Learning Race & Ethnicitiy: Chapter 1

Summary:

In this first chapter of Learning Race and Ethnicity, race is discussed from the Internet. The three main websites that were concentrated on were AsianAvenue, BlackPlanet, and MiGente (for Asians, African Americans, and Latinos.)  These websites are popular social networking sites for those specific races, and no one else. Many times throughout the chapter they gave examples where people who posted on that website and were obviously not that race were shouted and told to “get out of here if we don’t understand you.” People on these sites feel very strongly about their race and if you’re not Asian or African American or Latino you need to get out right away. These sites are places for dialogues about their race and ethnicity.

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