AAS 246 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Executive Order 11246, Mariel Boatlift

• School: University of Illinois
• Department: Asian American Studies
• Course: AAS 246
• Professor: Kwon Soo Ah

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2016: 12,000 syrian refugees since 2011 (beginning of civil war in syria) in us. In 2015: 70,000 refugees by us, the majority were from myanmar, iraq and somalia; only 2% from syria. In 1979, 111,000 vietnamese refugees and another 207,000 in 1980. Around the same time, 120,000 cuban refugees during the mariel boatlift (around 80,000 in one month alone). Forbids racial discrimination in public accommodations and discrimination by race and sex in employment. Executive order 11246, 1965 (cid:862)affir(cid:373)ati(cid:448)e a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:862)the (cid:272)o(cid:374)tra(cid:272)tor (cid:449)ill (cid:374)ot dis(cid:272)ri(cid:373)i(cid:374)ate agai(cid:374)st a(cid:374)(cid:455) e(cid:373)plo(cid:455)ee or appli(cid:272)a(cid:374)t for e(cid:373)plo(cid:455)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during e(cid:373)plo(cid:455)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, (cid:449)ithout regard to their ra(cid:272)e, (cid:272)olor, religio(cid:374), se(cid:454) or (cid:374)atio(cid:374)al origi(cid:374). (cid:863) --executive. Re(cid:272)o(cid:374)figured the state"s respo(cid:374)se to racial minority demands. To (cid:862)rights(cid:863)-based agenda of political claims and representation for racial minorities.