I would say for myself, education on the different races’ back ground as well as what they still have to deal with today has led me to be more understanding and relate to other ethnicities. For example I did not realize that Asians got as much grief as they do as far as the glass ceiling they face. I also did not know that they were affected by prejudice as they were. I would not say that I really learned anything new about my own race and ethnicity, but my prior thoughts and feelings towards my race were validated with the information I have obtained throughout this class. The things that the whites did to other races and the way that they treated them as well as how they still treat them today make me embarrassed to be part of that ethic group and race. Although the entire race is not to blame, it is shameful to look centuries and centuries back and see that the whites were the bullies so to put it.
Trends in immigration continue to form the face of the United States. I believe in thirty nine years from now we will see an extraordinary amount of Asians and Hispanics shaping America. In years to come I belief the Immigrants may take over the mainlanders. If this prediction is right or even close America will be so much different than what it once was. Customs, traditions, cultures, language, it will all change. I believe our country can best prepare for this change by researching, taking into consideration the immigrants point of view, for all residents of the United States keeping an open mind to change, and the most important is educational