Personal Response Se Habla Espanol by Tanya Barrientos was about a Latina girl who struggled with her identity. She was born in Guatemala but has lived in America since she was three years old. In the beginning she was somewhat embarrassed by her Hispanic heritage. Tanya felt inferior to the white people because of how she looked and because of her last name. The tone of the essay was a serious and desperate cry for help. It seemed she was speaking to anyone who could listen and relate to her. Tanya
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every culture of the world within its borders. Due to this reason‚ there must be a certain level of cultural competency within its people. A comparison and contrast will be made to compare the Hispanic cultural views on medical care to the American cultural views toward medical care. I chose to explore Hispanic culture because of my background but most importantly due to its richness of unique characteristics. I will provide an overview on how heredity‚ culture‚ and environment can influence behavior
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and races. Here in Florida Miami has a considerable amount of Cubans and Tampa/Orlando have a significant number of Puerto Ricans. While there are lot of Hispanics here in Florida and all of us speak the same language “Spanish”‚ most Hispanic cultures have their own twist on the Spanish language thus providing another element to each Hispanic culture. There is a multitude of religions in the United States such as Catholic‚ Christian‚ Buddhism‚ Atheism‚ Hinduism etc. When driving down Dale Mabry
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Intro to Chicano Studies October 6 2010 Hispanic-Americans Free Response The video we saw during class was interesting and it caught my attention since I can relate to what was being said. There was talk about Hispanic Americans and how each generation lived differently. But the main thing I took from the video was the idea of America being an international country; a nation of immigrants. However we must be careful to not assimilate into the masses to the point where we completely forget our
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Carthage‚ Missouri and see first-hand the cultural injustice for the Hispanic population. I must honestly admit‚ I too‚ was at once under the impression Hispanic people were of many various stereotypes out there; like‚ they are lazy‚ they all get food stamps‚ they are overtaking our country. I don’t know that I was ever that judgmental but maybe I was. Before moving to Carthage I had essentially no interaction with Hispanic people. I am embarrassed to say I relied on stereotypes to build my opinion
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information about the Hispanic culture. This information will include various characteristics of the Hispanic culture‚ such as‚ cultural practices‚ language‚ family values and morals‚ etiquette‚ and eating habits. While discussing the Hispanic culture‚ the individuals also elaborated on the impact of Hispanic cultural characteristics on the experience of being an American Subculture‚ the strained relationship between America and Mexico‚ the growing Hispanic community‚ the value of Hispanic Americans‚ application
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Gustavo Garcia said‚ “I am glad I was able to tell the Supreme Court justices that they were a little confused in thinking that we are all wetbacks”. I remember the first time I heard the term‚ wetback. I was young‚ twelve years old in the sixth grade. I had gone to this elementary since kindergarten‚ and had the same classmates too. We were all friends‚ but as we got older we began to break into cliques. It did not seem like a big deal‚ we still talked to each other every now in then. One day while
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Gaiser English 125 22 January 2013 Reading Response: Pigeons I find it easy to relate to this poem. This poem discusses socio-economic characteristics of Hispanics. In my opinion the author is correct in describing Hispanics as the pigeons of "Birdland" (Hernandez‚ 1). I can connect with this poem on a personal level because I am Hispanic. "Pigeons have feathers of a different color. They are too bright to be dull and too dull to be bright so they are not accepted
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Elderly Care In the Hispanic tradition‚ “family” has always been a central part of their identity and culture. The parents would take care of the children‚ and once the parents became too old to fully care for themselves‚ the children would take care of them. In fact‚ long ago‚ it was traditional that the youngest daughter would bear the responsibility of caring for her parents until their death. This would mean that she would more than likely have to give up her own desires for marriage. Although
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thinks about Hispanics‚ all too often the image of a field full of migrant workers picking fruit in the hot sun comes to mind. This has become the stereotypical picture of a people whose determination and character are strong enough to create a new beginning. For each immigrant family an education was the "ladder by which the children of immigrants climbed out of poverty into the mainstream." (Calderon & Slavin‚ 2001‚ p. iv) That idea has not changed‚ as the population of Hispanics in the United
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