Ethnic Studies, Modern Essays and Research Papers, pg.9

1950 and onwards.

Recent publications in the Ethnic Studies / Modern category

• Gender Issues of Korean and Puerto Rican Immigrants

  Comparison Essay
  An analysis of how the gender roles of Korean and Puerto Rican immigrants have changed and adapted to the American environment in very different ways.

  # 16306 | 1,006 words | 1 source | MLA | 2002 |
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• Immigrant Education

  Analytical Essay
  Looking at the problems facing the educational authorities in educating immigrant children.

  # 15988 | 1,025 words | 9 sources | MLA | 2002 |
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• "Coming of Age in Mississippi" ( Anne Moody ) & "Soldados: Chicanos In Viet Nam" ( Charley Trujillo )

  Essay
  Examines how coming-of-age books portray racism of 1950s & Vietnam War, looking at the falseness of the American Dream.

  # 13625 | 1,350 words | 2 sources | 1999 |
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• "Language, Culture & Power" ( Lourdes Diaz Soto )

  Essay
  Critical review of work on bilingual (Spanish-English) families & education in small industrial Pennsylvania town.

  # 13367 | 1,350 words | 1 source | 1999 |
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• "Mexican Lives" by Judith Adler Hellman

  Analytical Essay
  Interviews with 15 Mexicans on their lives. Focus on problems & coping styles of the working poor.

  # 10458 | 1,125 words | 1 source | 2001 |
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• Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, The (Anne Fadiman)

  Analytical Essay
  Analysis of 1998 book about a family of Hmong immigrants, their family history, problems & cultural & spiritual conflicts.

  # 10446 | 1,125 words | 1 source | 2001 |
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• Ethnography of a Black Community

  Book Review
  Examines Carol Stack's groundbreaking 1974 book "All our Kin: Strategies for Survival in a Black Community". Book's importance & strengths.

  # 10445 | 2,250 words | 5 sources | 2001 |
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• Harjo & Spahr: Anti-Sleepwalkers

  Essay
  A study of the ethics of sleepwalking and the poetry of witness in the works of Joy Harjo and Juliana Spahr.

  # 10087 | 2,760 words | 4 sources | MLA | 2001 |
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• AIDS Prevention in Racial Minorities

  Essay
  The rising infection of minorities within the United States, and preventive measures that must be implemented.

  # 10054 | 1,360 words | 1 source | MLA | 2002 |
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• The Bias Against Minorities in Death Penalty Sentences

  Analytical Essay
  This paper presents a detailed examination of the prejudices experienced by minorities in death penalty sentencing.

  # 9574 | 875 words | 7 sources | MLA | 2002 |
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