Chapter 7:

How did history shape the educational experiences of African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans/ Pacific Islanders, and Arab Americans?

History shaped the educational experience of many ethnicity/races in many ways. For example, African Americans people fought and made history in Plessy v. Ferguson and it led to separate but equal (really was unequal). Blacks were allowed to attend schools but the state kept them separate. White people were still getting better education and school materials, this led to Brown v. Board of Education Topeka. In 1954 the passage of the Civil Rights Act passed and force desegregation in schools. For Hispanics, the experience was almost the same as African Americans but Hispanics were scattered all over the United States. The Hispanic population consists of Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and other Caribbean countries. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, were the largest immigrant group that came to American and extent a magnitude of diversity. These students really outstand all other children in all academic areas. Arab Americans have been stereotyped terrorist wince the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. Most people misunderstand this race and call them Muslims, terrorist, and so on. Arabs have also had differences that create friction like bonding with their own culture, language that is loud and pitch, and clothing. The United States is filled with many different cultures, ethnicity, and races, but this is what makes America different, unique, and help many have freedom. 

What educational barriers and breakthroughs have girls and women experienced?

Women and girls from all ethnicities have experienced many educational barriers and breakthroughs throughout life. Women have struggled to get equal educational opportunities like men. Emma Hart Willard was one of the first women that won favor from Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and James Monroe to open Troy Female Seminary. This institution was eventually noted as a women’s college and devoted to “professionalizing motherhood.” Soon many women started to become teachers but were getting paid about 60%, of what male teachers’ salaries were. Women were still not allowed to attend high colleges like Harvard University. In the 20th century won more access to more educational programs. Unfortunately, sexism is still around in today’s world and women are still striving for progress in equality.