Perceptions of the Financial Aid Office through the Eyes of Students of Color
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RMASFAA State Population (2010 Census) Ranked Colorado 5,029,196 22 Kansas 2,853,118 33 Utah 2,763,885 34 Nebraska 1,852,994 38 Montana 989,415 44 South Dakota 814,180 46 North Dakota 672,591 48 Wyoming 563,626 50
RMASFAA by Race and Ethnicity State Population African-American Asian-American Hispanic-American Native-American Colorado 5,029,196 201,737 145,651 1,038,687 56,010 Kansas 2,853,118 167,864 70,000 300,042 28,150 Utah 2,763,885 29,287 79,839 358,340 32,927 Nebraska 1,852,994 82,885 33,572 167,405 18,427 Montana 989,415 4,027 6,921 28,565 62,555 South Dakota 814,180 10,207 8,004 22,119 71,817 North Dakota 672,591 7,960 7,229 13,467 36,591 Wyoming 563,626 4,748 4,853 50,231 13,336 Asian-American includes Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander
Students of Color Term used, primarily in the United States, to describe all people who are not white. The term is meant to be inclusive among non-white groups, emphasizing common experiences of racism. Introduced as a preferable replacement to both non-white and minority, which are also inclusive, because it frames the subject positively; non-white defines people in terms of what they are not (white), and minority frequently carries a subordinate connotation.
Reasons why Communities of Color Exist Historical Reasons Economic Reasons Sociological Reasons
Historical Reasons Discriminatory Laws Segregation
Discriminatory Laws African-Americans 1. Slavery (3.5 million by 1860) 2. Jim Crow Laws 3. De-segregations Laws
Discriminatory Laws Native Americans 1. Wars and massacres 2. Forced Displacement, Forced Education 3. Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
Discriminatory Laws Asian-Americans 1. Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 2. Internment camps for Japanese Americans during WW II
Discriminatory Laws Hispanic-Americans 1. Mexican Deportation programs (e.g. Operation Wetback, 1954) 2. Reed-Johnson Act of 1924 3. Immigration Act of 1965 4. Recent Immigration Laws
Economic Reasons Poverty levels Income gap levels
2011 HHS Poverty Guidelines Persons in Family 48 Contiguous States 1 $10,870 2 $14,710 3 $18,530 4 $22,350 5 $26,170
U.S. Poverty Rate in General 46.2 Million Highest rate in 52 years 1 in 7 Americans Based on 2010 U.S. Census Data
Poverty Rate by Race and Ethnicity White (9.4%) African-American (25.1%) Hispanic (21.9%) Asian-American (10.5%) Native-American (25.9%) Based on 2010 Census Figures
Federal Pell Grant Recipients by Race and Ethnicity Among 1999-2000 college graduates, percentage with selected characteristics by Pell Grant status: 2001 A Profile of Successful Pell Grant Recipients by National Center for Education Statistics, Published July, 2009
Income Gap Income gap has grown to widest level in 25 years. 1984 (black/white income gap ratio was 12:1) Today (black/white income gap ratio is 20:1) Today (Hispanic/white income gap ratio is 18:1) Source: Pew Social & Demographic Trends, July, 2011
Median Income by Race and Ethnicity All households……………………. $49,400 White, not Hispanic………………$54,600 Black…………………………………….$32,100 Hispanic (any race)..……………..$37,800 Asian…………………………………….$64,300 Native-American…………………..$33,600 Based on 2010 Census Figures
Sociological Reasons Survival Identity formation theories
The major issues we face now are survival—how to live in a modern world. Part of this is how to remain Indian, how to assimilate without ceasing to be Indian. I think some important strides have been made. Indians remain Indian, and against pretty good odds. They remain Indian and in some situations, by a thread. Their languages are being lost at a tremendous rate, poverty is rampant, as is alcoholism. But still there are Indians, and the traditional world is intact. N. Scott Momaday, “Confronting Columbus again,” in P. Nabokov (Ed.), Native American testimony: A Chronicle of Indian-White relations from prophecy to the present, 1492-1992 (New York: Viking, 1991), p. 438)
Perceptions A cognitive process based on various personal experiences that formulate values, morals, ethics which influence their decisions and perceptions. Each individual will have their own unique perceptions due to the unique way they have been brought up.
One can only show how one came to hold whatever opinion one does hold One can only show how one came to hold whatever opinion one does hold. One can only give one’s audience the chance of drawing their own conclusions as they observe the limitations, the prejudices, the idiosyncrasies of the speaker. Virginia Woolf, “A Room of One’s Own.”
Perceptions Created by historical reasons Created by economic reasons Created by sociological reasons
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Perceptions based on Financial Aid Policies and Procedures Meeting Eligibility Criteria Completing the FAFSA Completing Verification Maintaining Eligibility Criteria
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