Racism is generally understood as either belief that different racial groups are characterized by intrinsic characteristics or abilities and that some such groups are therefore naturally superior to others, ^[1][2] or as practices that discriminate against members of particular racial groups,^[1] for example by perpetuating unequal access to resources between groups.^[3]
The definition of racism is controversial both because there is little scholarly agreement about what the word "race" means, and because there is also little agreement about what does and doesn't constitute discrimination.^[4] Some definitions would have it that any assumption that a person's behavior would be influenced by their racial categorization is racist, regardless of how seemingly benign such assumptions might be. Other definitions would only include conscious malignant forms of discrimination.^[5] Among the questions about how to define racism are the question of whether to include forms of discrimination that are unintentional, such as making assumptions about preferences or abilities of others based on racial stereotypes, whether to include institutionalized forms of discrimination such as the circulation of racial stereotypes through the media and whether to include the socio-political dynamics of social stratification that sometimes have a racial component 

    Racism has been a major issue in the United States  since 1492, North America was discovered by the Europeans, that life of Indians changed rapidly and dramatically. The most representative is American Indians, also known as Native Americans and Asian in American racial discrimination. What is racism? "Racism is generally understood as either belief that different racial groups are characterized by intrinsic characteristics or abilities and that some such groups are therefore naturally superior to others, ^[1]or as practices that discriminate against members of particular racial groups,^[2] for example by perpetuating unequal access to resources between groups."
By the this, different races have different beliefs, custom and culture. So those differences may create conflict in daily or social life. In the long run, the contradiction between the races have been deepening and drastic, which special reflected in education and school.

    As a international student, my own experience in St. Cloud. Until now almost all international have their specific groups which means we just talk or play with people who from the same country. I still remember when I first came here, I looked forword to make friends with native American no matter black or white. How many events happend change my mind that I don't really think there is no racism in my  living environment. I was 18 when I first came to St. Cloud, as same age boy I like sports and play basketball every afternoon. Even I know that my body quality and the American people have a great gap, I still want to play with them. However, one day because of basketball court is full, one white man said that you would better go, baskteball is not Asina people play. This let me deeply aware of that we are discriminated in this country.









































1.”CERD Task Force of the US Human Rights Network (2010-08). "From Civil Rights to Human Rights: Implementing US Obligations Under the International Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)". Universial Periodic Review Joint Reports: United States of America. p. 44.
2.Mann, Charles C., 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, Vintage Books, 2006, c.2005, p. 18