Multicultural Matrix Analysis

Multicultural Matrix Analysis

The multicultural matrix opened my eyes to the different cultures in The United States. The different cultures immigrated to the United States. I have done some traveling over the years. Through my traveling I enjoy taking in every aspect of the different cultures. The stereotypes for immigrants are almost the identical for each rave and culture that have become part of The United States. From the middle to late 1750s the infrastructure for The United States was built on immigrants. When coming to The United States immigrants from Italy, Ireland, Germany, Philippines, Mexico, and Poland have faced numerous of the same problems. To overcome the second class citizen stereotype the immigrants took numerous hard labor jobs to make enough money to survive and support his or her family. Many Americans did not want to work these jobs because of how dangerous they were. When the immigrants came to The United States, they had to learn a new culture and in some cases a new language. Many of the immigrants missed his or her families and culture that he or she left behind to come to The United States. The immigrants knew that he or she needed to come to The United States to escape almost certain death in his or her homeland and to create a better life for themselves and his or her family (Schaefer, 2011). Like any newcomer in The United States the immigrants had to overcome the stereotypes of being uncultured and living a simple life when he or she came to America.

When the Native Americans came to The United States, they had things different from the other immigrants from other countries. The Native Americans were seen as unfit to live in the white society and were also treated as second class citizens. The citizens of The United States did not understand the Native Americans spiritual culture. The majority if European immigrants had strong family values and strong religious values. No matter where the immigrants were from he or she came to The United States to create a better life for themselves and their families.

The Italian, Irish, German, and Polish are part of the same race. Even though the immigrants were from the same race they were considered a lower class and faced the same stereotypes. It appears the stereotypes are more about social status and less about color. If an immigrant came to The United States with wealth and social status he or she would not be looked down upon. On the other hand if the immigrant was poor and had no social status he or she was looked down upon.

With the exclusion of Native Americans, the other cultures tolerate stereotyping and bias until the culture becomes an established culture in The United States. The stereotype of being an alcoholic and lazy is one of the stereotypes the Native Americans have endured. As more individuals have been educated on cultural history and traditions of the Native Americans the stereotype has