depending on people’s race‚ class‚ and gender. I had three interviews with three individuals‚ the first one is Anthony a nineteen years old African American male‚ born and raised in California state. On the other side is Jennifer‚ a twenty-one-year-old Hispanic female‚ born and raised in Washington state. And finally Steven‚ Twenty-one years old Asian American homosexual. I did change the names in order to preserve privacy for them. As I stated before‚ I interviewed the three individuals Steven
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us. This first semester I have learned a lot about myself. At first I wanted to become a Spanish teacher but just because it was the easy way out. I knew Spanish and Being a part of the Spanish clubbed helped me learn about the small amount of Hispanics in towns where the majority is white. In the city where I live here are
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in America. Immigrants try to maintain these cultural norms at home‚ while still integrating into American society. When the immigrants first arrived‚ Americans were curious about the newcomers. However‚ they still considered them as "more primitive races and cultures incompatible with Anglo-Saxon America”2 and created stereotypes which misrepresent immigrants and their behavior. Furthermore‚ Americans spread theories about genetic threats and "their hereditary predisposition of filthiness”3. Immigrant
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instrument. You must practice until you learn how to perform it 1‚000 times better than what you started off with and It should be almost perfect. That’s why I propose it should be a requirement for public schools in each state (or states were the most Hispanics are registered) to have at least two bilingual classes‚ from grade school through high school. It would not only change the future of certain students by learning both languages at the same time but it will also increase parents and teachers participation
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rage and fear towards the Hispanics because their oblivious of the Hispanics’ reason for arriving in America. This unfamiliarity has caused the Caucasian community to blame the Hispanics for their many obstacles; they believe that Hispanics are “thoughtless people‚ stupid people‚ people who wanted to turn the whole world into a garbage dump‚ a little Tijuana” (Boyle 11). The Caucasian community does not welcome the Hispanic society‚ because white citizens believe Hispanics are in the U.S to throw waste
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Do you ever think about what you represent in this world? Do you ever think about how people‚ as a whole‚ perceive your personality‚ your background‚ your style‚ your language‚ and your opinion? I’ve been thinking a lot about how my individuality is recognized by others and how I can change it within one moment’s decision. The definition of identity is truly vague to my knowledge but I think it has to do with everything in your existence that relates to your physical‚ psychological‚ and cultural
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Hispanic‚ Mexican‚ Latino; these are all stereotypes that label people; however even though I am be a natural born Mexican citizen I am myself and I am Erick Melendez. I feel that I may not hold as much potential when it comes to logistics‚ arthritics‚ and social skills; however though I may not be one of those natural born gifted student I am a student whom will input all of his power and energy into his life goals and education. I alone do not represent the Hispanic ethnicity; yet I am responsible
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them into the person they are today. An individual 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
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Dominicans‚ Puerto Ricans‚ Mexicans‚ Colombians are the result of a culture that despite not living in our country of origin is part of each of us. It is something that identifies us as individuals wherever we go‚ and that is why language is through which we express our feelings‚ frustrations‚ our achievements‚ and joys.It is because we do not express our deepest thoughts through writing as Julia Alvarez would say in an interview who once received the advice of his mother that if not Could show what
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could speak without the accent of Spanish‚ American society would see that children with different cultural backgrounds could fit into English humanity smoothly. “In 1963” (83)‚ “People who called themselves Mexican-Americans or Afro-Americans were considered dangerous radicals‚ while law bidding citizens were expected to drop their cultural baggage at the border and erase any lingering ethnic traits. (84). As a result of the racial discrimination American citizens had towards law-abiding citizens
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