Annotated bibliography
Amnesty international (2016) About LGBT Human Rights Retried from http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues/lgbt-rights/about-lgbt-human-rights
This article describes the LGBT (lesbians, gay, bisexual and transgender) as a term widely used in the 21st compared to other centuries and upheld that gay rights should be respected. LGBT rights are considered as human rights thus should not be discriminated since these people are normal and should not be considered as a big issue. Therefore the article supports that all people regardless of the sexual orientation should enjoy human rights
National LGBTQ Task Force (2016) HIV Increases by 87% among Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Latino and Black Youth Retried from https://thetaskforceblog.org/2016/01/20/hiv-increases-by-87-among-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-latino-and-black-youth/
This article shows that Latinos accounted for high numbers of HIV infection in America even though their population amounts to 17%. Latinos and black youths as the research shows have contacted the virus compared to other groups of people in America. According to the article groups are coming up which are educating Latinos and other gay youth on preventive measures against HIV.
Kiang, L., Witkow, M., & Thompson, T. (2016). Model Minority Stereotyping, Perceived Discrimination, and Adjustment Among Adolescents from Asian American Backgrounds. Journal Of Youth & Adolescence, 45(7), 1366-1379.
This article describes Asian Americans as one of the groups which is adversely growing in America. Asian Americans suffer financial problems compared to other groups of people living in America. Therefore this article explains Asian Americans and show that they face difficulties in America compared to other groups of people.
Lai, L., & Babcock, L. C. (2013). Asian Americans and workplace discrimination: The interplay between sex of evaluators and the perception of social skills Asian Americans and workplace discrimination: The interplay between sex of evaluators and the perception of social skills. Journal Of Organizational Behavior, 34(3), 310-326. doi:10.1002/job.1799
This article shows that Asian Americans are part of the discriminated groups of people in America. Asian Americans face poverty problems and are considered as immigrants therefore discriminated by the whites. They face racism problems and end up loving unhappy lives in America since the whites are not comfortable with them living in their country.
Greenstein. L (2016) For Many Native Americans, Thanksgiving is a day of mourning Retrieved from https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/2016/11/18/for-many-native-americans-thanksgiving-day-mourning/BtlsXgy1n6KZIQk6aXK32O/story.html
This article explains that Native Americans do not celebrate the holiday of thanksgiving but rather mourn during that day since they remember all the bad things that have happened in their lives. Destruction of their culture and racism are among the bad events that have taken place in their lives. Native Americans are important people since they are the most indigenous people with the indigenous culture which need to be respected.
Kieval, S. (2009). Notes: Discerning Discrimination In State Treatment Of American Indians Going Beyond Reservation Boundaries. Columbia Law Review, 109(1), 94-137.
This article explains that the indigenous people in America have suffered since their culture has been destroyed thus face discrimination from the whites. These people are considered as having a naïve culture which has been changed by the current whites. This article explains the suffering of the Native Americans since their culture is undermined by whites and considered as a minor culture which needs to be changed.
Ed (2015) Differently Abled or people with Disabilities?? Retrieved from http://www.theblindguide.com/differently-abled-or-people-with-disabilities-or/
This article explains that disability is not inability and it is the plan of God for people to be the way they are. Disabled people are able people and should be considered as normal people since they can handle activities well. Differently abled people should be respected and their rights should not be violated since they are human beings. They should not be treated differently thus they should not be discriminated because of their disabilities since they are able in other areas. This article calls for respect of the rights of different able people since they are important in the society.
Timoney.S & Pope.C (2011)disabled or differently able? Toward a deeper recognition of the dignity of the disabled Retrieved from http://blog.adw.org/2011/10/disabled-or-differently-abled-toward-a-deeper-recogition-of-the-dignity-of-the-disabled/This article shows that differently abled people are often called disabled but the term disabled has been replaced with different able people. They are called different able since they are categorized according to activities rather than impairment. The article supports that the different able people are not incapable of handling all activities thus should not be called disabled people. It is rather courteous and respectful calling them different able people rather than referring to them as disabled people or rather people with disabilities since they are capable of carrying out activities.
