Topic > Race Analysis: The Power of an Illusion - 1129

For example, the Asian-American population has, on average, the highest education level and highest income among all races. Because of this, the racial discrimination this group has had to endure throughout history is overlooked. However, the manifestation of this inequality can be observed in Asian communities still present in the United States, such as Chinatown in San Francisco. These communities appeared after whites brutally attacked and killed Asians because they believed Asians were stealing their jobs and driving down their wages, driving Asians out of cities and forcing them to rely on each other and their own activities to survive (Croteau & Hoynes, 2013 ). Furthermore, because Asians were not considered qualified for American citizenship for much of history, they are often considered foreigners even today. Another example of inequality today can be seen in real estate and the wealth gap between whites and minority groups. The Fair Housing Act of 1968 ended discrimination against nonwhites in real estate, but racial inequality still remains. As white neighborhoods began to integrate non-whites, whites sold their homes after their real estate agents instilled fear that their homes would decline in value. Real estate agents bought white homes for less than they were worth and sold them to nonwhites at inflated prices, a process known as “block-busting.””.”.