Tag: Americans

Americans Going Green on St. Paddy???s Day is So Special

Who was St. Patrick? So, I ask myself, why do we celebrate an Irish tradition in America? I want to know especially because I have some Irish ancestry. Well, it begins with a 16-year-old British boy who was kidnapped by Irish pirates in the 5th century from his wealthy family’s estate, t...

Why African Americans/Africans Should Not Commit Themselves To Christianity.

I hope that everyone recognizes that colonialism was an extreme issue throughout history and is still something that affects many countries all over the world. Without writing a whole 15-minute article about colonialism alone, I’ll provide the key points that should be discussed. Colonialis...

Korean? American? Korean-American? What Am I?

I recently came back from a trip to Korea. Recently, as in a few days ago. The first time I ever went to the motherland was to see family at the age of 5. I met relatives that I only knew by photos and stories at the time. The main purpose of the trip was to see my grandmother/???????????? (on my...

Japanese Americans In Hawaii Were Treated Unjustly During World War II

There were some Japanese Americans in Hawaii who did lose their homes. A new documentary film called “Removed By Force: The Eviction of Hawaii’s Japanese Americans During WWII” tells about this part of history. The documentary covers the story of people of Japanese des...

Why Asian American???s Have Higher Levels Of Educational Attainment Than African American???s (It???s not racism)

Back in 2013, I received a position as teachers aide for a Professor that taught at risk students effective study skills. The class was called, Study Skills-101 or something like that. Part of my duties as the teachers aide was to hang around her office during office hours in case anyone wante...

The Greatest Americans

Thank you Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. You set the stage. And Americans of African ancestry, mixed with the Natives and the Europeans, made it a great one. Frederick Douglas. Paul Robeson. Martin Luther King Jr., Louis Armstrong. Jimi Hendrix, John Col...