Hispanics And Latinos

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     which is a neighborhood located in the San Fernando Valley and is  part of Los Angeles County.  According to available data, there are 52,776 residents in  Northridge, and diversity is a key element.  A snapshot of Northridge can be seen as 49.5%  whites, hispanics/latinos 50.8%, Asians 14.5%, African Americans 5.4% and others 4.6%.  Along those lines, 7.6% are non­English speaking and a large percentage of these residents speak  languages other than English in the home. Families (married with children) make up 24

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    Bilingual Analysis

    students and parents should count with the help of Spanish interpreters for parent-teacher conferences and under any academic and personal circumstances. Bilingual teachers from kindergarten through fifth grade (at least), should be available for the Hispanic parents, assisting them to learn the school system and strategies to help their kids to read at home and do their homework. Newsletters and all school information need to be sent home in both languages. School counselors also need to either be bilingual

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    Why Is Third Affirmative Action Important

    Third, Affirmative Action is great because it has helped many groups obtain equal employment. Many Hispanics and Latinos are serving as role models and inspirations by demonstrating their family and society that they can also make their dreams come true. Based on their profession they will be able to serve their country and help any person in need. Bok and Bowen study reports, “Successful black and Hispanic professionals serve as role models to nephews and nieces and are available to advise a neighbor

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    What Should Be Done About the Racial Disparities in the Sentencing of Criminals?

    Act, which sought to eliminate the vestiges of racial discrimination in the nation's immigration laws. Yet today, Hispanic and Asian Americans are routinely and sometimes explicitly singled out for immigration enforcement. In 1968 Congress passed the Fair Housing Act. Yet today, the current housing for approximately 2 million Americans – two-thirds of them African American or Hispanic – is a prison or jail cell. (http://www.civilrights.org/publications/justice-on-trial/) B. Rather than reducing

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    Community Healt Program for Diabetes

    Kat Oliver Saint Leo University Dr. Ortiz Community Health programs are used to improve community leaders and stakeholders skills and commitments for establishing, advancing, and maintaining effective population based strategies that reduce the burden of chronic disease and achieve healthy equity, according to the CDC. Community programs should assist people in making healthy choices where they live, learn, work, and play that address major risk factors for that community. Community programs

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    Marketing Report

    would be potential customers (Facts and Figures 2016). Our sales would especially attract those in the Hispanic/Latino community at Cal Poly. The Hispanic/Latino population at the school- both male and female- makes up around 37 percent of the student population, which would increase our chances of good sales, since fresh fruits with Tajin and lemon juice is considered a popular street food in Hispanic culture and a majority of the community was raised consuming the snack. Since the sale is sold during

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    Health Disparities In The Community

    faces in their daily lives. Programs such as Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) was put in place to end health gaps in the United States. REACH tailors specifically toward the African-America/Black, American Indians, Hispanics/Latinos, Asian Americans, Alaska Natives, and Pacific Islanders that provides programs and interventions. Health disparities are quite prevalent amid these groups of people. Heart disease, obesity, and diabetes rank higher within these communities (National

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    Sociology

    Javier Cepeda Harris SYD4700 Reaction Paper #1 1. According to Farley, the concept of race consists of two components: social and physical. Social recognition and identity as a distinct group is important for a group of people to be considered a race. Also, every race is considered to be somewhat distinct in appearance from others. However, the fact that physical appearances matter when defining race is what makes it a “socially constructed” concept. The different races that are known

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    Hiv and Aids Research Paper

    estimated 1 in 16 black men and 1 in 32 black women acquiring the disease at some point in their lifetime. Hispanics/Latinos also make up a high percentage of newly infected individuals with an estimated 20% of cases reported in 2011. In comparison to white males and females, Latino males are 2.9 times more likely to acquire the virus and Latinas 4.2 times more likely. In 2011, 2,310 Hispanics/Latinos died as a result of AIDS, with an overall 99,281 recorded deaths since the epidemic began (aids.gov, “HIV

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    Hispanic Culture

    The Hispanic population is no stranger to hard times and struggles in life, just like any other culture here in the melting pot of America. Many are first and second generation immigrants who traveled to America in search of a better life for themselves and their families. They come with their own traditions, values, and belief systems that make them who they are as a culture. At times these values and beliefs can be challenged when they don’t fall in line with American beliefs, especially regarding

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