Celia Hernandez's Struggles

Celia was a slave from Missouri who was purchased at the age of 14 by one of the most respected members of the county Robert Newsom. Newsom purchased Celia because he needed a replacement for his wife who was deceased. He bought her with the intention of converting her in his concubine.

Celia Cruz born Ursula Hilaria Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso, a female Cuban singer born October 21, 1925 in Havana Cuba was one of the most influential figures in Latin music. She started her musical career in her native country in the late 1940’s early 1950’s performing for various Cuban radio shows and traveling with the orchestra accompanying the dancing group “Las Mulatas del Fuego.” Her big break came in 1950 when she joined “La Sonora Matancera” the most famous orchestra in Cuba at the time. Celia traveled all over Latin America in the 1950’s with “La Sonora” gaining great success in countries like Venezuela and Mexico. She recorded various albums with the orchestra and gained great popularity during that time with songs like “Caramelo”, “Burundanga”, and

Linda Chavez seeks to inform Hispanic immigrants and American citizens of the protests between Hispanics and legislation. She also attempts to outline and rid of the common stereotype that Hispanics are an issue to American society because they illegally migrate to the U.S. and raise their flag to harsh legislation. Chavez appears to side with her Hispanic relatives and defends them of their stereotypes by listing various achievements immigrants conquer. In paragraph 8 she states that “80 percent of second generation Latinos graduate from high school. Almost half of second generation Latinos ages 25 to 44 have attended college”. She informs the public of these achievements aiming to rid of the typical Hispanic stereotype that Americans may

Her father, Juan Fernandez, was a farm worker, miner, union activist, and a state assemblyman (Ruiz & Sanchez, 2005; Dolores Huerta Foundation, 2014). Her mother, Alicia Chavez, was a big inspiration for Huerta and one of the primary reasons she became a feminist (Dolores Huerta Foundation, 2014). Alicia Chavez owned a restaurant and a 70-room hotel where she welcomed low-wage workers and their families for affordable prices. Huerta and her brother worked at the restaurant and Huerta noticed that the poor farm workers who stayed there were working very long hours for very little pay; she got motivated to improve their lives (Mendoza, 2004; Ruiz & Sanchez, 2005). Her mother was also an active member in the community as she was involved in numerous civic organizations and church activities (Garcia, 2008; Dolores Huerta Foundation, 2014). Huerta’s mother encouraged diversity and made culture a big part of her upbringing (Garcia, 2008; Dolores Huerta Foundation, 2014) Huerta was raised in Stockton, California; an agricultural community made up of diverse working families (Garcia, 2008; Dolores Huerta Foundation, 2014). Through participation in various school clubs and girl scouts, Huerta reflected her mother’s activism with her involvement at Stockton High School (Dolores Huerta Foundation, 2014). After high school, Huerta continued her education and earned a provisional teaching credential from University of Pacific’s Delta College in Stockton (Garcia, 2008; Dolores Huerta Foundation, 2014). Teaching did not last very long for Huerta because she was unable to continuously see kids (mostly children of farm workers) come to school hungry and without basic necessities, such as shoes and proper clothing (Mendoza, 2004; Garcia, 2008; Dolores Huerta Foundation, 2014). This experience sparked the activist in her and she began working towards correcting economic injustice

As a social worker assessing this case. I would conduct an in-depth assessment of the Hernandez's living condition. I believe that many unanswered questions need to be resolved. The issue that I am concerned with is having an 81-year-old woman and 84-year-old Alzheimer’s man renting a one-bedroom basement apartment from their son. This is alarming to me, and I would like to understand the reason for them having to live in the basement, and not on the same floor with the son.

Hector and Celia Sanchez are the parents of six children. Junior, Emilia, and Vicki were born in Mexico but have legal documented status along with their parents. Gloria, Alejandro, and Carmen having been born in the United States are legal citizens. They are a close family, many times putting the family needs over individual needs and wants. Despite the current financial hardship they are experiencing, they have opened their home to Celia’s nephew, Roberto, as well as taking custody of their 4 year old grandson, Joey. Celia has been in the country for about 20 years, choosing to stay close to her family, she has not learned to speak English. This has become a concern to her because there are a number of important issues that could impact her and the family that she does not fully understand.

Celia Cruz was one of the most famous Cuban salsa singers. She was nicknamed the Queen of Salsa, with more than thirty-six albums, recorded with some other leading singers in Latin music. Celia worked as a singer for more than forty years, and during that time, she became well known for her vigorous work, great personality, and her emotional way of singing. During her performances, she was well known for being able to improvise lyrics. She was an artist with over six decades of success making her an inspiration to the Latin community as well as the rest of the world.

"Celia, A Slave" is a very controversial story of a young female slave who murdered her master then burned his body on June 23, 1855. This issue took place in Missouri during a period where Kansas has a debate whether the union is a free or slave state. Celia plays a big role in how society views this debate of slavery. Different people have opposing views on slavery and some see the justification on the trial. In this story, it emphasizes a lot in the social, political, and sexual ramification of this dark past in American history.

Thirdly, I choose to write about her because the day she died on is my birthday. When I began my research about Celia Cruz the number of awards, Grammys, and titles she earned amazed me. The more I continued to learn, I learned she was a hard worker and never gave up her dreams. If I were endeavoring to become a well-known celebrity she would be my role model. Not only did was she successful in her dreams, but she also pursued her Father’s.

Linda illustrates how the way we view Hispanics is what holds them back from fully growing in our society. This is mainly done through discrimination that withholds them from attaining jobs or opportunities that halts their overall progression up the ladder. The U.S. census and many other federal agencies confirms that the Hispanic race, much like any other race, works had to make a decent living and support their families. This depicts Hispanics as a race that shares a common norm of all others, yet is still treated as if they are the bottom rung of society. This is actually not the case when

To begin, Esmerelda Santiago and her family immigrated into the United States from Puerto Rico. Immigration means, the movement of persons into a non-native country. At this point in time the family only consisted of Esmerelda, her seven younger siblings, Mami, Tata, Tío Chico, and Don Julio. After moving around from apartment to apartment, they finally settled down in Brooklyn, New York. Esmerelda explains that they came to Brooklyn, “in search of medical care for my youngest brother, Raymond, whose toes were nearly severed by a bike chain” (Santiago 1998: 3). Mami hoped for better medical attention for her child than she would have received in Macún, Puerto Rico. Esmerelda also describes the apartment they currently lived in on McKibbin Street, in New York as, “more substantial that any of our houses in Puerto Rico” (Santiago 1998: 6). This shows her level of living back in Puerto Rico was a worse living

As a Hispanic that grew up in the American culture I can relate to numerous parts in the book where I have had that obstacle come my way and having to think why did I chose to do this instead of that. I can relate to this book for all the gender stop point and obstacles that are put in place by the Hispanic culture. But just how in the book the father overcame the Dominican dictatorship, I have learned to overcome the hesitations that are thrown at me for being an independent Hispanic woman. I can see why the Garcia sisters are faced with being in between two worlds and finding a place to call home. It may be difficult to chose, but the right decision to take is always outside of what society or everyone else is expected of you to be seen as.

Celia Cruz is a singer songwriter in Latin America. Celia has always been known for

However, many Hispanic families were and in some cases, still are viewed as lower-class citizens. According to Barrientos, “To me, speaking Spanish translated into being poor. It meant waiting tables and cleaning hotel rooms. It meant being left off the cheerleading squad and receiving a condescending smile from the guidance counselor when you said you planned on becoming a lawyer or a doctor” (561). They are not respected in a lot of communities, they live dirty, and they have bad jobs. These stereotypes are reasons why Barrientos did not want to be called Mexican and never wanted to learn Spanish. If diversity had been celebrated when Barrientos was a child, as it is celebrated and honored now, she would have grown up speaking Spanish and being proud of her heritage.

Concern All three boys bite, curse, hit and kick Ms. Cortes and each other when they get angry.