Ethnic Relations Midterm

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  1. Hi, so my name is Anthony Rivera and this is my ethnic relations midterm project
  2. um
  3. in this, I will be diving in depth of what social constructs are,
  4. why race and ethnicity pertain to it.
  5. Um and then
  6. go into three contemporary groups in the U. S.
  7. Hispanic um and Latinos, asian americans and African americans and blacks.
  8. Um So to begin with,
  9. I'd like to start off by stating what a social construct
  10. is and why and race and ethnicity pertain to it.
  11. Um A social construct is an idea that has been
  12. created and accepted by the people in a society.
  13. The reason race and ethnicity are part of it is because
  14. it is something that society has created beliefs in and actively shows.
  15. Um There are different groups of people within racial hierarchies.
  16. There are pan ethnic groups, racial groups,
  17. ethnic groups and groups that in some shape way or form
  18. relate to race and the rules or identities surrounding them.
  19. Um So going into my main point,
  20. some people may argue that race and ethnicity
  21. aren't social constructs are that in today's society,
  22. racism, discrimination, social and identity differences cease to exist,
  23. but the fact is that they do exist.
  24. Um
  25. A reason people may argue or say that race and ethnicity aren't social
  26. constructs is because they may believe we live in a post racial society.
  27. Um The reading from week to race and ethnicity,
  28. anthropological and sociological perspectives
  29. says.
  30. Some commentators have suggested that since Obama was elected as president,
  31. the United States has become a post racial society
  32. in a way this suggests that martin Luther King's dream
  33. was fulfilled and that when President Obama was elected,
  34. prejudice and discrimination and
  35. but it really wasn't.
  36. Several social structures still exist and the rejection
  37. and discrimination against them still exists as well.
  38. Race and ethnicity are social constructs in the concept of pan ethnicity
  39. and the categorization or hierarchies of people.
  40. Pan ethnic groups are groups of people
  41. from different ethnic backgrounds but have similarities such
  42. as geographic location um Language and culture.
  43. This grouping of people and believing they are a part of said group and must identify
  44. be within and abide by the social status of these groups is a social construct.
  45. Um A racial group
  46. who has had to face these issues are people
  47. um with hispanic background and ethnicity.
  48. Um Many Hispanics or Latinos have had to deal with being
  49. called just a hispanic or being mis categorized as mexican.
  50. In several cases.
  51. This is a social a social structure
  52. where people won't identify their actual nationality,
  53. ethnicity or origin.
  54. Um A contemporary group with this problem could be latin X. Or Latina.
  55. Many Hispanics or Latinos have begun to reject this identity of latino
  56. or Latina
  57. due to be mis categorized and misinterpreted.
  58. Um It only categorizes them as Hispanics and
  59. fails to category to represent their race,
  60. ethnicity and origin.
  61. Um This also brings up the point of multi multiculturalism
  62. ah
  63. And that many mixed Hispanics are as well. Mr misrepresented.
  64. Um
  65. in the Reading from week five, the problem with latynina estates.
  66. Latina is an academic term that failed because it erases away race.
  67. It unspecified people's race and identity.
  68. Someone may identify as indigenous nicaraguan
  69. while another may identify as black Nicaragua
  70. and labeling them both with the term latino. Latino.
  71. It takes away from their identity and erases their uniqueness
  72. and the race and even ethnicity.
  73. You're taking away from their identity and grouping them with another
  74. mainly because of their geographic location and the language they speak,
  75. not necessarily their origins or specific identities.
  76. They are not grouped together through
  77. uniqueness or specific qualities and origins,
  78. but rather through the concept of pan ethnicity,
  79. which is a way or method that is used
  80. to various ethnic groups based on the relative calm commonness
  81. such as cultural origins, geographic location, religion, language and more.
  82. These groups mainly came to be through pan ethnicity,
  83. latino
  84. and Latina.
  85. And for a sense of union between the several
  86. different ethnicities of Hispanics and Latinos and to work together
  87. to work together against a common issues.
  88. Um, latin X
  89. primarily started as a gender neutral term for Latinos and Latinas,
  90. but it also helped expand the group or a
  91. term of latino into different areas and geographic locations.
  92. A second racial group that has faced
  93. many issues is asian americans.
  94. A contemporary group within this racial group is the Asian American movement
  95. that was originally the most active during the 1960s and 70s.
  96. Um it helped to bring people to various different asian ancestries together.
  97. Um The reading,
  98. the asian american movement from the week six assigned readings states,
  99. the external reasons they form together,
  100. it says asian ancestries in the United States who protested against racism and U. S.
  101. Neo imperialism demanded changes in institutions
  102. such as colleges and universities.
  103. Um organized workers
  104. and sought to provide social services such as housing,
  105. food and health care support people.
  106. As of recently,
  107. this group of people has been dealing with
  108. issues pertaining to their various diverse ethnic groups.
  109. Um that the reading racist bill chinese immigrants protest effort to collect
  110. more asian american data from the week six readings informs us about
  111. um trying to understand and help that diversity.
  112. Many states have passed laws that require agencies to collect um to
  113. collect more in depth and detailed information on the racial group.
  114. This has led to backlash from the um asian american community,
  115. primarily chinese immigrants in this group, there's a complication.
  116. There's a divide between new chinese immigrants who
  117. don't want more data collected on them and see
  118. it as discrimination and more established asian americans who
  119. have been wanting more data for years now.
  120. Um with these 22 social groups,
  121. Hispanics and asian americans and their issues they have presented.
  122. Uh and the issues they have presented.
  123. It goes to show the concept of pan ethnicity and the issues regarding it as well.
  124. Both of these groups who previously had
  125. distinct ethnic or national identities or lack thereof
  126. have been consolidated into single racial groups.
  127. The issues regarding pan ethnicity of that.
  128. Sometimes these groups have complications amongst themselves.
  129. Such as the two previously mentioned Hispanics can't find
  130. the sense of individuality with the terms latin,
  131. X.
  132. Or Latina
  133. as it takes away from their origins and labels them as Latinos and Latinas.
  134. And asians within the asian american group have
  135. had disagreements over more detailed data being collected them
  136. on them to be able to help capture some more information on them and help as needed.
  137. Um
  138. The last racial group I will be speaking about our um african americans and blacks,
  139. the social structures surrounding them and the
  140. growing diversity and the pan ethnic group.
  141. Um The terms black and african american differ from one
  142. another and are a growing definition of pan ethnicity.
  143. Um The term black is described as relating to any various population
  144. groups having darker pigmentation of the skin or
  145. relating to african american people or their culture.
  146. And african american means an american of african
  147. descent and especially of black african descent.
  148. As of recently, the black and african american population in the U. S.
  149. Has been on the rise according to the article. Um
  150. The growing diversity of Black America
  151. from the week nine readings,
  152. most blacks in the US are categorized as african americans
  153. or referred to as such when that is not their identity
  154. this growing diversity has been due to an increase in black migration to the US.
  155. Um With this increase in black migration the blacks population identity in the U. S.
  156. Has been changing.
  157. Some may argue that this may be an issue or a growing concern which in part is as
  158. many blacks maybe misidentified as african american and have
  159. no social or ethnic ties to that racial group.
  160. Um This is a complexion that many people today
  161. in our society may not realize or understand.
  162. Several people will look at black american and assume they are african american.
  163. It is not a huge issue as there is not much
  164. awareness about it but it could escalate eventually with the rising numbers
  165. of the black population.
  166. Um With that being said.
  167. That is my conclusionary analysis of three
  168. contemporary racial groups in the United States.
  169. With these facts and information being stated.
  170. It goes to show why social structures about race and ethnicity in the
  171. United States are variable and how they are constantly changing over time.
  172. Um The concept of pan ethnicity and the issues regarding
  173. it and how they can change over time as well.
  174. Um
  175. What that means said that is the end of my
  176. um presentation