...your mind you are still aware of the differences and second guess every act of friendship from the group. Part C Identify who the other is in this work. The other in this work is Melissa Algranati, the author. As she puts it, “there are not too many Puerto Rican Egyptian jews out there. “So the only category left for her on the census form is “other” (Algranati, 2010) Explain what or who makes them other The fact that in America there is not as many Puerto Rican, Egyptian Jews makes her the other. “When I was young I did not realize that I was unique, because my family brought me up with a healthy balance of Puerto Rican and Sephardic customs.” “I did not understand how a country built on the concept of diversity could forget about its most diverse group, inter-ethnic children. I felt lost in a world of classification. The only way for me to take pride in who I am was to proclaim myself as an other” (Algranati, 2010) How otherness is represented in this work. Even though she, Melissa Algranati, has the “American look”, blonde hair and blue eyes, her background, her culture is not all pure American. She feels uncomfortable when the Hispanic culture is single out because that is half of her heritage, her mom is from Puerto Rico, “I will always remember how I when I heard they made one...
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... In the novel, Almost a Woman, there are a lot of distinct differences and problems the author talks about. Distinct differences and problems in that the author, as an immigrant, faces many difficulties and cultural changes from when she migrated to New York City from Puerto Rico. As we go into the book, there are some key aspects of identity that are played in Esmeralda’s family and herself. One aspect of identity is the socioeconomic status of her and her family in the big, well known dynamic city of New York. This aspect of identity is a big concern throughout the book and in real life because it’s what most immigrants have to deal with from their movement from their native country to a foreign country. Socioeconomics is the social science that studies how economic activity affects and is shaped by social processes. In general it analyzes how societies progress, stagnate, or regress because of their local or regional economy, or the global economy. This is a monumental matter for Esmeralda as she is a middle school student going onto high school and as everyone knows, high school can be four years of highlight or four years of straight torture and since she’s an immigrant with no knowledge of American culture, this is a big concern for Esmeralda. Esmeralda, coming to America at a young age, is flustered with emotions and doesn’t have anyone to talk to because she is limited with who she has. She has her siblings, but she can’t relate to them because they’re too young, and...
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...For some years now everybody has always thought that losing weight meant losing your mind. Some have even thought when you are trying to lose weight, you have to go on boring diet. But that’s not true. You can find different ways to lose weight, without the diet pills or even trying to starve yourself. They are options and choices but you don’t have to lose your mind just to get back in your skinny jeans. By eating correctly and following the food guide, you can lose weight and keep the weight off. Even a super busy person can do this. The food guide contains: “fruits, vegetables, proteins, grains, dairy’s, and oils” (Choosemyplate.gov). In the fruit group there are a lot of fruits to choose from. You have your most common fruits such as, “apples, bananas, Grapes, grapefruit, kiwi, plums” and so on (choosemyplate.gov). Make sure when you are picking out your fruits to go on your plant you need enough for half of your plate. Vegetables, are the next thing that needs to have half of you plate. “100% vegetable juice counts as two serving” (V8.com). Your vegetables consist of “dark green vegetables, such as Bok Choy, broccoli, collard greens, and dark green leafy lettuce” (choosemyplate.gov). Starchy vegetables consist of “green bananas, green peas, green lima beans, plantains, and potatoes” (choosemyplate.gov). Red & orange vegetables consist of “acorn squash, butternut squash, carrots, hubbard squash, pumpkin, red peppers, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and tomato juice” (choosemyplate...
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...Butternut Squash Chipotle Chili This hearty chili is a little spicy and a little sweet. It’s absolutely perfect for serving at game-day watch parties, since it’s gluten free, vegan, and satisfies conventional carnivore taste buds too. In summary, this chili makes everyone happy! This recipe is one of the most popular recipes on my blog, and readers report that it has won more than a few chili cook-offs. MAKES 5 TO 6 HEARTY BOWLS 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 medium red onion, chopped 2 red bell peppers, chopped 3 cups cubed butternut squash (½-inch cubes) Fine sea salt 4 cloves garlic, pressed or minced 1 tablespoon chili powder 1½ to 3 teaspoons adobo sauce, from a can of chipotle peppers in adobo* 1 teaspoon ground cumin ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 bay leaf 2 cans (15 ounces each) black beans, rinsed and drained, or 3 cups cooked black beans 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes, with their liquid 2 cups vegetable broth CRISPY TORTILLA STRIPS 1½ teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil 3 corn tortillas, cut into 2-inch-long, ¼-inch-wide strips Fine sea salt ADDITIONAL GARNISHES 1 large or 2 small avocados, diced Handful of chopped fresh cilantro 1. In a Dutch oven or soup pot, warm the olive oil over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onion, bell peppers, butternut squash, and a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent, about 10 minutes. 2. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the garlic, chili powder, 1½ teaspoons adobo sauce, the cumin...
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...Spanish. * I’m 100% Puerto Rican and I’m very proud of that. * I love my culture because I feel like its very unique. * It has elements of European Spanish, African, and Taino Indian, which were the first inhabitants of Puerto Rico. * That alone makes us a very diverse culture. (Talk about how Puerto Ricans come in all colors) * Being Puerto Rican I feel like I can identify myself by two things, food and my favorite sport, boxing. Body- * The object I chose to represent my culture is this bottle of Adobo. * (If there is Adobo in the cabinets then you’re in a Spanish household) * For those of you that don’t know Adobo is a type of seasoning that is used frequently by Puerto Ricans when cooking meats and seafood. * Pork Chops, which is one of my favorite foods is seasoned with Adobo and if cooked right they taste amazing. * Pork Chops with rice and beans is a traditional Puerto Rican dinner and it’s usually what I have for dinner when I’m home. * Another one of my favorite foods is tostones, which are fried smashed plantains. (Taste really good when dipped in garlic sauce) * Pernil is also a tasty traditional Puerto Rican meal. (Tasty pork, Usually eaten on holidays or special events) Second Topic- * As much as Puerto Ricans love food, they love the sport of boxing just as much. * Talk about being little/Family boxing parties/equivalent to super bowl parties * Favorite boxer = Miguel Cotto (Puerto Rican) = Hero to me as well...
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...Hispanic American Diversity NAME CLASS DATE TEACHER Hispanic American Diversity When we look at people's it's interesting to see that they are different in some ways yet alike in other ways. The people may be from different parts of the world, however, they share the same language, religious beliefs and even skin color. Some people are very protective of their cultures and become offended if you mistake their culture for a similar culture. Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans and Latinos are four groups that fit into this category. This research paper will give us an in-depth look at each group identifying their similarities and their differences. Mexico is a Latin country with a complex culture that spans different times in history. The Mexicans are proud of their country, culture and lifestyle and try to preserve it as much as possible even when they are living anywhere other than Mexico. Out of the 26.4 million Hispanics that live in America, 64% of them are Mexican Americans (Thinkquest.org). The Mexican American culture is a mixture of the Mexican culture and the American culture and often causes them to stand out. The primary influence comes from Spain while the secondary influence comes from America. Mexican Americans have strong ties to their families loving each other and taking care of each other. Honor within the family connects all the members together and loyalty without question is expected. They work hard, strive to live in the same...
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...absence of studies involving other Hispanic American groups make it difficult to estimate the extent to which the obtained results are descriptive of Hispanics in general or Mexicans and Mexican-Americans in particular. Second, most cross-cultural research has focused on the mother, child, and dad. Finally, there have been few efforts to systematize the use of instruments Cross-cultural studies on childrearing practices provide a basis from which Hypotheses can be generated about differences between Hispanics, and Latin Americans on a lot of variables. However, since most of those studies have used Mexican-Americans or Mexicans as subjects. Mexicans have been found to rank number two on the warmth of mother scale when compared to other cultures that are,...
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...such as Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans and Central and Southern Americans. The factors of social, political, linguistic economic, religious, and familial status of the Mexican American, Puerto Rican American, Cuban American, and Central and South American ethnic groups. It has shown that many of the Hispanic American’s that are born in the United States have a better chance of earning a good income and moving up in society. In 2006, the United States Census Bureau estimated that more than 44 million people or 14.3% of the population was Hispanic. By the year 2050, almost one quarter of the population is estimated to be Hispanic. Nearly half of the Hispanic population in this country lives either in California or Texas (US Census Bureau, 2009). The Mexican American Hispanic group’s primary language that is spoken is Spanish. Some areas of high concentrations of Mexican Americans, language retention is high in the public schools. At that 2000 census, almost 75 percent of Mexican Americans still spoke Spanish at home. Mexican Americans do not have many business opportunities available or a wide-spread ethnic economy like the Hispanic Americans established in Florida. Throughout the history of immigration to America, Hispanics have made little progress in moving up from immigrant status to mainstream social status. This is partly due to the amount of discrimination and the poor educational systems provided to their Mexican culture. The politics of Mexican Americans...
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...Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans, A new beginning in the United States North America is known to have various groups of different ethnic backgrounds and cultures. Most people in the United States if not them have ancestors who moved to the U.S for a better way of living or to escape challenges that arrived in their respected countries. According, to www.education.byu.edu Individuals of the Latin American origin contains over 14% of the population of the United States. The two groups that will be discussed in this paper will consist of American Mexicans the largest of the Hispanic groups and Puerto Ricans who are the second largest group of Hispanics in the United States. The Mexican American and Puerto Rican groups are the fastest growing group in such states as Utah, New York, Illinois, Texas, California, Arizona and Colorado. The Hispanic population continues to rise in the United States as more opportunities are given to them and this paper will introduce different challenges that these two Latino groups experienced in the United States. This paper will identify two of the largest growing Hispanic groups which consist of Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans. In this research paper I will recognize who these two groups are, where they originated, why these two groups migrated to the United States, and also include the challenges that they face pertaining to work, health, education, family, and religion. Originated and Migration Mexican Americans are identified...
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...groups. Hispanic Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Columbians all have different cultural and historic back grounds that identify them as separate ethnic groups. Hispanic Americans are Americans of Spanish-speaking descent. Many Hispanic Americans are the descendants of Mexican people who lived in the Southwest when it became part of the United States. Almost all other Hispanic Americans or their ancestors migrated to the United States from Latin America. The three largest Hispanic groups in the United States are Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans. As a group, Hispanic Americans represent a mixture of several ethnic backgrounds, including European, American Indian, and African.( http://www.thehispanicamerican.com/latino-hispanic-american/p1) The Spanish language and the Roman Catholic religion are among the oldest and most important cultural bonds that unite Hispanics. During Spain's colonial period, which lasted from the 1500's to the 1800's, Spanish missionaries and landowners spread their language and religion throughout the areas they controlled. As a result, nearly all Hispanic Americans can speak Spanish, and a large majority are Roman Catholics. (http://www.thehispanicamerican.com/hispanic-american-culture/p2) The Puerto Rican culture is a mix of different nationalities and ethnic backgrounds. Spaniards, Africans, Americans, French, and German are just a few of the ethnic groups that make up the Puerto Rican culture. The intermingling of these...
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...groups in America is the Hispanic America community with a population of 45,476,938 people out of total United States population of 301,461,533 (American Fact Finder, 2010). Three of the biggest groups that make up the Hispanic or Latino community in the United States are: Mexican-Americans, Cuban-Americans & Puerto Rican-Americans. These three communities share a common language heritage but have major differences in important areas such as: political, economic and social life. Mexican Americans are the largest Hispanic group in America with an estimated population of 29,333,047 (American Fact Finder, 2010). The settlement pattern of Mexican Americans is mostly in big cities. 90% of them live in cities or towns with the highest concentration in the Los Angeles, California, area (Engelkirk & Marin, 2011). The pattern of living in close-knit ethnic communities encourages the use the Spanish language. Some Mexican Americans living in Colorado and northern New Mexico can trace their heritage back 10 generations and are considered “charter members” of the United States, pre-dating the first Anglo-American settlers (Engelkirk & Marin, 2011). Their language and culture are very strong in the area. The politics of Mexican Americans has been traditionally Democratic. According to a 2002 Latino National Political Survey, 60% of Latinos describe themselves as Democrats, 16% Republican, and 24% as independent (Engelkirk & Marin, 2011). Cuban Americans have a history of...
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...Hispanics in America Krystyn Whitehair-Bills Cultural Diversity 09/14/2011 “Hispanic” is a term used to group a wide range of cultures and people into one category, in my opinion, kind of like the term “White”. Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and even Columbians are a few nations that are classified as “Hispanic”. Although there are many different groups of people lumped together in one category, it does not mean that they are all the same. In some instances when comparing two groups of Hispanics, they can seem completely different. Each group has different traditions, beliefs, and cultures. Hispanic people come from Southern American countries such as Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Colombia. They immigrate to the United States most often because it is relatively close and offers many opportunities to achieve something many only dream about. Mexican Americans are a group of people who come from Mexico in search of ways to make a better life for themselves or their families. These people have worked as migrant workers that would come to town so they could work in the orchards or other labor jobs for the money, and take it home with them at the end of the season. In addition, Mexican Americans generally do not tend to go farther than high school with their education, this could reflect on their average pay, which is lower than the national average. I believe the people are ok with this because even a low wage job in the United States pays better...
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...visitors of this decade have not traveled from the European nations; they are from Mexico and islands South of Florida. The inhabitants of Mexico, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and The Dominican Republic have entered the United States both legally and illegally in search of a better life. The largest group of Hispanic immigrants is the Mexicans. The Mexicans represented 66.9% of the Hispanic population of the United States in 2002 (Schaefer, 2006, p. 236). Census figures confirm that 69% of illegal aliens inhabiting America in 2009 entered from Mexico. If fact, nearly one out of ten Mexicans currently resides in the United States (Terrazas, 2010). The linguistic choices of Mexican immigrants are 23% English dominant, 26% English and Spanis- speaking, and 51% Spanish (Schaefer, 2006, p. 241) The language barriers lead to inadequate schooling and less chance for economic advancement. Over half of Mexican immigrants entering America have not graduated high school or obtained proper documentation for employment; this leads to employment of most in unskilled fields. With less than 6% of immigrants earning a college degree, few immigrants qualify for professional positions (Buffington, 2011). Most Mexican immigrant males find employment as factory or construction workers (Terrazas, 2010). The Roman Catholic religion largely defines Mexican culture and holidays; they continue these traditions in the United States (Englecook & Marín, 2011). The Mexican Americans show a strong reliance on family...
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...Identification. Christopher Columbus landed in Puerto Rico in 1493, during his second voyage, naming it San Juan Bautista. The Taínos, the indigenous people, called the island Boriquén Tierra del alto señor ("Land of the Noble Lord"). In 1508, the Spanish granted settlement rights to Juan Ponce de León, who established a settlement at Caparra and became the first governor. In 1519 Caparra had to be relocated to a nearby coastal islet with a healthier environment; it was renamed Puerto Rico ("Rich Port") for its harbor, among the world's best natural bays. The two names were switched over the centuries: the island became Puerto Rico and its capital San Juan. The United States anglicized the name to "Porto Rico" when it occupied the island in 1898 after the Spanish-American War. This spelling was discontinued in 1932. Puerto Ricans are a Caribbean people who regard themselves as citizens of a distinctive island nation in spite of their colonial condition and U.S. citizenship. This sense of uniqueness also shapes their migrant experience and relationship with other ethnoracial groups in the United States. However, this cultural nationalism coexists with a desire for association with the United States as a state or in the current semiautonomous commonwealth status. Location and Geography. Puerto Rico is the easternmost and smallest of the Greater Antilles, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and the Caribbean Basin to the south. Puerto Rico is a crucial hemispheric access point...
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...Hispanic many groups come to mind, Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Columbian and the list goes on and on. Research will identify these four Hispanic groups to see their commonalities and differences, along with linguistic, political, social, economic, religious, and family conventions. Puerto Ricans Puerto Rico became a part of the United States in 1917, and today more Puerto Ricans live in the U.S. than Puerto Rico. Majority of Puerto Ricans live in New York City. Puerto Ricans are a mixture of different cultures; the language they speak is Spanish and “Puerto Rican” as some may call it the “ebonics” of the Spanish language. According to Pew Research Center, “Puerto Ricans are some of the most prominent figures in New York City politics and culture, and some are surprised because many of them live in the poorest neighborhoods of the city. In New York City 31.2 percent of Puerto Ricans are living in poverty, compared to the 27.9 percent of Latinos more broadly and 18.9 percent of New York City population overall.” Puerto Ricans are very family oriented and they practice the Roman Catholic religion. Cuban Americans Cubans have been settling in the United States since the 1800’s, and to day Hispanic American Diversity 3 majority of Cubans reside in the state of Florida. Like Puerto Ricans, Cubans also practice the Roman Catholic religion...
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