of 445‚830. The largest demographic of the population is Non-Hispanic whites by 70%‚ the second largest demographic group is Hispanics/ Latino by 16 percent following blacks/African-Americans by 6.3%. Whereas Bakersfield‚ CA population is approximately 373‚640 (census.gov‚ 2015)‚ it is also the 9th most populated city in the state of California. Similarly‚ Colorado Springs and Bakersfield the majority of the populations is Non-Hispanic Whites. The demographics of
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Headline In 2005‚ Asian/Pacific Islander students in grades four and eight were the least likely to have missed three or more days of school. American Indian students were most likely to have missed three or more days of school and Hispanic‚ non-Hispanic black‚ and nonHispanic white students fell in the middle. (See Figure 1) Importance School attendance is a critical factor for school performance among youth. Studies show that higher attendance is related to higher achievement for
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Week 7 Test- Hispanic/Latino American Diversity Part I. Each question is worth 3 points. For multiple choice questions‚ use highlight or bold to mark your answers. 1. The development of solidarity between ethnic subgroups‚ as reflected in the terms Hispanic and Asian Americans is called a. symbolic ethnicity b. ethnic solidarity c. panethnicity d. ethnic paradox 2. The common heritage of Hispanics is a. culture. b. race. c. language. d. all of these 3. At the beginning
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Preventing Tooth Decay in Hispanic Preschool Children: Program Development School of Nursing Health Teaching and Promotion Preventing Tooth Decay in Hispanic Preschool Children: Program Development Dental caries is a single most prevalent chronic infectious disease amongst US children (US Dept of Health and Human Services‚ 2000). Caries progression in younger children is more rapid and severe than in adults‚ resulting in the ailment known as Early Childhood Caries. According to National Center
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While analyzing and discussing the issues of epistemology‚ determinism and consciousness in relation to Du Bois’ thoughts on race and ethnicity‚ an attempt to answer the questions of whether or not these relationships alter or add to the standard philosophical conceptions of the Self and Personhood from the epistemological standpoint of my own gender‚ ethnic background‚ and personal identity. Du Bois’ theories on race/ethnicity adjacent to American society still touch base with the minority community
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people blame these crimes on black-on-black crimes‚ or Hispanics-on-Hispanics crimes. Being that crime seems to be predominantly an intra-racial event involving victims and offenders of the same race; will this type of destruction ever come to an end? While interviewing two of my co-workers while we were on break in between our runs‚ it was very interesting to learn of their intakes on this particular topic. The first co-worker I talked to is Hispanic. His name is Steven. Steven agrees that crime in
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Minority Status‚ and the African American and Hispanic American Communities Diabetes‚ Minority Status‚ and the African American and Hispanic American Communities In March of 2003‚ a bill known as the "Minority Population Diabetes Prevention and Control Act of 2003" was introduced to Congress‚ and then referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. According to this bill’s findings‚ "minority populations‚ including African Americans‚ Hispanics‚ Native Americans‚ and Asians‚ have the highest
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Assignment: Hispanic American Diversity ETH/125 As of today the Hispanic community forms the fastest growing ethnic minority in the United States. As of 2003‚ population data sowed 37.4 million Latinos‚ outnumbering the 34.7 million African Americans. Today‚ 25 million‚ or two-thirds of Hispanics in the United States‚ are Mexican American. The term Hispanic is used for all people from the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America and from Spain. As I continue this essay‚ I will be identifying
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There are currently 55 million Hispanic people living in the United States today‚ comprising 17% of the nation’s total population(Krogstad & Lopez‚ 2015). According to estimates‚ this population will continue to grow in number and influence to an estimated 119 million by 2060 (Krogstad‚ 2014). A report by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) found that in 2013‚ 23.5% of Hispanic households lived under the poverty line‚ and that 23.7% of households were food insecure at some point in this year
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Denes‚ and Merrill’s (2013) study they found younger Hispanic Americans who had grown up in the United States were more likely to pursue divorce. One would guess what kind of reaction the older Hispanic American generations would have. Nevertheless‚ this study discovered a very different reaction than one might suppose. What was discovered was a family which embraced the family going through a divorce. Instead of viewing it as “their" divorce‚ Hispanic American families seemed to view the divorce as “our”
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