The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the identity development of mixed race Asian students, also known as Hapas, and the influence of college environments of their perceptions of self. More specifically, this study will use Narrative Inquiry to gain insight into the lives and experiences...
Perhaps it’s the memory of slavery, or the legacy of the civil rights movement, or the need to be politically correct, or just plain politeness, but most Americans, particularly whites, are relatively restrained in word and deed about race. Most Asians are uninhibited about it. Asia’s vas...
Obesity is a problem often associated with North America. However, China is providing that East Asians are having issues battling the problem as well. In fact, it is estimated that there are over 40 million obese people in China. To address weight problems of its students,...
We conclude that PCA may have a biasing role in genetic investigations and that 32,000-216,000 genetic studies should be reevaluated. An alternative mixed-admixture population genetic model is discussed.Similar content being viewed by others The influence of a priori grouping on inference of ...
Click to enlarge The insults directed to me by people who are Pakistani or by people who are Hindus are peculiar,because they presuppose a sense of communal identity which I mostly lack.Insults toward Bengalis and Muslims just leave me scratching my head. Also, now that I am no longer 15...
Asians and Africans in general are also nominated by those with the old racist belief in 'racial categories', with odds ratios of 2.29 (95% CI: 1.43, 3.66) and 1.53 (95% CI: 1.21, 1.94), respectively. South Asians as a nominated out-group in this model are associated with sentiments ...
1)mongrel: ( a derogatory term) of mixed breed, race, origin Adolf Hitler called New York a mongrel city. ;The mix is much wider- Asians, Africans, Latins - that when that tumultuous variety of European crowded ashore at Ellis Island. 1)tumultuous: making loud, confused noise; excited ...
Maya culture, and even hot springs and health. There’s fully as much to do as there is in Europe or Asia. More than just the Spanish settled this country, where waves of French, Italians, Middle Easterners, Germans, Asians, Mormons, and Mennonites have moved in and called the country ...
Responsible for alot of these things and its way more then 2% of black millionaires its really 9% and majority lived in the East Coast down South and some in L.A area The key to becoming a millionaire is to live wisely financially, mainly by living within your means, avoiding credit card...
I, too, yearn for a world where race doesn’t matter. I grew up in an era where racial blurring wasn’t cool. Biracial kids were called “mixed-nuts.” People said we were too confused to form a stable sense of self. It was an updated version of the “tragic mulatto” myth – ...