Under the umbrella of Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration, we have delved into different and specific topics. As these are such broad topics, we were able to have a very well-rounded discussion. We discussed international adoption and its difficulties. And while there are several difficulties and negative aspects of international adoption, there are many benefits. It is not a black and white subject; there is a lot of grey area. We also got to speak on the subject of immigration and go over some of the challenges, struggles, and process of immigration. The subject of racial inequality was also discussed. Poverty, home-ownership, unemployment, and education were all called into question, in terms of racial inequality. Unsurprisingly enough, all of those were connected when discussing it. ELL services and the disadvantages its students face daily was also discussed and this ties directly to the inequality of education for different races. And different races brings us to our last point, which was the lives of biracial people from a sociological perspective. Society’s perceptions were questioned and dissected. Overall, we believe we have only scratched the surface on our findings, but hopefully enough to encourage as many people as possible to give a second look to our topics. 

Patrick Branley

Molly Trayner

Amanda Breckner

Sarah DelTorto

Jessica Beech