Mexico Struggles to Understand Embedded Racism in Diverse Society. Lennox Samuels.
by Samuels, Lennox; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 37Human Relations. Publisher: Dallas Morning News, 2005ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Blacks -- Mexico | Ethnic relations | Indians of Mexico | Mestizaje | Mexico -- Politics and government | Multiculturalism | Race discrimination | RacismDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Officially, Mexico's population is mestizaje--a mixture of white and Indian, or mestizos. But the country's political, business, social and cultural elite is dominated by white descendants of Spanish conquistadors, while mixed-race, indigenous and black people generally are relegated to supporting roles in society." (DALLAS MORNING NEWS) This article examines how some feel Mexico "harbors racism and is years away from addressing it because few in positions of power understand or even acknowledge the situation, and many of those affected by it have long ago accepted the status quo."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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| REF SIRS 2006 Human Relations Article 35 New Marriages, New Families: U.S. Racial and Hispanic Intermarriage. | REF SIRS 2006 Human Relations Article 36 The Rift. | REF SIRS 2006 Human Relations Article 37 Mexico's Black Population Struggles for Recognition. | REF SIRS 2006 Human Relations Article 37 Mexico Struggles to Understand Embedded Racism in Diverse Society. | REF SIRS 2006 Human Relations Article 38 In Search of a Right. | REF SIRS 2006 Human Relations Article 39 The Newest Indians. | REF SIRS 2006 Human Relations Article 4 Trust in Decline?. |
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Originally Published: Mexico Struggles to Understand Embedded Racism in Diverse Society, July 23, 2005; pp. n.p..
"Officially, Mexico's population is mestizaje--a mixture of white and Indian, or mestizos. But the country's political, business, social and cultural elite is dominated by white descendants of Spanish conquistadors, while mixed-race, indigenous and black people generally are relegated to supporting roles in society." (DALLAS MORNING NEWS) This article examines how some feel Mexico "harbors racism and is years away from addressing it because few in positions of power understand or even acknowledge the situation, and many of those affected by it have long ago accepted the status quo."
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