12/07/13 Chicano Studies Chicano/ Latino Holidays Holidays are days of festivity or recreation in which work is normally canceled and families or friends get together and celebrate for a certain purpose. Within separate cultures the holidays or celebrations may be different. For example within the Jewish culture those who follow that religion may celebrate Hanukkah. Within my research paper I will be covering the holidays that the Chicano or Latino culture celebrates. For example holidays such
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The Latino community have been in the United States for a long period of time; however‚ this ethnicity has been the ones who face discrimination and limited resources which becomes an obstacle for their success in the country. The Latino Threat‚ by Leo R. Chavez‚ emphasizes the economic‚ political‚ and social injustices that the Latino population face. Latinos have been called a “threat” by the American media who portray Latinos as irresponsible‚ lazy‚ and rapist. This criticize supports the idea
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Latino Civil Rights in Schools One area in American society in which racial groups were separated was in school. Segregation of races and schools were common through the late 1940’s‚ until a Puerto-Rican Mexican family took action. Through this area the common race that known during this time where you were both classified as white or black and therefore left Hispanics unclassified. Depending where you lived according to McCormick‚ J. and Ayala‚ C. (2007) describes Felicita Mendez a Puerto Rican
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Diabetes is prevalent among the elderly Latino community. The process of accepting and acknowledging the seriousness of having this condition can have a mental effect on the elder. There are factors that need to be taken into account that will change for the typical Latino elder living in the central valley. Since much of the Latino community in the central valley works in agriculture‚ income is low and adherence to medication becomes difficult. Economic factors directly affect their health. The family
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Should the portrayal of Latinos be regulated in the media? Anthony Hernández California State University‚ Fullerton The largest and fastest growing minority population in the United States today is commonly referred to as “Latinos‚” (Peterson-Iyer‚ 2008). Latinos are hard working people that come to this country searching for better opportunities. Since the 1946 the Anglo media have been using stereotypes to portray Latinos as a treat to the country. Latinos are often seen as illegal aliens‚ criminals
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Why Latinos Need to Be Educated? The Hispanic population has increased in the last years in the United States. Because of this‚ the Latino students’ population has grown also in public schools. In the year 2002‚ the census data noted that there was 37.4 million Latinos/as. One third was less than 18 years old‚ and 13.3% of the population made up of Latinos was projected to grow one-fourth (24.4%) of the total U.S population by the year 2050 (Soto‚ 2008). School and college age youth represented
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Before arriving to college I must declare that I thought being Hispanic or Latino did not matter in any way. Everything changed the moment people display interest about my origins‚ culture‚ and roots that I somehow began to embrace it. My experience being Latino in this country has made me more aware of how different people can be when they come from distinct nations‚ cultures‚ and ethnic groups. I think because we‚ Latinos‚ are often the target of degrading and limiting stereotypes and misrepresentation
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Rican‚ Cuban‚ and Dominican immigrants‚ along with their American born descendants‚ occupy a unique place in the story of U.S. immigration. They are known by different names‚ come from widely divergent origins‚ and took many different paths in their journey to assimilation into the United States. This paper will examine the different linguistic‚ political‚ social‚ economic‚ religious‚ and familial conventions and statuses of the four Hispanic groups. The author’s goal is to identify the differences
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“The Hispanic community understands the American Dream and have not forgotten what they were promised…”(Marcos Rubio). In the American Education System‚ Hispanics students do not receive the same opportunities as American students. Hispanic students who come from a different country lack speaking the English language causing less understanding when it comes to speaking or listening. Hispanic students who go to school in the U.S‚ have a school dropout rate that is increasing due to the lack of understanding
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My work in the Latino Caucus this year has been that which I have been proudest of in my time at Boston College because it has been the avenue by which I have been able to affect the most people. Students are often very active in their communities and yet I still feel that too many students remain complacent. Our voices matter and if I can convince even just a few people to speak out for what they believe in then it was worth the effort. Caucuses support legislation and candidates that embody their
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