Exam 8: Systemic Racism: Other Americans of Color

Latina/migrant mothers' alleged misuse of public assistance corresponds with suspicion and alarm over the mythological "welfare queen." Discuss other similarities between the "welfare queen" mythology and "anchor babies" mythology.

Backed up by international law on Indigenous peoples' rights, Native American leaders have insisted on all the following EXCEPT:

Rosalind Chou's and Joe Feagin's interviews with middle-class Americans from numerous Asian nationality groups found that many dealt with contemporary anti-Asian discrimination by:

Recent national opinion polls show a majority of all Americans view immigrants negatively.

Into the late 1920s, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws placing ____________ Americans in racially segregated black (not white) schools.

Explain why the following argument is highly problematical: Slowly increasing numbers of intermarriages will signal an end to white racism.

In a Pew Hispanic Center survey of nearly 3,000 Latinos:

The stereotyped model minority term and framing were originally created in the 1960s by white social scientists, media commentators, and politicians, who then sought to condemn:

Being categorized as nearer the white than the black end of the old white-racist continuum does not mean that a group, or member of a group, is viewed as being truly "white" by most native-born whites.

Describe Arizona Senate Bill 1070 (often referred to simply as Arizona SB 1070) in terms of the white racial frame, by drawing on any three of the following: i. beliefs aspect (racial stereotypes and ideologies) ii. integrating cognitive elements (racial interpretations and narratives) iii. visual and auditory elements (racialized images and language accents) iv. "feelings" aspect (racialized emotions) v. inclination to action (to discriminate) vi. strong positive orientation to whites and whiteness (the pro-white subframe) vii. the strong negative orientation to racial "others" who are exploited and oppressed (anti-others subframes)

Recent interviews with Mexican Americans by sociologist Julie Dowling revealed that, however they may identify on Census-type forms, most know that in everyday life they are not viewed or treated as white by most Anglo-American whites.

Have Asian Americans and Latinos felt pressure to adjust or abandon their national identities and cultural backgrounds in order to be white-conforming? Explain.

What is intra-ethnic othering?

The racially framed ideas of white supremacy and superiority over those viewed as racially "inferior" were early honed by white colonizers in regard to _______________ and African Americans.

Whereas working-class Latinos face significant employment and other discrimination from whites, middle-class Latinos do not.

Discuss individual and collective resistance to racism by Americans of color.

Describe sociologist Hilario Molina's southwestern study of mostly Mexican immigrant day-laborers.

In the 1990s, English-only advocates enacted mandates that largely eliminated bilingual (mostly Spanish-English programs) education in ___________.

Discuss the origins of Fresh Off the Boat (FOB).

In 2005, the American Psychological Association called for an end to "Indian mascots" because they have been shown to harm the mental health of Native American children.