The Advantages and Disadvantages of being Latino in the U.S. Video Response Based on the video that we watched in class on Friday‚ about the advantages and disadvantages of being Latino in the United States‚ I learned quite a lot. From all the disadvantages and advantages that were stated‚ the two that stood out to me the most were “Bad Reputations” for disadvantages and for advantages‚ “Amazing Culture”. Many stereotypes that Latinos are labeled with in America are that they are lazy‚ drunks
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In Chavez’s article Latino Threat Narrative‚ he challenges the ideological assumptions of the Latino Threat Narrative. Chavez discusses how the Latino Threat is still a current idea in the modern world. He gives the example of one article where the writer states that Latinos that have immigrated to the United States have not integrated into society and instead have created their own enclaves. This author also talks about how dangerous Latino immigrants are and how a lot of them are criminals. The
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populations are characterized can be described as “The Latino Threat.” The Latino threat narrative asserts that Latinx immigrants are a threat to American culture‚ creed‚ and identity. This narrative claims that this threat stems from non-assimilation into the existing American culture (Chavez‚ 24). This is most obvious in Huntington’s “The Hispanic Challenge‚” in which he argues that Latinx immigrants and their descendents are a threat to the American ‘creed.’ Huntington uses Miami as an example of
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The population of Latinos in the U.S. continues to increase. In 2014‚ Latinos accounted for 17.4% of the population (U.S. Census Bureau‚ 2015). Many Latinos are dealing with mental health disorders‚ such as depression. To help the well-beings of Latinos‚ counselors need to understand treatments based on depression. Additionally‚ one has to understand the cultural factors within the population of Latinos. Recently‚ Kanter et al. (2015) depicts a need for more research in order to improve treatment
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As a Hispanic woman who comes from a Hispanic cultural heritage I have aspired to become a Physician. My Latino heritage has influenced me to perpetuate my education and reach my dream vocation as a Physician within my community. I have huge fascination with science especially in the science behind skin and beauty. Although my motivation emanates from my love of helping people. I want to help people in need and provide extra help to those who come from the same heritage as me. An immensely colossal
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Abstract In this paper the theories of multigenerational family therapy and structural family therapy are applied to the Melendez family. Beginning with the biography of the Hispanic family‚ assessment of the strengths and vulnerabilities of the family‚ stage of the family life cycle‚ cultural elements that impact the family and explanation of the types and qualities of relationships depicted in the Melendez genogram and ecomap the foundation for therapeutic goals and interventions are set. Goals
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Running head: HISPANIC IMMIGRANTS Hispanic Immigrants: Victims of Discrimination Kathleen Juarbe-Gorgas Professor Dettmann October 21‚ 2010 United States is the land of immigrants or the land of white people? Based on the U.S. history when Christopher Columbus discovers America‚ the Europeans start immigrant for better opportunities. The Native Indians was the owner of this land but the European took it over. As a consequence of the slavery‚ people from other countries
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creating a convenient slave trade system they dedicated themselves in becoming more powerful‚ making slaves work harder to produce more goods and gain more land. I personally believe that Religion‚ the slave system trade‚ money and power where the mayor factors for the colonization of America. The English had expanded their coastal colonies and maintained steady control along the way. They
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Look Beyond the ’Latino" Label Precis Summary Gregory Rodriguez in the editorial‚ "Look Beyond the ’Latino’ Label"‚ argues that in order for the ’times’ to actually look beyond the ’Latino’ label like they claim they would like to‚ they need to stop overusing such vague terms such as ’Hispanics’ and ’Latinos’ and focus on discerning peoples differences. Rodriguez supports his claim by explaining how using‚ "these catchall terms undermine the accuracy of stories". For example‚ he describes how
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comprehensive cultural assessment when talking to a Hispanic patient. Communication is one of those key components. Hispanics are often multicultural in a language with their main language as Spanish and English is their second language (Gonzalez & Morrison 2016). Communication can also depend on the person’s education level and what gender they are since some cultures have women as second-class citizens and sometimes men talk for them. Hispanics are often flexible with time. They would rather spend
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