Money Has No Smell

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In this article, the writer explains that it is a well-known fact that racism is an important element in the history of the US. The writer suggests that one of the main reasons for such a development could be the cosmopolitanism of American society, born out of a long history of immigration flows. The writer notes that Paul Stoller in his 2002 book "Money Has No Smell: The Africanization of New York" addresses, from different perspectives, the same idea regarding the hardships of immigrants in New York society. The writer relates that Stoller describes the multiple facets of the life of an immigrant trying to build a proper existence away from family, friends, culture and country. The writer concludes that the decades of racial segregation and discriminatory treatment have taken their toll on the shaping of American society.

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"These facts rarely make the front page of important magazines; most often they remain untold stories which still impact the everyday life of the communities which are faced with such discriminatory realities. Nonetheless, there are also events that bring out in the spotlight different aspects of the communities which deal with discrimination, poverty, racism, all emerging from a historical and often rather hard to change mentality about minority groups. One such event represented the death of Amadou Diallo, a victim of the abusive use of force by the New York Police Department. Shot down outside his Bronx apartment, his killers, four police officers were subsequently acquitted of all criminal charges. This was a clear case of discrimination, considering the fact that Diallo, a West African immigrant was unarmed at the time of his death and the use of force was clearly unneeded for. However, it represented a clear outline of the situation facing most immigrants in big cities throughout the US and the tensions they must coup with for living in a cosmopolite society."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Stoller, Paul. Money Has No Smell: The Africanization of New York City. Chicago: University Of Chicago Press, 2002.

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