My second observation can be directly linked to the contemporary social issue of minorities and healthcare and racial inequity. During my observation there was no outside translator present and if not for the patient’s daughter‚ the patient may have gone without treatment. All nurses and doctors on the ER floor as to my observation did not speak Spanish‚ thus demonstrating the inequality of services provided for the Latino community. This demonstrates the conflict and inequity between the dominant
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Michael Thompson SXS 667 – Reading Response Paper #3 ID# 909067827 July 3‚ 2013 In her essay La Frontera‚ Gloria Anzaldua provides a detailed history of the persecution of the Chicano settlers of the U.S. Southwest at the hands of their Anglo oppressors. Anzaldua refers to the Aztlan‚ the borderlands between the United States and Mexico encompassing parts of Texas‚ New Mexico‚ Arizona‚ and California‚ as a “vague and undetermined place created by the
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Amanda Luna Mr. Joseph Haske ENGL 1301 July 21‚ 2014 Mexicans and Puerto Ricans Many Americans think Mexicans and Puerto Ricans are the same since they both belong to the ethnic group‚ Latino‚ and have a connection with Spanish language; there are many differences like the accents‚ vocabulary‚ culture‚ history‚ and the struggles they both had. Mexicans and Puerto Ricans are similar and different in immigration because Mexicans immigrated to the southwestern areas such as Texas and California
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Se Habla Espanol‚ is a very unique narrative‚ imagine a person growing up to believe that a certain race was the norm; but deep down inside is a voice reminding them of one’s true culture. I related to this story‚ which gave me a personal relief. I am Panamanian and black but‚ I rarely claim my Panamanian race. My dad is from Las Cumbres‚ Panama‚ where he was raised for almost 17 years of his life. I want to be involved with my dad’s side of the family‚ but I don’t speak Spanish. I have tried to
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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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Writing Assignment #3 Tyler Ross To reflect on the short documentary‚ Latin Music U.S.A.: Bridges‚ it starts off by talking about some of the various personailty profiles of musicians such as Maurio Bauza‚ Tito Puente‚ Carlos Sanatana‚ and others. It speaks about their coming-up stories of playing Latin Music in the U.S.A. and the experiences/obstacles they went through to make a name for themselves. The documentary starts out by describing Carlos Santana’s personality profile‚ and how one of his
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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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The English-only way of life could explain the erasure of cultural differences. Manuel Muñoz explains this by using life experiences in his essay “Leave Your Name at the Border”. Muñoz came from a small town called Dinuba‚ where he grew up learning both English and Spanish; in Dinuba‚ there 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
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The piece of Marlon Morales called Blue Line Salvi represents a feeling of desire to be accepted and included. Marlon Morales talked about how he wanted to introduce himself with other Salvadoran individuals in the bus. He wanted to approach and introduced himself as some who is gay too. However‚ he repressed himself as he called his action “stupid.” Morales explained “I became the 25 year old pragmatic‚ gay Salvadoran man‚ bouncing back and forth from bitterness to hope. Never getting what he desires
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Travis Foglesong Dr. Carter English 111-F23 February 19‚ 2013 The American Regression In Cal Thomas ’ article‚ “Is the American Dream Over?” he expresses a strong‚ anti-liberal opinion that explains why “the American dream” is lost. The article points out that the American society has become too dependent on a dysfunctional government while the key to a successful life in America used to lie in individual initiative. Certain traits‚ that had lead past generations to success‚ have been lost
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