Judith Ortiz Cofer and Brent Staples may not sound like they have much in common growing up in very different cultures‚ Cofer being Puerto Rican and Staples being African American‚ but both have lived extremely similar lives. Both have faced the ugly head of stereotypes and racism in America. Cofer describes how she felt growing up in her essay‚ “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria”. She explains the struggles of being stereotyped and how being a minority contributed to her
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David Smith Professional Communication: Cultural Sensitivity The Hispanic/ Latino American population has become one of the fastest growing ethnic and diverse groups in the United States‚ but U.S. healthcare studies report poorer health status in this population than in non-Latinos. U.S. Bureau of the Census (2014) defines "Latino" as an individual of any Spanish culture or origin‚ who may be of any race. The Hispanic population increased by 15.2 million between 2000 and 2010‚ accounting
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further future developments. This is critical for the readers to know the show the bias‚ injustice‚ and premeditated ignorance of the United States educational system. It also demonstrates that Chicano Studies is not important regardless of the Hispanic population in this
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well as current situations. The three (3) main subcultures include: * African Americans make up 13% of the population. African Americans on average tend to have lower education than their white counterparts and lower income levels. They use the media much more than Whites and due to this‚ they watch different shows. * Hispanics include any person who is Cuban‚ Mexican‚ Puerto Rican‚ South or Central American‚ and any other Spanish culture. In this subculture‚ acculturation is influenced by
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to the United States for a better life. She explains how many Hispanic men have children in the United States‚ so now that child “was made a citizen of this great country’ (418). Several Hispanics come to the United States with little or no education‚ but their children “will lead a life entirely different from yours; he will be educated’ (419). Using the strategies of ethos Flanagan is almost making fun of Latinos and African Americans when describing them. According to
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But meeting the needs of Latino students requires more predictions. The poor state of post-secondary education for Latino students is one of the American nation’s most important challenges. “Right now‚ what’s happening is that we’re fixing our higher education institutions like we patch the blacktop on our roads‚ a pothole at a time”‚ said Lee Shulman‚ president of the Carnegie Foundation for the
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Cultural conflict as a Hispanic American female is fueled by multiple complex variables. For a typical Hispanic girl living in America the choice of food‚ clothing‚ customs‚ and beliefs are fueled by family traditions and often twisted by American media. Traditional Hispanic girls‚ speak Spanish‚ eat Puerto Rican food‚ confess their sins to a priest every Saturday and going to their church every Sunday. The environment of the tropics inspire colors of clothing while the climate impacts that amount
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Latino or any other community for that matter. The point I am trying to make is that educators need help in reducing any cultural barriers that may inhibit education. No one stopped me from eating what I want‚ but they did let me know I need to eat American foods since I am living here now after 40 years. I simply refused‚ I want to keep my customary food practices and while I am doing that make sure I continue to health
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communication with others of different backgrounds is inevitable. The ten commandments of American culture are not just for others to understand the American culture but for Americans to be aware of as well. Americans are all bout being successful and in other cultures this might not be as important. Take for example Hispanics who are more about the team and success of the team. Americans might think that Hispanics are lazy and unmotivated while working by themselves. However‚ this is simply just a cultural
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Historical Report on Race Hispanic Americans are also called Latino’s and they come from Central and South America the Caribbean and Spain so there are many different Hispanic cultures and backgrounds. Because of their many origins‚ lots of people today‚ identify themselves as being at least part Hispanic. According to our text book the Hispanic population in the United States as of 2009‚ was over 48 million which makes Hispanic Americans/Latino’s‚ the largest minority group at 15.8 percent
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