Races

The emphasis of this page is to provide self directed tutorials to help students learn more about other races (including geography and languages via online games).



Traditional definitions of race, ethnicity and nationality are: Of the three race is the most difficult to define. Most social scientists agree that race doesn't actually exist -- it's a social category invented to keep people apart. According to the [|Free Online Dictionary]: //"// The notion of race is nearly as problematic from a scientific point of view as it is from a social one. European physical anthropologists of the 17th and 18th centuries proposed various systems of racial classifications based on such observable characteristics as skin color, hair type, body proportions, and skull measurements, essentially codifying the perceived differences among broad geographic populations of humans. The traditional terms for these populations— Caucasoid (or Caucasian ), Mongoloid, Negroid, and in some systems Australoid —are now controversial in both technical and nontechnical usage, and in some cases they may well be considered offensive." Categories developed in 1997 by the United States Office of Management and Budget are used to describe groups to which individuals belong, identify with, or belong in the eyes of the community. The categories do not denote scientific definitions of anthropological origins. The designations are used to categorize U.S. citizens, resident aliens, and other eligible non-citizens. Individuals are asked to first designate ethnicity as: Second, individuals are asked to indicate one or more races (Hispanic or Latino is not a race. Hispanic roots are considered to be aligned with European ancestry) that apply among the following:
 * **Race is associated with biology. You have no control over your skin color or how you are perceived by others. **
 * Ethnicity means you identify yourself with a culture. This could be because you speak the same language or have the same religion. Unlike race you have a choice to select your culture. For example, you may be Hispanic but you grew up in Vietnam so you identify yourself as Vietnamese.
 * Nationality. Your country of citizenship or original birthplace.
 * Hispanic or Latino or
 * Not Hispanic or Latino
 * American Indian or Alaska Native
 * A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community attachment
 * Asian
 * A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent,
 * Black or African American (online reference guide to African American History)
 * A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa
 * A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands
 * White
 * A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

Race Wiki Page Guidelines:
 * United States citizens or residents generally identify their race by their place of birth or descent rather than follow the above categories. We will also use geography but we will also explore the history of how different races entered or were displaced from their birth places in the United States.

Journey Through Slavery. How most Africans historically came to the Americas media type="custom" key="25802258" Ellis Island or Kioshk. Immigrants from Europe, Greece and the Middle East mainly used Ellis Island to enter the U.S. from 1892 to 1954. The Mohegan Indians initially lived near Ellis Island and called it Kioshk or Gull Island. media type="custom" key="25802178" Angel Island (1910 to 1940). More than half the people came from China and Japan. The rest mainly came from Russia, India, Central and South America. media type="custom" key="25802674" Mexican Migration. Waves of Mexicans came to the United States during the Gold Rush, stayed after the Mexican-American War and came to work in the Bracero Program. Mass deportations also took place during the great depression.


 * Geography:**


 * Africa**
 * African-American
 * Asia**


 * Europe**


 * Middle East**
 * Iranian/ Persian (learn Farsi/Persian from online games)
 * [[file:Iranian Brochure in PDF.pdf]]


 * North America**
 * African-American
 * Native-American


 * Central and South America**
 * [|Mexican-American]
 * [|Latino] (learn Spanishfrom online games)

The Bracero Program was a program that indicated in August 1942.The Mexican government started the Bracero Program. The importation of laborers from Mexico to The United States. Some of the Mexicans that got imported to United States left there familys and homes with no choice. Some of the braceros were experienced farm workers that came from La Comarca Lagunera. This program last for 22 years, 1942 - 1964. They came and worked for a short term but more for primarily agricultural labor contacts. They were making the Braceros travel everywhere around the U.S.A. Many of them suffered with short pay, to support themselves. They were going on strike to
 * Bracero Program**