an insurance agency in south Louisiana. The agency consisted of the head agent and owner‚ who is a male‚ and four women who worked for him‚ to include myself. One day a Hispanic couple came in to purchase some insurance policies for their home and vehicles. The issue was the couple spoke only Spanish. The percentage of Hispanics in south Louisiana was very low at the time and there was not a high demand for bilingual employees who spoke Spanish. Because of the lack of diversity in the office‚ none
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Pan Boricua: Developing a Market Strategy For The Hispanic Market in the United States PAN BORICUA INC: A BRIEF OVERVIEW Pan Boricua Inc. was formed back in 2001 when Auriel Rivera and Franco came up with a plan to export Puerto Rican bread to the United States. Their major product was pan sobao which is bread that is known for its unique flavor and texture; and it’s made in Puerto Rico. An opportunity was identified when several Puerto Rican residents would take several pounds of pan sabao
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(1/2012) Retrieved from www.Jacksonville.com/news/metro/2012-06-26 Epidemiologic Research in Hispanic Populations (11/2012) Retrieved from www.nhlbi.nih.gov/meetings/workshops/hispanic.htm Health in Clay County‚ Florida (11/2012) Retrieved from www.bestplaces.net/health/county/florida/clay Health Issues Related to Hurricanes‚ Tornadoes & Floods (2012) Retrieved from www.americares.org Understanding Hispanic Culture (11/2012) Retrieved from www.coedu.usf.edu
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population of high-income group with advanced degrees and sophisticated taste. Members of this social group tend to be upscale married couples between the ages of 45-64 with few children and live in fashionable homes. They constitute White‚ Asian‚ Hispanic and Mix ethnicity upscale couples. They spend heavily on computers and other technology‚ shops at exclusive stores and drive imported luxury vehicles1. Big City Blues: This segment belongs to the Urban Cores (U3) social group and characterized
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Gioia Kaplan University Professor Jamie Sherman March 15‚ 2015 For the unit 6 assignment on case analysis‚ I will be conducting a case study on two clients. Case Study 1: Romeo The first client is Romeo. Romeo is a 19-year-old Hispanic male. He has numerous visible tattoos‚ piercings‚ and puckered scars. Romeo discloses that he attempted suicide twice during high school and lately has been feeling like he might try again. The last two times he tried‚ he bought some prescription
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Sampling Case Studies Case Study 1 on Sampling Sampling Hispanic Adults by Telephone1 Problem: Researchers wanted to determine how aware adult Hispanics in the San Francisco area are of product warning messages and signs concerning cigarettes‚ alcoholic beverages‚ and other consumer products. The researchers needed to contact a sample of them to interview. A Solution: “Respondents were sampled using…random digit dialing. This procedure…avoids the use of directories with their inherent problem
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Hispanic Discrimination WGBH American Experience Extra Credit Since the end of the Mexican war‚ for one hundred years‚ Mexicans had to deal with discrimination. In the 1950’s Mexican Americans were considered second class citizens. There were theaters‚ swimming pools and even public parks that did not allow Mexican Americans and were segregated. I was very surprised when they said “public” parks were to be segregated‚ it is outrageous that Mexican Americans couldn’t go to the Public Park‚
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Scope: This one-year course is designed to continue the development of proficiency in the four skills introduced in Spanish I: listening‚ speaking‚ reading‚ and writing. The focus is communication in Spanish‚ incorporating further understanding of Hispanic cultures‚ connecting with other disciplines‚ comparing native language to Spanish‚ and participating in multicultural communities. Knowledge of basic structures and vocabulary will be reviewed and expanded to allow the student to communicate at
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Heritage Assessment Culture is a pattern of behavior and values shared by an ethnic group. Cultural heritage is a set of traditions within the culture that is hand down from the older generation to the younger generation within the family. These traditions influence the family’s decisions in relation to their diet‚ education‚ daily living activities‚ religious beliefs and practices and also health and illness beliefs. In this paper‚ the author will focus on the usefulness of applying a heritage
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Determination has enable me to become better in life every day. The obstacles that I have faced have made me realize that I want to seek a change and betterment in the future. I have made myself aware that education is extremely valuable because it leads us to obtain knowledge of the world that surrounds us and helps us learn about life. I am committed to achieve my goals by persistently working hard academically and being community active at Knapp Medical Center and in extracurricular activities
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