The Role Of Discrimination In The United States

Every minority group in the United States has faced discrimination and prejudice in their own form. Asian Americans are one of many minority groups that have a history of discrimination that isn’t discussed in America. Asian Americans are very unique in the united states due to the fact that as a minority group they are very small and have been alienated in the United States making it difficult for them to practice their culture. Women face discrimination in every aspect of life making it difficult for them to prosper in society. Women are one of the largest demographics in society that deal with discrimination. The United States is a country that has always been governed by men which has made it difficult for women to move up the hierarchy
With popular culture setting the norms for society women are left at a large disadvantage as far as how they are viewed and treated in society. As stated in the lecture “These sources have created many different cultural norms and expectations as well as have affected sexuality and sexual behavior. These sources have dictated many gender expectations and have subjugated women in many aspects of social life.” (Reali, 2017) In popular culture beauty among women is one of the most romanticized topics. The women portrayed in movies and magazines are all extremely beautiful. In today’s day and age, the internet and social media play a very large role into popular culture and the woman who rule social media are all extremely beautiful fit women. Things such as women in the healthcare field, lawyers, and scientist are not romanticized like the models and actresses and their glamourous lives. Social media creates discrimination for the treatment of women because a woman’s role in society is belittled woman are objects more often than they are seen as contributors to society. Last but not least one of the major areas where women face discrimination is in education. One concept which was stated in the lecture stated “In teaching students the values, norms, and expectations of the society, schools in this and many other countries have treated children as if men’s education is more
Much like other minority groups Asian Americans have been oppressed throughout American History. In the documentary “Vincent Who?” the case of Vincent Chin is a prime example of how Asian American history is not made a big deal in America. Two white men killed Vincent Chin after they beat him with a baseball bat, the two men never did jail time for the murder of Vincent Chin and eventually the chargers were dropped. This is an example of how difficult it is has been for Asian Americans to assimilate in America. In education Asian American history is not generally taught in schools which also leaves Asian Americans at a disadvantage to learn about their own culture. Asian Americans are one of the smallest minority group populations in America. According to the U.S. census Asian Americans in 2012 made up 5.1% of the United States population as opposed to Hispanics who made up 17% of the U.S. population and African Americans at at 13%. For Asian Americans assimilating into U.S culture is much more difficult because the population is so largely outnumbered. In “Yellow” by Wu Frank the author writes “Martin Luther King Jr. asked to be judged by the content of his character rather than the color of his skin, but in these surreal episodes I am not judged by he content of my character because the dealings have no content except for the racial image.” (Wu, 2001) Following the pearl