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Intermarriage, 2002.
A study of intermarriage between Japanese women and American men.
1,141 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper discusses how intermarriage is one sign of the assimilation of a foreign population in their new country and how such marriages often encounter numerous difficulties, from discrimination to cultural tensions between the husband and wife. It examines how racial intermarriage involves the added difficulty of different racial backgrounds, which also create instances of discrimination and problems fitting into the community. It uses as an example the marriages of Japanese women and American men and examines the particular problems and issues they face such as prejudice.
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"The Japanese community has made clear distinctions among the generations based on origin. The Issei were first-generation immigrants who came to America prior to the Oriental Exclusion Act of 1924, with almost half arriving before 1910. Most were ineligible for American citizenship, and in many states they were forbidden from owning land. Other groups were born in America and were known as Nisei (second-generation) or Sansei (third generation). They held American citizenship because they were born on American soil, and most had been educated in American schools and had been indoctrinated wit democratic principles. A number of the Japanese women married to American men would be issei of a different sort, Japanese war brides brought home by soldiers after World War II ("International Nikkei Research Project," 1999)."
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Jewish-American Intermarriage, 2004.
A look at the assimilation of Jews into American society.
1,133 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper examines how the United States of America has become a symbol of freedom to the rest of the world and how people from nations everywhere come to the country in pursuit of the ?American Dream?. It discusses how, once a major target of anti-Semitism, American Jews have truly established themselves in this nation and have even earned the respect and acceptance of many. In particular, it looks at how this assimilation of Jews into American society has caused a substantial increase in intermarriage, but ironically, increasing the possibility of destroying what is left of Jewish identity and unity.
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"As Jewish immigrants moved to the United States, they quickly adapted to an American way of life while still sustaining a strong commitment to their Jewish culture. ?Most new arrivals were committed to retaining their distinctiveness and their sense of Jewish peoplehood? (Feagin 123). However, second-generation Jews became more influenced by pressures of assimilation; they did not have as strong of a tie to Judaism as their parents had because they were born in America. The media and the public schools made it easy for them to pick up the English language and American values, and they quickly became the rope in a tug of war between their parents and a dominating American culture (Feagin 123). Many second-generation Jewish women were pressured by society to reject their mothers? image of ?poverty and strong-woman reality? and instead assume the more lady-like, devoted-housewife qualities of that time (Feagin 124)."
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Intermarriage Among Japanese-Americans, 2000.
An examination of the history, incidence, legal, social and personal effects of Japanese-American women marrying non-Japanese-American men.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 39.95
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"Intermarriage is one sign of the assimilation of a foreign population in their new country. Such marriages, however, often encounter numerous difficulties, from discrimination to cultural tensions between the husband and wife. Racial intermarriage involves the added difficulty of different racial backgrounds, which also create instances of discrimination and problems fitting into the community. The marriages of Japanese women and American men constitute one such intermarried population facing particular problems and issues.
When the Japanese started arriving in the United States in the 1890s, anger about the Chinese was simply transferred to the newcomers, and the focus of hostility and agitation against the Japanese was in California, as had been the case with hostility toward the Chinese. This was also where most of the continental Japan..."
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Judaism and Assimilation, 2002.
Examines issues of intermarriage and assimilation in American Jewish culture.
3,872 words (approx. 15.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 105.95
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As far back as can be traced, Jewish leaders have lamented the degree of intermarriage that exists in the religion. This paper examines why intermarriage is seen as such a threat to the Jewish identity and whether this perception is justified. The paper questions what precisely constitutes the Jewish identity which is being threatened and how it might it be maintained. The paper also questions whether this identity should even be maintained or whether the instincts of an isolationist race are at odds with the greater moral liberation of the modern era.
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"Between both these two competing definitions lie the niceties of culture, elements of cultural identity which are strictly or predominately Jewish. Even apart from Kosher restrictions and so forth, there are various cultural eating habits that exist, even as there are other cultural tendencies. Much has been made of the culture of the Jewish people -- of Yiddish, of the family structure, of the work ethic, and so forth. Whether this springs from their ethnic identity or their religion, it may be the thread binding them together. However, even in terms of culture, variety abounds. Whitefield writes that ?There is no essential American Jewish culture, just as there is no fixed Jewish identity in the United States...? (Whitefield 247)"
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Irish-American Community, 1999.
History & evolution of their political views. Discussing the community in terms of family relations, religion, stereotypes, surnames, intermarriage, self-identity and immigration.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 12 sources, $ 95.95
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" The Irish American family has undergone significant changes in the past century. Because of high rates of intermarriage with other white ethnics, Irish American families have essentially assimilated into mainstream culture. With the passage of time, most Irish Americans are now removed by as many as five generations from their Irish roots albeit Irish immigration to America continues at a steady pace. Most Irish Americans simply consider themselves "American" yet strong nationalist and religious affiliations contribute to a persistent sense of ethnic self-identity among this group.
The struggle for independence in Ireland stimulates strong feelings from some Irish Americans. The bitterness of this quest has left an indelible mark and fostered ties between immigrant and homeland: "Few nations in Europe witnessed as fervent and as.."
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The Biracial Family, 2008.
This paper reviews "Clover" by Doris Sanders.
1,066 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 37.95
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The paper discusses the book "Clover" by Doris Sanders that portrays the life of a young black child reared by a white woman in a close-knit, African-American farming community. The paper considers the book's dominant themes of intermarriage and women and work and highlights Sanders' depiction of gender-specific expectations.
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Part One: Summary of Text
Intermarriage
Women and Work
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"Dori Sander's, Clover, is a thoughtful look at what it is like to be a young black child reared by a white woman in a close-knit, African-American farming community. The book explores Clover's own conflicting feelings towards Sara Kate and the difficult time Sara Kate experiences by virtue of being a white interloper in a protective and tightly-bound black extended family. Furthermore, the book looks at how Clover finds herself uncomfortably straddling two worlds that are divided by cleavages that extend beyond race. To wit, Sara Kate is well-educated and intelligent and white (and apparently fairly upper-class) and Clover's family is working poor, African-American, rural and not terribly urbane. In a real sense, the little girl is the embodiment of the fears, tensions and insecurities many children endure when thrust into biracial marriages in a society that has not yet embraced them."
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Jewish-American Immigration, 2005.
Traces the history of the immigration of Jews to the United States and the patterns of assimilation.
2,437 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper discusses the history of Jewish immigration from 1654 until today. In addition, it discusses the struggles faced by the Jews when they came to America during the various waves of immigration. The paper also discusses cultural assimilation. Other issues discussed are anti-semitism, conformity to American traditions, and intermarriage.
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"The media and the public schools made it easy for them to pick up the English language and American values, and they quickly became the rope in a tug of war between their parents and a dominating American culture (Feagin 123). Many second-generation Jewish women were pressured by society to reject their mothers' image of "poverty and strong-woman reality" and instead assume the more lady-like, devoted-housewife qualities of that time (Feagin 124)." The most significant indicator of cultural assimilation among the Jewish Americans is the gradual movement away from the Orthodox branch of Judaism, encompassing traditional and rigid forms of worship and belief, to the conservative and reform branches, each reflecting more Americanized practices and less strict observances."
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Bilingualism, 2004.
An analysis of bilingualism and its effect on children.
2,509 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 76.95
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This paper discusses how different ethnic and cultural groups influence the process of bilingualism. The paper focuses on the effect that bilingualism has on children. The paper identifies immigration and intermarriage as the two main ways that children become bilingual. The paper distinguishes between two different kinds of bilingualism: fluent bilingualism, if a child speaks both languages fluently; and limited bilingualism, if a child doesn't speak any of the languages well.
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"In the discussion part of the paper Schecter discussed the relationship between family language environment and the development of bilingualism in different sociolinguistic contexts. She also pointed out the importance of parents' attitude toward bilingual education and success of their children in bilingualism. Parents experience the events associated with language use day-to-day life as enablers of, or constraints to, the maturation of their children's identities as social and cultural beings."
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"Othello", 2002.
A modern day interpretation "Othello" by William Shakespeare.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper will discuss the play Othello by William Shakespeare and discover the elements of heroism, racial intermarriage, and male domination in society, within the context of a modern day interpretation in the play. By evaluating all of these elements, we can see how the play relates to today's world and the older world that Shakespeare dominated in the seventeenth century and how they all relate to each other in the scope of the play.
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American Jews, 2002.
A look at the problem of assimilation in American Jewry.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper five-page sophomore paper discusses the situation of the Jewish people in the United States. It is believed that American Jews are different from Jews in other parts of the world. It looks at how this is because assimilation and intermarriage have had a profound impact of the America society and how the Jewish population's commitment to its religion has declined significantly. It shows how this is a major cause of concern for the American Jewry leadership as lesser commitment from younger generation is bound to weaken the foundations of this religion in the United States.
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The Caste System in India, 2006.
This paper looks at the plight of women within the caste system in India.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 11 sources, $ 115.95
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In this article, the writer studies the caste system in India. The writer states that this system has long been a target of criticism and understandably so. The writer claims that by dividing people into desirable and undesirable people and by forbidding, at least in the abstract, intermarriage between various groups, the caste system undermines the essential human equality of all citizens and creates the grounds for ethnic and social tension. Further, the writer notes that for women especially the caste system is destructive, because it renders them little more than an adjunct to their husbands, while simultaneously denying them the freedom to share their lives with whom they wish.
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"The general status of women is harmed by the caste system in additional ways that go beyond just the potential violence they must confront all-too-frequently. Ultimately, caste determines the type of social mixing permitted, the type of wells at which one can draw water and the types of technology rural inhabitants can use in tending to their lands. In addition, land is almost invariably in the hands of the Brahman elite and underlings are dependent upon their superiors for employment."
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