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Reflection Paper VII

White-Ethnic Americans Americanization Experiences

Format for Completion

Instructions;

Provide a 1 – 2-page(s) critical evaluation on the writing prompts below.

Use the readings of Freire and other resources found in the learning module to provide your interpretation on the Americanization experiences of White-Ethnics. What does these experiences say to you about the significance of race and class in America?

Review the module resources exploring “white trash”. Does this prescribed identity suggest “White” is a status with prerequisite standards that is unreachable by some Euro-Americans? Does the white trash identity share similar dehumanizing characteristics as The N-Word?

· How has the Americanization experience of White-Ethnics shaped your understanding on the role of race, class and privilege in America?

Format;

· Typed 1 – 2 page(s)

· Single-space

· 12-font size, Times Roman

Due Date: Saturday, April 14, by close of day.