Nationalism

So i am writing about Nationalism and what it means. According to Omi and Winant, Nationalism is when you're against mixing or becoming into another society. An example would be when Nationalists called on minority communities to develop their unique histories, distinct collective identities, and separate political agendas. They opposed both integrationist political currents and the homogenizing, culturally dominant thematics of "mainstream" America.

In Class Blog CGG

Okay so I'm writing about what Ying Ma does and what she thinks about. Ying Ma is an interesting person and she expresses her feeling very well. Ying Ma is the author of Chinese Girl in the Ghetto. Ying ma regularly writes about China, International affairs and the free market. She believes in free markets, free people, and free minds. On her Facebook page she repeatedly talks about different kinds of way America must end the welfare state. I've also noticed while reading her Facebook page that she likes to rant alot about Obama. She talks about how he is doing a bad job as president. Upon reading the first few comments on Amazon about Ying Ma's memoir Chinese Girl in the Ghetto, people seem to like the memoir. I personally have yet to start reading this book but from reading the comments these people wrote i have a good understanding about what this book is about. Basically Chinese Girl in the Ghetto is a book about Ying Ma herself and growing up in middle class china until the age of 10, then later on moving to modern day American slum. Ying Ma came to America without knowing s single english word. She writes about the obstacles a poor immigrant as herself had to overcome in order to achieve the American Dream. I look forward to reading her book, it seems very interesting and I hope to learn more about her.

Blog #5

So currently in Anthropology we have been given an assignment to explain how concepts of race are created and changed; how they become the focus of political conflict and how they have come to dominate our present imagination. For this assignment i will use all the articles that we have been assigned to read up until now. I will also include the films that we have watched in class to further explain the assignment. For me this is a difficult assignment because I kind of have difficulty reading the articles but at the same time it helps to have them because the information is given to you. I will try my best to explain what the assignment is asking me to write.

In class blog ( Untouchable)

In the novel " Untouchable", we see a world in where dominant culture is active. Throughout the book, the main character Bakha faces discrimination everywhere he goes simply because he is of  a lower caste than everyone else. Throughout the book we can also see ideology come into place when Bakha talks about himself wanting to be like the English people. Bakhas emotions are what causes to lead him to false consciousness.Bakha faces conflict when he doesnt know if he should follow his religious ways of living or try to become and English man. Bakha is living in a paradigm that he is not willing to accept.

Blog #4

Yay halfway through the semester! Just kidding. Well, i have had a rough first semester of college. I don't really know what to write about the connections i see in the cluster or the texts that speak from one class to another but yes, all the things I've learned about race and culture have made me see/think differently about everyone and everything around me. I've learned that race is not a biological thing but a culture one. I've learned the differences between race, ethnicity, and nationality. 

In Class Blog 4/16

From what Ive seen on Twitter, i found all the twitter handles important and interesting. There was one article from Prison watch network that was interesting to me. It was an article asking us if punishment in California prisons was based on race. It was talking about how inmates inside the California prisons were separated by color signs. Blue for black inmates, white for whites, red,green, or pink for Hispanics and yellow for everyone else.The California department of corrections and rehabilitation says that the signs are simply to prevent race violence, theft and assault, etc. I honestly do not like using twitter at all, but from the time that we've used it in class i think it's a pretty good source for finding useful information. I think it is very interesting as well and somewhat entertaining. Yes i guess twitter is a legitimate way of having a conversation. I think what it takes to have a good conversation is asking a good question/ topic..  

In Class Blog 4/9

Basically, what this chart is telling us i the anti-Islamic hate crime incident that occurred in the United States from 1995- 2008. I think the chart describes the data thoroughly.The chart shows that anti - Islamic crime incidents were at their highest during 2001, which was when 9/11 happened. The chart also shows how the incidents of anti- Islamic hate crime were pretty low before 9/11 and after 9/11 the incidents were much higher and stayed at a high rate. I think what this obviously tells us is that because of 9/11, it had a huge effect on the anti- Islamic crime incidents that occurred afterwards.  

English Major Event (Extra Credit)

Today I attended the "you can do anything with an English major" event. There was a different set of speakers all talking about how an English major give them different opportunities in life. I never really thought how important an English major was until the speakers that were there today really talked about it. I used to think that it was very boring and i really wasn't interested at all but now i am somewhat encouraged to do more with it. Their was this one speaker who was talking about how he was a first generation college student and how it can be stressful at times. I can relate to this because i too am a first generation college student. My parents never had the chance to go to high school. The whole thought that I'm the first in the family to go to college is hard to believe. Like the speaker was saying it can be stressful, and to be honest i really don't know why I'm here. I always thought i had to go to college but I'm not so sure if i really wanted to or if i was even ready. Heck i don't even know what i want to do in life right now. But after hearing the speakers share their stories about the different opportunities you can obtain with just an English major, it helped me realize i have to work harder and i have to do more with not just an English major but also with all the little things in life and make the most of them.

Response To Another Blog

I'm responding to a blog. Akeem is saying that he had no interest in the Slave and Citizen after reading 3 pages of it online. But as soon as he got the book in front of him he started to understand it much better. Akeem thinks that major claim is how slavery was viewed and treated in the northern and southern hemisphere. He agrees with Tannenbaum saying, "Negros had liberties in the southern hemisphere unknown to those in the northern hemisphere "(Qadeer).  He then writes "being someone from South America I can relate to this all slightly. In Guyana, the country in which i was born, there is still great tension between the people because of skin color, race, and simply areas where you were born an raised"( Qadeer). I agree with what he is saying because he can relate to how Negros were treated differently in the northern and southern hemisphere. I think you should put this somewhere in your essay as it can be helpful. Just a suggestion.

Blog #2

To be honest Slave and Citizen has been a major headache for me, but that is obviously because i have either not done the reading or simply because I'm having a hard time understanding it. But from all the work we've done in class I've learned a lot of new things about slavery. One thing i found interesting was when tannenbaum said that even though emancipation legally freed the negro, the white man couldn't accept the fact that it was actually true. This makes me think that no matter what the Negro did he would always be treated as a lesser human being. I also learned that the only way the Negro was going to get moral status was if his professional standing overcomes his racial origin. I also learned that Tannenbaum had obsession with women of color.

Slave and Citizen (In class summary)

In Frank Tannenbaums "Slave and Citizen" the main argument is about how slavery was different in the two areas, western and southern areas. These areas consisted of the United States and Portugal, Brazil, Spain, Cuba. Slavery was much different in the United States than in other places around the world. In the United States a Negro had no saying in who he was or what he can did simply because they were colored people. In other parts of the world like Spain and Portugal anyone can be a slave. Another difference was how African women of color were treated differently in the U.S and Brazil. Tannenbaum writes that in colonial Brazil, persons of color, and especially women, found more social opportunities and respect.

My Classmates Tweets

I found Nicos idea very interesting on the idea of the way slaves were the backbone of the country back then is similar to today with immigrants/minorities. The reason i found it interesting was because if you think about it immigrants are the people that make this country work. I believe that without immigrants/minorities this country would not be as functional as it is. Immigrants/ minorities have a lot to offer to this country and we have a lot to learn from them.

Blog 3/11

What i found interesting was how the Negro's were basically the ones who created the New World even though it is said that the Europeans were the ones who made it. Also the Negro's were very loyal to the Europeans even though they forced them to work. Another thing i found very interesting was that there was two areas, the western and southern parts. Also Tannenbaum says that African women of color were treated differently in the U.S and Brazil. For evidence he writes that in colonial Brazil, persons of color, and especially women, found more social opportunities and respect. He illustrates this point by referring to examples of relatively privileged black women in colonial Brazil, including those who are slaves themselves. Also by reading the text i learned that according to Tannenbaum, he says that even though Emancipation legally freed the Negro, the white man still couldn't accept the fact that it was over. I'm looking forward to understanding more about what this book is about.

Diagnostic

Double consciousness                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Based from what I read in the passage. One idea I found that was very significant was about how a Negro tried to become a part of this world without being hated on. I believe this was a significant idea because it’s talking about a persons will to become part of a way of living. He wishes that he can become a part of America without others forgetting where they are from. He did not want to turn America into an African way of living because America had too much to teach to the rest of the world and Africa.  He talks about not wanting to become part of the American way as soon as possible as he knew that he as a Negro had a message for the world. He basically wanted to become an American Negro without people judging him or making fun of him and at the same time have the same opportunities as the other Americans. In my opinion this Negro was very brave and determined to become an American Negro. I believe this is as important now as it was back then because there are so many people in this world trying to be a part of something but are too afraid of what others may say. But this does not stop them from trying to accomplish what they set out to be.