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21st Century Technological, Demographic and Economic Changes

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AP U.S. History Period 9:  1980-Present

 

Key Concept 9.2 — Moving into the 21st century, the nation experienced significant technological, economic, and demographic changes.

 

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Language


Go here for more information on English Language Learners and different language speakers in the United States.

This Language Log from the University of Pennsylvania displays the common language spoken at home other than English or Spanish in each state.
  • The United States is a multilingual nation and this must be reflected in our public education to provide ESL learners with an equitable learning experience  

 

Immigration


America's Foreign-Born in the Last 50 Years is an infographic from the U.S. Census Bureau.
21st Century Restrictions on Immigration: watch this short CBS video on recent circumstances of immigration and how laws need to be amended to meet new demands
  • Immigration policy in the United States today reflects a racially motivated agenda in which most of the countries resources to limit immigration are on the border of Mexico
  • Migrant detention centers at the Mexican border are inhumane and discriminatory 
  • Policy has been under critical eye the past few years and has been a hot topic among the Obama, Trump, and Biden presidencies
  • Immigration policy must remain equitable, fast, and relatively easy for those crossing the border to ensure their health and safety 

 

Education


Diversity in the Classroom from The New York Times (January 29, 2014) has interactive charts and graphs showing the demographics of 17,000 of the nation's school districts, by state and county with trends of enrollment by White, Black, Hispanic, Asian and Native American students.


Religion


Religious Landscape Survey from the Pew Research Religion and Public Life Project (2013).


Technology


Go to the website The History of Communication Technology from a student at Penn State University with sections on the postal system, the telegraph, phonograph, telephone, radio, and television as well as the Internet.

Steve Jobs, portrait by italian artist Graziano Origa, pen&ink+pantone (2008)
Steve Jobs portrait by Graziano Origa (2008)


.................Steve Jobs Introduces the Macintosh, January 24, 1984.

.................1984 Apple Macintosh Computer Commercial,directed by Ridley Scott and shown during the Super Bowl telecast.

In Pictures, the 30th Anniversary of Apple Macintosh Computers (January 25, 2014)


The World Wide Web
The World Wide Web turned 25 on March 12, 2014. Click here for the text of Tim Berners-Lee's famous paper, Information Management: A Proposal.

Go here for The Web at 25 in the U.S. from the Pew Research Internet Project (February, 2014).

See also, World Wide Web Timeline, also from Pew Research Internet Project (March, 2014).

For background, see History of the Internet from the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
How the World Wide Web remains inaccessible to so many in the United States
  • Minority, low-income students are still not being provided with secure internet access and helpful technologies despite the technological progress in this country
  • Students who are not given these opportunities are much more likely to struggle later on in school and therefore have less opportunities after school
  • Access to education and education technological should be available to everyone in the United States 
  • This issue is especially important following the Covid-19 pandemic and online learning tools that have maintained their relevance and use in schools today.  

 

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