However, the term American Indian is more prominently used in Pennsylvania. All persons having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, South East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific islands. There are more than 60 subgroups in this category, and wide variations amount the histories, traditions, cultures, and major issues of these subgroups. All persons having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. When used to refer to Americans, the term frequently is used interchangeably with African American.
Culture is to humans what water is to fish.
It is our total environment. As such, education as well as curriculum development are cultural phenomena. Although the animosity and exclusion to which Vietnam era veterans were subjected in earlier years appears now to have disappeared, all military veterans are included in the equity group category in recognition of their service to country and Commonwealth. Still other groups, most prominently gays, lesbians, and bisexuals, remain frequent targets of harassment and discrimination. Such treatment is not merely condemned but is antithetical to the spirit, goals, and purpose of the Equity Plan.