Race in Your Community My Term Paper

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Not everyone is fond of Italian-Americans. Many believe that anyone with an Italian name must in some way be connected to the Mafia, and thus are leery of personal relationships, fearing some godfather figure lurks in the shadows somewhere. And I have seen Asians be the target of several types of discrimination, from hiring practices to business patronage. There has always been discrimination against African-Americans in some form or another. Today, it is the general belief of many that all African-American youth belong gangs, which is much like the idea that all Italian-Americans are Mafia.

Stereo-typing is common. In fact it could be considered normal, since everyone, no matter the color of their skin or ethnic background, is guilty of it. Each group sees the other as different, the same in many respects, but different nonetheless.
My great-grandmother may indeed be rolling in her grave over the fact that my cousin has two illegitimate children, and by a Pakistani father no less, but tolerance grows with every generation. At one time, not too many decades ago, arranged marriages were common, today they are non-existent. The same is true of inter-racial marriages, today they are commonplace. Certainly, Yonkers could exercise more tolerance, but no more so than any other area of the country.

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