Ebb and Flow: Cuban-American Reality “Lucy‚ honey‚ if I wanted things Cuban I`d stayed in Havana. That`s the reason I married you‚ ‘cause you`re so different from everyone I`d known before.” -Ricky in I Love Lucy. This quote is from the iconic show from the 50`s‚ I Love Lucy‚ but also is used in Sustavo Perez-Firmat`s piece called Life on the Hyphen. In Perez-Firmat`s piece‚ Perez-Firmat relates the Cuban-American experience and how it is made up of several different generations who all have to
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stereotype is used as a negative sense. Throughout the essay‚ Ortiz writes about the experiences she passed through her childhood‚ her experience as a Latina woman and the stereotypes that involved a Latin woman. In paragraph 2‚ she is upset about how her Hispanic appearance called forth from many people she met from different countries. Ortiz thinks that a Latin woman is seen as a sex object as a result of her way of dressing. She declares that her mother taught her how to do it. Our parents influence us
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1. The Casino knew they could not compete with the big lights and glamour of Las Vegas‚ but also knew not everyone could afford to be a part of those big lights. Instead the casino set its attention on pleasing the crowd of folks most often seen inside of their casino. The casino used the targeting method perfectly by carving out one demographic segment to cater too or as stated in our reading assignment on targeting the casino used a single product (their casino) offering at a single segment
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The diversity in the world today helps us all to grow as individuals and open our minds to the different ways of life. When a person becomes exposed to the different cultures and ways of life and how others live their life’s we see that all people do live differently in some way or another‚ then our minds are not closed anymore‚ yet they are opened to the differences of the world and we can see that each culture has a difference and that difference has a meaning in their lives. Diversity also promotes
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the dollar” now two cents may not seem like a lot to lack but at the end of the day some Latina mothers may see those two cents as necessary when trying to feed their families. These wage gaps may be attributed to the fact that “lower shares of Hispanics are college educated.”(pewresearch) With just a little push from Latinitas it is possible that girls who did not see a cap and gown in their future could one day be turning the tassel to the left and closing the wage gap one Latina at a
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Margin‚ which he referred to as liminality. Not only can a rite of passage be an individual experience‚ but it can also be a communal experience which Turner called “communitas.” Many of us experience this “communitas” in different ways such as my Hispanic culture that experiences quinceneras. Quinceneras are a rite of passage for young girls’ transition from adolescence to womanhood. I for one never experienced this rite of passage. In my culture it is traditional for a young girl to go through
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You probably have seen them before: Latina professionals depicted as sexy vixens on T.V.‚ wearing miniskirts or a tight dresses; the sassy secretary with a naive style; the nightmare of the Boss’ wife. Although the Hispanic community has become the largest minority group in the U.S.‚ Latinas‚ in particular‚ we have to fight against stereotypes and other distorted perceptions of who we are. When it comes holding a job in corporate America‚ being bilingual‚ should work to my advantage right? It comes
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In the Hispanic culture‚ one of the most common and well-known traditions is a Quinceañera. Going to another cultural event that is different from my own is very educational yet a rewarding experience. Some of the distinct elements that really put the event together are the experience of the event‚ the different phrases in that culture‚ verbal communication and cultural distinctiveness of the culture‚ and was able to understand how the Hispanic culture is different from traditional American culture
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Diversity in American society has been widely talked about for the past few decades. Equality activists have pushed for diverse populations in every aspect of American culture. With this trend comes the topic of racism‚ which is wound into almost any diversity conversation. Diversity may matter greatly in some areas‚ like equal opportunity employers or political offices‚ but the debate has raged in the educational world as well. The question at the center of diversity in education is as follows:
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The legal system in Hispanic immigrants that live in the United States involves legal cases on Hispanic immigrants. The country recently has experienced a great number of Hispanic deportations. During these years that President Barack Obama has been the main head of the country‚ the United States experienced a lot of Hispanic deportations‚ more than last years‚ deporting 235‚413 immigrants back to their country. The reasons on why immigrants are deported are that immigrants are illegally in the country
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