Heterogeneous- diff people cultures etc.
Immigrant- legal aliens that move to another country.
Reservation- Public land referring to given land from the government.
Refugee- Someone who is saved or saves someone. live here for protection purposes.
Assimilation- Adapting to another culture.
Immigrants are on the rise.
African Americans have been discriminated longer than any other group.
Native Americans got almost wiped out by war and desires.
They had a very high infant mortality rate
American settlers brought many diseases that hurt the Indian population.
Poverty, joblessness and alcoholism still plague many Indian tribes.
They die younger.
The Indians babies die more on average than other races.
Hispanic has a Spanish speaking background.
Hispanics can be any race.
There are 50 million Hispanics in the US.
ASAIN AMERICANS were the first laborers to come to America.
White workers were unhappy.
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 made Chinese illegal to move to US.
During WWII all Japanese were evacuated to the pacific coast even native born.
Congress admitted they were wrong.
Women were treated unfairly with education, property rights, and employment opportunities.
They don't get paid as much.
It is illegal to pay women less than men.
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