Unlike The Mexicans and The Japenese The filipinos experienced more of a paradox and were known more of an American Colony the anything until 1934 The filipinos were not considered "Aliens" They lacked protection of a mother country and were more nakekedly at the mercey of Californias racist legislature and to the local goverments. Also white girls ( Read more... )

It says here that the first significant stream of Japanese immigrants to California came from Hawaii. They were escaping hellish like conditions from the cane fields. I think the cane fileds mean sugar, but I am not sure Ill have to do some more research on that.As early as 1892 Dennis Kearney was screaming that the "Japs must go!" There was an ( Read more... )

The United States has the world's largest inmate population and the world's second highest per capita incarceration rate, And most of the people make up of latino and black throught the years of 1980-1990 the hip-hop geeration for drugs has increased immesly the crisies has profoundly influenced our generation. the local jails have climbed from ( Read more... )

I am just so sick of talking about race related issues, I mean Yeah we had big problems with it in the past..but dont you think America has come a long way with each other now.. no matter how what your apperance is? I do..I think that people now adays are way more open minded and not as crule to one another as they were in the past years. I am not ( Read more... )

I love hip hop I love how it can do so many things like it said in the article its a medication..For me I have grown up with black and white friends my whole life.M step dad is Black and my two brithers are mixed I have grew up with all sorts of music and am open minded to all music but Hip -Hop is much respected to me it has faught to become what ( Read more... )

Notorious B.I.G, "Things Done Changed" In this introduction there was high hopes for the hip hope generation to move into mainstream but as George Bush was  win would threaten the future of African American Life, in the last two decades an unfulfilled promise of equality..there has been great disparities in education,healthcare, employment and much ( Read more... )

Basically We have adapted to watching any size screen for hours at a time its not our fault though. The screens are everywhere with different interest on them there is Tv, Video games, Internet with all sorts of things like Myspace and Face book.. Movies Dvds,cell phones to text 24/7 and now you can even do everything on your cell phone like read a ( Read more... )

Yes  alot of college students are over welmed with home work I hink is what the article was saying and that some students are over worked too much and some students not so much and are more caught up in watching tv or going on the internet.. a lot of the new generation is sucked in to the tecnolgy and get wrapped up in it and he time passses them ( Read more... )

 This article was shocking I mean not as if I didn't already know that this was true but its just shocking and sad to know that african americans and hispanics dont get a fair education because there low income but I find this true for all people that have low income it really is a constant struggle to get education because that constint need  that ( Read more... )

One thing before I go on about how I feel about this article.. Miss Harris I love the stories,artilces,and information you have put together in these packets I can't believe how many of my real feelings and what I have been dying to read and have something to relate to is all right here.. I am loving the topics I truley am because I have been ( Read more... )