1. Sociology: Chapter 10 Sec 3
“Minority Groups in the United States”

2. Minority Groups Gunnar Myrdal: An American Dilemma
“Gap between what Americans believe and how they actually behave”
American Ideal: Freedom for All/ Equality
American Reality: Slavery/Discrimination
*Other people “picture” Americans as
1. White/ Anglo
2. European

3. African Americans 12% of Population
-One of most discriminated against groups
-1950’s-60’s; made gains
-% of blacks employed similar to whites
-16% hold Manager + Positions
-28% White “ “
1965: Voting Act Passed
African American Officials went from 200 to 9,000
George W. Bush
-Condoleezza Rice
-Colin Powell

4. Hispanic Americans 1980-1990 53% increase in population
* Will eventually outgrow African American population
*4,200 Office Holders
*Lagging behind in education
-ESL and Bilingual education are two methods being utilized to help this problem

5. Asian Anericans 3% of Population Six Largest Groups
1. Chinese 2. Filipino
3. Japanese 4. Asian Indian
5. Koean 6. Vietnamese
First Wave: 1850’s; Western RR work
Chinese Exclusion Act: 1882
Barred Chinese men from bringing wives and children into U.S.
1940: Ban Lifted
National Origins Act: set quotas for asian immigration

6. Asian Americans
Mc Carran-Walter Act: Opened country to immigration on quotas
-Tend to excel in education
-Called the “Model Minority”
Resent label
-Hides fact that group has faced discrimination
Ex: WWII Japanese internment camps
See Page 245

7. Native Americans 1990: 1,900,000 -Extreme Poverty -Reservations
-15% Unemployed
-31% Live in Poverty
-High Suicide
-High Alcoholism
-10% Graduate from college
-Sioux at St. Francis
-Lakota woman
-High Suicide Rates
Did not gain citizenship until 1924

8. White Ethnics 18-1900’s -Ireland: St Patrick’s Day -Italy -Poland
-Greece
*Included Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and non native Protestants
See Chart Page 256