Diversity In American Culture
American culture constantly changes as time goes on. This can be seen throughout works of art, literature, music, and most of all, the personal stories of the American people. However, qualities that have made American unique from every other country in the world have remained an important part of the American identity. Citizens of the United States encompass all ethnicities, religions, and races to represent the face of diversity, national pride, free expression, and justice.
United States history is unique and incomparable. Settlers from all parts of the world settled and explored the new world. Therefore the new world collected an great expanse of different ethnicities, races, and cultures. The accumulation and assimilation of various cultures …show more content…
Multiculturalism has been embraced by many Americans, and has been promoted formally by institutions. Elementary and secondary schools have adopted curriculum to foster understanding of cultural diversity by exposing students to the customs and traditions of racial and ethnic groups. Government agencies advocate tolerance for diversity by sponsoring Hispanic and Asian American/Pacific Islander heritage weeks. The United States Post Office has introduced stamps depicting prominent Americans from diverse backgrounds. The baby boomer generation is the most racially and ethnically diverse generation in American history, with one third identifying with a race other than Caucasian (Howe and Strauss, 2000). America represents the face of diversity and although challenges that the country remains facing regarding racial justice, it remains the most diverse nation in the …show more content…
The Montgomery Improvement Association became the forerunner of a great variety of local organizations. The legislative achievements of that time for African-Americans were the most extensive since the Civil War amendments of 1860–1870. In terms of national legislation, the civil rights movement achieved the 1964 civil rights act, the 1965 billing rights act, and the 1968 fair housing act, making the 1960s the most successful protests in lobby areas. The civil rights act became widely known for its focus on accommodations although it's coverage was brought in deed making it practically impossible to legally just buy any acts of racial exclusion. African Americans have engaged in interest groups in the lobby politics since colonial America. Spurred into mobilization and action by their contextual dilemmas, protests and lobby organizations have taken numerous forms, formats, and structures. They have also deployed a vast array of protest in lobby and tactics techniques and procedures. The range of diversity in the social fabric and the sheer magnitude of the geographical landscape in the United States produces a large number of organizations. Not all of these are that Woodley or principally political. However, their existence of social entities is prominently associated with the advancement of some
United States history is unique and incomparable. Settlers from all parts of the world settled and explored the new world. Therefore the new world collected an great expanse of different ethnicities, races, and cultures. The accumulation and assimilation of various cultures …show more content…
Multiculturalism has been embraced by many Americans, and has been promoted formally by institutions. Elementary and secondary schools have adopted curriculum to foster understanding of cultural diversity by exposing students to the customs and traditions of racial and ethnic groups. Government agencies advocate tolerance for diversity by sponsoring Hispanic and Asian American/Pacific Islander heritage weeks. The United States Post Office has introduced stamps depicting prominent Americans from diverse backgrounds. The baby boomer generation is the most racially and ethnically diverse generation in American history, with one third identifying with a race other than Caucasian (Howe and Strauss, 2000). America represents the face of diversity and although challenges that the country remains facing regarding racial justice, it remains the most diverse nation in the …show more content…
The Montgomery Improvement Association became the forerunner of a great variety of local organizations. The legislative achievements of that time for African-Americans were the most extensive since the Civil War amendments of 1860–1870. In terms of national legislation, the civil rights movement achieved the 1964 civil rights act, the 1965 billing rights act, and the 1968 fair housing act, making the 1960s the most successful protests in lobby areas. The civil rights act became widely known for its focus on accommodations although it's coverage was brought in deed making it practically impossible to legally just buy any acts of racial exclusion. African Americans have engaged in interest groups in the lobby politics since colonial America. Spurred into mobilization and action by their contextual dilemmas, protests and lobby organizations have taken numerous forms, formats, and structures. They have also deployed a vast array of protest in lobby and tactics techniques and procedures. The range of diversity in the social fabric and the sheer magnitude of the geographical landscape in the United States produces a large number of organizations. Not all of these are that Woodley or principally political. However, their existence of social entities is prominently associated with the advancement of some