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This document summarizes key information about several minority groups in the United States: African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, American Indians, and White Ethnics. It provides statistics and historical context on population changes, immigration trends, experiences of discrimination, economic conditions including levels of poverty and unemployment, and the impact of government policies on these groups. The concluding questions ask how minority groups' lives have been affected by policies and what conditions they live under in the US.
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- 1. Chapter 10: Section 3 MINORITY GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES
- 2. African Americans 12% of population Forced to society as slaves in early 1600s Civil rights movement of 1950s and 60s Promising change? What statistics are there? College, family income average, poverty, unemployment rates
- 3. Hispanics 58% increase in population since 1990 - reasons? Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central and South American, Caribbean Illegal -vs- legal Political power How compare to majority? Education, employment, poverty Cultural aspects: religion
- 4. Asian Americans Six largest groups: Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese 4% of total US population First came in 1850s for gold mining, building railroads Discrimination widespread; Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882 1905 San Francisco Chronicle - encouraged growth of anti-Japanese movement; immigration act of 1924 - set quotas Education high priority; income levels “above”=model minority
- 5. American Indians Once numbered in millions Disease, warfare, destruction of traditional ways reduced population 50% of population of workforce on or near reservations is unemployed Below poverty level (30%) Alcohol-related deaths; suicide rate Education levels
- 6. White Ethnics Immigrants from Ireland, Italy, France, Poland, Greece Religious persecution; societal neglect
- 7. Question recap Describe the conditions under which minority groups in the US live. How have the lives of minority groups in the United States been affected by government policies?