Essay About Being Hispanic

There is always something to talk about poverty, women, men, abortion, Hispanics, Muslims, and so many other topics. When the word Hispanic comes to mind it’s more about the pride or just the courage that someone has. Being Hispanic or Latino is about the person you become; the person who decided to be successful. Being Hispanic means a lot to me, it means that I'm a part of a great history and culture. It means I'm a loyal person and I will complete the objective at hand.

I'm originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, where there is an abundance of Hispanic culture. Hispanics are often defined as people from Spain or any country that is Spanish speaking in Latin America. In this essay, I will share with you some affects that Hispanic culture had on me and how it opened my eyes to better understand diversity. Among the United States, New Mexico has the highest percentage of Hispanics according to The U.S. Census Bureau, Hispanics are estimated to be 48% of the total population of people living in New Mexico, which is the highest of any other state. Hispanicization is the process by which a place or a person absorbs characteristics of Hispanic society and culture.

In our current age, many people go out and try to search for themselves who they are. What specific group they consist of. Who do they relate with. I for one am extremely glad to be able to say who I am and know what exactly that means to me. Being Hispanic has helped shine so much light on all the different classifications of people. My whole family is from the island of Cuba in which a lot of struggle is evident in their everyday life. There, the smallest of things that people may overlook in the United States because it is so abundant like clean bottled water, becomes an everyday task to encounter in the cities in Cuba. No matter how many times I go to visit my family, it seems as though they are stuck in time reliving the same day over

A fascinating aspect of being Latino is that in one nuclear family you can find a child with a dark complexion and another child that can be categorized as white. My family was not the exception, due to several marriages of white and black spouses among my grandparents and great grand parents; I see all the colors in my nuclear family. I have a dark complexion and my sister that follows is white to the point that one of my neighbors used to call us “café con leche” (coffee with milk). We both have the same parents, but people look at us differently. My sister never had to deal with people looking at complexion as worst than other, she might have been prejudiced because of her gender, but I was always told that I should look for a dark skinned wife because my kids were going to ruin the family.

According to U.S. Census Bureau Latino comprise 17% of the American population establishing them as the largest racial minority within the nation. As of July 2013 54 million Latino’s take residence within the United States of America. The Latino population is estimated to reach 128.8 million in the year 2060.1 Other than being a member of the largest minority population, what does it mean to be Latina? Being Latino means you have a unique relationship to the Spanish language regardless of your ability to speak it, and it links you to the unique traditions and cuisine found among all Latinos.

Why is it important to study the way American society perceives the Hispanics? There are several implication for the existing stereotypes of the Hispanics. One is that Hispanics are unable to establish identities due to the negative ones that already exist. In school for example their children are unable to rise above the racial prejudices where they are considered lazy and lacking in focus. The racial stereotypes of being non-white or criminals and uneducated also plays out in how they are treated by the rest of the society for instance whether they are able to access services that normal people can. Further internalization of the negative stereotypes leads the Hispanics to develop self-defeating behavior such as helplessness and depression

There are so many different types of cultures around the world. There are different types of music, sports, and food that I enjoy on a day to day basis. Being Mexican American makes me appreciate all the wonderful traditions that make my life a little better. Traditions make my family come together, and I love my family because they are really important to me.

I was born and raised in rural Minnesota. I was just like any other teenager in small high school except for the fact that both my grandparents were born and raised in Mexico. The ideology that my grandparents held greatly mirrored that of my parent’s. The way I was raised greatly benefitted me and I would not have it any other way. However as research continues to prove Hispanic culture can have a negative effect. This paper is meant to generalize the Hispanic culture rather than to stereotype the entire

One prejudice aspect a lot of Hispanics conceive as true is that white people are rich and privileged. Before I came to college, the only white people I associated with was the Winter Texans out in the golf course. They were friendly and told great stories, however the opposite is true with

Have you ever tried the famous Mexican drink called Horchata(rice water)? Well I have and one thing that I can tell you about it is that it is very delicious. Being Mexican has made a major impact in my life, but my family has also made a major impact in my life, which has made me who I am today. The first example that has made me who I am today is parties/festivals. Not only does my family celebrate American festivals but we also celebrate latin festivals. Celebrating all this festivals has made me a person that loves to go to festivals, either to have fun or to help around and be a part of it. Parties have also made an impact because we do many things from past generations during parties. The main thing that we do is pushing the birthday

America has always been a nation of immigrants. Over our history, generations of immigrants seeking a better life for themselves and their families have come to this country and made it what it is today. Our country has a lot of races such as Asians, Native Americans, Hispanics, African Americans and many others. I am Hispanic. Being Hispanic has its advantages because we have the opportunities to practice our own culture that it is enriched with wonderful traditions and the American culture as well. Another privileged of being Hispanic is being bilingual. Knowing two languages can help us advance in the workplace. When it comes to social class, Hispanic are at the lowest rung of the social ladder. We do not have a lot of saying when it comes to politics. We are consider the largest minority group in the United Sates, but yet all Hispanics are considered to be a low social class. On the other hand, being Hispanic has its disadvantages we get stereotype a lot. Many people argue that Hispanics take jobs away, but it is not true. We have only taken the hard labor jobs such as agriculture; basically, the jobs that no one else will do. According Pew Hispanic Center (2012) more than a quarter of a Hispanics [immigrants] are janitors, 350,000 are maids and housekeepers, and 300,000 are groundskeepers. Despite this, many backbreaking jobs Hispanics perform at low wages provide goods and services to all Americans. We, Hispanic, are known for our willingness to work hard for our families. Our culture is very family oriented. We tend to help our own members and work hard for their best interest. Being Hispanic has taught that I have keep working hard to reach my goals and never give up no matter what people think about

Having a 100% Hispanic class represents a great advantage. Although they belong to different countries, the Hispanic culture is very similar between one country and another. However, special considerations must be made in reference to the different religions.

I was raised in a small household of 4 sisters, a mother and a father and me with a total of 7. We were your typical Mexican family, nothing out the ordinary. We went to parties, church, celebrated many Mexican customs. My mom had her own business called “Un Poco De Todo”, and my dad worked in a hardware store called “McAllen Nut & Bolt” for over twenty years until recently he became the owner of it as well. My neighborhood has always been very peaceful and quiet, no one ever partied super loud or caused drama, everyone kept everything to themselves. Being raised in a community as mine really shapes you, especially living five minutes away from Mexico. The people and culture teach you many things and it will mold you into a magnificent

I come from a Latino background and stereotypes label that as slacking off in school and not going to college. That stereotype did not take effect on me until after elementary school because until that point I had not really given it much thought. It was then that it took a toll on me emotionally because I felt as though my future was being decided for me and that people had no greater expectations for me. Then, one day my mom sat me down and told me that

When my father taught school in a mostly Hispanic community in Los Angeles, I would go on campus with him during the summer breaks and I made quite a bit of Latino friends. Despite what I had often heard, the people I met were just the opposite. They were clean (like anybody else), they were not crammed either in a pickup truck nor in their apartment. Most of the children wore American styled clothes- of course there were those with the frilly yellow and pink Sunday dresses at school, but one could hardly say it was