During National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15) we recognize the contributions made and the important presence of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the United States and celebrate their heritage and culture. Hispanics have had a profound and positive influence on our country through their strong commitment to family‚ faith‚ hard work‚ and service. They have enhanced and shaped our national character with centuries-old traditions that reflect the multiethnic and multicultural customs
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Challenges Faced by Hispanic Students in American Schools and How Schools Can Address Identified Needs I completed the work I am submitting. The work I am submitting is original and completed to the best of my ability. Abstract The United States Hispanic population continues to increase each year. In turn‚ school populations of Hispanics increase as well. Hispanics‚ although improving academically‚ continue to have high school dropout rates‚ higher than other racial and ethnic
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“The Hispanic community understands the American Dream and have not forgotten what they were promised…”(Marcos Rubio). In the American Education System‚ Hispanics students do not receive the same opportunities as American students. Hispanic students who come from a different country lack speaking the English language causing less understanding when it comes to speaking or listening. Hispanic students who go to school in the U.S‚ have a school dropout rate that is increasing due to the lack of understanding
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The Hispanic Challenge According to Samuel P. Huntington‚ Mexicans and Hispanics are threats to American culture because the Anglo-Protestant culture is what originally started the United States of America‚ not Hispanics. Samuel believes the United States identity is being challenged by the large-scale of Mexican immigration‚ bilingualism‚ and failure to assimilate. Samuel argues that the contiguity encourages immigration and that it has steadily been increasing. The number of immigrants coming
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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 large businesses. However‚ in my great grandmother’s
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essential aspect of culture is that it helps outline a definite sketch of the learned and shared human patterns that surround numerous civilizations. Deriving from a pre-dominantly Mexican heritage‚ one of the most dynamic and influential aspects of Hispanic culture is “Dia de los Muertos.” Although the Day of the Dead is viewed as an American custom‚ the reality is that this festivity originated during the era of the Aztec empire. During this summer celebration‚
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0142-5455.htm Diversity in the workplace Hispanic perceptions of the hiring decision Spero C. Peppas Stetson School of Business and Economics‚ Mercer University‚ Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ USA Abstract Purpose – Given the growing importance of the Hispanic population in the USA‚ the increasing presence of this minority at all organizational levels‚ and the possibility that different subcultures would value
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The Advantages and Disadvantages of being Latino in the U.S. Video Response Based on the video that we watched in class on Friday‚ about the advantages and disadvantages of being Latino in the United States‚ I learned quite a lot. From all the disadvantages and advantages that were stated‚ the two that stood out to me the most were “Bad Reputations” for disadvantages and for advantages‚ “Amazing Culture”. Many stereotypes that Latinos are labeled with in America are that they are lazy‚ drunks
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This‚ however‚ indicates a deeper issue that is pervasive in the Hispanic population: they are undereducated and therefore at a disadvantage in the job marketplace. This disadvantage leads to an inability to achieve their own version of the American Dream. One organization that helps to combat the issue is Latinos in Action (LIA) a nonprofit (501(C)(3)) organization whose goals tailor around the idea of improving civic and educational engagement
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Asian and Latino Americans Introduction Throughout the world’s existence there have been many different cultures that have submerged. In modern day there are Native Americans‚ African Americans‚ Irish Americans and so on. Within the different cultures‚ each one has their own different rituals‚ customs‚ social-economic status‚ political views‚ and cultural beliefs. In the different cultures there are several ways that the differentiation can be distinguishably inferred about the two cultures
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