the socioeconomic status of the student population. The low income and poverty level of students has been increasing. In 2013 approximately 21 percent of school aged children were living among poverty. ( ) This is a vast amount of students within the population that are affected. Living in poverty can have a significant impact on the education of the student. An educator needs to be aware of the challenges and obstacles this may have on the students’education.

The United States prides itself on being a racially and ethnically diverse country- nicknamed the “Land of Immigrants”. However, since the birth of this nation, race and ethnicity has been a topic of controversy. These issues have been brought to light through protests and violence.In more recent history, race and ethnicity has created a divide in the United States. Some political theorists put blame on the last two U.S Presidential elections - going from the United State’s first black President to a white, republican President with strict views on race and ethnicity in America. These political changes have sparked major racial and ethnic problems such as the increase in racial profiling, racism, and racial and ethnic inequality. It is hypothesized

For those who live in the United States, some do not see the correlation between poverty and its effects on people’s behavior to their academics. Poverty affects many students at a young age depending on the location they are in as it prevents underprivileged kids to seek higher education. However, with new opportunities [in effect], kids in poverty can have the same education as privileged kids. Poverty stricken students are disadvantaged when trying to obtain a higher education. Children in poverty lose their motivation in school when they do not have the support of their parents. Some other issues students face includes parents not being able to assist their child in school. Another is that the child is not able to go to school because they have to work instead and support their families. Although public education is available to all children, those that live in poverty are deprived of its full potential due to the factors of low family incomes as well as the lack of self-motivation and the importance of having an education.

Eight hours a day, five days a week, give or take forty-four weeks a year, this is a regular school year for a child between the ages of six to eighteen has to endure. Everyday, there are many students and families who struggle in order to get by day by day, and no matter how many times parents try to ask for help, the government turns its back on them. The pleas from the families get turned down because of one reason, they "make too much income." More and more this issue of families having to struggle with poverty grows in the United States, however, this doesn't only effect students between the ages of six to eighteen, but also those who attempt to strive for a higher education. Adults struggle to receive the education they desire, yet aren't

Unfortunately, the school's lack of appropriate education results directly from poor government funding. So even with hard work, the lower-class student is still held down by his socio-economic status. Poverty-stricken parents are unable to offer their children the same attention and motivation as parents of a higher-class can, therefore never providing these children with the mindset that they are able to accomplish the American dream. According to Mantsios, 40 million Americans live in poverty, and the mental and physical affects the low standard of living has on them is undeniable (Mantsios 328). Citizens who live in poverty work long hours for little pay, yet return to a household that in no way symbolizes the hard work put forth. Within this environment, very few people have the positive outlook to mentor children successfully.

The increase in ethnic minorities’ immigrants has transformed the demographics of the United States in recent decades. The 2010 U.S. Census Bureau reports that almost 37.3 % of our population (approximately 308.7 million) is made up of ethnic minorities (e.g. Latino/as, African Americans, Asians, and American Indian/ Alaska Native). When compared to other ethnic groups, Latinos/as have showed an increase of about 43 % in the last 10 years; becoming one of the fastest growing populations in the United States (Census Bureau, 2010). However, it is important to note that this percentage of increase is not accounting for the Latinos/as that are undocumented; leaving us to question the actual number of Latino/a immigrants in the U.S. Now public health providers and policy makers are acknowledging the importance of investigating the issues Latinos/as may face.

Due to the lack of appropriate preschool programs, students are typically less prepared for when their start school. Another problem that has faced students and schools with low socioeconomic statuses is the biases that teachers place on these students. When teachers give the students low expectations, typically these low expectations show to the students. The learners then become less motivated to learn. Another problem that schools with a lower SES background face is that the students typically display more behavior-related problems, the students may feel as if they do not belong based on their family’s background. When students do not feel as if they belong in school, they may feel influenced for dropping out of school. Likewise, when these students collect information about the price of college, they typically lose their motivation to succeed in

In North Carolina, from 2013-2014 to 2014-2015 there was a 6.6 percent increase in crime rates within schools for high schools, also during this time there was a 4.8 percent increase in dropouts (Hinchcliffe, 2016). For the school year of 2014-2015 the dropout rate was 2.39 percent, which was a increase compared to the previous year that had a rate of 2.28 percent (The Progressive Pulse, 2016). High school dropouts are known to face issues in their future in regards to their socioeconomic status, job attainment, and other risk factors that may influence their lives in the long-term. It has been found that high school dropouts earn an estimated $9,000 less per year on average compared to individuals that graduate. They are also more likely to live in poverty, it was also found that dropouts are three times more likely to be unemployed compared to graduates which puts them at a further disadvantage (Burrus & Roberts, 2012). The consequences of dropping out not only affects the individuals but also our society, due to its contributions to governmental costs; in 2001 there were 40% of high school dropouts (16-24 years old) receiving government assistance (Burrus & Roberts, 2012).. This portrays how high school dropouts leads to further problems and affect others.

A violent crime occurs every 23.5 seconds in the United States of America. Even though crime has been at a low during the past decade, violence is still prevalent in today’s society. Most of these crimes happen in places that are socio-economically disadvantaged. There then is the debate of whether violent crime is associated with environments struck with poverty. There is a correlation between violent crimes and poverty because of the unemployment rates in major cities, the culture of poor areas, and drugs.

The article started off by defining an ethnic minority as a group of people differing in race, nationality, religion, or culture from the dominant group of the country in which they live. The differing identity of the minority may be displayed in several different ways ranging from distinctive customs, lifestyles, language, accent, dress, food preference, attitudes, moral values, or political beliefs to name a few.

In 1492 a ship called the Mayflower came to America, the ship was full of English people. Once the Mayflower came ashore, the people of the ship settled on American soil and formed a colony. The colony was of white people. In 1619, the American colony of Jamestown went to Africa to get slaves (Slavery in America, 2015). Slaves were put to work on farms and were treated badly. This began the racial problems in America. About 36.3 percent of the population is either Asian, African American, Native American, Hispanic, or Alaska/Hawaiian native (OMHHE,2014). Which means the white population is the dominant race in America. Different races and ethnic groups in American are consider not the American norm or taboo.

Ethnic minorities are not the only ones who possess culture. Whiteness can be very hard to see in the U.S. culture (Blumenfeld, A., 2013, p.77). There is a white culture and white culture practices in the U.S. An example of culture practices is our government, which was founded, created, and mostly governed by prominent, educated white men. The American English language is also a frequent cultural practice. Beauty is part of the white culture, which is based on white skinned, thinness, long blonde hair and blue eyes. It seems to me that most of the educational books and library readings in elementary, junior high, high school, community colleges, and universities are part of white culture as most of them are written by white men and