(inequity of resources for a minority) may link to the macro issue of 85‚000 African-Americans dieing in the year 2000 due to inequality
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Before reading the book Voices: African American and Hispanic students’ Perceptions Regarding the Academic Achievement Gap‚ I had a sense of what it meant to be a Hispanic student in the United States. However‚ it wasn’t until after finishing the book that I’ve become conscious of the daily struggle and rigid challenges Hispanic students like me go through in their pursuit of succeeding in their education. Out of the 25 findings present in the book‚ the findings that capture my attention are #14
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Mexican-American for multiple reasons. These reasons were strictly because of hygiene problems‚ district boundary problems and non-fluent in English students. These reasons were told to the majority of the parents (who despised segregation that was going on amongst the school districts and wanted the same equal education for their children) by the various schools and school boards in California. 4. The word (race) could not be used in the case of Mendez. Mainly because Mexican- American ethnicity
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somebody whose parents were 25 or 30 my mother had to grow up fast to raise a baby. My dad of course was still a teen and was working two jobs just to support my family. Although my parents were Hispanic teens with a baby the last thing they wanted was to be trapped in this “average life for Hispanics.” My parent’s oppressions where what motivated them to move and start a new life with new perspectives and not let their barriers of their race and class determines what they could do. That being said
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Ebb and Flow: Cuban-American Reality “Lucy‚ honey‚ if I wanted things Cuban I`d stayed in Havana. That`s the reason I married you‚ ‘cause you`re so different from everyone I`d known before.” -Ricky in I Love Lucy. This quote is from the iconic show from the 50`s‚ I Love Lucy‚ but also is used in Sustavo Perez-Firmat`s piece called Life on the Hyphen. In Perez-Firmat`s piece‚ Perez-Firmat relates the Cuban-American experience and how it is made up of several different generations who all have to
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groups based upon skin color and culture. Which relates to Du Bois ‘contradiction of double aims’ in result to this “fictional border” due to race‚ African Americans and Mexican Americans have been labeled as underrepresented groups that are faced with an impossible decision to choose between sticking to their culture or be accepted by American society. However in the reading‚ “El Plan de Santa Barbara’s Manifesto” concentrates on a movement in which Chicanx utilize praxis to
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chances they have to become successful. Though there is a lot that molds American Identity‚ America has been shaped due to different lifestyles‚ which is illustrated through people’s individuality‚ religions and race‚ and opportunities. Everyone has a different lifestyle‚ which in the big picture creates American Identity. Individuality creates everyone’s uniqueness and shows what people can bring to society. In “American Identity: Ideas‚ Not Ethnicity‚” author Michael Jay Friedman explains the
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Latinos in America What is an American? This is a difficult question to address‚ especially concerning Latinos who only speak English. Many Latinos in the United States‚ consider language a point of high controversy. Some consider speaking spanish an essential part of being Latino ‚ while others consider it a barrier that will prevent the assimilation into the American culture. Tanya Barrientos‚ like many other Latinos‚ wrestled with this very issue her entire life. Growing up as a Latina came
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were only two groups: whites and Mexicans. Having his name butchered was something he unfortunately got used to‚ and many of his peers decided to go by names more “American” for convenience to non-Spanish speakers. Even his stepfather‚ Antonio‚ reluctantly changed his name to Tony because it was easier to say‚ and having an “American” name helped him find work. As Muñoz puts it‚ “English was a world of power and decisions‚ of smooth‚ uninterrupted negotiation.
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grandparents were born and raised in Mexico. My grandfather on my dad’s side passed away before I could meet him‚ and my grandmother passed away in 2005. On my mom’s side‚ both of my grandparents are still here today‚ happy and healthy. Growing up Hispanic has always been an amazing thing. There are traditions‚ foods‚ big families‚ and a big community that always has my back. I was thought‚ to chase my dreams no matter what they were. The way my family has
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