1301 July 21‚ 2014 Mexicans and Puerto Ricans Many Americans think Mexicans and Puerto Ricans are the same since they both belong to the ethnic group‚ Latino‚ and have a connection with Spanish language; there are many differences like the accents‚ vocabulary‚ culture‚ history‚ and the struggles they both had. Mexicans and Puerto Ricans are similar and different in immigration because Mexicans immigrated to the southwestern areas such as Texas and California‚ while Puerto Ricans immigrated to the
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Mayra has not had the easiest life. Identity has been a continuous struggle throughout her time adjusting to the differences between Puerto Rican culture and American culture. Professor Hefferan of Grand Valley State University defines culture as the learned and shared way of repetitive thinking‚ feeling‚ and acting (Hefferan‚ 2018). If two different ways of thinking and acting clash‚ it causes some issues when trying to define where your own allegiance should lie. Mayra has learned two cultures
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Culture is a group which shapes a person’s values and identity. A single term used to define a particular culture is often exclusive. For example‚ the term "Hispanic" does not take into account cultural differences between Cuban-Americans and Mexican-Americans. Cultural identities can stem from the following differences: race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ class‚ religion‚ country of origin‚ and geographic region.1 Nowadays‚ cultural conflict terms mention population a popular way. So what is the cultural conflict
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Puerto Ricans are the only Hispanic group able to migrate to United States and have automatically the right to become American Citizens‚ But What American Citizens means? When they arrived to a new land escaping from poverty and political problems‚ to a place where they thought it will receive them as family. 1940s was the first wave of migration of Puerto Ricans to the US‚ when they arrived they found themselves working in restaurants; in the kitchen‚ serving coffee also in factories‚ cleaning
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Mexican and Puerto Rican Immigration In the 19th century‚ before immigration started booming‚ only a small percent of America’s population was Mexican. Mexicans were in the same boat as Negros; they weren’t treated with any American promise of equality‚ nor did any treaty or laws protect them. Ignorant Americans treated them as inferior because of their foreign customs and appearances. The Americans that rushed to California to mine gold in 1849 were accompanied by Mexicans‚ which they didn’t
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LA CULTURE A LOOK AT PUERTO RICAN CULTURE SGT Stephenson John ALC Class 505-15 SSG Stephens Taylor 19 June 11‚ 2015 The Culture of Puerto Rico General Purpose: To educated about Puerto Rican culture Specific Purpose: To break down the different characteristics that makes Puerto Rican culture very unique. Central Idea: Puerto Rico has a unique culture‚ which significantly is seen in the food‚ life style‚ music‚ and military. INTRODUCTION I. PMESII-PT A. Break down of PMESII-PT and definition
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Devin Smith Professor Heater English 7‚ March 2013 When my family and I came to America‚ it was extremely tough for us. We had to adapt to a new culture and a new country. It felt like we were starting over. The poem “Puerto Rican Obituary” by Pedro Pietri was a good way of showing some of the difficulties immigrants face when coming to the United States or any new country. I migrated to this country with my family when I was about 5 years old. We had to stay at my father’s friend’s house
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Puerto Rican/American don’t know wither to identify myself has Hispanic or Latino. Why? Because I was born on US Soil even if being born in Puerto Rico itself‚ you’re considered a US Citizen. What I catch myself doing is asking myself “How do I know which term to use”? Especially when it comes out to filling out any documentation. I have to check off Hispanic on any documentation that is asking to my ethicality‚ only option there is are: White‚ Black‚ Asian‚ Native American and Hispanic. So the only
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been saturated with Mexican and Puerto Rican influences. Influence is defined as a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do. I believe most of the influences are good but there are also some that are bad. The two major influences that will be brought up would be the influence of human creativity and violence. Puerto Ricans had a unique blend of human creativity. “Fueled by that political awakening‚ a cultural renaissance emerged among Puerto Rican artists.” By the 1960’s
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they are in between two or more cultures and still don’t know where they belong. The article “Who are we? Identities of Stateside and Island Boricuas” was written by Ariana Green in the San Juan City Magazine on 2005. As the title of the article indicates‚ there is an issue between the identities on both of these groups‚ about who feels more Puerto Rican. This has been a controversial topic since a long time ago‚ especially involving the “Nuyorican’s” from the time when the Puerto Rican diaspora started
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