personal stories with his readers. He shared the time when he finds real "intriguing" when he watches American people butcher his family’s name. He even shared the time when during graduation‚ a math teacher would perfectly pronounce the names of people from Spanish-speaking countries for the kids’ parents in the audience. Another structure he used in his essay was the comparison between Americans and Mexicans. His purpose in starting with a name heard over the intercom at the Fresno Airport was because
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The client: Elena Elena is an adolescent female‚ coming to the therapy process demonstrating through actions and words a great deal of anxiety and overall apathy for her situation. Elena is a smart‚ socially engaged Mexican American attending public high school. She opens the session with presenting problems regarding conflict over what she might do after high school. Preliminary conceptualization from a cognitive perspective Overall‚ there is an obvious feeling of disempowered regarding
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In the documentary film "The Color of Fear‚ "a group of men engaged in a candid discussion on racism. The group consisted of eight men‚ and they were African‚ Asian‚ Latino‚ and White Americans. It was to show that all Africans‚ Asians‚ Latinos‚ or Whites do not think alike and are diverse. I believe that is why there were two men representing each ethnicity. At some point in the movie it made me feel quite uncomfortable to watch because of the intensity of the men. For the most part I felt as though
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film industry. Hollywood presented a false reality to the American public. It magnified a poor image of the Mexican culture. Many of the early movies portrayed Mexicans as outlaws‚ illiterate and Mexico as a dirty violent place. Hollywood was writing and directing images of Mexico through the eyes and mind of the White Man. Stereotypes and a poor image of the Mexican culture were reinforced through the film images viewed by the American Public. Most recently a major issue was the urban gang lifestyle
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discusses how “The Social Ambush” portray African Americans and Latinos are filling the jails as fast as they can be built‚ making this view that young African Americans and Latinos are likely to to end up in the criminal justice system. This stereotypical images of racialized youth is prolonged and promoted through various forms of media‚ which can create this idea that people of this ethnic race are going to end up in the justice system. African Americans and Latinos face a lot of criminalization because
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would you feel if you were told that for the rest of your life‚ you are going to live under discrimination? “Quixote’s Soldiers: A Local History of the Chicano Movement‚ 1966-1981” is a book that exactly narrates a social movement led by Mexicans-Americans living in San Antonio and nearby areas of the United Sates‚ as a result of the segregation and discrimination situation they were facing. Since “Quixote’s Soldiers: A Local History of the Chicano Movement 1966-1981” is a book based on historical
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I’ve seen many occasions where latino’s intelligence has been put down to the floor because of their culture‚ their background‚ and/or even the barrio they are from and aren’t given the support that they need. Reputation seems to matter a lot in American history. The way you represent yourself‚ the way you dress‚ or even the place you come from impacts many latinos studies in America. Stand and Deliver is a great example of this
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rhyme which are “English” (5) and “Spanish” (6) and also with “Mexicans” (14) and then with “Americans” (15). The poem also has rhythm‚ it is a low steady beat. It is a straightforward poem about how life is for a person with the same race/ethnicity as others and at the same time‚ different from others. The poem “Legal Alien” is about a woman of Mexican parents‚ who is born and raised in America. An American citizen established by law‚ but at the same time this person feels like an illegal alien because
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In 2006‚ Dolores Huerta delivered a speech to high school students where she stated the controversial words‚ “Republicans hate Latinos.” Dolores Huerta is a civil rights activist and co-founder of the United Farm Workers. Huerta was invited to speak to Tucson high school students in regards to them walking out against the immigration debates. Huerta’s statement was then used in 2010 by Attorney General Tom Horne and other Arizona politicians to justify the passage of the House Bill 2281‚ also known
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This paper will explore my philosophy of diversity. Since I live in the United States‚ the paper will focus on the United States’ diversity. In the course‚ ORG6499: Cultural Diversity & Individual Differences we have done multiple discussion journal reflections which relate to diversity. The paper will relate those discussions to my philosophy of diversity. A few of those discussions focused on the United States diversity and it appears that America’s diversity would be pluralistic and Mosaic in nature
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