UNA-ORLANDO - Cultural Differences-Unequal Experiences USA

CULTURAL DIFFERENCES / UNEQUAL EXPERIENCES
UNITED STATES

Around the world, the United States of America is often known as a “melting pot of cultures” due to the diverse amounts of cultures and ethnic backgrounds. With various cultural backgrounds, conflict based on culture is often a topic of discussion as the immense size and diverse heritage create one of the most culturally-complex countries in the world. Immigration is also a significant factor in why the United States has such a diverse country full of different ethnic backgrounds, creating such a unique society. Below you will find out the history of how the cultural differences between these ethnic groups have created a system of inequality with policies that have created an unequal experience for different cultural groups in America. This has created a history of systemic racism and inequality that still affects Americans of different cultural and racial backgrounds today.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LEARNING RESOURCES

Inequality in America

Systemic Oppression in the U.S.

America's Cultural Unity & Multiculturalism

LEARNING RESOURCES

Background

Cultural Diversity in the United StatesStudents learn about several different metaphors that have been used to describe cultural diversity in the United States. Then they choose a metaphor that represents today’s diverse cultural landscape.

Americans See Advantages and Challenges in Country’s Growing Racial and Ethnic DiversityMost value racial and ethnic diversity in the workplace, but few want employers to consider race or ethnicity in hiring and promotion decisions.

Understanding Diversity For Those New To The U.S. | USAHelloAre you new to the United States? Understand what diversity means and how people of all backgrounds live in the USA.

Inequality in America

On Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites Are Worlds ApartA new survey finds profound differences between black and white adults in their views on racial discrimination, barriers to black progress and the prospects for change.

Discrimination in America: Experiences and Views

Racial and cultural minority experiences and perceptions of health care provision in a mid-western region - International Journal for Equity in Health

Systemic Oppression in the U.S.

Systemic And Structural Racism: Definitions, Examples, Health Damages, And Approaches To Dismantling | Health Affairs Journal

Systemic Inequality: Displacement, Exclusion, and SegregationThe United States must reckon with the racism built into its housing system in order to ensure that all Americans have the opportunity to build wealth.

Examining systemic racism, advancing racial equity | Stanford NewsBlack History Month is an opportunity to reflect on the Black experience in America and examine continuing systemic racism and discrimination in the U.S. – issues many Stanford scholars are tackling in their research and scholarship.

America's Cultural Unity & Multiculturalism

The Unity of AmericaDespite our many differences, Americans have always come together every Independence Day to celebrate our national birthday. Which is truly fitting. From the nation’s beginnings, our leaders have warned that strength can be found only in unity.

Unity, Multiculturalism and the American CreedNPR: At the beginning of this century, America was called God's crucible, the great melting pot. As we approach the end of the century, "melting pot" has been replaced by the buzzword "multicultural", which by some definitions separates us according to race, gender, and ethnic origin.

Creating Unity in a Diverse Society | Bush CenterYuval Levin is Director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at the American Enterprise

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