Minority Groups

1. Minority Groups SahanaVenkatesh Ryan Phillips Andrew Galamb

2. Native Americans • Oldest Minority Group • U.S Took Away Native American Land for Westward Expansion • U.S Put Native Americans on Reserves, Where they lost their • Land and Rights • After the Dawes Act of 1887, the Federal Government Started • Focusing On Assimilating Native Americans into Mainstream Life • Other Civil Rights Like Hunting Whales and Tax Free Casino’s Are • Highly Debated

3. Hispanic Americans • Largest Minority Group • Over 4,600 elected Hispanic Officials • Voting Rights Act of 1965 gave Hispanic • Americans the right to vote

4. Asian Americans • Fastest Growing Minority Group • During WWII, More Than 1,000 Japanese Americans • Were Put in Internment Camps • Korematsu V. Us Said the Camps Were Constitutional • Congress has made some amends to the Japanese American Community

5. Arabic Americans • 1.2 Million People Have Arabic Ancestry in the U.S • Since 9/11, Arabic’s Have Seen an Increased Number of Bias-Related Assaults • After the 2001 Attack, More Than 1,200 Arab’s Were Detained as a Threat to National Security

6. Quiz Time 1. True or False: Hispanics are the second largest minority group. 2. True or False: Korematsu v. Us declared internment camps Unconstitutional. What were the two major ways the U.S dealt with Native Americans? What major incident happened to increase bias-related assaults?