Racism in America: A Discussion on Globalization, Technology, Conflict and Collaboration

University of Greenwich (UOG)
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Business Management (Top Up)
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UOG ID Number 001143731
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Marketing and Sales
Subject Code/Name BUSI 1475 / Management in Critical Context
Assignment Title Essay (100%)
Lecturer/Supervisor Mr. Chris Paget
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Table of Contents
I/ Introduction:................................................................................................................................6
II/ Globalization:.............................................................................................................................7
III/ Technology:............................................................................................................................10
IV/ Conflict and Collaboration:..................................................................................................13
1/ Conflict:....................................................................................................................................13
2/ Collaboration:......................................................................................................................15
V/ Discussion:..............................................................................................................................16
VI/ Conclusion:............................................................................................................................17
Bibliography.................................................................................................................................19

Table of Figures
Figure 1: Impact of Harassment (Source: ADL)................................................................9
Figure 2: Demographics of Harassment (Source: ADL)..................................................10
Figure 3: The percentage of respondents who reported being harassed is based on their
identities (Source: ADL)...................................................................................................11
Figure 4: Where does harassment take place? (Source: ADL)......................................12

I/ Introduction:
Nearly 60 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. – Nobel Peace Prize awarded pastor and
human rights activist – once had the famous speech "I have a dream" about the future
of the United States, where everyone regardless of skin color has a peaceful, equal and
fair coexistence; yet into the third decade of the 21st century, even though the country
had its first president as someone who is not Caucasian, that dream was still unfinished
by a phenomenon called “Racism”. According to the definition of Australian Human
Rights Commision, racism refers to prejudice, discrimination or hatred directed at other
people because of their skin color, ethnicity or national origin. It can manifest in a variety
of ways and in a variety of locations. Racism is often associated with acts of violence or
harassment; it does not, however, have to be aggressive or threatening in nature. [4]
Having hatred and contemptuous thought for other people just because of the different
race is enough to be considered racist.
If in 2020 when the world boomed the Black Lives Matter movement again from tragic
events about black people being despised, insulted, even killed; then in 2021, these
things are repeating again, but this time the victims are Asian Americans. Based on an
online USA Today news article published by Ramirez (2021), since the start of the
COVID-19 pandemic, anti-Asian sentiment has risen sharply, with many in the
community blaming the Trump administration's divisive rhetoric. From March 2020 to
February 2021, Stop AAPI Hate, a San Francisco-based organization that monitors
discrimination and xenophobia against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, reported
nearly 3,800 such incidents. [[13]] It also documents the actions and cases that show
racism against Asian people, such as the mention of the killing of eight people at 3 spa
restaurants in Atlanta on March 16, 2021 (6 people among them were Asian
Americans), or the 1982 murder of Vincent Chin in Detroit, a Chinese-American who
was beaten to death by two struggling car workers with baseball bats for being mistaken
as Japanese.
This report will mention about the relevance of racism with three themes: globalization,
technology, conflict – collaboration, at the same time, there will be a discussion to raise
personal views on the issue.