school, 137 in the 3rd grade, 152 in the 4th grade and 143 in the 5th grade. Out of the 432 students, 37.7 % of the students are African American, 0.2 % students are American Indian, 1.4 % students are Asian. 0.2% of students are Asian, 14.6% are Hispanic/Latino, 40.5% are White students and 5.3% of the school's population is Multi-Racial. Other student characteristics are as follows: 22.2% are English Language Learners, 48.6% are Low income, and special education accounts for 10.2% of the student population
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Multicultural Experience Blake Runkle PSY/400 August 15, 2012 Rockel Etinne Multicultural Experience There are many uncomfortable situations that people deal with, situations such as eating foods that a person does not usually eat or attending a religious service other than his or her own. In this paper the topics that will be discussed will first be to describe an experience that I was in and felt uncomfortable
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and ethnicity. However, having an open mind in order to gain knowledge about other cultures is worth the effort. These concepts are important to the United States because of its cultural diversity. The most popular ethnic groups include Latinos, Chinese, African Americans, European Americans, etc. These ethnic groups are all in different States throughout the U.S. There are different ethnic groups in businesses working together towards a common goal of the company. That is the reason
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Multiple Choice Questions 1. How did the Girl Scouts change to meet the needs of Hispanic families? A) Training focused on how to address a Hispanic woman. B) Training focused on the importance of building a relationship. C) Brothers were encouraged to attend some events. D) Las Posadas, a Hispanic Christmas tradition that pays homage to Mary and Joseph's search for an inn, is being conducted by Girl Scout troops in some areas. E) all of the
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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
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Running head: HISPANIC AMERICANS Paper Title Author Author Affiliation [CLASS SUBJECT HERE] [PROFESSOR’S NAME HERE] Feb 18, 2009 Since 1970, United States of America has seen a considerable amount of immigration because of economic chaos and civil wars in Latin American countries. The fight between the government of El Salvador and leftist guerrillas in 1980 brought about 500,000 immigrants to United States. They settled primarily
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Hispanic Americans Pamela M. Nelams ETH/125 - CULTURAL DIVERSITY May 7, 2011 DENISE LANGDON In the United States there it is reported that, Mexican Americans make up 10.3% of the United States' population with over 31,689,000 Americans listed as of Mexican ancestry. Mexican Americans comprise 66% of all Hispanics and Latinos. The common language spoken among the Mexican Americans is Spanish as the first language and English as their secondary language. For most Mexican Americans especial
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Introduction In this paper, the reader will be provided an overview of the size, location, purchasing power, and market potential for the three largest minority target markets in the country - Hispanic Americans, African Americans, and Asian Americans. AFRICAN AMERICAN Total Numbers in the US In 2013, the US Census Bureau estimated 45,003,665 African Americans in the United States (BlackDemographics.com). Percent of the Total US Population At an estimated census of 45,003,665, the African
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are very similar in the way that people respond to each of them, but are actually quite different. Race is groups of minorities or majorities that are classified based solely on what physical differences are present. Some examples of race are; Hispanic or Latino, Caucasian, African American, or Asian. Each group is set apart from the rest by physical characteristics such as skin color, eye shape, or other not so noticeable cues. Different societies describe race using different characteristics than
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Americans is 45,378,596 (Pew Hispanic Center, 2009). | Hispanics are mostly Catholics. According to Cultural Diversity (2008), their social customs include elders having a prestigious status in the Hispanic family because of their experience Health practices of Hispanics are being emotionally expressive that they expects to be pampered when ill (Cultural Diversity 2008). | I admire Hispanics and their contribution to society in the field of entertainment. I also admire how Hispanics respect elders as one
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