It is something that can become an obstacle very early in a Latinas education but becomes more evident as they move into middle school and especially high school. Some of the biggest obstacles are mindsets and ideas that have a big influence on Latino families. The idea of “Marianismo” is that women must be submissive and dependent while putting the needs of others before their
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I went to visit Willow Grove Elementary School on March 3rd 2017 from 9am – 2pm to observe a physical education class. The school’s address is 153 Storrs Rd, Thiells, NY 10984. According to the NYSED enrollment data website, there are 655 students who attend this school. The gender distribution is about even as there are 330 girls and 325 boys. There are 94 students with some type of disability, which is 14% of the total number of students. The day that I was there to observe a physical education
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When I started to read the article article La Conciencia de la Mestiza by Gloria Anzaldua, I had a different idea of what I though the article was going to be about at first I though the article was going to focus on what it means to belong to two ethnic or racial categories so I though I was not going to be able to identify myself with this article since both of my parents and I were born on the same country (Ecuador). Surprisingly for me, I was able to identify myself at some point with this article
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cultural advancements. Through his examination, Gonzales argues that the massive influx of Mexican immigrants was both a boon and a bane to the status of Mexican American community. Gonzales highlights the degree of immigration from Mexico with Hispanics seeing an increase of 61% between 1970 and 1980. These immigrants provided the ethnic community a supply of vigorous individuals who ensured the survival and creation
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significant impact on my life. Living day by day not knowing what to expect next, always living with a chip on your shoulder ultimately steering your life into an inevitable direction. Many distractions set forward even before you were born, because being Hispanic is not only a burden, but in a country full of hate and bigotry; you’re the enemy. Being accustomed to shy away from confrontation and aging with dissatisfaction with oneself because of what the world has molded, is an indescribable scarring of feelings
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twenty- four years and it is a small community, where everyone that lives in the community knows one another personally or socially. Some people look like me which I am White American. Also, some people are different and they are African American, Hispanic American, Native American and Asian American. In my community there is White American, African American, Native American and Asian American owned businesses, also the leaders of my community are made up of different races. The leaders of my community
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Hispanic-Americans make up a large ethnic group in the United States. Many Americans believe Hispanics are much the same and group them together (panethnicity) but, in fact, the groups are very diverse. Hispanics come from a variety of different cultures and include Mexican-Americans, Puerto Rican-Americans, Cuban-Americans, and Central Americans. Each of these groups vary in their customs, religious beliefs, political views, family views, and other conventions that make them similar in some ways
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cultures and race in the world. One of such ethnic groups is Hispanics. Hispanics can be identified or categorized in such ethnic groups. Hispanic Americans are Mexican with origin in a country of Latin American and countries in Europe such as Portugal and Spain. Under the Hispanic sub group we do find Mexican American who are Americans with Mexican decent. The median age of Mexican American is 24 years, which makes them the youngest Hispanic groups. In fact, 71 percent of the Mexican- Americans population
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her being a Hispanic female, despite being highly qualified. After reviewing both claims, Ms. Mendoza proves she has the appropriate amount of experience and education for the position. In fact, Mr. Flood does not dispute these qualifications. However, based on the statements provided, there appears to be evidence that Ms. Mendoza lacks leadership skills required for the position. I found no direct evidence to support the claim that she was discriminated against for being a Hispanic female. In
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influx of immigrants in the past decades the United States has been bombarded with many different cultures and languages. Therefore society’s views and opinions of law enforcement vary from ethnicity to ethnicity. We will be exploring how the Asian, Hispanic and Black communities see law enforcement from discrimination, racial profiling and past experiences. Also, we will discuss how non-minorities view law enforcement and their actions. The shattered relations between law enforcement and minorities
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