Race, gender, class, and sexual ideologies and practices have been linked to institutional power, privilege, and oppression throughout history. 'history. Most notably when focusing on the period between the 1600s and 1990s. This statement has been proven true repeatedly in various cases; from discrimination against "fallen women" or prostitutes to discrimination against African Americans and other minority groups (the term minority referring to race, class, gender identity, religion; essentially any group that differentiates itself from the majority). The purpose of this article is to provide an intersectional discussion of how these different identities relate to abuse during the time period from the 1600s to the late 1900s. Several class assigned articles provide examples of how different groups of people have been oppressed in society because of their race, gender, class, and sexual ideologies. In an article by Judy Yung titled "The Social Awakening of the Chinese Woman," she explains that in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Chinese-American women were oppressed by Chinese men, as the majority Chinese women in California in the 19th century were indentured prostitutes. kidnapped, lured or bought from poor relatives in China and resold in America for high profits to brothels and other underground organizations run by Chinese men. Yung states, “About 85 percent of Chinese women in San Francisco were prostitutes in 1860 and 71 percent in 1870” (Yung 259). Chinese women were oppressed because of their gender and social class, they were not considered women, but were considered a profitable object. Chinese women brought to America were often manipulated and persuaded because ...... middle of paper ...... y and masculinity at the same time, he is civilized when he falls in love. with Jane who is the white woman he meets on the island. Discrimination based on race, gender, class and culture has been recurring since the beginning of humanity. Discrimination can arise from several different factors, whether it is gender identity, race or gender. , social class, as this article demonstrates. The purpose of this article was to discuss how discrimination was linked to institutional power between the 1600s and 1990s, but even today, discrimination is widespread and will continue to be so, as is the justice system criminal justice and war. Drug use is a form of discrimination against people of color. Discrimination based on race, sexual ideologies and practices, and social class still appears to be widespread, while gender discrimination appears to have disappeared from public view..