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89% describe racial &

ethnic discrimination as a

serious problem within the U.S.

Pew Research Center

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Want big impact?

Afghanistan Cultural Crisis (2021-22)

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Although there has been a decrease in immigrant discrimination, through the emergence of philosophical ideologies and a fear of social conflict, a trend of conformity has appeared.

Thesis

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The Cause: Discrimination

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Anti-Immigrant Sentiment

Irish & Chinese Prejudice

in the U.S.

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a) Right Wing Authoritarianism

The prioritization of a collective identity.

American Psychological Association

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Opinions on Immigrants

60%

40%

Acception

Rejection

High Immigrant Receiving

30%

70%

Acception

Rejection

Low Immigrant Receiving

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b) Outgroup Theory

A “need to win” attitude due to social conflict

Migration Policy Center

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‘“the hijab is not something that should ever be seen on American women’”

Yiannopoulus

(Alt-right pundit)

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The Implication: Conformity

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Affirmation & Normativity

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The Split Between Two Identities

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Chinese New Year: A Collective Celebration

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American Culture: Diversity

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The Solution: Intergroup Contact

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Incorporation of Culture

SALAD

BOWL

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Fairness for All Project

Decreased Discrimination

Equal

Protection

Immigrant

Rights

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Combating Conformity

& Discrimination

Right-Wing Authoritarianism

Outgroup Theory

Conformity

Intergroup Contact

The Solution

The Issue

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Works Cited

“APA Dictionary of Psychology.” American Psychological Association, American Psychological Association, dictionary.apa.org/right-wing-authoritarianism. Accessed 24 March 2022.

Badea, Constantina, et al. “Conformity to Group Norms: How Group-Affirmation Shapes Collective Action.” Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, vol. 95, 2021, p. 104153., doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2021.104153. Accessed 28 February 2022.

Dennison, James, and Andrew Geddes. “Thinking Globally about Attitudes to Immigration: Concerns about Social Conflict, Economic Competition and Cultural Threat.” The Political Quarterly, vol. 92, no. 3, 2021, pp. 541–551., doi:10.1111/1467-923x.13013. Accessed 28 February 2022.

“Fairness for All - The Work of the Immigrants' Rights Project.” American Civil Liberties Union, www.aclu.org/other/fairness-all-work-immigrants-rights-project. Accessed 10 March 2022.

Gonzalez-Barrera, Ana, and Phillip Connor. “Around the World, More Say Immigrants Are a Strength Than a Burden.” Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project, Pew Research Center, 10 Dec. 2020, www.pewresearch.org/global/2019/03/14/around-the-world-more-say-immigrants-are-a-strength-than-a-burden/. Accessed 03 March 2022.

Hailer, Brittany. “Is It Possible to Preserve Your Culture as an Immigrant in Pittsburgh? These Mothers Say It's a Challenge.” PublicSource, 19 Nov. 2018, www.publicsource.org/is-it-possible-to-preserve-your-culture-as-an-immigrant-in-pittsburgh-these-mothers-say-its-a-challenge/. Accessed 28 February 2022.

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Works Cited

Klein, Christopher. “When America Despised the Irish: The 19th Century's Refugee Crisis.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 16 Mar. 2017, www.history.com/news/when-america-despised-the-irish-the-19th-centurys-refugee-crisis. Accessed 07 April 2022.

Lahiri, Jhumpa. The Namesake. Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019. Accessed 23 February 2022.

Lalami, Laila. “What Does It Take to 'Assimilate' in America?” The New York Times, The New York Times, 1 Aug. 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/magazine/what-does-it-take-to-assimilate-in-america.html. Accessed 03 March 2022.

“Prejudice, Discrimination, and Stereotyping.” Noba, nobaproject.com/modules/prejudice-discrimination-and-stereotyping. Accessed 28 February 2022.

Silver, Laura. “More People Globally See Racial, Ethnic Discrimination as a Serious Problem in the U.S. than in Their Own Society.” Pew Research Center, Pew Research Center, 2 Nov. 2021, www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/11/02/more-people-globally-see-racial-ethnic-discrimination-as-a-serious-problem-in-the-u-s-than-in-their-own-society/. Accessed 03 March 2022.

Tan, Valerie. “Peeling the Onion of Cultural Identity.” The Chronicle, 24 Sept. 2021, www.dukechronicle.com/article/2021/09/09242021-tan. Accessed 10 March 2022.

Vallejo-Martín, Macarena, et al. “Prejudice towards Immigrants: The Importance of Social Context, Ideological Postulates, and Perception of Outgroup Threat.” MDPI, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 29 Apr. 2021, www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/9/4993. Accessed 28 February 2022.

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Works Cited

Visintin, Emilio Paolo, et al. “Intergroup Contact Moderates the Influence of Social Norms on Prejudice.” Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, vol. 23, no. 3, 2019, pp. 418–440., doi:10.1177/1368430219839485. Accessed 28 February 2022.

Weitz, Richard, et al. “The Humanitarian and Human Security Crises in Afghanistan.” Middle East Institute, 1 Apr. 2022, www.mei.edu/publications/humanitarian-and-human-security-crises-afghanistan. Accessed 05 April 2022.

Woldeab, Daniel, et al. “Re-Examining the Philosophical Underpinnings of the Melting Pot vs. Multiculturalism in the Current Immigration Debate in the United States.” 2021, doi:10.31124/advance.14749101.v1. Accessed 28 February 2022.