As a service minded leader, one of my goals is to impact the Latino community in the neighborhood I live in. I am passionate about my culture and helping those in my community. Being in a close-knit community has its advantages. Everyone is well connected, open-minded and excited to share their Christian faith. If someone's roof needs repair but they don’t know who to contact, there’s always someone who’s willing to steps up to help. When you think about Hispanic culture, you may think that it's all the same. That is, not very true. Someone who is from Puerto Rico has a different vocabulary than someone from Mexico. The food is different. Superstitions are different. One thing we do have in common is our faith in God. We encourage others to come to church. We also pray for each other. This has a huge impact on how we interact with each other. …show more content…
The majority of my community live in poverty. Few people are willing to advocate for the Hispanic community. The enforced gender roles in our culture make it difficult for single parents. Most parents do not speak fluent English or speak it at all. This problem has held back many parents back from helping their children. Some examples include the inability to help with their education or any medical needs they may have. Yes, there're interpreters but often there is not enough and they are difficult to find. Many Latino children are facing similar obstacles. Such as language barriers, lack of medical attention and discrimination. In single-parent families, their oldest child is being pushed into parenting positions. They will seek out jobs to help support their family even if that means missing school. With teens trying to fill in the big shoes that a parent once filled, it has a negative impact on their education. Some are not able to finish school because of their jobs. Few are able to attend college, meaning the life cycle of poverty
A question that every high school student is faced with is: “What extracurricular activities so you participate in?” Some can answer confidently while others are slapped with a moment of sudden realization. These people are just floating along with the crowd, with no driving force or motivation. What I believe differentiates me from my peers and gives me a sense of uniqueness, is what I do outside of my academia. Out of the deluge of activities that are available, Latinos In Action is the one that I feel the most passionate about and shapes my persona the most.
It is in the solving of social problems in which Hispanics can be of tremendous service to the country. One of the greatest attributes of hispanics is the willingness to mix, and by doing so, have created cultural forms, new human relationships, and life styles. Because this, Hispanics can help look for solutions to barriers, prejudices, and stereotypes that have divided us as a
The increase and changing demography in the United State today, with the disparities in the health status of people from different cultural backgrounds has been a challenge for health care professionals to consider cultural diversity as a priority. It is impossible for nurses and other healthcare professionals to learn and understand theses diversity in culture, but using other approaches like an interpreter is very helpful for both nurses and patients. In this paper of a culturally appropriate care planning, I will be discussing on the Hispanic American culture because, I had come across a lot of them in my career as a nurse. The Hispanic are very diverse in terms of communication and communities and include countries like Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, South and Central America, and some of them speak and write English very well, some speaks but can’t write while some can’t communicate in English at all but Spanish.
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
The Latino community is considered the largest demographic minority in the United States and is expect to increase by approximately 15% in 2050 (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2002). The Latino population is comprised of many subgroups from many different regions that have developed unique beliefs, norms, and sociopolitical experiences. Although the term Latino is used throughout this paper, it is important to underscore the great diversity found within the Latino community to avoid the development and perpetuation of stereotypes. In clinical practice, it is important to evaluate the individual in terms of their racial identity, acculturation, and socioeconomic status among other factors to create a more individualized and effective treatment
Thesis: Chicano Movement goals was to increase chicano pride, improve social and economic standing and gain civil rights.
Again we would see the celebration of Dia De Los Muertos. In the 1970s, Self Help helped encourage the art that participated. It helped bring to community together and create large ensemble of art, parades, and festivals revolving around in the Chicano community.
Latinos have struggled to discover their place inside of a white America for too many years. Past stereotypes and across racism they have fought to belong. Still America is unwilling to open her arms to them. Instead she demands assimilation. With her pot full of stew she asks, "What flavor will you add to this brew?" Some question, some rebel, and others climb in. I argue that it is not the Latino who willingly agreed to partake in this stew. It is America who forced her ideals upon them through mass media and stale history. However her effort has failed, for they have refused to melt.
In the United States the population has been increasing because Latinos are still immigrating to reach their American dream. The American dream varies to different people in terms of what it means. However, the majority come to the U.S for better opportunities such as employment, status, and education. In the article the Latino Education Crisis by Patricia Gandara elaborates the fact that Latinos are the “fastest- growing ethnic group, but the most poorly educated”. In fact, many people are aware that Latinos are facing a lot of education crisis such as low-income families, less education, and lack of aspiration and these factors create the largest effect on narrowing the achievement gap. For this reason, Latinos should focus on early education.
This brief provides a policy analysis concerning an article release by the Public News Service, concerning Texas children living in poverty within the Dallas area. The article list race, family income and the area where the children live as being the top three factors that affect the quality of children’s lives in Texas. The article suggest that minority children (Latino, Hispanic, and African American) faced higher poverty rates, dealt with food insecurity, lacked health insurance, and was less educated due to attending school in high poverty school districts with less-qualified teacher. Jennifer Lee, research associate with the “The Center for Public Policy” also emphasized that low incomes is another contributor causing these families
‘‘ What does being Hispanic mean to you, and how do your life experiences shape your answer?’’
Although immigrant families work hard to support their children, parents may live in poverty due to their illegal status in the U.S. This cause that children grow up in poverty.
As we all know, America has a lot of people who do not look similar to “US,” and when I say this I mean, American made. There are several people in America who come from foreign countries and involve themselves in many activities that contributes to their standards of living. However, a lot of the foreigners are not legal in the United States and have the same rights as legal citizens of America. For example, Mexicans, Mexicans have “crossed the border” and made themselves a better life in the states where they have earned jobs, and started families. Many of the Mexicans that are in America are working in construction jobs and finding themselves ways to search for the “new life” that they want. United States citizens find this a problem that
As a result 50% of all white children growing up in single parent households, who do not receive support, live at or below the poverty level. 60% of all Hispanic children growing up in single parent households live at or below the poverty level. 70% of all black children growing up in single parent households live at or below the poverty
My group affiliation is strong, however I am confident that my membership to the Latino group will help me, if the United States can avoid a violent clash of cultures and embrace diversity as a strength. The US can benefit from its increasing diversity because a multicultural and multiethnic America can have a competitive advantage in the global economy. It would build ties to all the regions of the world, America's racial and ethnic minorities and its members like me can help American businesses to understand the needs and preferences of people in other countries and within the United