Race and My Community

Race and My Community
Kevin Robins
ETH 125
September 19, 2010
Dr. Liz Baker

Race and My Community
Vancouver majuscule is a urban center that is diverse in race and culture, and welcomes all who enter. I nurse lived here, in total, almost 12 years. The Columbia River divides the two states of Washington and Oregon and Vancouver is located on the North shore. I chose Vancouver non only because I dont have to hire State taxes, but because of its rich history and cultural diversity. Vancouver as well has a sister city in Joyo, Japan. Joyo has built an stainless replica of Fort Vancouver. Both Vancouver and Joyo have cultural events from the individual cities. There have been Art exchanges, one-on-one exchanges and a 6 month worker exchange (City of Vancouver Washington, 2010). Vancouver is a smaller city with a people of 165,500 and has some of the friendliest and most welcoming nation in the country living in it (City of Vancouver Washington, 2010). Vancouver is home to a very rich and celebrated diversity of cultures.
There are many different races in my community, White, Hispanic, Black, German, Native Hawaiian and otherwise Pacific Islander, Asian, Ukraine, Russian, and American Indian. The largest race is white, at 87.3% of the population.



The largest minority sort out would be Hispanics making up 9% of Vancouvers population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010). I am a white phallic so I would be in the majority here in Vancouver.
Vancouver loves art. Many cultures are represented, from a giant arm Flower sculpture by Hispanic artist Manuel Izquierdo, which sits on the corner of 9th and Broadway, to the Nez Perce performing a reconciliation ceremony that celebrates and honors their ancestors and to mend old wounds. The ceremony is performed once a year each(prenominal) April. This celebration performance is rich in heritage and always garners a large turnout. I found around 50 sculptures within a two mile radius of downtown, and it seems about one new sculpture pops up each...If you want to draw a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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