Category: Ethnicity
Ethnicity is different from race, as it groups individuals based on shared culture, learned behaviors and other regional similarities beyond physical appearance. Ethnicity is associated with cultural experiences, history, upbringing, nationality, language, customs, geographical background and more. Common examples of ethnicity include Hispanic or Latine, Irish, Jewish or Cambodian.
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Comcast NBCUniversal Media, LLC is one of the world’s largest entertainment companies. While the company has invested in expanding diversity and inclusivity, it is still…
How Comic Book Companies Are Erasing Culture in Comics
Comic books and movies are an excellent opportunity for representation, but POC in comics are constantly rewritten as white or having their culture ignored. Comic…
American Universities: The Center Of Diverse Cultures (Part 1)
With increased international students and immigrants, American universities have absorbed different cultures from multiple origins. This article will depict how people preserve and spread distinct…
Latinos in Baseball: The Hidden Discriminatory Practices
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Doll Diversity: How American Girl Encompasses the True American Diversity
Last week’s article on diversity among Barbie dolls discussed how playing with unrealistically thin dolls decreases children’s body satisfaction. That same study showed that playing…
Meet Tia Moua, a Hmong Activist for Underrepresented Communities
The Hmong population of Washington state is uniquely small! Of the 320,000 Hmong people living in the United States, only 2,400 live in Washington state.…
Meet Dr. Ia Xiong, a Hmong Psychologist Helping Her Community
Many people have experienced intergenerational trauma. Among those are the people in the Hmong community. Many Hmong people in the US came as refugees from…
The Surge of Mexican Film Creators in America
Hollywood has recently made strides in diversifying its creators: producers, writers, and directors. For quite some time, only one perspective had a voice; even today,…
The Surge of Indigenous TV and Film Creators in America
Hollywood has recently made strides in diversifying its creators: producers, writers, and directors. For quite some time, only one perspective had a voice; even today,…