Almost from the beginning, prejudice against them was strong. ... Their hard-working, frugal ways, their willingness to work for lower wages than whites, left them an economic threat and thus targets of racial prejudice and Violence Into this environment Edith Eaton came as a small child from England, living first in Hudson City, New York and later settling in Montreal. ... Though Eaton herself was only one-half Chinese (and one-half English), she was devoted to her mother and to the cause of counteracting the hatred and prejudice against her mother's people that was so pervasive during...

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Many of them encountered prejudice, born of ignorance and fear. ... Often the Asian Indians were lumped together with other Asian peoples as "Asiatics," whom prejudices whites considered unfit to be part of American society (22). ... When he applied for entry to the United States, Tagore encountered difficulties and when he finally made it to the country, he experienced racial prejudice in Los Angeles. ... In recent years, Asian Indians have been among the victims of violence fueled by prejudice. ... Since they were denied the right to own land until 1947, property ownership is a matter of pri...

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Since the 1970s, Mexican-Americans in the United States have been identified as apathetic, indifferent, and disinterested in the process of attaining an education. Many Americans point to the high Mexican-American drop-out rates and the low number of Mexican-American professionals as a confirmation of this stereotype. This Latino group has struggled to dispel the characterization. In response, Mexican-Americans, as well as Anglo-Americans, have searched for ways to counter such misinformation. As a result, many communities have adopted bi-lingual programs, in order to help Mexican-American...

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Even people living in poor neighborhoods, such as El Barrio, want respect and pride. ... For example, when Primo worked legally at an office, he had a very prejudice boss who embarrassed him all the time. ...

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Statement of the Issue: The United States of America is a country that takes pride in having a thing called "equal opportunity" for all. ... Also the study concentrated on the black urban poor in order to exam prejudice and discrimination. ...

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Table of Contents Part I: Introduction 3 Part II: The Gay Rights Movement in the US from 1860-1969 1. 1860-1935: "The Movement that did not exist- 4 2. 1950-1969: "The Three Major Groups and Their Aims and Criticisms- 2.1 Mattachine Society 6 2.2 One, Inc. 8 2.3 Daughters of Bilitis 9 Part III: The Stonewall Riots in 1969 11 Part IV: The Gay Liberation Front 13 4.1 Carl Wittman's "A Gay Manifesto- 14 Part ...

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Since the Civil War, much of the concern over civil rights in the United States has focused on efforts to extend these rights fully to African Americans. Resistance to racial segregation and discrimination with strategies such as civil disobedience, nonviolent resistance, marches, protests, boycotts, "freedom rides," and rallies received national attention in the struggle to end racial inequality. There were also continuing efforts to legally challenge segregation through the courts. Following the "separate but equal" decision of Plessy V. Ferguson in 1896, many Americans decided to push f...

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Abstract Beliefs in conspiracy theories are widespread throughout the world, in every culture and community. They range from a world take over by secret societies to rigged Olympic games. Many are short lived, however, others seem to become self-perpetuating animals preying particularly on the Black community. The most common theories are that which circle HIV/AIDS. These theories have a devastating impact that effects the African American and Black South African population. ...

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