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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Struggles of Asian American Many different minorities go through some kind of struggles when living in a country that is so diverse‚ such as America. Whether that struggles is good or bad we learn from those experience and try to make our life the best we can. People judge others no matter what race or color that person is. The article “Growing up Asian American” written by C.N. Le and published on January 22‚ 2006 talks about how difficult it can be for Asian American to grow up in America.
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of African Americans 1. African Americans love fried chicken‚ hot sauce‚ and grape soda. 2. Large populations of African Americans are lazy and uneducated. 3. They are obsessed with their television shows. 4. African Americans sag their pants and wear clothes that are too big. 5. African Americans drop more money on their hair (Weave‚ perm‚ braids‚ etc.) than their own house bill. 6. African Americans only listen to hard core rap music. 7. African Americans still to this
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only speak Spanish. However‚ the majority of Mexican American’s speak English or are bilingual. Mexican American’s are politically considered “white” by the U.S. Government. This is because when the United States defeated Mexico in the Mexican American War‚ the treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo was signed in 1848. That treaty established Mexican nationals United States citizenship‚ because they were already living in the southwestern area of the newly acquired land of the United States. Mexican American’s
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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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What is the american dream? Many people will answer that question by saying being successful in america. Others would say that having a nice house in a good neighboorhood‚ a good marriage‚ two kids and a golden retreiver is the american dream. Unlike these beliefs of what the american dream is for many latinos that come to this country the american dream is simply one word‚ survival. For esperanza her american dream is to get out of mango street. Something that she wishes for and is certain that
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Mayra has not had the easiest life. Identity has been a continuous struggle throughout her time adjusting to the differences between Puerto Rican culture and American culture. Professor Hefferan of Grand Valley State University defines culture as the learned and shared way of repetitive thinking‚ feeling‚ and acting (Hefferan‚ 2018). If two different ways of thinking and acting clash‚ it causes some issues when trying to define where your own allegiance should lie. Mayra has learned two cultures
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Hispanics are often referred to as the fastest growing minority group in the United States. The Texas Credit Union site provided the following statistics. There are 38.8 million people of Hispanic origin residing in the U.S. By 2007‚ the number of Hispanics in the U.S. is expected to reach 50 million (http://www.tcul.coop/Demographic_Information.html). Hispanics are defined as those who claim a Spanish speaking country as their or their ancestor ’s country of origin. Thus‚ the designation of Hispanic
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In the past‚ women were mainly characterized as mothers and house wives in the Hispanic culture. They had to stay home to care for their infants and provide the food for their family. Hispanic women were less educated because men were seen as the superior individuals that brought the financial stability for their family and were more educated. Traditionally‚ Hispanic girls were taught at an early age how to do the chores in the house. So that when they became women and got married they already knew
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Being raised in a Hispanic household has greatly influenced my academic development throughout all my life. I have felt that being a part of the Hispanic community gives the right for others to think less of me or presume that I can not achieve my aspirations. Either through the sarcastic remarks when I mention that I would like to one day be an engineer or the common shock of others knowing I have all A’s on my report card‚ I have been profiled to be subpar because of my ethnicity. Although
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