Pride By Dagoberto Gilb Summary

According to the International Diaspora Engagement Alliance, the word diaspora means to scatter in Greek; however, nowadays describes a community of people who live outside their home country yet maintain connections with it. Over the last 45 years, the number of diasporas almost tripled from 76 million to more than 232 million. The United States is currently one of the main countries inhabited by many diasporas in particular Jews and African Americans from all across the globe. When people migrate to another country, interestingly enough, they bring with them ideologies and their culture and pass them on from generation to generation to keep the race alive. After reading Pride by Dagoberto Gilb, it is best to conclude that the reason behind

In the English-speaking countries, the term diaspora gained popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. However, in the Caribbean and the Francophone Africa, they referred to this phenomenon as Pan-Africanism led by people from the African Diaspora. When one immigrates to a country, there are challenges that one faces socially, culturally and personally. In the passage by Dagoberto Gilb, he says that: "Pride is the fearless reaction to disrespect and disregard". The generation X began in the 1960s and ended in the early 1980s. Notably, in the US during the 1960s, many African Americans protested loudly and proudly against racism and the social prejudices they faced. During that time, both African Americans, immigrants and descendants faced challenges mainly in social status, education, and

At this point, interracial marriages aren't frowned upon au contraire, it is accepted in society and set as a goal for some. Many offspring of the black diaspora are open to the idea of interracial marriages, however, for the ones who were raised in the traditionalist manner, the subject may not be an option.

In terms of education, the incoming black diaspora has more resources than any previous generation. With the internet, everything is accessible to anyone. Therefore, when black immigrants arrive in the US, they have different resources they can rely on, which makes it easier for them to learn or to teach themselves what they want to know.

While segregation and racism are said to be inconsistent due to past events, it is undeniable that to this day, it still exists, only in a subtler manner. However, looking at the evolution of black diaspora from generation X to generation Z, and the demographics, it is clear that the number of black diaspora in the US is continuously growing while opportunities are