Chapter 7 – Ethnicity

I. Introduction A) Ethnicity – identify with a group of people who share the cultural traditions of a particular homeland or hearth Source of pride Connection to ancestors Cultural connections – food, traditions B) Race – Identity with a group of people who share a BIOLOGICAL ancestor!

Are these dolls created based on ethnicity or race?

I. Introduction (con’t) C) Ethnicity is a constant Language/religion Diluted

II. Distribution of Ethnicities in the USA A) Demographics B) Regional Concentrations Asian-Am clustered in Hawaii and California AA clustered in SE US HA clustered in SW US

C) Concentrationof Ethnicities in Cities 1 – Early 20th Century 2 – Today – Ethnic minorities the majority What City is this? DETROIT!

WHAT CITY????

III. African American Migration Patterns (3 major flows) Force Migration – Africa 1 – Always 2 – Europeans 3 – 10 million (25%) 4 – 5% 5 – triangular slave trade 6 – In the US a) Plantations b) Civil War c)Sharecroppers

B) Immigration to the North 1 – push – mechanization 2 – pull – new jobs What city is this? CHICAGO!

What was this called???

C) Expansion of the Ghetto 1 – Chain Migration 2 – Overcrowded (100,000 vs. 5,000)

IV. Differentiating Ethnicity and Race A) Geographers concerned with Ethnicity NOT race because 1 – huge variation 2 – rooted in “place” 3 – leads to “racism” 4 – exception to the rule – skin color

What Race? What Ethnicity All speak Spanish – Dominican children

B) Ethnicity/Race in the US 1– US Census Bureau asks people to classify themselves according to the race with which they most closely identify. (14)

Which category(s) would you choose? White Black, African American, or Negro American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Indian Chinese Filipino Japanese Korean Vietnamese Native Hawaiian Guamanian Samoan Other Pacific Islander Other Race

Which category(s) would you choose? White (75%) Black, African American, or Negro (12%) American Indian or Alaska Native (1%) Asian Indian Chinese Filipino Japanese Korean Vietnamese Native Hawaiian Guamanian Samoan Other Pacific Islander Other Race (6%) *Only 2% Checked More than 1 Box – What does that say about ethnicity? (4% Asian Combined) (0.1% Combined)

B) Ethnicity/Race in the US 2 – “Separate But Equal” (1896 – 1950’s) 3 – “White Flight” (1960’s on )

C) South Africa – Another example of division by race 1) Apartheid – Definition 2) World Pressure - 1991

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