Ethnic Studies Vocab 2

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Community

A group of people living in the same area or sharing common interests and values

Demographics

Statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it

Population Density

The number of people living per unit of area

Migration

The movement of people from one place to another

Push Factors

Conditions that drive people to leave their current location

Pull Factors

Conditions that attract people to a new location

Cultural

Relating to the ideas

Demographic

Related to the characteristics of a population

Economic

Related to money

Environmental

Related to the natural world and the impact of human activity on it

Political

Related to government

Birthright Citizenship

Citizenship granted to anyone born in a country regardless of their parents’ nationality

Naturalization

The legal process by which a non-citizen becomes a citizen of a country

Immigration

The action of moving to a foreign country to live there permanently

Dred Scott Decision (1857)

A Supreme Court ruling that stated African Americans could not be U.S. citizens

14th Amendment

An amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting citizenship and equal protection under the law

United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898)

A Supreme Court case confirming that children born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents are U.S. citizens

Ohlone

A group of Native American people historically living in the San Francisco Bay area

Chochenyo

One of the Ohlone languages

Ramaytush

A language of the Ohlone people

Muwekma

A federally recognized Ohlone group from the San Francisco Bay area

Shellmounds

Large mounds made of shells and other artifacts built by Native Americans as settlements or ceremonial sites

Linguistic

Related to language or the study of language

Death

The end of life

Cultural Assimilation

The process by which a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture

Cultural Revitalization

Efforts to preserve or revive the traditions