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    The event that we attended in class was‚ "Revisiting Racism: Equity‚ Diversity & Inclusion in "Post Racial America" - Guest Speaker Bryant K. Smith." His Motto was "make good people great‚ and great people memorable." Mr. Smith spoke about various things such as race‚ whiteness‚ othering theory‚ pop cultures‚ oversimplification of United States History and how all those play a role in contemporary racism. He "revisited them‚" by giving us information on each topic. The topics that stood out to me

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    Racial discrimination has been a problem in America’s social history. Discrimination of ethnic minorities (especially Blacks) has long been a controversial issue‚ prevalent in societies‚ and workplace for several years. Racial discrimination remains a key concern in the United States’ workplace. Employers not only use discriminatory screening and recruitment processes‚ but also often stereotype Blacks by rating them as workers with weaker soft and hard skills compared to Whites (Bobo & Fox 321).

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    because you are somewhat different from everyone else. Being different doesn’t mean you are not part of the world and doesn’t make it okay to get singled out and targeted on because of being different. Every race at one point‚ has experienced discrimination. As children growing up‚ we are taught to not judge a book by its cover but that’s easier said than done. Making judgements about something without having prior knowledge seems to be a part of human nature and human’s basic way of thinking. It

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    where they had more direct competition with men. This competition and expansion of women obtaining higher level jobs lead to discrimination. In the article Adele faced discrimination when she searched for a job and when she started to work with men. This gave Adele the opportunity to prove herself that she had the same ability as anyone else. Unions started to reappear during the war. They gave workers to ability to protect themselves from large companies. Adele for an example pre-union go hurt on

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    RACIAL DISCRIMINATION WITHIN THE GAY COMMUNITY Student Name Western International University ETH 123 Cultural Diversity Professor October 16‚ 2006 My community is the most diverse of all. I am speaking of the gay community. Our community consists of people from every race‚ every religion‚ every gender‚ and every economic sector. We claim to be all-inclusive‚ embracing everyone despite our differences and celebrate our diversity with pride very openly. The issue of gay civil rights came to

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    Hong Kong during the 1950s and 60¡¦s Hong Kong is often looked upon as the capital of free trade. Located in the center of Southeast Asia‚ this is no small coincidence as to the region¡¦s success. It is based upon effective governance and the intensive working attitude of the local people. Nevertheless‚ Hong Kong has had to confront numerous challenges in order to achieve its status in the world market today. In the early 1950s‚ Hong Kong underwent enormous changes which totally transformed its

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    Racial discrimination among Hispanics in the United States is on the rise along with stricter immigration laws‚ inadequate education for ESL classes‚ as well as they are prey to healthcare disparities. Data shows that many states in the United States are implementing tougher immigration laws for their individual states. Also‚ due to education cuts and kick-backs‚ English as a second language classes are becoming fewer in many school districts. Finally‚ health care disparities among Hispanics are

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    research done over racial tensions in America‚ race between generations‚ race in colleges and universities and mixed races in America. The research started with journals over race in America. This topic was the bases of my research and one of my main focuses. With my topic‚ race in America has to be fully covered to begin to understand what race in America is about. I stress America because while most believe that race is only a problem in the United States‚ this is not the case. Racial tensions can be

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    Conformity and Compliance During the 1950’s The 1950’s are often labeled as an era of conformity and complacency. But how valid is this label? Could the same radical and rebellious Americans of the 1960’s be submissive and compliant just one decade earlier? The answer (for the most part) is yes. The suburbanization‚ consumerism/materialism‚ second Red Scare‚ and "cult of domesticity"� of the 1950’s exemplify this accepting and submissive attitude of Americans. However‚ there are some exceptions.

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    Esposito (2016)‚ “Boosting the diversity of providers in the U.S. health care industry could be a tool for bridging the gap” (n.p.) There seems to be a lack of African-America health professionals spanning across the health industry‚ which concerns one of the board members of the Association of Black Health Professionals. Discrimination in the health care system is prevalent‚ whether or not people realize the reality of the situation. This

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