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Ngoc Hung Nguyen replied to the topic Week 9 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 1 month ago
The poem “Racism has a human heart” by John G. Nelson personifies racism as a human being that is conscious and have feelings, but this human being is full of hatred and evil. The poem really stands out to me because racism is a human construct, and it stems from human ideology. Racism has a human mind, heart, and mouth. It comes down to the…[Read more]
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Ngoc Hung Nguyen replied to the topic Week 8 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 1 month ago
Michael Cohen’s testimony a few days ago before Congress had shed light upon the lies and racism that came with Trump’s presidency. One particular moment in the testimony that truly stood out for me was when Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) called out Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) for asking a black woman, who works for the Trump Organization, to be…[Read more]
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Ngoc Hung Nguyen replied to the topic Week 7 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 2 months ago
The idea of national parks as a mean to preserve the nature and heritage of Native Americans has been a hypocritical idea of the US. “America’s best idea” is rather the commercialization and monetization of Native American’s land and heritage. As seen in the poster below, indigenous culture has been used to advertise for national parks, which is…[Read more]
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Ngoc Hung Nguyen replied to the topic Week 6 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 2 months ago
The cartoon portrayal that I chose criticized and showed the irony and racism against black people. The fact that black people are in jail for a very small amount of drugs, while white people are in jail only when the amount is, in this case, “100 times” more. The image of the judge saying some people are “more equal” than others further reinforce…[Read more]
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Ngoc Hung Nguyen replied to the topic Week 5 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 2 months ago
During the 20th century, the US was still plagued by segregation and discrimination against blacks and people of color. The fact that innocent children were and still are born with social disadvantages is heart-breaking. As seen in the photo below, it shows black students being escorted through the front door of Central High School in Little Rock…[Read more]
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Ngoc Hung Nguyen replied to the topic Week 4 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 2 months ago
Politics and racism have intertwined since the beginning, and in the image below, it reinforces the same idea of leveraging political power and “righteousness” to maintain the status quo of racial segregation. The image shows a protest against race mixing in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1959. They want to maintain the separation between white and…[Read more]
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Ngoc Hung Nguyen replied to the topic Week 3 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 2 months ago
For black people, travelling around the country could be a dangerous thing even though it is meant to be a vacation, to put aside their problems and enjoy the relaxing time. Before the Civil Rights Act, there was still segregation of white and colored people. As seen in the picture below, taken at a day hotel, the water fountain has been separated…[Read more]