Essays on Cultural Identity

“There are three major circles of reality in American society, which reflects degree of power and powerlessness. There is a large circle in which white people, most of them men, experience influence and power. Far away from it there is a small circle, a narrow...

As an immigrant migrating to a foreign land, you are destined to be faced with many obstacles that might hinder your prosperity. For German Americans in the mid-1800’s the hurdles of language, politics, trust, customs, and alcohol set up these peoples for almost a century...

Who knew that wearing a flashy suit was capable of completely change one’s cultural identity? Zoot Suit is a play written by Luis Valdez that demonstrates the Trial of the Sleepy Lagoon Case of 1942 in which the courts charged a group of “Pachucos” with...

The zoot suit became a common sight in the 1930s and 1940s, with many African-American and Latino youths making it the suit of choice. In the same period, the zoot suit gained even more popularity, but this time for the wrong reason; they were associated...

Place names, like other names, are a vital component of human language. However, they are extensively taken for granted. They do not solely serve to indicate geographical features but can frequently narrate a story. They can provide traces to a past cultural landscape, and an...

In the time of globalization, the nation state seems to be dying away. Especially in Europe, sub-state regional legislatures and governments were established across the European Union, as an outcome of decentralisation which empowers regional government to enhance economic competence in the new global context....

From the 1960s to the present-day United States, various Southeast Asian communities such as Vietnamese and Laotians have greatly increased in population size. With the withdrawal of American troops in the cessation of the Vietnam War, countless individuals were left with only their broken communities....