...AND ITS IMPACT INTO THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY I. Introduction A. What is Puerta al Futuro? B. Why this program was established? II. Educational Impact A. Access to Higher Education for those who do not speak English B. The opportunity to start or continue their Higher Education in the USA C. Empowerment of the first large minority group in the USA 1. The Pew Hispanic Research Center and its findings 2. The National Council of La Raza and the impact of Latinos in the new American Society 3. The US Census Bureau and the statistics of Latinos voting during the last two presidential elections D. Improvement of the economic and social status of new immigrants in the USA 1. Access to Financial Aid and other money sources to finance the education 2. The shift of the Hispanic workforce and its influence as consumer force in the USA 3. The challenges for the new generation of Hispanics in the USA III. Budget implications in having this type of programs at a private university A. Is this program feasible and how costly can be for FDU? B. How many new budgetary allocations have to be made to run this program? C. Is it profitable to maintain this program in the long term? D. How new technologies can be used to run this program IV. The position of the office of the president of FDU with respect to Puerta al Futuro A. The value of the diversity at FDU B. The opportunity to reach out the faster growing group in the USA C. The value of education for a specific group ...
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...corresponding assignment to this course was to perform a heritage assessment; three families of the community were interviewed. The Heritage Assessment tool consist of 29 questions about families background, religious and ethnicity practices and current living status. The Interviews where performed via telephone calls. Veronica Navarro is a Hispanic female who migrated to the United States of America (USA) at the age of 12. Her parents and grandparents are Mexicans. She grew up with her six siblings and extended family living with her as a child. She was raised as Catholic and as an adult became a Christian. Veronica is married to a Hispanic male; they practice Christianity at home by praying, and celebrating religious holidays. They also participate in ethnic activities such as dancing, singing, Holiday celebrations and festivals. Veronica and her family currently live in a multicultural neighborhood. Veronicas native language is Spanish; she speaks both English and Spanish equally (V. Navarro, personal communication, February 20, 2015). Sarah Redmond is a single White female raised and born in USA, her parents and grandparents were born in the USA. Sarah is an only child and she lived with her mother and stepfather as a child. She has keeps in contact with her family and currently resides in a neighborhood were mostly Caucasian and Catholic/Christian reside. Sarah is Jewish and practices religious Holidays (S. Redmond, personal communication, February 24, 2015). Jackie...
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...Racial equality in the USA remains a distant dream – discuss The dream of racial equality has taken great steps towards becoming a reality in the past 50 years. The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as the election of the first black President are counteracted by events such as the shooting of Trayvon Martin in 2012 and the fact only nine African-American senators have ever been elected to the Senate. In this way although on the surface racial equality appears to be achieved, the reality is that with economic discrimination increasing during the recession, and instances of white flight increasing, racial equality has not yet fully been achieved in the USA. There were many formal attempts to establish civil rights in the USA from 1950s onwards. Before this the passage of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments created to guarantee the rights African-Americans had been ignored by many states, especially in the deep South, meaning that for most blacks racial equality was a distant dream. However, the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and the creation of affirmative action policies under JFK began to change things. For the first time government policy began to make up for years of historical discrimination against the African-American population. Affirmative action ensured that members of all previous disadvantaged minorities were given a head start, specifically in areas like education and deployment. With all federally funded projects from the 60s onwards...
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...Religious and Ethnic Group Ronda Draper ETH125 February 1, 2013 Religious and Ethnic Group The religion I chose was Roman Catholic. This religion differs from other in many ways. The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church teaches that the Bible alone is not sufficient to practice their faith. They believe that both the Bible and sacred Roman Catholic traditions are what is needed to effectively practice the Christian faith. Catholics also call the Pope a “Vicar of Christ”, Vicar meaning substitute. The Catholic religion believes that the Pope takes the place of Jesus Christ himself. According to the Catholic religion, the Pope has the ability to speak with authority on matters of faith and practice ("Got Questions", 2003-2013). They believe that his teachings are considered infallible and binding to all Christian beliefs ("Got Questions", 2003-2013). The Roman Catholic Religion is the only religion that has a Pope to represent Jesus Christ. The Catholic Church teaches that the most proper and correct way of interpreting the Bible can only be taught in their church ("Got Questions", 2003-2013). Roman Catholics believed that if you followed any other religion belief your soul was destined to spend eternity in Hell being tortured since you could not be saved (Robinson, 2000-2007). But over the years their views changed. Now they teach that there are elements of truth in other Christian faith groups and other religions as well (Robinson, 2000-2007). They...
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...Diversity in the Workplace The United States is facing the need to provide nursing care to an increasing diverse patient population with a nursing workforce that, in itself, is impacted by generational, ethnic and gender differences. The purpose of this paper is to present the importance of diversity in the workplace and delivering culturally competent nursing care, the impact of gender diversity, and the misrepresentation of minorities in the nursing profession. Importance of diversity in the workplace America is a kaleidoscope of cultures, religions, races, and nationalities. The USA Quick Facts from the US Census Bureau shows the following 2011 population statistics: White 63.4%, Hispanic/Latino 16.7%, Black/Afro-American 13.1%, Asian 5.0%, American Indian & Alaska Native 1.2%, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders. 0.2%. In 2012 minority population increased to 37% and is projected that minorities will be the majority by 2043. Mason, Leavitt & Chaffee (2012) pointed out that as our population “continues to grow and increase its diversity, it is important that the nursing workforce reflect these changes to effectively meet patient care needs and ensure cultural competency” (p. 378). Cultural assessments must be part of the nurse’s health assessment. To be culturally competent nurses need to be aware of their own culture, and the diverse culture of their colleagues and patient populations (Maier-Lorentz, 2008). Culturally competent nursing care is important...
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...Washington Post is a leading American daily newspaper. It is the most widely circulated newspaper published in Washington, D.C., and oldest extant in the area, founded in 1877. Located in the capital city of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. Daily editions are printed for the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. The article is devoted to the importance of the Hispanic voters for both the candidates in the upcoming elections in the USA. In the very beginning of the article the author tells us that Hispanic voters are important for both the candidates. Then the author tells us about the relations between as Latinos and Obama, and Latinos and Romney. The author provides information about Obama’s attitude towards them. There are special programs for the minorities both medical and educational, which are promoted by Obama volunteers. Then we see that 67% of Hispanic voters are in Obama’s pocket, while Romney has got only 32%. It is said that Romney needs to get close to 40% in six states, but it is impossible, as Hispanics have showed their “attitude” to him. After that Sen. Marco Rubio wants to protect Romney’s policy, sharing his ideas of the programs for immigrants. He is the junior United States Senator from Florida, serving since January...
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...With every day that goes by there is another happy moment. With every happy moment, there is a negative moment to counteract the happy one. Negative moments consist of many things but especially times where people find themselves facing a generalization of who they are. Whether it’s categorizing certain behaviors and/or mannerisms, it happens to a majority of the population. It’s something everyone contributes to, if it’s conscious or not, it happens. One of the groups that faces marginalization every day is those of Latino/Hispanic origins. The fact that there are people who think that everyone coming from Latin America is Mexican only validates the existence of this idea. Although stereotypes relating to Latino/Hispanics come with a piece of truth as do all stereotypes do, breaking the myths on the Latino/Hispanic people requires understanding and education to combat the stereotypes surrounding this group of individuals. For stereotypes focus less on a person and more on a general grouping of a background. The idea itself lacks breaking the systematic stereotype in its tracks and ensuring that people are recognized for whom they are as a whole, not just a background assigned at birth. All throughout high school, I was involved in an...
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...Heritage Assessment Tool Devona Myrick Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Teaching and Learning Styles 10-11-2014 Heritage Assessment Tool Identified over 20 years ago in the USA the use of the heritage assessment proves to be useful in the supporting the national health along with the cure and prevention of a number of diseases (Edelmam & Mandle, 2010). It is reliable in helping the medical staff to talk with their patients and families about different health prevention, cultural practices and beliefs. The aim of this paper is to compare the American, American Indian and Ecuadorian health maintenance, health protection, and health restoration. Heritage Assessment and Culture The assessment of heritage is an important step in order to have understanding of one’s cultural status. A person’s traditions, beliefs, and everyday language play an important role in impacting on the patient as well as the health provider. Diversity in people brings about different beliefs regarding health, sickness, infection, virus, birth as well as death (Edelmam & Mandle, 2010). Heritage culture is the study of people’s cultural beliefs, religious practices, social, and physical lives. It defines the understanding and awareness of different ethnic groups of people, studying and evaluating their cultural background (Rogerio-Candelera, M. A., Lazzari,M., & ...
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...Action To: From: ____________________________________________________________ ____________ Introduction The following are items that need to be implemented in order to address our Immigrant concerns of the school and the community include: teaching cultural diversity in the classroom, adopt policies that are law in regard to immigrant children such as legal requirements for proof of residency, provide more professional development in diversity and sensitivity training and laws regarding immigration issues, develop a community outreach program, hire more ESL certified teachers to help our students. ➢ Teaching Cultural Diversity In the Classroom. Our school curriculum will be modified so as to include Hispanic culture education. We will provide our staff with professional development in order for everyone to be educated in teaching diversity. We will celebrate all relevant cultural holidays and incorporate it as a cross curriculum teaching opportunity. ➢ Adopt New Policies That Are Law In Regards To Immigrant Children. We will adopt new policies in order to provide educational opportunities for all immigrant children. Also these policies will help alleviate any concerns citizens may have as to the legality of immigrant children being enrolled in our school district. An act to support our policies would be the Federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11301, which states all students, except homeless students as provided by...
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...The reason why I wanted to talk about minorities point of view on US elections is because the US electorate this year will be US most racially and ethnically diverse electorate ever. Nearly one-in-three eligible voters on Election Day will be Hispanic, black, Asian or another racial or ethnic minority. The eligible minorities populations will this election be 31% of the voters. America is one of the most diverse countries in the western world. 37% of the country's populations are racial or ethnic minority. In the USA there are officially six racial categories and African Americans are the largest racial minority.There are 37 millions black people which is the equivalent to 13% of the country's population. Latinos and Hispanic people are...
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...California: Assessment of a Diverse Community California, also known as the golden state and a melting pot of the United States because of a diverse culture and a large immigrant population. To some Americans, it is a paradise and an ideal tourist destination because of sunny weather and easy access to oceans, mountains, and deserts. California integrates foods, languages, and traditions all over the world. According to, People of California 2006 census, California has an appraised population of 377,172,015 and is the thirteenth quickly-growing state. The population consists of 61.9% White American, 6% Black or African American, 10.4% Asian American, 18.4% other race, 1.7% American Indian, 2.1% mixed race, 38.5% are Hispanic or Latino, and 40.3% of the population is non-Hispanic Whites. The leading industries of California are agriculture, manufacturing, biotechnology, and tourism. In terms of politics, Californians are more liberal, especially those who live in the inland states. Based on California Political Parties there are six political parties, the American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican. California experiences frequent and devastating wildfires. During the last decade in 2003 and 2009, California experienced devastating wildfires that affected countless lives. Thousands of families were left homeless and hundreds of lives were lost. California officials have made strict laws against unsafe practices that may cause accidental fires...
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...heritage is the Heritage Assessment Tool (Spector, 2000), an assessment was completed on 3 families from different cultures. Each family’s culture views health maintenance, health protection and health restoration in a different way. The first family that the assessment was completed for was a family that is from Mexico and all the family is from Mexico, some have moved to America while there are others that have stayed in Mexico. Mexican culture is strongly influenced by family and religion, for health maintenance, protection and restoration they rely on practices of the old ways that are performed by curanderos, spiritualists, yerbero’s and sabador’s in conjunction with traditional medicine practices(Edelman et al., 2014, Chapter 2). Hispanics believe that a person’s health is based on balance of hot and cold and when one gets sick it is because there is too much heat or cold present ("Mexican Cultural Profile," 2014). As indicated by my assessment of this family it was evident that being surrounded by family is important and...
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...Disparities in Women’s Health in USA José Francisco Pereira AKA Frank Pereira COH 601 Prof. GinaMarie Piane, MPH, DrPH, CHES The United States of America still have a long way to go until able to reduce the country disparities related to maternal and infant mortality. With a population distributed in an uneven geographic area that requires specific healthcare delivery related to ethnicity, lack of education, lack of primary care provider and prejudice, it becomes a difficult task. As reported by The Office of Minority Health of the U.S. Department of Health& Human Services (HHS) the largest population concentration of Hispanic/Latino is in San Jose, California, and African American is in Michigan. The City of San Jose or the state of California has not provide specific vital/healthcare information to the HHS and Michigan reported Infant Death Rates as fallow: White – 1997= 6.1 (±0.5), 2007 5.8 (±0.5) whit a decline of 0.3 (±0.5); African American – 1997= 17.6 (±1.7), 2007 16.5 (±1.7) whit a decline of 1.1 (±1.7); Others – 1997= 4.7 (±2.2), 2007 10.7 (±2.2) whit a increase of 6 (±0.5). The HHS reported a total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births in the United States shows for 2005, still showing a relative disparity between African Americas (13.6), White (5.8) and Hispanic/Latino (5.6). HHS showed that Hispanic/Latino had the lowest rate and the Afro American the highest rate (afro American/ white ratio = 2.3). The report shows a radial infant mortality...
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...Wiseman, Paul. (September 1, 2010) Young, single, childless women out-earn male counterparts. USA Today. Retrieved from http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2010-09-01-single-women_N.htm#. In a recent USA Today article, author Paul Wiseman explores the facts about the shift in salary earnings for men and women. In this article, Paul Weismann, shares that single women with no children between 22 and 30 out-earn men on an average of 8% in the top 366 metropolitan area, according to the 2008 U.S. Census Bureau data analyzed by the New York research firm Reach Advisors. The greatest disparity is in Atlanta where the aforementioned demographics of women earn 21% more than their male counterparts. There are several factors that attribute to this shift in earning power. Those factors are education and, women choosing to delay marriage and motherhood. Education is the greatest factor in women earning greater salaries than men. Reach Advisors reports, "Nearly three-quarters of girls who graduate from high school head to college, vs. two-thirds of the boys. But they don't stop there. Women are now 1.5 times more likely than men to graduate from college or earn advanced degrees." Education has certainly become the key in salary advancement for women. The greatest implication on society however, is women delaying and/or skipping marriage and motherhood. As a result, the market for housing and children driven markets are not expanding in correlation with this demographic. Instead male-oriented...
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...Minority Research Paper Sharonica White September 8, 2013 MKTG 310 Introduction African, Asian and Hispanic American are the minority target markets in the country. All three of these target market has the own size, location, purchasing power and market potential. This report will evaluate and summarize each target market. 1 AFRICAN AMERICAN Total numbers in the U.S. 44,456,009 (http://www.reachingblackconsumers.com/2012/06/black-households-and-the-opportunities-they-present/) Percent of the total U. S. population 14.1% (www.blackdemographice.com) Rate of growth 9.7% (www.blackdemographice.com) Average household size 2.7 (http://www.reachingblackconsumers.com/2012/06/black-households-and-the-opportunities-they-present/) Average age 30(www.allied-media.com/Publications/african_american_publications_.htm) % with college degrees 18% (http://www.networksolutions.com/smallbusiness/2013/03/target-market-how-to-reach-african-american-consumers/) Average or median income levels $33,460 (http://www.networksolutions.com/smallbusiness/2013/03/target-market-how-to-reach-african-american-consumers/) Geographic location(s) – metro, states, etc. New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Memphis, Detroit and Houston (http://www.networksolutions.com/smallbusiness/2013/03/target-market-how-to-reach-african-american-consumers/) Brands that have higher than average purchase for each group UPS, Tide detergent, Oreo cookies, Ragu...
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