Diversity in the Hispanic Culture

Hispanics are a growing group in the USA in terms of politics, this can be seen through demographics, according to the 2000 census, they did form 12% of the population, but by the 2010 census this figure has increased over 16% (51 million people) this was due to immigration and birth rates, therefore over the years they have become more influential as they are now a larger proportion or the electorate.

Hispanics of Salvadoran origin, the fourth largest Hispanic country-of-origin group grew by 152% since 2000. The Dominican population grew by 85%, the Guatemalan population by 180% and the Colombian population by 93%. Meanwhile, the Cuban and Puerto Rican populations grow more slowly—44% and 36%

Explain what is meant when we talk about cultural diversity in Mesoamerica and how is cultural diversity affected by geographic diversity? When we refer to cultural diversity we refer to ideas that are followed by a society. Some examples are norms, beliefs, music, morals, religion, medicine and many more. These ideas of culture have been affected by geographic diversity in the manner that the locations of different groups or societies affect the different norms and beliefs they gained. For example, groups that lived on the coast and groups that lived in the desert or mountains contained many different ways of living based on their location and resources. A great difference these groups had besides, norms or morals was language. There were

The book also explores how despite immigration seeing as a normality in the Silicon Valley area, most of the interaction is shaped by differences in ethnic and racial traits. Jimenez explains that “the way that interviewees articulated the “us” and “them” in their lives comported with social-scientific research that emphasizes ethnic and racial differences as sources of both unity and division” (Jimenez, 2017). Although the cultural diversity is so ingrained in the community of Silicon Valley, this diversity is also a constant reminder of the racial and ethnic differences in the community which could sometimes generate negative outcomes. It does not only serve as a source of unity, like with the mixed culture it generates, but it also could

Hispanic heritage is an important concept that surrounds my entire life. I have lived in Puerto Rico during my whole childhood. This culture has been important in my life because it helps define who I am and how I view the world. Both of my biological parents are Dominican, but I lived with my mother and step-dad in Puerto Rico. It was not until I moved to the United States that I began to become more aware of different ethnic groups. The United States has been called the “melting pot” society. Newcomers to this country were expected to adapt their “old world” values and culture to fit the values and lifestyles of the “new world” (An Overview of Diversity Awareness, n.d.).

In America today, we are faced with several different minority groups arriving to the United States. The most common of all minority groups are the Hispanics. America is known for their language being English, but as the year's approach, that language has faded and a new face in English language has taken over, it's called Spanish. We as the people of America have become controversial over this major change, and due to that major bilingualism and political movements that have occurred from the government to the education departments. In this paper, I am going to talk about the four most common Hispanic groups in our country today and the political, social, linguistic, economic, religious, and familial conventions and/or statuses that they

Currently within the United States one of the fastest growing minority population (Schwartz & Scott, 2012) is the Latinos. In 2010 Census Bureau Brief ( Ennis, Rois-Vargas, & Albert, 2011) it stated how an estimated 15 million Latino individuals were living within the United States, which is approximately about 16% of the entire U.S. population. There is one big problem with addressing the Latino population, and that is the family patterns are either misrepresented or not properly understood, due to the label of Hispanic and Latinos being placed together. These two groups may share the same spoken language of Spanish and have similar cultural ancestry but the diversity among Hispanic and Latinos (Schwartz & Scott, 2012) make generalizations about their lifestyles difficult. The term Hispanic came to be used in the 1970’s by government officials (cdc.gov, 2011) in trying to provide a diverse label on this population that had connections to speaking Spanish and the Spanish culture. Latino became more of a termed to be used when distinguishing between Mexican (Hispanics) and Latinos who descendants from Latin America such as Cuba and Puerto Rico.

Tamales and Pan de Rellenos fill the house with a warm pleasant aroma during the festive holidays. Waking up early to help my mom prep the food for the guests coming later in the day. Everyone has different ways to celebrate the holidays, but this is what me and many other Hispanics grew up on. Hispanics don’t celebrate Christmas like other cultures, we celebrate it on Christmas Eve when we get together to eat, laugh, and share experiences throughout the year. As Hispanic our parents came to the United States for a better life, meaning that we as their kids had continue their legacy. We visualize (Schwartzman 2014 pp 42-43) ourselves in the future, going to college and learning something my parents could never do.

I never knew about the diversity of Mexican people in relation to the fact they had European settlers. I always thought that the Mexican people were all Mexican and were the original people of the country. I also found the suppression of the indigenous people similar to not only black people in America but American Indians and how they were pushed out of the mainstream. They even have recognized Mexican Indian groups (the same as the United States) and are allowed to resolve their own conflicts and elect leaders (Schaefer, 2015, p 349). I never thought of Mexico as having slaves like the United States so it was interesting that they discussed the color gradient similar to the situation in America where we have those that that are lighter

A person is incomplete if they are not aware of the history behind their heritage. Growing up in a predominantly white community, I felt like I was only American due to my lack of exposure of Hispanic culture. Yes, I knew I was different from the rest of the people I grew up with - my brown skin, the language my parents spoke to me, and the music I heard when I walked into my grandparents’ home reminded me that I was a part of another heritage too. But how could I fully identify with being Hispanic if I rarely participated in Hispanic tradition?

One cultural identity that affects my existence above and below the Iceberg is the ethnic identity. In this identity, I consider myself Hispanic through the conceptional foundations of its traditions, customs, values, and beliefs, as well as the feelings involved. The Hispanic community can also vary in its cultural characteristics from Puerto Ricans to Mexicans. In my case, the Mexican culture has been my representation from an early age. With that in mind, this ethnic identity can be divided into two categories—what we see and what we cannot see, portraying the above and below portions of the Iceberg respectively.

Religion plays an important role in Hispanic and Latin American culture. Hispanic and Latin Americans are highly religious and they represent a highly Christian constituency. The majority of Hispanic and Latin Americans identify as Catholic and Protestant. Catholic affiliation is much higher among first-generation than it is among second- or third-generation Hispanic or Latino

Spanish Hispanic segment is the largest among the other 3 segments due to the diversity of nationalities as Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central Americans (Hawkins & Mothersbaugh, 2010), are part of this group, they hold the lowest interest rate on buying a home with only a 79% of population concerned on the ownership feeling (Hawkins & Mothersbaugh, 2010), likewise only 60% of the population knows that the require documentation is also available in their language, making this segment the least confidence, since only 18% (Hawkins & Mothersbaugh, 2010) of the population surveyed understand the process.

The majority of Latino children (54 percent) live in a married household. The next quarter live in households headed by a single female and about one sixth live with a grandparent or a single father (Saenz 2014). In some instances, some

The population is the 2nd largest in Latin America, behind Brazil, and is racially diverse: 60 percent are mestizos (mixed of Spanish and indigenous blood); 30 percent live in the central and southern parts of the country and are considered indigenous. The larger percentage, within that percentage, is the Mayan located in the far south along the