History (Ethnicity and American Culture)

Ethnicity and American Culture 1

ETHNICITY AND AMERICAN CULTURE

History 10

John Q . Cipher

Utah Valley State College

Dr . Simon Gilmore

Psychology 4890

Ethnicity and American Culture 2

Early nineteenth century America is described by historian Gary Nash as a world of red , white and black . Describe how the economic , political and immigration policies of the United States reinforced a racial hierarchy

Does the United States have the racial hierarchy that some think it does and if so is it an accepted echelon within the Nation ? Just

what is this hierarchy based upon

Many still believe that with the United States millions of people that Caucasians are indeed and always will be the ultimate hierarchy in the Nation regardless of how many immigrants are allowed in or how many accepted citizens from other countries come in . Despite the ever changing roles and the economical and political takes and changes that have drastically changed much , to include our own amendments it is very definite that all of this has reinforced a racial hierarchy . This may have taken hundreds of years and even a few wars but the facts seem to speak quite loud , for themselves

From the Exclusion Act of the Chinese to the Mexican immigrants where at times they have been welcome and other times they have not been . Many of these immigrants come to the USA seeking improvement of life in ways of employment , socially offered services and education . Once where they were not welcome now they are here...