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| ARTICLES RELATED TO American | | | |  American: Encyclopedia II - Asian American - Attitudes towards Asian AmericansAttitudes towards Asian Americans vary greatly. Different ethnic groups and residents of different parts of the United States may have varying perceptions or attitudes towards Asians. The common misconception that Asian Americans have not faced as much racial discrimination as African Americans and Latin Americans is due to the culturally driven choice by many Asian Americans (most notably the first-generation immigrants) to not report such incidences. This choice to not report hate crimes and negative stereotyping has created much debate be ...
See also:Asian American, Asian American - The term Asian American, Asian American - Usage, Asian American - Definition, Asian American - Demographics, Asian American - Asian American history, Asian American - Early history, Asian American - Immigration trends, Asian American - Socioeconomic Trends, Asian American - Asian Americans today, Asian American - In Politics, Asian American - In Business, Asian American - In Sports, Asian American - In Arts and Entertainment, Asian American - In Science and Technology, Asian American - Attitudes towards Asian Americans Read more here: » Asian American: Encyclopedia II - Asian American - Attitudes towards Asian Americans |
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| | | | | American: Encyclopedia II - The Cornell American - Founding Craig Hymowitz, a chairman of the Cornell College Republicans with a difficult history with the Review, is credited with the original vision for the American. After research, it was decided that an independent group would be a more viable project than a partisan publication. In January 1992, Hymowitz, Jonathan Bloedow, and Hartley Etheridge founded The American Society, an organization formed to "advance classical American values, and to ...
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| | | | | | American: Encyclopedia II - Taiwanese American - Occupations Most Taiwanese in America are very well educated. They often hold such occupations as doctors, engineers, professors and scientists. Taiwanese Americans also took up positions in America in aerospace, defense, research, academics, and healthcare. Among Taiwanese Americans, medicine is regarded as a particularly high status for historical reasons. During the Japanese administration of Taiwan before 1945, native Taiwanese were barred from politics and administration but were encouraged to become doctors and nurses, leading to this profession being rega ...
See also:Taiwanese American, Taiwanese American - Immigration, Taiwanese American - Occupations, Taiwanese American - Politics, Taiwanese American - Immmigrants vs. native-born, Taiwanese American - Settlement, Taiwanese American - Organizations, Taiwanese American - Taiwanese American media, Taiwanese American - Businesses, Taiwanese American - Prominent Taiwanese Americans Read more here: » Taiwanese American: Encyclopedia II - Taiwanese American - Occupations |
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| | | | | American: Encyclopedia II - American Legion - 2000s On August 30, 2005, Thomas P. Cadmus, National Commander, stated in an address to the Legion's National Convention that terrorism should be should be stopped by "any means necessary." [4],
In reaction to the Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Steve Buyer (R-Ind.), announcement that he planned to eliminate the annual congressional hearings for Veterans Service Organizations that was established by Eisenhower National Commander of the American Legion ...
See also:American Legion, American Legion - 1910s, American Legion - 1930s, American Legion - 1950s, American Legion - 1970s, American Legion - 1990s, American Legion - 2000s, American Legion - External link Read more here: » American Legion: Encyclopedia II - American Legion - 2000s |
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| | | | | American: Encyclopedia II - Taiwanese American - Settlement Owing to their relative wealth and education attainment, many Taiwanese immigrants have not settled in the old Cantonese-speaking Chinatowns. Instead, they have generally immigrated directly to American suburbia and in effect, they started new Taiwanese communities. For example, the Taiwanese emigres were instrumental in the development of Monterey Park, California and vicinity and Flushing, New York, which generally reflected new investments flowing into newer Taiwanese enclaves instead of the well-established Chinatowns. While Monterey Par ...
See also:Taiwanese American, Taiwanese American - Immigration, Taiwanese American - Occupations, Taiwanese American - Politics, Taiwanese American - Immmigrants vs. native-born, Taiwanese American - Settlement, Taiwanese American - Organizations, Taiwanese American - Taiwanese American media, Taiwanese American - Businesses, Taiwanese American - Prominent Taiwanese Americans Read more here: » Taiwanese American: Encyclopedia II - Taiwanese American - Settlement |
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| | | | | | American: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - Jewish American culture See also: Secular Jewish culture
As the last major wave of Jewish immigration to America was the two million Eastern European Jews who arrived between 1890 and 1924, Jewish secular culture in the United States has become integrated in almost every important way with American culture more broadly. Many aspects of Jewish American culture have, in turn, become part of the wider culture of the United S ...
See also:American Jews, American Jews - History, American Jews - Population, American Jews - Assimilation and Population Changes, American Jews - Religion, American Jews - Education, American Jews - List of Major Jewish American Communities, American Jews - Jewish American culture, American Jews - Food, American Jews - Language, American Jews - Jewish American literature, American Jews - Jewish contributions to the United States, American Jews - Popular culture, American Jews - Government and military, American Jews - Science and academia Read more here: » American Jews: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - Jewish American culture |
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| | | | | American: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - Jewish American culture See also: Secular Jewish culture
As the last major wave of Jewish immigration to America was the two million Eastern European Jews who arrived between 1890 and 1924, Jewish secular culture in the United States has become integrated in almost every important way with American culture more broadly. Many aspects of Jewish American culture have, in turn, become part of the wider culture of the United S ...
See also:American Jews, American Jews - History, American Jews - Population, American Jews - Assimilation and population changes, American Jews - Religion, American Jews - Education, American Jews - Major Jewish-American communities, American Jews - Jewish American culture, American Jews - Food, American Jews - Language, American Jews - Jewish American literature, American Jews - Jewish contributions to the United States, American Jews - Popular culture, American Jews - Government and military, American Jews - Science and academia Read more here: » American Jews: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - Jewish American culture |
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| | | | | American: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - Jewish American culture See also: Secular Jewish culture
As the last major wave of Jewish immigration to America was the two million Eastern European Jews who arrived between 1890 and 1924, Jewish secular culture in the United States has become integrated in almost every important way with American culture more broadly. Many aspects of Jewish American culture have, in turn, become part of the wider culture of the United S ...
See also:American Jews, American Jews - History, American Jews - Population, American Jews - Assimilation and population changes, American Jews - Religion, American Jews - Education, American Jews - Jewish American culture, American Jews - Food, American Jews - Language, American Jews - Jewish American literature, American Jews - Jewish contributions to the United States, American Jews - Popular culture, American Jews - Government and military, American Jews - Science and academia, American Jews - Major Jewish-American communities Read more here: » American Jews: Encyclopedia II - American Jews - Jewish American culture |
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| | | | | American: Encyclopedia II - German American - German-American Influence Germans have contributed to a vast number of areas in American culture and technology. Baron von Steuben, a former Prussian officer, led the reorganization of the U.S. Army during the War for Independence and helped make the victory against British troops possible. The Studebakers built large numbers of wagons used during the Western migration; Studebaker later became an important early automobile manufacturer. Carl Schurz, a refugee from the unsuccessful first German democratic revolution of 1848 (see also Ger ...
See also:German American, German American - First German Americans, German American - German Americans throughout the country, German American - Present Population, German American - Amish Mennonite and Hutterites, German American - German Americans and World War I, German American - German Americans and World War II, German American - German-American Influence, German American - German-American presidents Read more here: » German American: Encyclopedia II - German American - German-American Influence |
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| | | | | American: Encyclopedia II - African American - Black American population The following gives the black population in the U.S. over time, based on U.S. Census figures. (Numbers from years 1920 to 2000 are based on U.S. Census figures as given on page 377 of the Time Almanac of 2005.
note: The CIA World Factbook gives the current 2005 figure as 12.9% [1]
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See also:African American, African American - Nomenclature, African American - Current Demographics, African American - African American history, African American - Contemporary issues, African American - Culture, African American - The term African American, African American - Political overtones, African American - Who is African American?, African American - Terms no longer in common use, African American - Black American population, African American - Other groups Read more here: » African American: Encyclopedia II - African American - Black American population |
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| | | | | American: Encyclopedia II - Taiwanese American - Immigration From the late 1950s until the 1970s, many well educated Taiwanese came to the United States to fill in the brain drain going on at the time, forming the first wave of post-war Taiwanese immigration. Their entry into the United States was facilitated by the immigration act of 1965, which removed many of the restrictions against Chinese immigration.
Before the late 1960s, Taiwanese immigrants to the United States tended to be Waisheng Taiwanese while later immigrants tended to increasingly be Bensheng Taiwanese. With improving economic ...
See also:Taiwanese American, Taiwanese American - Immigration, Taiwanese American - Occupations, Taiwanese American - Politics, Taiwanese American - Immmigrants vs. native-born, Taiwanese American - Settlement, Taiwanese American - Organizations, Taiwanese American - Taiwanese American media, Taiwanese American - Businesses, Taiwanese American - Prominent Taiwanese Americans Read more here: » Taiwanese American: Encyclopedia II - Taiwanese American - Immigration |
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| | | | | | | American: Encyclopedia II - American Kestrel - Conservation The American Kestrel's North American population has been estimated at 1.2 million pairs, with the Central and South American populations being as large. It is possible that the clearing of parts of North America for agriculture in the last two hundred years has caused the American kestrel population to increase. The southeastern race, Falco sparverius paulus, is in serious decline (an 82 percent decrease since the early 1940s in north central Florida) possibly due to habitat loss and loss of nest sites, and has been listed in Florida ...
See also:American Kestrel, American Kestrel - Description, American Kestrel - Identification Tips, American Kestrel - Habitat, American Kestrel - Range, American Kestrel - Behavior, American Kestrel - Nesting, American Kestrel - Food/Diet, American Kestrel - Voice, American Kestrel - Reproduction/Life Span, American Kestrel - Conservation, American Kestrel - Observing American Kestrels Read more here: » American Kestrel: Encyclopedia II - American Kestrel - Conservation |
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| | | | | | American: Encyclopedia II - German American - First German Americans German immigrants made up a substantial population of colonial Pennsylvania, where they often came into political conflict with the Quakers. The first German settlement in Pennsylvania was founded in 1683, although some Germans were already in America in other colonies at that time. Eventually, Germans would constitute about one-third of the population of Pennsylvania at the time of the Revolution.
A large German colony in Virginia called Germanna was located near Culpeper and was founded by two waves of colonists in 1714 and 1717. Ma ...
See also:German American, German American - First German Americans, German American - German Americans throughout the country, German American - Present Population, German American - Amish Mennonite and Hutterites, German American - German Americans and World War I, German American - German Americans and World War II, German American - German-American Influence, German American - German-American presidents Read more here: » German American: Encyclopedia II - German American - First German Americans |
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| | | | | American: Encyclopedia II - American football - The rules of American football The object of American football is to score more points than the opposing team within a set time limit.
American football - Field and players.
The field is often called the gridiron because the markings on the field resemble a grill. The game is played on a rectangular field 120 yards (110 metres) long by 53 1/3 yards (49 metres) wide. The longer boundary lines are sidelines, while the shorter boundary lines are end lines. Near each end of the field is a goal line ...
See also:American football, American football - Popularity, American football - The rules of American football, American football - Field and players, American football - Game duration, American football - Advancing the ball, American football - Changes of possession, American football - Scoring, American football - Kickoffs and free kicks, American football - Penalties, American football - The players, American football - Offense, American football - Defense, American football - Special teams, American football - Basic football strategy, American football - A physical game, American football - Development of the game, American football - Problems in football, American football - Professional college and other leagues Read more here: » American football: Encyclopedia II - American football - The rules of American football |
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| | | | | American: Encyclopedia II - American literature - African American literature African American literature is literature written by, about, and sometimes specifically for African-Americans. The genre began during the 18th and 19th centuries with writers such as poet Phillis Wheatley and orator Frederick Douglass. Among the themes and issues explored in African American literature are the role of African Americans within the larger American society, African American culture, racism, slavery, and equality.
Before the American Civil War, African American literature primarily focused on the issue of slavery, as indi ...
See also:American literature, American literature - Overview, American literature - Colonial literature, American literature - Early U.S. literature, American literature - Unique American style, American literature - American lyric, American literature - Realism Twain and James, American literature - Turn of the century, American literature - Theater, American literature - Post-World War II, American literature - Post-Postmodernism and Other Recent Movements, American literature - Modern humorist literature, American literature - Southern literature, American literature - Jewish writers, American literature - African American literature, American literature - Other ethnic minority and immigrant literatures, American literature - Other genres, American literature - External link Read more here: » American literature: Encyclopedia II - American literature - African American literature |
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| | | | | | American: Encyclopedia II - Greek American - History The first Greek known to have arrived on U.S. soil was a man named Don Theodoro, who landed on Florida with the Narváez expedition in 1528 [1][2]. He died during the expedition, as did most of his companions.
In 1768, about 500 Greeks from Smyrna, Crete and Mani settled in New Smyrna, Florida (near present-day New Smyrna Beach). The colony was unsuccessful, and the settlers moved to St. Augustine, Florida in 1776, wher ...
See also:Greek American, Greek American - History, Greek American - Popular culture, Greek American - Major Greek-American organizations, Greek American - List of notable Greek Americans Read more here: » Greek American: Encyclopedia II - Greek American - History |
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