much so. It’s part of my roots‚ part of who I am. You can’t deny your heritage‚ or believe it has no impact on your life. In fact it very much shapes and defines you (me) personally. I can’t speak for everyone‚ but my (Italian) heritage is very much evident in every aspect of my life. My religion‚ my traditions‚ what we eat‚ how we love‚ embrace‚ dance‚ celebrate‚ grieve‚ all of it. I am very proud to pass on this heritage to my children too‚ and am grateful and fortunate to have the roots
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I’m an African-American woman‚ I grew up in the rural South‚ the characters of Mama‚ Dee‚ and Maggie remind me of my mother‚ my sisters‚ and I. The three of us look alike‚ share some DNA‚ and have spent most of our lives together‚ but other than that‚ we have nothing in common. While it would be expected for three closely related women to have much in common‚ Mama‚ Dee‚ and Maggie each have a very different life story‚ perspective on life‚ and concept of history. Walker informs mothers and daughters
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CULTURAL INTERVIEW My cultural interview was with a coworker‚ 28 years of age and of Hispanic descent. While conducting the interview I learned a lot about the Hispanic culture. Many Hispanics like to be called Latino (a). Some do not like to be referred to as Mexican when they are from other countries other than Mexico. Hispanics also use slang within their culture just like African Americans. Within the culture the male is the dominant figure in the household. All the decisions that
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Heritage Assessment Cheri Montoro Grand Canyon University NRS-429V Linda Gobin August 06‚ 2013 Heritage Assessment This paper will assess and discuss the usefulness of applying the Heritage Assessment tool to evaluate three different families each one from different cultural backgrounds consisting of Greek‚ Italian‚ and Hispanic ethnicities. This paper will also compare similarities and differences related to health maintenance‚ health protection and health restoration and the cultural
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Heritage Assessment Angel S. Winnie Grand Canyon University: NRS429V May 17‚ 2013 Heritage Assessment The heritage assessment tool is a checklist used by professionals to gain knowledge of patient’s culture and beliefs prior to initiating care. (Spector‚ 2000). There are many different cultures in this country‚ brining different beliefs in health‚ illness‚ recovery‚ death‚ and life. The heritage assessment tool is an important measure towards better understanding of cultural competency‚
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States. They settled primarily in California‚ Florida‚ Massachusetts‚ and Washington‚ D.C. The civil war in Nicaragua in the year 1980 drove an estimated 800‚000 Nicaraguan immigrants to the United States Mexican Americans are the most prevalent Hispanic group within the United States. Their history can be dated to four centuries within America‚ contrasting in different regions. In States like California‚ Texas‚ New Mexico‚ Arizona‚ and Nevada have great amounts of Mexican Americans. (Mexican
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the 20 primary dropout prevention programs administered by the U.S. department of education made little difference in keeping teens in school. The city’ has gradually increase during the past four years‚ with roughly 900 student-mostly black and Hispanic- leaving the system each year." (1) This problem has been gradually increasing because schools have focused on basis math‚ literally skills and early childhood education for raising overall test scores. The dropout problem has been virtually forgotten
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going to make sure they knew how to speak Spanish because I believe language is a being part of your heritage and your identity. Now that my children are older I hear them talking on the phone to their friends in English and then throw some Spanish or vice versa. However Llon Stavans says in his article “Tickling The Tongue” that Spanglish is spoken (or better‚ broken) by millions of people of Hispanic descent in the United States—to be precise‚ around 35 million‚ according to the Year 2000 report
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study Spanish? I study Spanish because I like talking to my friends Hispanics. My community does Hispanic street parades. In your community parades do Hispanics? In my community‚ there are restaurants Hispanics. See Hispanic restaurants in your community. Like Spanish food? I love Spanish food. I also like to listen to music but not dance salsa. Do you listen to salsa music? I like to learn about Spanish and Hispanic culture
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Mercedes Garcia‚ she 70 years old. She as one child‚ Geraldo and is currently unemployed‚ and a native of Cuba. She is 5’2”‚ and weighs 140lbs. Mercedes have no known allergies. Mercedes lives with her son and her family‚ because of her age within the hispanic culture‚ should not be addressed by her first name. Mercedes as presented to the clinic numerous occasions‚ always for the same reoccurring issue‚ hypertension and pain. Mercedes main complaint of generalized joint pain‚ patient refuses intervention
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