...Outside the center were obstacle courses with kids riding around on bikes or running around inside the stadium. Indoors, children jumped rope while their parents found free resources for summer camps and other fitness programs. Dozens of kids stood in line to take pictures of themselves in sports gear and with Olympic-looking medals like Oscar's. "It's really fun," Oscar said. "I went over there for the dancing. I learned that exercise is more important than sitting around playing video games." Statistics show that Hispanics have an increased risk for obesity, diabetes and heart disease, among other preventable conditions. According to the Office of Minority Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in 2007, Hispanic adults were 50 percent less likely to engage in active physical activity as non-Hispanic whites. That figure got Sylvia Acevedo, the founder of Fitness Feria, excited about creating an event to help link Hispanics to physical wellness. Acevedo is the chief executive officer of CommuniCard , a company that works with organizations to help them plan for demographic shifts. The company launched Feria Para Aprender in...
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...ETHNICITY DIFFRENCES AMONG MEXICIAN LATINOS IN AMERICAN. Mexico is a country located in the southern portion of North America, covers a period of more than two millennia. Mexico is a country that is very rich in history, tradition and culture. Mexico is made up of 31 states and one federal district. It is the third largest country in Latin America and has the largest population—more than 100 million—making it the home of more Spanish speakers than any other nation in the world. In United States, according to Gonzalez Mexican Latinos is the most populous Spanish speaking country in the world. It has 95 million residents, a high birth rate and desperate poverty (Gonzalez). Also, according to the Suarez and Paez in their book reported that the U.S Census Bureau claims that by the year 2050, a full quarter of U.S population will be of Latino origin in which Mexican American with a larger proportion. Mexican-Americans experience in the United States has been profoundly shaped by positives and negatives circumstances. The struggles with self-identification, economic factor, lack of quality education, discrimination at work and poor housing facility issue were the negative factors that Mexican-Americans battle with in United States. Even though, Mexican- Americans is very rich in history, tradition and culture...
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...the diverse nation we live in today . Immigration was especially intense in the 20th century; between 1901-1930 when more than 18 million people migrated and used Ellis Island as a transit point from Europe. In short immigration defines the U.S. from the very beginning of the founding of the nation. Although immigration is said to have slowed down during the last couple of years, According to Pew Research 40.4 million immigrants lived in the U.S. in 2011 and the population of foreign born was a total of 13%, it also states that immigrant populations has increased 30% since the year 2000” ("Pew Research Hispanic Center", 2013). After reading trough the history of immigration in the U.S and understanding the full extent of our diversity, it is striking that we can still hold so much prejudice towards those that are different or foreign. All Americans except for those of Native American descent come from ancestors who migrated to the U.S.at some point in history. * * * * The greatness of our country is in great part due to its immense diversity. Each culture has strengths and, talents that have contributed in different areas, these “strengths and talents” also create weakness and division because we have to divide our...
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...experience, in many ways, has shaped who I am today. The absence of a paternal figure and the lack of help changed my personality almost completely. Like every child, playing around and being happy was at the top of my "to do" list. At ten my mother brought me to the United States hidden in the trunk of a car. The illegal procedure cost thousands of dollars in which my mother had saved since the day I was born. In the process I lost my family, my happy and almost perfect life and my friends back in my country. When I left the Dominican Republic I lost the only paternal figure I had, my grandfather. Once I lost him I became little aggressive because I didn’t feel the protection that he always provided to me. (A basic feature of the Hispanic American family is the extended family, which plays a major role in each family member’s life. Pg. 170) The change of countries was a big emotional shock that changed my personality almost 100%. While in the Dominican Republic I was a straight “A” student; in the United States it Vela 2 took me a while to become one again. The change of language kept me isolated for a while. Once I learned English, however, other obstacles came up to interrupt my childhood happiness. The struggle to adapt to a different culture was a painful war. In my country I was an athletic and very active...
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...Community Assessment and Analysis: Hispanic Obesity in Las Vegas, Nevada Concepts in Community and Public Health Community Assessment and Analysis Part II: Hispanic Obesity in Las Vegas, Nevada In this report, the Hispanic community was assessed using Gordon’s 11 Functional Health Patterns. The Hispanic people were found to have a high rate of obesity and other health related problems. From looking the different social, cultural, behavioral, environmental, and economic aspects, obesity, and chronic diseases impact not only individuals and families but society as a whole. Their strengths and weaknesses were put into two clusters and nursing diagnoses were provided for each cluster. Next, they were prioritized by level of importance and a rationale was provided. The Hispanic community in Las Vegas, Nevada has many strong points, as well as many weaknesses regarding their health. Value/Belief Pattern: Hispanics believe that there is a path of life is set in stone for them. These beliefs deter Hispanics from getting preventative care and screened for chronic diseases or cancers. The majority of Hispanics in Las Vegas are Catholic and this accompanies strong beliefs. A chronic disease or cancer is believed to be a punishment from God (Carteret, 2011). Some illness and diseases are believed to be an imbalance of ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ and it is believed that these illnesses can be treated with consuming the opposite (Kemp, 2005). Family and higher powers of authorities in respect...
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...To what extent did the black power movement hinder the success of the civil rights movement? The black power movement branched off from the civil rights movement; however it had a very different approach then the civil rights movement. The civil rights movement had a peaceful nonviolent approach to the improvement of the black condition in America, where as the black power movement believed in using militancy and self-defence if provoked. The black power movement can be seen as a failure and an obstruction to the civil rights movement however the black power movement also had its success. An example of the success are the impact black power had on troubled black youths of the ghetto and the impact it had on black culture whereas an example of its failures among many are the division of the civil rights movement the alienation of white liberals and the corruption within the black power itself. The most important reason why the Black Power Movement was a failure to a fairly large extent was because it divided up the Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement had, by the time the BPM emerged, achieved quite a lot, it had managed to get the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed. This proves that the movement had been successful and through the emergence of the Black Power Movement, members of the Civil Rights Movement got divided up over whether this was right or not. On the one hand, Martin Luther King, the head of SCLC one of the top organizations...
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...I think that race and ethnicity in everyday life in the United States is important, but less so than it used to be. Now that people are being more desensitized to ethnicity at younger ages and everyone is more accepting of people that it is becoming lesser of an issue. Since people are more open about other races and religions that there is not much of a social barrier anymore. Yes, race and ethnicity are important because they help define individuals. When those individuals are in groups of people who could care less about what color they are, because they accept people by character, then I do not think that the topic is relevant. I know that not everyone like every race and ethnicity because of some personal vendetta against them, those people are the ones who are still making it an issue. Race still matters for those who think that some people are more superior to others, or they hold negative stereotypes towards other races. I still think that race and ethnicity are important under certain circumstances. A good example would be in schooling. It is not important in the way that children will segregate those who are different from them, but in the way that it would be a great learning tool for them to experience diversity. The kids would get personal experience with different ethnicities and that would help them break down any sort of social barrier they have in their mind about other races. I know little kids can be weird when it comes to topics like people with different...
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...speak any Spanish. Even while talking with her parents they spoke in English. She tried asking her parents to speak to her in Spanish, but they raised her to believe that if she spoke English, she would “make it” in America. Her parents believed that if she could speak English without any sign of an accent, she would be seen as a true American, despite her obvious ethnicity. From this, she began to look at her heritage in a negative way. From pure observation she related speaking Spanish, with being poor. Between her friends and her family, she felt like she was fighting alone in the strive to be a part of her hidden culture. When she was sixteen, she realized she hated Mexico for the wrong reasons. Her father wanted to show her that she could be proud of where she comes from, as well as fitting in in America. She then discovered that she loved her culture. By the time Tanya was in college, the way people thought was different. She had noticed a big change in how the nation viewed ethnic identity. As she states in the essay, “Not all Poles speak Polish. Not all Italians speak Italian. And as this nation grows more and more Hispanic, not all Latinos will share one language.” Even though this made it harder for Tanya to find her place, it helped her become more determined to learn Spanish. She began by taking Spanish lessons and became frustrated that people automatically assumed that since she is Spanish, she should know how to speak the language. I believe Tanya...
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...True Tropical LTD Edna Odish Dr. David Holness Roswell Campus Marketing Management April 25, 2012 Strayer University True Tropical Ltd A. Write about your company. 1. Write a detailed company background. Address the following items at a minimum for full credit: True Tropical was founded in 2004 by an immigrant named Edna Odish who came to U.S. in the same year. Once here, she noticed there was a scarcity in the variety of tropical fruits Georgia had to offer. So, in an attempt to satisfy the need for new flavors and provide the American market with more options, Edna came up with True Tropical. A company based on the delicious yet medicinal properties of the mysterious and versatile fruit known as Maranon. The Maranon was consider the fruit of the memory by native Indians and in the 1500 was used by the Portuguese as a buster drink after their long travels to and from Africa. The Maranon is also utilized as throat remedy and for could and coughs due to its richness in vitamin C. This is the main reason of our business creation, our company will always pursue the wealth been of our customer in return for high profit. http://www.unalmed.edu.co/~crsequed/MARA%D1ON.htm 2. Create a strategic mission statement. Our mission is to please our customers by providing them with a variety of healthy and delightful ways in which to enjoy the enchanting and tropical taste of the ancient Maranon while taking them to their own customs and cultures...
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...Hispanic Americans for centuries have a significant role of contribution to society in the United States bringing diversity to the customs and cultures of Americans. Hispanic Americans impacted areas such as politics, public service, scientific, cultural foods and entertainment. Most historians have no knowledge or will acknowledged these impacts Hispanic Americans made on United States history therefore has entrenched anti-Hispanic racism in America. Mexican Americans have the largest population title of Hispanic groups here in the United States and for more than four centuries they have been a major part of history. In the past 30 years the population of Hispanic Americans grew dramatically within the United States. Hispanic Americans include 11% of the U.S. population of which 3.6 million reside in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Dioceses 2012). Many may say that there is racism towards Hispanics but truth is Hispanic is actually not a race but an ethnic classification. Hispanics are individuals that have been in the United States for a long time dating back when settlers where taking over the land of native Indians. Hispanic Americans have different features of their heritage there are distinct differences of Hispanic cultures depending from the country of origin. There are unique immigration waves from each part of the countries of origin that Mexican Americans have the most unique pattern of them all. In the mid 1800s the result of the Mexican War in 1846 to 1848 this...
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...information regarding diversity and overall I understand it a lot better. The best piece of information that I got from the diversity teachings was the fact that we learn so much from other people. I live close to San Francisco, CA and it is one of the most diverse cities in America. Not only are there so many different races, there are a bunch of different lifestyles that people live out here. For example; you have your surfer dudes, hippies, gays/lesbians/transgender, and you typical straight person. I can learn something from all of these different types of people. I can’t say that I have learned anything new about my own culture and history, as I am pretty up to date with what’s going on in the world today. I am African American and I pretty much know all of my history. I was nice to brush up on my history because it is very easy to forget what things were like in the past. This is the reason why I always try to tell my kids how fortunate they are. I don’t know if I could have lived in the segregated times and during the civil rights movement. I probably would have fled the country had I been living during the slave trade era. I’m just very thankful that I’m able to raise my children in a world where they have all of the same opportunities as anyone else. On to the future; 2050 to be exact, I think that things will be very different as far as population is concerned. I think that in the coming years, the United States will become very highly populated...
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...Lyssa Castrodad M00-04-3488 What is cultural diversity? Diversity is nothing more than a difference from the majority. In any culture there is a majority and many minorities. Culture is a set of norms that set standards for a society of what is acceptable behavior. Culture is a cultural makeup of many things like ones kind of music, food, language, art, religion, tradition, values and many more things. In a society such as ours, during a new millennium, culture and lifestyles vary to the extreme. All across the world, there are many different cultures, and many of these people with different cultures live in the United States. Sometimes, I think we catch ourselves being close-minded about other religions and cultures, because of the way we believe or the way we've been raised by our parents. In most cases the values and beliefs that are held by ones parents have an impact on their children's values and beliefs as well. Cultural diversity makes our country richer by making it a more interesting place in which to live. Just think how boring a meal would be without Chinese, Mexican, Japanese, Italian, German, French or Indian food! Cultural diversity makes our country stronger and better able to compete in the new global economy. People from diverse cultures bring language skills, new ways of thinking, and creative solutions to difficult problems and negotiating skills. Cultural diversity makes the United States a much more interesting place in which to live...
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... African American and Hispanics are two immigrant groups that have become assimilated into American society. Assimilation, as referred to in the text, is changing or adopting new customs and beliefs to fit in or become apart of a major or dominant culture. The United States, unlike any other country, has many races, ethnicities, nationalities, religions, and opportunities. Other ethnic groups believe that the only way to advance in life is by adopting new cultures and becoming apart of the norm. A vast majority of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans arrived in America to flee hardship and to find a way to make a living. California and Texas combine for more than half of the Hispanic residents in America (Guisepi, n.d). There are about two thirds of Puerto Ricans that reside in the U.S. who are currently in the New York City area, including nearby New Jersey. Most Cuban Hispanics live in the state of Florida, with the greatest population in Miami (Guisepi, n.d.). Second-generation Puerto Ricans generally have a distinct orientation than first-generation immigrants, which is the inland culture instead of the island culture and as an outcome many conceal their Spanish-language ability...
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...Each of the groups, Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and South Americans are from different geographical regions, but are generally categorized as one in the same due to their comparable appearance and the similarities in their languages. The base of each language is Spanish at its root, but the differences in the meanings of certain words and the varying accents distinguish them. Two of the groups are from similar areas, Mexican Americans and South Americans, but they have different dialects. The primary language spoken by Cubans is Spanish, but just like the Puerto Ricans they speak English as well. According to the 1990 U.S. Census, there are nearly 860,000 persons of Cuban descent in the United States. Of these, 541,000, or almost 63 percent of the total, live in Florida. The majority of these Cuban Americans like in Sade County, the county in which Miami is located. Additionally, there are considerably sized communities in California, New York, New Jersey. These three states combined, account for 23 percent of the Cuban American population. Although there is a large population in the previous mentioned states, Florida and Miami hold steady as the center of the Cuban American community. The Cuban American communities have been well absorbed in the United States. Furthermore, because of the sheer size of the population, they have a significant political influence. In 1993, the Cuban American National Foundation petitioned against, and effectively prevented the...
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...neighborhood, schools, environment, clubs, and service/volunteer groups which I participate in. Even despite the fact the leader of the community’s outlook of the community and individual race is negative, the relations in my community show positive construction influences on race and the our community. “This marks the third consecutive year for Austin to appear among the three most popular places in the U.S. for Hispanics to live and work”. (http://www.austintexas.org/media/press_releases/press_release?id=16, para 1). I will analyze whether members within my community bear a resemblance to my characteristics and in the ways we look different and the same. As well as how the leaders within my community handle people who are of Hispanic culture and if they are treated differently. Also if members of my community treat individuals who are of my culture any differently than the rest of the community. Also analyze texts and work manuals to check for information by or about individuals of Hispanic culture. Also if local media embody people like me, and if so, in the ways which they did. I will also speak about some of the differences and similarities between me and the individuals who stand in position of leadership in my community, and whether I feel that minority group interests are represented within my community? Lastly, I will also speak about if I could settle any negativities within my community, and...
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