If a university offers "African-American" studies, should they also offer "European" studies?
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Yes indeed! In fact they already do offer hundreds of "specialized" courses on the history of European immigration to the US. \n\nFor example, check the web-site of any well known book-seller for : ITALIAN-AMERICAN, IRISH-AMERICAN, RUSSIAN-AMERICAN, LATIN-AMERICAN, etc., etc, etc,.\n\nI'm sure you'll find all you need to know about ANY subject matter related to the culture, art, social structure, and HISTORY OF AMERICANS belonging to a culture, or racial group of EUROPEAN ANCESTRY.\n\nEACH of US...can certainly benefit from studying the ancestral origins of the diverse racial ,ethnic, and cultural groups which comprise the CURRENT population of the\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
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I agree with sfbarbara49. One of the purposes of studying literature is to gain a greater understanding of those that are different from you whether it be race, religion, sexual orientation, age or culture. Ignorance of these subject matters breeds hatred and misunderstanding.\n\nSomeone mentioned teaching his/her children at home about homosexuality. Do you really? If so, how? Should we trust a racist to teach his children about African-Americans and Jews? \n\nThe prevention of academic freedom is a slippery slope that can only lead to further restrictions on civil rights and freedom.
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Multicultural school?\n\nI would just prefer one that didn't discriminate as opposed to a certain school in Minnesota that had to ship black people from New York to fill quotas like my college roommate did.\n\nI went to a school with people of all religions/cultural backgrounds and from many countries.  I enjoyed it.   I would want that for my children.
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Yes, almost every ethnicity/ religion has some scholarship available to them. Check on the web and at whatever school you're at or applying to
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I disagree with the person that said move to Europe, I mean racism is everywhere no matter what country no matter what ethnicity. Yes us black folks get it thrown in our face everyday but F*** em' life goes on you know, "what they eat don't make us sh**. like jay z said, ain't no love in the heart of the city, ain't no love in the heart of town"  Did you know in the history of television, in europe 2 weeks ago, a news station hired a black broadcaster. Now how long has the tv been around. We may have a few more oppurtinities, but not much. Just do what we all do, keep ya head up and try to maintain, Like Donny Hathaway says " Take it from me someday we'll ALL be FREE!"
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No, it certainly would not. White people or should I say Euro-Americans really don't seem to care what they are called. As a matter of fact the black people who live in my area(A mixed population) really don't care much either. A point raised to me was those who seem the most offended are living in all or mostly black neighborhoods.This tends to create a "Sub-culture" outside main stream thinking.I don't approve of Richards outburst,but I dont see it as national news either.My mom told me when I was little"Sticks and stones....."
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No there isn't a law stating that white people can't attend HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). As a matter of fact, it is encouraged. There is a little know fact that white applicant to HBCUs can apply for minority funding and scholarships. Because you would be considered a minority at that institution. You could end up getting a huge break on tuition and fees.
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yes it would be seen as a racist institution,only by the blacks who have thier own schools,t.v.stations,clubs,churc.hes,ect....but if white people try to have anything for themselves,the blacks would march on the whitehouse,riot,and jesse jackson would be all over it.the whole thing is stupid!if black parents want thier kids to go to an all black school,God bless them,and if i wanted my kids to go to an all white school it should be my choice.its reverse racism..next thing you know some old white lady will rise up from the back of the bus,and drink from the all black water fountain and be in the history books..I HAVE A DREAM...where a white man and a black man can attend the same school and walk side by side without malice,where your school choice is not decided by the color of your skin...ect..kinda sound familiar??they work so hard to be an equal part of white society,..and then re-segragate themselves...ill never understand this screwed up world we live in..we are all made from the same materials,just different shades..the world would be boring if we were all the same color....
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A friend of mine is currently pursuing his doctorate in U.S. history here at the University of Wisconsin - his dissertation's on African-American athletes in the 19th century. It's a fabulous school and has strong grad programs. You should check it out.
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That sounds like a good school. I don't mean to be negative but I feel like African American youth today are still being taught that they are held back or held down and that's not the case at all. So if they are in an institution where they can't see a majority of themselves and especially in an institution of thriving, they feel it's confirmed.
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Not necessarily FROM Blacks, but from organizations seeking to give black people assistance.  Every third job ad I read is looking for someone who is "ethnically diverse."  And when I was looking for scholorships I hated the fact that if I was black I could get a full scholorship from the NAACP.  Black people used to need more assistance, but now poverty is more equal and the people who need help are the poor people of all races.
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Yes, Universities want to have a diverse mix of students and have "quotas" to meet, meaning they need to have certain numbers of different ethnic backgrounds so that they cannot be accused of discriminating and it also helps to make them look more well-rounded and universal.  But often what happens as a result is reverse-discrimination, where many Caucasian-Americans get denied with higher GPAs.
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I don't know if I understand the question correctly.  But if you're describing a situation where the college assigns housing based on race, I think it would be.  If, on the other hand, the "majority/all of the students"of a particular program, let's say for example, a sports team, or international students, or first-year students, are of a distinct racial minority on that campus, it might be trickier to prove intentional racism.  What it can be is institutional racism- that is, if the admissions recruiters always look in the same places for the same faces, and they keep getting one group, such as European Americans, and then they have this special recruitment effort to get a particular sports team that is majority-minority (for that campus), then that would fit institutional racism.  The legality part is tricky, because the courts and those who write the law haven't stood up to institutional racism with much backbone.  They seem to look for a smoking gun- intentional discrimination.\n\nIt's similar to how people look at Affirmative Action. Those who see no long, unending, government-supported history of institutionalized racism seem to oppose Affirmative Action.  These same opponents are looking for the same smoking gun. They often claim that they are not personally responsible for racism, so shouldn't suffer any remedies.  The reason Affirmative Action was created, under President Kennedy, was to look at the patterns of discrimination, and say- hey, when we can prove a long history of discrimination, we can't count on this pattern to take care of itself.  When confronted by two roughly equal candidates, take the underrepresented group, who has been historically harmed by discrimination/racism/sexism.  By the way, the group that benefits the most from Affirmative Action has been white women, who have benefitted second only to white men from the very system of white privilege that sees the best education, best housing, and best jobs, protected for them.\n\nThe second group sees Affirmative Action as either effective, necessary, or still not enough.  I would consult a lawyer, and probably not the feds to get an opinion on your case, if it's effecting you at this college/university.  There are still too many majority-white institutions of higher education who do not know or care to know how to recruit AND retain a diverse student body, and who have a disproportionate number of students of color on their sports teams.  I see a pattern that seeks redress in the national picture, but not sure about the specifics in your case.  Check out various national organizations working on these issues- see some listed below.  Best of luck.  Document everything.  Write it down, email it, etc.
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It depends if you want to study in US, you local american councils may help you
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hear hear!  I'm canadian and believe it is an intentional choice, so as to marginalize any other americans, we must be sub-categorized as if we north americans are less important.  (also south, central, latin, african, etc, etc.)
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You have made so many sweeping, unsupported statements that it's hard to know where to start.  I won't give you the full-on lecture because I suppose I think you're unlikely to be edified by it.  Suffice it to say that in my 21 years of education, I studied considerably more white history, white case studies, stories about white people, etc.  It never occurred to me that I should be studying less of that stuff.  It did occur to me that I would benefit from more materials regarding people of color.  Since those things weren't readily offered in most of the classrooms in which I sat, I availed myself of the many books available in the libraries and the bookstores and augmented my own education with the portion I was afraid I was missing.  Did it ever occur to you to do something similar?  Instead of learning less history that touches on black subjects, maybe the cure for your ills is to read more offline books and round out your own education.  Just a thought from someone with "black skin pigmentation."\n\nBy the way, I would love to hear you name even 10 black television celebrities in support of your preposterous claim that we "are now dominant on TV."  I'll bet you can't do it without stretching.
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Is the question: Are you for it or against it?  I'm not European but looking at how many different countries and different cultures make up the European continent, I don't think we should just lump them all up into one.  I believe they would want their own identities and would like to keep their heritage alive.  Although it is well-meaning and optimistic to believe we should all be one and call ourselves citizens of the world, alas, that is not the case.  We are still culturally divided and as human beings inherently attached to tradition and view our past as well our future tied up to who we are and where we come from.