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Many organizations in the United States give encouragement in the form of college funding to minority students so that they can continue education without financial barriers.

Students of minority sections like Hispanics, African Americans, Native Americans, Asians, and Asian Americans are offered a variety of scholarships that they can use to overcome economic hurdles in their education. Let’s take a closer look at some of the most popular scholarships for minorities in the USA.

Gates Millennium Scholar Programs

Gates Millennium Scholar, known more popularly as the GMS program is meant for all minority students irrespective of their national origin or race. The award is given to meritorious minority students who have a genuine financial need for aid. Applications need to reach the scholarship foundation by the 1st of January every year.

Check out this video that explains what the Gates Millennium Scholarship Program is all about:

The scholarship is open for several fields of study including engineering, law, health sciences, education, information technology, and mathematics.

The eligibility criteria are similar to the Federal Pell Grant stipulations. Aspirants should also have a record of community service, strong leadership qualities, and extracurricular activities.

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Experiencing another country firsthand can be a great way to learn all about another culture as well as to improve your grasp of a foreign language.

For years now, various foreign exchange student program offerings have been helping students from all over the world to do just that while offering host families the chance to learn just as much from their guests as the students do from them.

How does a Foreign Exchange Student Program Work?

There are a number of different organizations that match students with host families in various different countries but the way they all basically work is very similar.

Many of those entering a foreign country are still in high school in their homeland or studying online for their GED, and by becoming a foreign exchange student they will get to experience how other kids are educated by attending the school where their host family lives.

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The City of San Fernando was undeniably the first city in the world to celebrate the Cesar E. Chavez holiday even before it was recognized as a State Holiday by the Governor of California in the year 2000. Today, years after its first celebration, the City of San Fernando remains united in the basic principles of non-violence, education, and higher education.

For the past decades, the Cesar Chavez Commemorative Committee of San Fernando has paid tribute to Cesar E. Chavez through the re-creation of Chavez’s great march from Delano, Ca. to Sacramento. Mass is usually held at the Santa Rosa Church, in the City of San Fernando, with a theme that surrounds the traditional events.

The César Chávez Memorial

The César Chávez Memorial honors the legacy and work of the late farmworker leader. The construction of the memorial was the culmination of efforts by many community members who recognize Chavez’s impact to promote justice and equity for all Americans.

The memorial was developed on a 23,000 square foot area of land in the City of San Fernando. The memorial includes four separate pieces of art placed in a park-like setting. The City along with various community organizations sponsors an annual march in honor of Chávez. The City of San Fernando, preceding the State of California’s decision, became the first in the nation to designate his birthday, March 31, an official holiday.

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The Cesar Chavez Legacy & Educational Fund is established to keep the dream and legacy of Cesar Chavez alive for upcoming generations. The people of San Antonio, Texas, have been very receptive to the “Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice.”

The City of San Antonio was again a co-sponsor of the 23rd annual Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice that was held on March 30, 2019. Cesar E. Chavez is a great American hero and role model. Through his example of non-violence, social justice, and his commitment to ending the mistreatment of farmworkers, improving their living conditions, and bringing dignity to all workers in the United States, he will always be remembered in the hearts of the people.

There is no question in my heart and in the hearts of the people who knew Cesar Chavez which side of the struggle he was on. Cesar has shown us all through his important work and courageous examples that if we want, we can “Si Se Puede” (Yes We Can) really achieve the greatest accomplishment through good education, unity, perseverance, and hard, dedicated work.

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Today I would like to talk about an alternative option of getting educated. There are many ways of getting a proper education from attending a university abroad. Education has crossed many boundaries, including those of many countries.

Today, students travel thousands of kilometers to a country of their choice to study specific majors and gain better exposure and experience.

There are a number of points that can be a decider on whether or not your choice of the country can prove to be the best for you. Therefore, before deciding on any country to travel to for your educational purposes, consider a few points like:

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We all have unique talents, yet a lot of us are blind to them and are quick to identify areas of technical or professional excellence if asked what we do best. The following video is about the nine types of intelligence and how to discover your talents.

So what’s the way to discover your talents? Most of us, I guess, would like to be gifted with one or more talents, right? Maybe you even would like to be a genius. Well, I know that you’re absolutely talented at one thing or another, and when you’re not sharing this with the world around you, your talent may get wasted. Perhaps you haven’t discovered your talent yet. So go on and find out what type of intelligence you may excel at.

In the video, the nine intelligence types are characterized as Naturalist, Musical, Logical-Mathematical, Existential, Interpersonal, Bodily-Kinesthetic, Linguistic, Intrapersonal, and Spatial. Well, if you’ve discovered your talent, never give up going for it, always be confident and focused, and just always keep doing it!

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Healthcare administration has taken on increased importance over the years as the health insurance issue has become more complicated and pertinent in the average person’s life.

Gone are the days when a woman could go to the hospital and have a child for $10 and spend the night in a hospital bed without doing more than signing a piece of paper. Believe it or not, that happened just four or five decades ago in some regions of the country.

Now, every visit to the doctor involves more than just seemingly useless paperwork. Doctors are no longer tapping their patients’ knees, asking them to cough and pronouncing a diagnosis. Instead, they are ordering CAT scans, MRIs and a battery of other tests designed to ferret out the truth at molecular and atomic levels.

Supporting all this intense examination of patients is the healthcare administrator. This professional keeps the hospitals, surgery clinics, and doctor’s offices functioning smoothly so that doctors can focus on diagnosing their patients.

Without people trained to manage offices and coordinate the nearly countless actions that are required to keep major institutions funded and in operation, the present level of care could not be maintained. More importantly, the desired level of care which people want to extend to everyone will never be realized without qualified people working in healthcare administration.

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When you use somebody else’s ideas or writings as your own, that is plagiarism. Plagiarism can include using parts of another student’s work, books, journal articles, songs, newspapers, or even from web pages (Wikipedia being a common offender) but incorporating it into your essay or paper as if it where you own original work. For schools and colleges, plagiarism is a serious offense.

Depending on the college or university it can get you expelled at worst or lead to your exam or coursework being voided. Plagiarism is more than simply copying somebody else’s work and ideas, it can be considered fraud because you pass it off as your own and that is why it is taken so seriously.

However, not all plagiarism is intentional. Yes, some students do try to take shortcuts and will plagiarize because they think that they will not get caught by their lecturer or person marking their exam paper.

Most students who get caught for plagiarizing did not mean to, it was unintentional. It is very easy to accidentally plagiarize by not citing your sources correctly. You need to do more than just cite direct quotes; you need to cite your references even when you paraphrase. There are two ways to avoid plagiarizing; the first one is to always cite your sources and the second is to run your work through plagiarism detection software.

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Richard Oakes

Richard Oakes was a former SFSU student, important member of American Indian Studies, and an Indian occupier at Alcatraz Island. Oakes played an integral part in creating one of the first American Indian Studies departments in the nation. He developed the initial curriculum and encouraged other American Indians to enroll.

As a Mohawk Indian, Oakes was a strong supporter of Native American rights. He believed that Native American people have a right to their land and identity and that they deserve respect, justice, and control. In 1969, Oakes led a group of students and urban Bay Area Indians in an occupation of Alcatraz Island that would last until 1971. He also recruited 80 UCLA students from the American Indian Studies Center.

Indians of various tribes joined Oakes and staged the longest occupation of a federal facility by Indian people. The historic occupation was made up initially of young Indian college students.

Described as a handsome, charismatic, talented and natural leader, Oakes was identified as “chief” of the island. Oakes had control of the island from the very beginning, with an organizational council put into effect immediately. Everyone had a job, including security, sanitation, day care, schooling, cooking, and laundry. All decisions were made by the unanimous consent of the people.

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In the period 20 November 1969, through 10 June 1971, a group of Native Americans took possession of Alcatraz Island and held it as Indian Land. This “Occupation of the Island of Alcatraz” was initiated and led by a group of Native Americans that called themselves the “Indians of All Tribes”, or IAT.

This Alcatraz occupation lasted a total of 14 months and came to an end when the occupying Indians were removed with force by the US government. The IAT group was claiming the island while they were citing the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty between Sioux and the US government.

The treaty included the return of all abandoned, retired, or out-of-use lands in federal possession to Native peoples. Upon the closing of the Alcatraz penitentiary institution in 1963, the federal government had declared Alcatraz the island as retired (or surplus) federal property. So activists of the Red Power movement reclaimed the island. On 9 March 1964, a group of Sioux, including Richard McKenzie, occupied Alcatraz Island for the duration of four hours.

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