As the Latino population in the United States continues to grow, U.S. Census Bureau, 2001, increasing attention is being turned toward understanding the risk and protective factors of immigrant Latino and U.S.-born Latino children and families. The demographic data relating to Latinos in the United States estimate that one of every two people added to the U.S population was Latino, in July 2009 Latino population was the fastest growing minority group U.S Census Bureau, 2010. Despite the increased risk of growing the immigrant families are in lower risk of Social Economic Status, having parents with less education and limited with language and knowledge about education. Immigrating to one place to another is often the most stressful event …show more content…
An important factor in facilitating Dominican migration to United States has been the 1965 Family Reunification Act, which has allowed many Dominicans to enter the United States through strong family networks, making these distinct elements of the Dominican male immigration context from the beginning. Interestingly, the Dominican community is considered a transnational community, where member maintain strong ties to the Dominican Republic and the United States, Rodriguez …show more content…
The new beginning for the Dominican male immigrant it will never be like back home. The struggle starts when they try to fulfill their basic needs. The transition for smaller children to adapt to new culture might be easier with time but when we think for male immigrants, the stress to change can be even more intense. When the Dominican male have to adapt to two different worlds and they want to be accepted and connected socially and they feel the rejection of the family increases due to new culture acquisition and new behavior is developing. Imagine when Dominican male is unable to connect with their peer, family at work, church or socially. What will be the mental health of the Dominican male immigrant? This cultural transition is hard since if they might feel socially rejected, they are in higher risk to use drugs, suffer from depression, dropout from school, health problems, and in some case in can end in criminal
Junot Diaz is Dominican American, and he came from a very poor family with five other siblings. Since they were not that wealthy, they lived in a simple way. Even though his mother was basically the bread winner of the family since his father could not keep a job, she still manages to send money back home every six months or so. When they got home from their vacation, they had found out that someone has broken into their house and stole most of his mother’s money. It was easy for them to be a target because they were recent immigrant, and in their neighborhood cars and apartment were always getting jacked. His mother was very upset; she blamed her children, because she thought it was their friends who had done such a thing. “We kids knew where
Extended and compound households are prime among Dominicans in urban areas, both in Dominican Republic and in the United States. Nonetheless, it is important to realize that a family with a rural background may have lived for a significant period of time in the main city, Santo Domingo, and may have modified in some way its behavioural characteristics or traditional beliefs. An urban middle to upper class Dominican family that has been exposed to a more international world may have a different, less traditional worldview, but the clinician should always ask rather that assume absolutes.
The Latino Generation: Voices of the New America is a book written by Mario T. Garcia. This book tells the individual life stories of individual Latino Americans all attending the same class at University of California, Santa Barbra. The book discloses stories and events told by 13 students each who narrate from first person and give us a brief description of their life. The book is composed of 13 sections with an additional introduction and conclusion (Garcia, Kindle). Within this reflection I will describe the key points within this book and compare the stories within this book not only to each other, but also to additional stories of Latino Americans and how Garcia’s book rids the general public of misconception of Latinos.
The definition of insurgency according to JP1-02 is “The organized use of subversion and violence to seize, nullify, or challenge political control of a region. Insurgency can also refer to the group itself.” I chose to do my argumentative essay on the Dominican Republic Civil War, during the presidency of Rafael Trujillo. Which was considered the most heinous and boldness president in Dominican Republic’s history. I agree and support JP 1-02 definition of insurgency.
It is crucial to understand the historical context of immigration in America. Initially, most immigrants were from Europe and were not restricted by any immigration laws. Now, most immigrants come from Latin America but are restricted to severe immigration laws. The Latino/a community is one of the most severely affected groups because the current immigration system disproportionally affects Latino/as. Recognizing how the experience of Latino/a immigrants have been both similar and different in the past from other immigrant groups and dispelling common misconceptions about Latino/as today brings awareness of how Latino/as are affected.
In comparison to other migrating groups, Latinos have had different experiences that have prevented them from completely assimilating into American society. Throughout our history and presently, Latinos continue to face acts of cruelty and...
They face many issues such as economic instability, depression, loneliness, fear of being alone and feeling betrayed. Children feel depressed in cases like this because even at a young age they know that things are not okay. They also suffer from fear and being betrayed, they suffer fear because they 're scared of what is going to happen to their family since they 're so used to having their family together. Many times children who face this situations feel like they’ve been betrayed because they don’t know why their mother or father have gone away and not came back. The psychologist mentions that it’s very normal for children to feel this way and conduct a different behaviour than usual because just like everyone else they don’t seem to understand
Immigration has a great impact on first generation immigrants. Studies show that acculturation and assimilation have wide-ranging effects on the groups involved, but mostly on the immigrants' lives. There are positive and negative attributes. Attributes that are due to the issues associated with integrating cultures, and broadly related to the greater issue of immigration. The issues and discrimination towards first generation immigrants cause them to have limitations throughout their lifetime, in the country that they have moved to. Furthermore, the Hispanic and Latino community have lived through this problem for so long. They are always the group to be affected by it because they lose a sense of self and are never really accepted by the dominant or other group involved. This is a big issue that requires more attention and efforts to come up with a solution.
During the 1900’s through 1950’s the United States experienced an influx of immigrants coming in from Mexico seeking employment opportunities, as many of them wanted to avoid the Mexican Revolution occurring from 1910 to 1920. Methods for arriving in the United States varied for each individual’s preference of the destination, but the means of transportation had been constant throughout. These methods of transportation consisted of contractors seeking unskilled workers willing to partake in hard labor in steel, railroad, or agriculture companies. Contractors traveled to towns close to Mexico’s boarder such as Laredo or El Paso seeking Mexicans citizens for labors. In some instances, immigrants traveled on their own will based on the advice
The Dominican Republic was first discovered in the year of 1492 by none other than Christopher Columbus. When Christopher Columbus first sighted what is today known as the Dominican Republic, he told Spain that he found a land that was the “fairest under the sun.” The Dominican Republic is located in between the chain of Caribbean islands of Cuba and Puerto Rico. The island has very favorable climate and gentle winds. With its good mineral wealth, the Dominican Republic was preferred as the early location for Spanish trade, administration in the New World and culture. Christopher Columbus named the Dominican Republic “Espanola” or “Little Spain” to show his love for the island. Today the island is divided into two countries which are the Dominican Republic, which consists of Hispanic, Western, Spanish speaking, population which of whom are mostly white or mulatto. The second country is Haiti, which is French and African Culturally and the population consists of people whom are mostly black. The Dominican Republic has four parallel mountain ranges that run from northwest to southwest that segregate the country into several smaller pieces and also separate the capital of Santo Domingo from the agricultural area and also from the center of the tourist trade area which is located on the northern coast. The mountain ranges are mostly unpopulated and are far less important to the Dominican Republic than the valleys of the cordillera. The Dominican Republic is usually blessed with beautiful weather and temperature and rainfall but the island also contains serious climatic problems such as hurricanes of which left many of its people dead and homeless in the year of 1930. This Hurricane served as a reason or excuse for Dictator R...
Between 1960 and 1986 has more than 400.000 Dominicans in law of the Dominican Republic to the United States, especially to New York and New Jersey, and much more, is illegal, migrate. Against the 90 ' s, they have the second largest Spanish group in the Northeast, which has important consequences for the Dominicans who migrate to the U.S., for their families in the Dominican Republic and for Americans in General, have generated. Today, with the Spanish community, the largest minority in the USA and with growth projects at a rapid rate, the Dominican diaspora is still an example of the integration of a Spanish sub group in American life and society. The purpose of this research is on a specific aspect of this focus event, namely the self confidence
During July 4, 1992, after rumors that a white policeman had fatally shot a young Dominican male, hundreds of Dominican immigrants rioted in the Washington Heights in New York City. City officials were scared that L.A riots was going repeat because for several days neighborhood youths torched cars, looted Korean and white owned businesses, and threw rocks and bottle at policemen. Even after a jury concluded the policeman acted in self-defense, this was first Dominican riot in the U.S that suddenly sparked national spotlight on a new Latino immigrant group. “Between 1961 and 1986 more than 400,000 people legally immigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic, and another 44,000 moved to Puerto Rico, while thousands more entered both places illegally” (Gonzalez 116). By 1990, more than 300,000 Dominicans lived in New York City, but it is believed that in a millennium the number of Dominicans will increased to 700,000. During the 1950s, Dominicans went largely unnoticed and were often mistaken as blacks who speak Spanish. Like every other Latino group, Dominicans were also blame by the whites for violent crimes and drug trafficking.
One of the most distinguishing characteristics of the Hispanic-American population is its rapid growth. In the 2000 census, sooner than forecast, the number of Hispanics counted rose to 35.3 million. Persons of Mexican origin encompass the largest proportion of Latinos equaling to almost two-thirds, with the remaining third distributed primarily among persons of Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Central American origin. (Office of the Surgeon General, 2001). Being able to identify some of the core issues that are reported from the immigrants that have been identified and appropriately diagnosed as having depression and or anxiety is the key to significantly reducing problematic situations that could be resolved at a quicker rate, or avoided all
It is incomprehensible for one to grasp what life is like for an immigrant. However, for many individuals this is their reality. During this century, in the United States, Cubans, Dominicans, Haitians, Jamaicans, and Puerto
We didn’t speak the same language, but I knew they were thankful for such simple labor. Two years ago, I went to a church convention located in the Dominican Republic. For several days, my grandfather and I volunteered; my grandfather worked in different ways than I. There were only a handful of Americans there, and just as many Dominicans who spoke English. I was assigned to record worship and sermons, so all that I had to do was simply move the camera to follow the pastor. Through this I realized even something as simple as recording and burning DVDs could spread God’s good news to people throughout the small country.