My first encounter with racism since moving here from China was on my first day of school. ... " At the moment, I almost felt guilty for being Chinese, but I knew that racism would be inevitable since I was the only one in the class that did not speak English fluently. ... However, the reality is that racism continues to survive in history and it has cause a lot of strife among different groups in every community. ...

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Half Swedish, quarter Chinese, 1/8 Irish and 1/8 Scottish. ... In Diamond Grill, Fred talks about his family history at the time near the first World War, a period in which Chinese people's position was at the bottom of the society. ... For example, Fred Jr has only quarter Chinese blood biologically. He does not look like Chinese, cannot speak Chinese, but he had be called Chink by his classmates for several years. ... And it also mentioned that "Saskatchewan made a law against hiring white women to work in Chinese place". (57) "White women", "Chinese place&q...

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In response to the internment of the Japanese, Attorney General Earl Warren stated, "...in time of war every citizen must give up some of his normal rights," which suggests that these acts of aggression were only due to the wartime atmosphere, but events like the race riots after World War I, treatment of the Chinese and Irish, and the oppression of women all support the idea that this behavior was part of American culture. ... The treatment of the Chinese and Irish immigrants is another example of mistreatment and discrimination during a non-wartime atmosphere. ... The oppression of women...

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Throughout the history of America certain minorities have always been persecuted. ... The Chinese were also discriminated against, and used for work that no one else wanted to do. ... The police also have played an important role in the history of racism in America. ... Racism has been an embracing part of America's history, it reveals a sort of double standard, based on the fact that immigrants founded this country, and yet we discriminate against them. ...

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Furthermore, Singapore's CMIO (Chinese, Malay, Indian, Others) model of multiracialism is also a unique feature of the Singaporean community. ... Many Singaporeans in the modern society are descendants of migrants from abroad, such as China and India. These people would be endowed with diverse family history, religions, and cultural practices. ... In 2011, a mainland Chinese family who complained about the smell of the curry cooked by their Indian Singaporean neighbors sparked a backlash. ... Similarly, in 2013, a trial by train operator SMRT to broadcast MRT station names in Mandarin, in...

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Racism has existed since the beginning of history. ... Until the early 1900's the Chinese viewed most foreigners as barbarians. Racism is the dark side of American history that dates back to the 1600's to the 1800's where many white American's held blacks in slavery. ...

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Racism has been alive throughout our history from the Ku- Klux clan in the 1900's who persecuted and murdered blacks and Catholics, to slavery, right up to present day with conflicts between different beliefs. After the tragedy on September 11th that occurred in America but effected the soul of the entire world, and left us with a profound sadness that will change our lives forever, we discovered that among the six thousand people who died there were Chinese, Blacks, Muslims, Jews, and Catholics. ...

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In American history, in the last three wars (WWII, the Korean War and Vietnam War) the enemies of America were all Asians. ... Today's economic powers consist of Asian countries such as China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Japan. ... Sadly, although there are many visible racial discriminations for Asians, American history courses do not address Asian racism as profoundly as Black racism. ...

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It is also important however, to analyze the history of racism in Canada and observe how that has contributed to some of the racial "seeds" which can be found in the racism apparent today in Canadian society. Racism in Canada, especially dating back around a century and a half ago, has a long and disturbing history. ... Perhaps the most well known and documented case of early racism in Canada is the way the Canadian goverment treated the Chinese, Japanese, and South Asian immigrants which came over to Canada looking for a better financial situation and a better life. ... Howe...

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Cultural Anthropology White Privilege I Don't Think So! Mr. Colin Powell Chief of Staff Black Male Ms. Condoleeza Rice National Security Advisor Black Female Mr. David Satcher Surgeon General Black Male Ms. Antonia Novello ex. Surgeon General Hispanic Female Mr. Thurgood...

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This could be black women straightening their hair, or getting a weave to fit into a certain, white culture, or people in India and China, using a bleach based lotion to make their skin less pigmented. ... Later on in the book, Pauline is introduced to "physical beauty" something that is "Probably the most destructive ideas in the history of human thought" (122). ...

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