SMC Racial And Ethnical Inequality Discussion

Chapter 3: Race & Ethnicity 

Use the following sites to answer the enclosed prompt:

• Site of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, with the latest news on racial issues and various other resources: https://www.naacp.org/
  Hint: In the search engine, try ‘African American and Asian American’; although students are encouraged to utilize any term in the search engines.
• The U.S. Census Bureau site, with special reports and comprehensive statistics on racial and ethnic groups: https://www.census.gov/
  Hint: In the search engine, try ‘African American contributions,’ ‘Asian American contributions,’ African American Inequality,’ ‘Asian American Inequality
• Information on race problems throughout the world by Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/
  Hint: In the search engine, try ‘African American,’ ‘Asian American.i.) 

Compare the situation of African Americans with that of Asian Americans. Gathering materials from sites for each of the groups.

• Then, compare their grievances (inequality) and achievements (contributions).
  • List the ones you discover accordingly. 
• What kinds of recommendations would you make to each (group) based on your findings? Explain your answer(s).