Face Of America
There were many interesting facts in the Upfront Magazine “The New Face of America.” The first one I found was that other races outnumber caucasian races, “The Census Bureau announced last spring that minority births-Hispanic, black Asian, American Indian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Alaska Native-now outnumber those of non-Hispanic whites.” Living in a region with dominantly white people, I didn’t realize that we made up less than half of our country's population. Another interesting fact from the article is the Natural Increase Rate(NIR) of the Hispanic race. I didn’t know that the NIR of the Hispanic race in America was almost 1 million people per year, “An estimated 12.5 million of the 24 million eligible Hispanic voters cast
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It informs us that minority groups are becoming majorities in the U.S.A. I’d like to go deeper than this, exploring what this “New America” could mean from a demographic standpoint. One result of the mixing races is a leap in cultural diffusion for America, “who will consider themselves Hispanic, black, or white later this century?” With the cross reproduction of races, cultures from multiple backgrounds will be passed down to one child. This will effectively give the next generation knowledge in multiple backgrounds, since everyone around them-from their relatives to their neighbors-will be from many cultures. Directly correlating to the potential diffusion of cultures is a counteractive downfall. What will happen to the local diversity if every culture becomes so widespread? I suppose that even though we will eventually lose our physical diversity in this situation (through the interracial reproduction), different regions would maintain certain cultural landscapes. For example, we may all cross-breed to the point where we all look the same, a mix of all ethnicities, but 9/11 will still be part of all of our cultural pasts. It’s similar, if not exactly the same, to becoming a formal region. One could say America will become a formal region on the account that we’ll all have similar physical characteristics. However, our cultural landscapes and cultural practices will all be different. When looking deeper, it is clear that the increasing minority groups in will America cause major changes over time. The question is, will these changes be for better, or for
It informs us that minority groups are becoming majorities in the U.S.A. I’d like to go deeper than this, exploring what this “New America” could mean from a demographic standpoint. One result of the mixing races is a leap in cultural diffusion for America, “who will consider themselves Hispanic, black, or white later this century?” With the cross reproduction of races, cultures from multiple backgrounds will be passed down to one child. This will effectively give the next generation knowledge in multiple backgrounds, since everyone around them-from their relatives to their neighbors-will be from many cultures. Directly correlating to the potential diffusion of cultures is a counteractive downfall. What will happen to the local diversity if every culture becomes so widespread? I suppose that even though we will eventually lose our physical diversity in this situation (through the interracial reproduction), different regions would maintain certain cultural landscapes. For example, we may all cross-breed to the point where we all look the same, a mix of all ethnicities, but 9/11 will still be part of all of our cultural pasts. It’s similar, if not exactly the same, to becoming a formal region. One could say America will become a formal region on the account that we’ll all have similar physical characteristics. However, our cultural landscapes and cultural practices will all be different. When looking deeper, it is clear that the increasing minority groups in will America cause major changes over time. The question is, will these changes be for better, or for