Mixed Race Culture

Throughout the essay, Race, Culture, Identity: Misunderstood Connections, I found Kwame Anthony Appiah’s claims about social scripts to support my idea that we present ourselves differently depending on the circumstance. There are times when we try to play into the majority, as well as times where we try and fall into the minority; we choose which group we want to highlight depending on which will get us where we want to go.

The United States is the "land of the free, and the home of the brave" according to the song, but there is a dichotomy that exists between those who have called the United States their home for a long period of time, and those who are immigrating to the US. Asian Americans are a group that very few think of as having difficulties because the stereotype is of a group that is intelligent and is actually doing better than the average American. While this may seem to be true, better grades in a school setting does not mean that people who come from other countries are not experiencing racism (both overt and subtle), stereotyping and alienation in this country. Although there has been some difficulty, many groups are experiencing newfound hope because of the actions that they are taking. The plight, and the hope of the Asian cultures are being documented by artists of different stripes who are eager to depict what has happened to Asians as they try to build their own America, and assimilate into the one that was built before they came. In this paper, the Asian American cultures will be examined through the art that has been produced over the many years that Asian people have striven to make their way as new Americans.

Anthropologists have always had their discrepancies with the word culture and its background significance. There have been numerous definitions that have filtered through the field, yet not one that everyone can accept or agree with. Franz Boas, an anthropologist in the early 20th Century, and his students, had a difficult time figuring out the objective of what culture is. Culture is about learning and shared ideas about behaviour. Although Boas and his students had a slightly different idea in mind. They ultimately reached a conclusion, a definition of culture in their view that is a contradiction in terms. Boas sates that, “ culture was expressed through the medium of language but was not reducible to it;

Even though race is often confused with something having to do with biology it is not, instead race is a cultural construction. People commonly use biology to try and determine the race of another person by using physical characteristics and skin color to put them in a racial classification. Assigning race based on physical characteristics is problematic since traits vary independently they are not inherited as some sort of genetic package based on the race a person is. Therefore using biological concepts to explain race is problematic since society is the one who defines what race is and because those definitions change race is a cultural construct.

Very few of us are aware of the difference between race and ethnicity. Many of us assumed that is the same definition. In Sociology this terms have a very specific and different meaning.

Does being born connected to a certain race, class and culture define you as a person and the way you should or shouldn’t live your life. Does being in a certain class make you have class? In the paper I plan to give examples of how race, class and culture affected the African American culture.

Ronald Takaki writes a very powerful introductory paragraph to show that people need more education on culture diversity. Takaki describes his experience when he was racially profiled by his taxi driver on his way to a hotel. He introduces his setting as Virginia which according to the census bureau has a 70.2% white population to show he is in a predominately white area. He also describes his driver as a “white man in his forties”(539) to portray him as the “average american”. Meanwhile Takaki gives no clue to the reader about his ethnicity or background so we can interpret how his driver was stereotyping Takaki in the following conversation:“How long have you been in this country?” he asked. “All my life,” I replied, wincing. “I was born

Built by immigrants across the globe, the United States has flourished tremendously for the past 100 years. But what we tend to overlook are the millions of unheard voices deep in the plains, those of the non-immigrants, the Native Americans. Rich in their culture and heritage, the Native Americans built a system, and co-existed with the environment, in which they hunted and gathered, and shared amongst one another. Their reign was long, and their territory plenty, but this would only last until the early 1490’s when Christopher Columbus would reached the Americas and instill a change and fear that would offset the balance for centuries. With weapons that surpassed that of the indians, they were soon overpowered, leading to years of oppression and division of the races.

As I grew it up, I trusted my parents to tell me what was right. I tried to live up to their expectations, so I can be the good daughter. I was raised playing soccer, a sport I did not even like; I followed through and tried to get better so I could earn the scholarship. Although culture does affect the way people view at the world, there’s a limit. At the end of the day, you just have yourself.

Indicates that Caucasian have a higher percentage when it comes to the popularity of diverse culture in Brooklyn New York which is approximately 50% according to the pie chart here but unfortunately the least population next to them would be African American which is approximately 24% the least percentage with the lowest ranking is anyone who is considered to be another nationality. Each color represents the number of people who reside in Brooklyn New York. In figure2 it shows how culture is adaptive to our everyday lives such as language is dynamic and changes over time, however it is found to be a profound influence on how we think about and act toward people by giving a sense of belonging to a group. Whereas can be used also as spark of

Many of us have different ideas of when talking about culture. We define culture as one's behavior and beliefs that distinguish us between one group to another. Culture has been around for many centuries, modern human culture would have been differentiated with language, tools and weapons. The different genetic makeup for the population would also reflect the major differentiation in culture between the related groups. I believe culture started because of population growing and people trying to relate with one another with their own common lifestyles.

Race is the biologically inherited characteristics that define a group of people. Such as the color of their skin, hair, eyes, etc. ethnicity, however, is more the inherited culture of a group of people. This includes common ancestry, and cultural heritage. The difference is that race is something that a person is born with and it can’t be changed or helped (mostly, though there have been some that tried). Ethnicity for the most part is taught and learned. No, ancestry is not something that can be changed but religious beliefs, language, music, clothing etc. can be. If you take a newborn from one race and ethnicity and place him in a home on the other side of the planet, his race won’t change but his ethnicity will mirror the home that he grew

States should try to copy what this within has been doing for the past 200 years. Having mixed races is good for the country because Ohio can teach other states to stop being prejudice to mixed people. This town can change history because in America, racism levels have not gone down since the 1990’s they have actually gone a quite a bit. Even when Abraham Lincoln removed enslaving people did not like to make mixed races in their family, but the Keiser’s and that is what makes their family amazing. If this town can have an effect on the country, there will be no need for there to be any kind of act of racism because all the races can mix and then no one can say anything hurtful or racist to the other. It is amazing that this town was able to

The article in my view focused on race, culture and sub-culture. The claim made by Azealia Banks was that Iggy Azalea was ripping off other black artists; to her, having anyone other than black people represent the hip hop culture was offensive and shouldn’t be done. Perhaps, to her that could be seen as terrorism since there is no one uniform definition of terrorism. Certainly, I don’t see that as terrorism. It is difficult to see this as a form of terrorism but since there is no strict definition there may be several views on what terrorism is.

The movie Fools Rush In is a great example of how gender as well as cultural differences can hinder communication in a multicultural society. Fools Rush In is about two people, Alex and Isabel, who come from two different cultural backgrounds who after a one night stand become pregnant and decide to get married. However, along with the marriage come compromises that include cultural traditions and personal sacrifices. The movie is a comedy but can also be viewed as romantic and shows how two people who love each other can resolve the issues of cultural and gender differences.