Ethnic Studies papers

This essay is a comparative book review of Valerie J. Matsumoto's "Farming the Home Place" and Karen I. Blu's "Where Do You Stay At,"

This paper explores the history textbooks used by Israeli and Palestinian students to determine how they influence the peace process.

Analyzes an interview describing the family life of an African-American student.

An exploration of the ideological goals and political program of the Chicano movement in the US.

A review of Nelson Reed's book, "The Caste War of Yucatan".

A review of Rigoberta Menchu's book "I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala".

This paper discusses the disparities in Cambodian and American culture and the consequential difficulty Cambodian immigrants face in adapting to an American way of life.

Looks at the acculturation and assimilation of Lebanese-Canadians, especially as related to the larger political context.

Reveals the plight of Cambodian refugees in the United States.

An argument that the US Declaration of Independence has not yet offered true equality to black people in the US.

A look at the factors that endanger the future health of the Spanish-speaking community in North Carolina and the United States.

A look at the demographics of America's working people and its ramifications.

A review of Ignacio Garcia's "Chicanismo: The forging of Militant Ethos in Among Mexican Americans".

This paper looks at the aspect of music and poetry as a part of Egyptian culture.

Presents an interview of a Mexican-American coworker, who recently relocated from El Paso, Texas, to New Jersey.

This paper provides a discourse analysis in order to discuss stereotypes and identities of the Maori diaspora in Australia.

Looks at the arts of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkestan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

This paper looks at the Japanese tea ceremony and discusses Japanese aesthetic values.

This paper discusses the evolution of calypso music and looks at how this low class music became a worldwide phenomenon.

A look at the Miwok people.

An exploration of the Aztec people and their culture.

This paper discusses the impact of the social change activism of Blacks and Latinos.

An exploration of the studies on the relationship between racial discrimination and the death penalty.

A research paper on the racial disparities in today's US healthcare system.

This paper discusses the ethnic minority marketing strategy of McDonald's.

An analysis of the issues concerning prejudice in the workplace with a focus on racial prejudice.

Compares the historical, political and social environments of Mexico and the U.S. at the time of the Mexican-American War.

An analysis of a selected passage of Gloria Anzaldua's essay, "How to Tame a Wild Tongue".

A look at the history and significance of terms used to identify the Mexican population in the US.

A review of Khaled Hosseini's "The Kite Runner".

An in-depth look at the main objections to the practice of ethnic profiling.

A discussion of perspectives on race relations in Las Vegas, as observed and experienced by a middle-aged Caucasian male.

Looks at the history of the social battle of race as related to the politicization and education of African-American teachers in the South.

A discussion of the identity crisis among second generation South Asian teenagers and its expression in a new genre of music, bhangra remix.

This paper provides a comparison regarding starting a business in the U.S. versus the United Arab Emirates.

An overview of the development and history of anti-Semitism.

This paper looks at the diversity among the Hispanic American community.

A look at the country of Ghana before and after its independence from the British.

This paper discusses the art of the Amarna period from the viewpoint of propaganda and looks at what Akhenaten was selling.

A critical review of the article by A. Y. Aikhenvald, entitled "Multilingualism and Ethnic Stereotypes: The Tariana of the Northwest Amazonia".

An examination of the problem of racial profiling as it occurs in the U.S., zoning in on New Jersey as a case study.

Researches whether the story of Joseph in the Bible can be placed in the second intermediate period of the Hyksos people (c. 1650-1550 BC).

Describes the development of a multinational community, Little Italy in Ontario, Canada.

Narrates the story of the author's family and how it was affected by prejudice.

A study on counseling Asian Americans from an African-American perspective.

A look at the Romanian ethnic group that is considered a fully assimilated group in the US today.

A brief discussion on the early discrimination of whites against racial and ethnic minorities in the United States.

Looks at the current political strife in Africa from the viewpoint of Mahatma Gandhi.

Looks at the diversity of Hispanic-Americans, the largest minority group in the United States.

A comparison of the theme of being haunted by a cultural past in M. Night Shyamalan's "The Sixth Sense," Leslie Marmon Silko's "Ceremony" and Esmeralda Santiago's "America's Dream."

Looks at the theme of haunting and ghosts in the writings of ethnic authors Toni Morrison, Leslie Marmon Silko and M. Night Shymalan.

Looks at the violent history of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) as an example of humanity's barbaric killings.

A study of the individual, domestic and systemic causes of the Yugoslavian civil wars.

Discusses the grandparent's role in passing on cultural and socialization skills to grandchildren, focusing on the African-American household.

A summary and analysis if the article, "The Village Talks: Racial Socialization of Our Children." by Harriette Pipes McAdoo.

A review of the identity and discrimination against the Aboriginal nations in Australia.

The paper examines the success of the Manchu as opposed to the failure of the Mongols to conquer and rule China.

Investigates the causes of the growing trend of self-racism.

Examines the influence of early anthropologists, such as B. Mallinowski and E. E. Evans-Pritchard, on recent ideas about the anthropologist's role in the field.

Looks at the Hopi tribe of Northern Arizona especially livelihood issues.

This paper discusses the human rights abuses in Nigeria.

An examination of the impact of intolerance of tribal religion on the Cherokee over the last 150 years.

A look at the history and development of Native-American music.

Investigates the struggle of migrants towards cultural assimilation and ethnic-identification as portrayed in Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club", K.S. Maniam's "The Return", journal articles and an interview with a professor of migrant literature.

An examination of the history, political situation and culture of the Xhosa people of South Africa.

This paper explores race and ethnicity as it pertains to American gangs.

An analysis of thoughts that have historically and traditionally existed concerning interracial relationships.

This paper examines North American architecture from the
Pre-Columbian period to the Federalist period.

A comprehensive exploration of the disparities in socioeconomic outcomes of wealth and social policies aimed at black/white wealth inequality.

An exploration of marketing to different cultural groups, with a focus on the Hispanic and Chinese groups in the US.

A summary of the Eskimo culture in the ice-laden maritime regions of Greenland, Siberia, Canada and Alaska.

A look at Mike Davis' view of Los Angeles as seen in his book "City of Quartz".

An analysis of the general impact of race, class and gender on life.

The paper examines the influence of religion on the development of modern day Egyptian society.

A review of the Hmong people, an ethnic minority group who are believed to be originally from the Yellow Basin region in mainland China.

An outline of the contributions to American history by the Sioux Native Americans.

The paper discusses the film "Stand and Deliver", which details the problems of poor Chicano families in America.

An examination of the reasons for and the legality of racial profiling.

This paper discusses effective public diplomacy concentrating on goals, challenges and opportunities for African States.

The paper is a discussion and review of an alternative research method into the mental health problems of Australia's Aboriginal community.

A reflection paper about the contemporary family and its effect on school settings.

Discusses factors behind the dwindling numbers of Christians in the Holy Land.

Presents ethnographer Brigitte Jordan's anthropological book "Birth in Four Cultures", about giving birth in Holland, Sweden, the U.S. and the Yucatan.

An implementation plan to ensure that women of minority ethnic groups undergo breast cancer screening.

A review of the role of religion in societal development in Africa today.

An argument that it is necessary to look at culture, class and race when the issue of feminism is being discussed.

The paper discusses the attempt by rulers of the Ottoman Empire to introduce reforms during the period 1839 - 1876.

Discusses the basketball player Larry Bird, who is above racial controversies.

A discussion about Israeli women and female equality in Israel.

This paper looks at four common human characteristics and examines their impact on an individual's behaviour.

Explores the resource and economic implications related to human migration.

A research proposal to examine the perception of cultural competence of screeners and emergency response social workers in Santa Clara County.

An analysis of the generational differences and cultural gaps in the book "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan.

A discussion of the Mexican community and what it did for the American nation after 1848.

A discussion on the Vietnamese American and Japanese American subculture in California, and what this means for teachers.

A description of the language, culture and history of the Chinook Indian people of the northwestern U.S.

Argues against identity politics especially within the Canadian context.

The author of the paper examines how world powers responded to the system of apartheid in South Africa.

A review of conflict management and the U.S. and UN humanitarian intervention in Somalia.

A look at equal opportunity policies in Britain and the inherent problems in these policies that must be addressed.