Racism In My Community Research Paper
Racism in My Community
ETH125
04/21/11
Emily Keniston
Racism in My Community
My neighborhood is somewhat diverse and quite large. Even though you may see people of various nationalities, the population in my neighborhood is predominantly Latino and White. However, the town I live in is mainly Latino by 48.0%. The chart below shows the population by race within Round Lake Beach, IL.
Black 4.3%
Caucasian 35.2%
Asian 3.0%
Indian 1.3%
Other 4.5% (Muni Net Guide, 2001)
Most of the members of the community in which I live do look like me. I believe the ways we look similar is by the way that we dress, the color of our skin, and the way that we speak. The ways that I look different compared to other members of my community is skin color, …show more content…
As a community we are more concerned about keeping ourselves safe and our homes secure. I have not witnessed any racial issues such as discrimination and segregation affect my community. So for this I talked with my neighbor Jeff to see what his thoughts are on the subject. First, I want to tell you about Jeff. Yes, he is a member of the community, but a lot of us consider him a leader as well. For 23 years Jeff served in the United States Air Force as security police and now he works at the local high school doing the same. Jeff believes that there is a problem with race and our community. He has a problem with section 8 housing and the “riff raff” that comes to our community from other towns. He also stated that he has a big problem with the Hispanics living in one house together; he believes this drives up the cost for others in the community. As far as people not like us in the community getting treated differently Jeff stated that he believes this does happen. He said “America is prejudice.” No one looks at the white man as they do the other races in the community. He believed that there is racial profiling among the police department as well as he has seen them look at someone by the car they drove or the clothes they had on with reason enough to stop them. As far as the school system in which Jeff works he said that everyone is treated the same, there are rules to …show more content…
The difference between me and the leaders of my community would be the money they make compared to the money I make or what the others in my community make. You can only tell the difference by looking at our homes or our cars as to who makes more money. The individuals who make more money will have a nicer home and drive a nice car. I do believe that the minorities’ interests in my community are represented. They have the same rights as I do. They are allowed to apply for the same jobs as me, receive an education and housing. One example of the minority groups interest being represented is the Latino population has their own business district down town and also throughout other parts of the town in which I
ETH125
04/21/11
Emily Keniston
Racism in My Community
My neighborhood is somewhat diverse and quite large. Even though you may see people of various nationalities, the population in my neighborhood is predominantly Latino and White. However, the town I live in is mainly Latino by 48.0%. The chart below shows the population by race within Round Lake Beach, IL.
Black 4.3%
Caucasian 35.2%
Asian 3.0%
Indian 1.3%
Other 4.5% (Muni Net Guide, 2001)
Most of the members of the community in which I live do look like me. I believe the ways we look similar is by the way that we dress, the color of our skin, and the way that we speak. The ways that I look different compared to other members of my community is skin color, …show more content…
As a community we are more concerned about keeping ourselves safe and our homes secure. I have not witnessed any racial issues such as discrimination and segregation affect my community. So for this I talked with my neighbor Jeff to see what his thoughts are on the subject. First, I want to tell you about Jeff. Yes, he is a member of the community, but a lot of us consider him a leader as well. For 23 years Jeff served in the United States Air Force as security police and now he works at the local high school doing the same. Jeff believes that there is a problem with race and our community. He has a problem with section 8 housing and the “riff raff” that comes to our community from other towns. He also stated that he has a big problem with the Hispanics living in one house together; he believes this drives up the cost for others in the community. As far as people not like us in the community getting treated differently Jeff stated that he believes this does happen. He said “America is prejudice.” No one looks at the white man as they do the other races in the community. He believed that there is racial profiling among the police department as well as he has seen them look at someone by the car they drove or the clothes they had on with reason enough to stop them. As far as the school system in which Jeff works he said that everyone is treated the same, there are rules to …show more content…
The difference between me and the leaders of my community would be the money they make compared to the money I make or what the others in my community make. You can only tell the difference by looking at our homes or our cars as to who makes more money. The individuals who make more money will have a nicer home and drive a nice car. I do believe that the minorities’ interests in my community are represented. They have the same rights as I do. They are allowed to apply for the same jobs as me, receive an education and housing. One example of the minority groups interest being represented is the Latino population has their own business district down town and also throughout other parts of the town in which I