During National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15) we recognize the contributions made and the important presence of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the United States and celebrate their heritage and culture. Hispanics have had a profound and positive influence on our country through their strong commitment to family‚ faith‚ hard work‚ and service. They have enhanced and shaped our national character with centuries-old traditions that reflect the multiethnic and multicultural customs
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populations are characterized can be described as “The Latino Threat.” The Latino threat narrative asserts that Latinx immigrants are a threat to American culture‚ creed‚ and identity. This narrative claims that this threat stems from non-assimilation into the existing American culture (Chavez‚ 24). This is most obvious in Huntington’s “The Hispanic Challenge‚” in which he argues that Latinx immigrants and their descendents are a threat to the American ‘creed.’ Huntington uses Miami as an example
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receives basically everything they know based on how they were raised‚ whether it be their beliefs‚ customs‚ or just their way of life. Our world has diversity because of this. For me‚ having direct descendants from Mexico has brought out my Hispanic culture and influenced the traditions my family holds. My great grandmother‚ Luz Garza‚ comes directly from Mexico. She is originally from Monterrey‚ Nuevo León‚ a large city that is now known for its large businesses. However‚ in my great grandmother’s
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The definition of a Hispanic has been a Spanish-speaking person living in the US‚ especially one of Latin American descent or relating to Spain or to Spanish-speaking countries. To me‚ being Hispanic indicates that I belong to a strong heritage. I’m defined by my heritage and my family. As a Hispanic‚ I get to carry out and pass down all the culture and traditions that come with it. Hispanic culture has been described as bright‚ vibrant‚ and exceptionally family-oriented. I didn’t grow up speaking
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Racial Profiling Against Hispanics Racial profiling is the use of race or ethnicity as grounds for suspecting someone of having committed an offense. Racial profiling against Hispanics includes people from North American‚ South American and Central Americans. An example of racial profiling against Hispanics is by the color of our skin‚ which the majority skin tone (Color) is brown but not all of them‚ some may be a different color and are Hispanics. Sadly‚ our identity is defined by the color of
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Latino / Hispanic / Chicano Education In my research I discovered an abundant amount of information on educating Chicano’s or Latino’s in the United States‚ particulary California being that an extremely high population concentrations are in California. In this paper I will list some of the most important cultural diversity facts I’ve found regarding educational barriers‚ communication behaviors‚ cultural differences‚ teaching implications‚ learning styles and tools and insights. First‚ what
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The Four Major Groups of Hispanics Mexican Americans‚ have a distinctive additive to the diversity of the United States. Immigrants from Mexico have made an impact in cultural diversification to this country since it is one of the largest Hispanic groups that are in the U.S. Due to the growth of the Mexican American population in the states the U.S. government mandated that all schools in the nation create bilingual programs. Today‚ there have been many issues regarding the transition of the Spanish
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Although Hispanics and Latinos do not necessarily share a common cultural identity the United States is often times guilty of assuming that everyone that identifies as Hispanic or Latino falls under the same identity. Hispanics and Latinos who are forced to identify with a panethic name on things such as doctors forms and surveys. A few social forces that influence such generic labeling are national origin‚ political views‚ religion and language. While most people are obligated to identify under
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Alcohol Abuse among Hispanics Hispanics are the largest and most rapidly growing ethnic group in the United States‚ making up about 17 percent of the population‚ or more than 50 million people. Research shows that drinking patterns among Hispanics are different from those of non-Hispanic Whites and other ethnic or racial groups (National Institute of Alcohol and Alcoholism‚ 2015). Hispanics’ drinking problem is associated with low socioecomic status such as poverty and low education‚ acculturation
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States at an alarming rate. The culture that the Mexicans experience in their own country is very different from the culture they experience upon arriving in the United States of America. The U. S. Census Bureau created the label “Hispanic” for convenience. Some people of Spanish descent think of themselves as “Hispanic” and others prefer the term “Latino”; however‚ most identify with a particular country‚ such as Cuba‚ Argentina‚ or Spain (Macionis 2006) Hispanics accounted for 14.8 percent of
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