To What Extent Does Cultural Identity Affect Human Interactions?
Order Description
Guidelines for Cultural Identity Essay
Readings
Judith Ortiz Cofer’s “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria,” Patrick
Goodenough’s “California High School Pressed to Drop Its ‘Arab’ Mascot,” Martin Luther King’s “I have a Dream,” Thomas Williams’ “Thomas Chatterton Williams: My Black Privilege,” Bharanti Mukherjee’s “American Dreamer,” Anh Do’s “In Little Saigon, Some Latinos Are Learning Vietnamese to Get Ahead” Amy Chua’s “The Right Road to America,” Frank Shyong’s “’Here I am above Average’: Chinese Parachute Kids…”, Manual Munoz’s “Leave Your Name at the Border,”
and Cindy Carcamo’s “A California ‘Dreamer’ Goes Home to Mexico …”
BackgroundThis topic concerns cultural identity which affects every aspect of our beings. It is said that the
“melting pot” theory holds that immigrants who live in this country will quickly give up “motherland” ways in favor of an American value system. However, migrants’ need for familiarity steadily erodes this to the point that their “old” culture becomes more important than adopting a new way to live.When ethnic enclaves are established, is inter-ethnic communication enhanced? Do rumors and stereotypes increase? Are these perceptions perpetuated by the media? Is it possible for Americans to be more harmonized with each other? How so?
Prompt:
To What Extent Does Cultural Identity Affect Human Interactions?
CriteriaAt least five double-spaced pages of typed discussion; plus a works cited page; discuss at least three of our class readings in your essay;
Important: The references that you cite have to come form the reading that I provide on the attached file. You can not use other reference.