As China took the spotlight, the world scrutinized its internal ethnic tensions. This brought global attention to the treatment of ethnic minorities within non-Western superpowers.
: Research published in 2008 explored the tension between multiculturalism and social integration , particularly in the context of rising immigration and political hostility in Europe and North America. 3. Race and Health Disparities race -2008-
Beyond the headlines, 2008 was a race in terms of technological adoption and cultural shifts. It was the year the App Store launched, signaling the start of the race for our attention spans that defines the smartphone era. It was the year Iron Man and The Dark Knight revitalized the superhero genre, kicking off a race by studios to build As China took the spotlight, the world scrutinized
Enter Barack Hussein Obama. A community organizer from Chicago, a mixed-race son of a Kenyan economist and a white Kansan anthropologist. His very biography was a Rorschach test for voters: to some, he was the embodiment of a post-racial future; to others, he was an enigma—un-American, unvetted, and dangerously "other." It was the year Iron Man and The
America had not transcended race. It had simply been outnumbered by a coalition of minorities and progressive whites.