The field of Ethnic Studies examines the historical, cultural and social dynamics of race and ethnicity in the United States. For this assignment, explore any topic of your choice and connect this topic to a particular place.
You can focus on the area of your land acknowledgement statement (Assignment 1), expand to a larger area (Example: Seattle and the Pacific Northwest), or focus on another region. Searching through current news items may help with this project. See the list below for example research areas.
Your bibliography can span any time period (past to present)
Format:
Choose any topic related to race and ethnicity and complete an annotated bibliography that discusses 6-7 sources.
Research Areas (not all inclusive)
Acculturation/Assimilation
African American Studies
Arab/Muslim-American Studies
Asian American Studies
Chicano/Latino Studies
Civil rights
Discrimination
Economic disparities
Education (k-12) or Higher education
Employment
Environmental Racism
Fashion & Popular culture
Film & Music
Food (in)security
Historical perspectives
Identity
Immigration & Migration
Incarceration & Prison pipeline
Islamaphobia
Labor rights
Militarism/Warfare
National security
Nationalism
Native American and Indigenous Studies
Pacific Island-American Studies
Police violence
Politics & Legislation
Racism
Sports/Athletics
Technology & Access
Voting access/voting history
Whiteness/White supremacy