An Essay On Mexican American Culture

I found that an America Latino’s are prone to illnesses such as COPD, diabetes, asthma and obesity. Diabetes and heart disease are great in Latinos then the non-Latin population is attributed to lifestyles difference such as the intake of fatty foods. It is very difficult to detect some illnesses due to their biological variations of individuals from the Latino communities. Some illnesses take time before they are detected and effectively treated and that is why there is no specific genetic disease associated with the Latino community. But research has been known to find cases of sickle

How would you discuss the worldviews and value systems of Indigenous peoples prior to European contact/invasion? How did these worldviews impact all aspects of life (science, agriculture, language, spirituality, etc.) for indigenous peoples?

Some of the behavior, perspectives, and experiences present in the multicultural history of the United States are: manifest destiny, master narrative, education, labor treatment, interminority racism, and attempting to prove to be American. Manifest destiny is the belief that America’s decision to divide and conquer was valid. The Native Americans are one example where manifest destiny can be applied to their experience and perspective on their viewpoint of American. They were driven out of their land by a contract signed by a fraction of the Native Americans. Likewise, the Irish Americans were stripped of their independence and their land was taken from them. Similarly, the African Americans experienced the divide and conquer when they were distinguished as slaves. The Mexican Americans had one half of Mexico claimed by America (California, New Mexico,

In Mexico and the U.S.A., common health issues such as heart disease and diabetes are shared. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both the U.S.A. and Mexico. However, diabetes is

Now, when it came to ownership of the land the Native Americans were known for hunting so, they needed their hunting land as well as land to grow crops. They were open for sharing land, “The South’s native people had well-defined hunting territories, fishing grounds, and agricultural plots which they vigorously defended against encroachment. However, they did not regard land as property that could be transferred in perpetuity to another individual or group”. However, the Europeans did not think the land should be shared. So, when they came over they took the land away from the

The Health status of an individual could be defined as someone watching another and collecting data about a person and based on the information that were collected. Health status of an entire population would be to consider the health of a population, their life span, the extensiveness of preventable diseases or deaths and the availability of their health status (National Center for Health Statistics). The prevalent health situation of Hispanics are Diabetes, Heart diseases, stroke, liver diseases, cancer asthma, obesity and tobacco use. Heart disease is the main cause of death among all ethnic groups in the United States. Obesity and smoking being are of the risk factors for developing hypertension. Hispanic whites have higher rates of diabetes and obesity, whereas non-Hispanic whites have a

Latino Americans are the largest growing population in the United Stated and with the rising number of Latinos, we have also been seeing a disparity on health care especially in heart related conditions. Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States along with strokes and Latino Americans are at higher risks for coronary heart disease which accounts for 23.9 % of all deaths in the United States and heart disease is the nation's leading cause of death among Hispanic adults. In 2015, approximately 85.6 million or more which is greater than 1 in 3 adults in the United States are diagnosed with at least one type of coronary heart disease. Hispanic Americans are 8.3 % of the total number who have been diagnosed with some kind of coronary

Asian Americans experiencing few health problems related to other ethnic groups. Asian American women have the highest life expectancy (85.8 years) of any other ethnic group in the U.S. There are many risk factors in Asian American health such as fear of deportation, language and culture barriers and lack of health insurance. 2 million AAS do not have the health insurance in the US. Their most high incidence of health conditions are cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetics, COPD, Hepatitis B, HIV, TB and lung disease. In 2012, tuberculosis was 24 times more

The purpose of the article is to further research several health risks and their relationship to the aging US-born Mexican Americans and the Mexican Immigrant. More than 30 years ago, a report from Teller and Clyburn ( (González, 2009) reported more favorable birth outcome in Bexar County, Texas. Soon after, there were other reports that also provided “unexpected favorable birth and longevity outcomes for Latinos (primarily Mexican Americans) compared with other ethnic groups” (González, 2009) For this article review I will be discussing the methods used, the results, as well as the challenges and weaknesses in regards to the research. A discussion and will end with my conclusion.

One of the disparities that Mexican Americans face is that other health issues can lead to a stroke. High blood pressure, obesity and diabetes are

When it comes to health Mexican Americans can have many risk in the article written by Sylvia Guendelman and Barbara Abrams called dietary intake among Mexican American women talks about how Mexican women change their diet once they reach the United States to be similar to the white woman’s diet (Guendelman and Abrams 20).The study of the article studied Mexican women from the youngest being 16 and the oldest being of the age of 44 the study also included white woman. The study was focused to see who ate the most nutrients between first generation Mexican American and second generation Mexican American versus white woman,” first generation Mexican Americans food choices deteriorated as income increased” (Guendelman and Abrams, 24) this can be seen as bad because if you make more money you should be eating healthier alternatives but this could be due to working longer hours and having less time to cook healthy foods. This article can be compared to the reading why are

The health status of Hispanic/Latino minority group is satisfactory in United States. In 2010, the top three diseases that caused death among them were Cancer, Diabetes and Heart attack. It is said that about 1/4th of Hispanic adults do not receive proper health care in US. According to a survey conducted by Wood Johnson Foundation, about

Key Concept 2: As discussed by de Castro et al. economic factors, social factors, work-related factors all have a vital role in determining the health status of Latino day laborers. They are forced to endure the low paying wages of strenuous work that weakens the body and exposes them to disease. Discrimination also

There are many health disparities that exist among the Hispanic population. Many of these are chronic conditions that affect the population. Obesity is one of the many examples of conditions that have increased for the Hispanic population. The CDC (2014) states, “The prevalence of obesity among female Mexican American adults during 2007–2010 was larger than the prevalence among female white, non-Hispanic adults during the same years” (p. 1). This is one of the many statistics that show an example of a health disparity in the Hispanic population. Another example of a problem that is prevalent in the Hispanic community is the health promotion and screening rates. The CDC (2014) states, “A smaller percentage of Hispanic adults aged 50-75 years reported being up-to-date with colorectal cancer screening in 2010 than their non-Hispanic adult counterparts”

American identity has been created by many events throughout the course of history. This country was founded on the clashing and mixing of many different cultures and lifestyles. One of the most important periods of time for this country was during the period of conflict between Americans and Native Americans over land rights. Americans had an idea of manifest destiny and that this land was theirs for the taking. The Americans were going to walk through anyone who opposed them in this quest for land. The treatment of the Indians during this time period was harsh, cruel, and violent to say the least. It is in this treatment that Americans came to view the Indians as a ?racialized other? and