Explain what Pyke means by “honorary whites.” What is the history of this concept? How does Pyke and other scholars see this concept playing out in the United States today? What are the benefits and the negative impacts of being seen as an “honorary whites?”
What will be an ideal response?
May include the following:
a. “Honorary whites” are racial minorities who are seen to be culturally similar to white people and who benefit from being drawn into the majority white status.
b. Italian, Irish, Jewish, and Eastern Europeans were considered ethnic minorities until the term white was stretched to include them.
c. Today, Latino and Hispanic immigrants are blended the definitions of whites in certain parts of the United States.
d. Being seen as white correlates with a decline in the saliency of different ethnic identities.
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