poverty‚ drugs‚ immigration‚ and Latino statistics. She has won many awards including the George Polk Award‚ a Pulitzer Prize Award‚ and the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. Nazario is also the recipient of the National Association of Hispanic Journalist Guillermo Martinez-Marquez Award for Overall Excellence. Nazaro’s connection to the narration that she voices‚ mirrors that of her family’s journey. They were immigrant. Enrique’s Journey‚ is a national bestseller that has won more than
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Questions: 1. Taking your information from Katherine Benton-Cohen’s book‚ Borderline Americans‚ write an essay on how the term “American” became synonymous with “white” in Cochise County during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Start by discussing the nature of relations between Mexicans and whites in the different sections of the county during the 19th century. How did relations change over time and what factors led to those changes? In answering these questions‚ you
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streets. It gets its name after the first superintendent in the school district and is known for its Fine Arts Academy. The population of students for this four year high school is 1‚617. In that population‚ the student body consists of 43% White‚ 5% Hispanic‚ 15% African American‚ and 7% Other. About 47% of the student body is economically disadvantaged and there is 12% in Special Education Programs. McCaullum High School was established in 1953 and definitely shows it. Walking through the hallways‚
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Urban American Indian Youth Final Paper Holistic Assessment Stephanie Calvert March 14‚ 2011 Abstract This study focused on how a non-targeted group minority youth might or might not benefit from a prevention intervention focused on other cultural groups. The study specifically evaluated the effects of an evidence-based drug prevention curriculum with a sample of urban American Indian youth in the southwest
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percent‚ 2013 (a) 4.0% American Indian and Alaska Native alone‚ percent‚ 2013 (a) 1.9% Asian alone‚ percent‚ 2013 (a) 7.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone‚ percent‚ 2013 (a) 0.7% Two or More Races‚ percent‚ 2013 4.4% Hispanic or Latino‚
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Latinos are currently the largest minority group in the United States‚ and Mexican-Americans are the largest group within the Latino population. It may be unfathomable for the younger generations to think of the Mexican population in the United States as a silent minority group; however‚ it was not until after World War II that we see a rise in Chicano nationality and identity movements. What was the role of the theatre in this discovery of identity‚ and how did the theatre give social voice to this
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Beckett et al. found that in Seattle minorities were more likely to be arrested for drug charges than their non-Hispanic white counterparts; even though there were non-Hispanic whites in possession of more harmful drugs (such as heroine) than the drugs minorities were caught with (cocaine) (R25). In this instance‚ law enforcement officers are treating minorities more harshly than non-Hispanic whites‚ which leads to an increase in DMC. This is also an indicator of racial threat hypothesis. Racial threat
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America has become a place that is fully populated by immigrants from around the world. He asserts that there is no way to assign race names to citizens because everyone can be multiple races. According to Rodriguez‚ Americans create labels (e.g. Hispanic) in a ridiculous attempt to classify people in the simplest form; a plan doomed to fail. Rodriguez continues by describing his idea of "ethnicity‚" which is ultimately based on the way people act and the things they value. The article describes the
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Menthol and Demographics FDA Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee March 30‚ 2010 The findings and conclusions in this presentation are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The responsibility for all of the presented material rests exclusively with the author. TM Presentation Outline Major publications and data source for menthol use Aggregated data on menthol cigarette use in the United
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article from Bob Herbert that is called “Jim Crow Policing.” This article is about how police officers stopped many people for no reason. They stopped more frequently African Americans and Hispanic people just because the way they look or the way they dress. Statistics show that African Americans and Hispanics are several times more likely to be arrested and incarcerated than white Americans. Individual have always been discriminated due to color‚ race‚ and religion‚ because people have been afraid
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