W: 22 19
AA: 4 0
A: 2 2
H: 12 5
NA: 0 0
PI: 0 0
O: 0 0
*I was unable to get results from the Native American, Pacific Islander, or Other racial categories.
100% of those asked in the Asian category said that their parents graduated from both high school and college. However, I feel as if that data is somewhat unrepresentative because only 2 people were asked.
In contrast, 0% in the African American category graduated from both high school and college. All African American participants' parents only graduated from high school
The White category and the Hispanic category had the majority of the parents who graduated from both high school and college; although the White category had the most overall.
As we have talked about in class, with my results, and with the article we read with the survey about "White Privilege," there is a trend with regards to educational opportunity. It is generally known and supported by statistics that the White racial group is and has been the most financially stable of all the races in the United States. College back during the civil rights era was more common and available for Whites, and this has continued to the present day. For instance, if your parents are White and went to college during that era, you will be more likely to go to college. Not only is it a sort of family "tradition," it also has to do with the general financial stability commonly associated with the White race. Nowadays other races are much more prominent in the college education system than they used to be, which shows the transition from the civil rights era to the equality of present day society, but a sort of "White Dominance" is still lingering because of our history (as shown in the survey above).
