Hermanos Unidos

Finding a role model is difficult, especially as a Mexicana. Growing up in a predominately Hispanic community, I have not been exposed to many successful Mexicans who have attended high school, let alone college. Being in programs such as Minds Matter and JROTC, I have met an abundant amount of people who have succeeded, and unsurprisingly they were white and males.

Overall, the chapter, which focuses on “Hispanicity”, impacted me because I began to formulate ideas which opposed those that had been hammered into my mind all my life. For so long I had heard that minorities were victims to oppression by whites and for that reason minorities should strive to do more than what is expected from them. In reading Rodriguez’s claim, questions that had never been explored in my development arose in my mind such as “Are Hispanics really the victims?”, “Do Hispanics truly strive to their fullest to accomplish things that have never been done?”, and lastly, “Are Hispanics committing acts of hypocrisy?”. If a Hispanic

After finding out a little bit of information about Latino Union, I became very intrigued about it. It would be a great way to complete this essay while at the same time satisfying my own personal interest in the organization. I love what Latino Union is about and how passionate they are about what they do for the community and for themselves. Being able to sit down with Milo and talk about his own personal experiences and hearing the passion in his voice really made me decide that I want to be apart of Latino Union so that I too can influence other students to join. Based on my experience and the information I gathered, I would recommend other UCR students look into organizations that spark an interest within them and become a part of those groups of students, it will be a great way for students to learn more about their community, their peers, and

Mexicantown is a neighborhood in Detroit with a rich history and with many great things happening in the present as well. The EPIC program is one of the great programs that helps the youth in the community prepare for the next step. Without programs like this, the burden of being a first generation student in college is greater and students may feel like they dont have the academic, emotional, and social support that they need during high school and the transition to college. It is a part of a greater organization that helps the community in many ways, is in a neighborhood that is incredible diversity with many things to do, but it also has a few issues within the program’s structure and internal issues amongst the students as well.

To that end, the audience that would gain from an article of this caliber, would consist of several individuals, because of the nature of their jobs. The writer suggests that some of the stakeholders should include, school board members, teachers, principles, social workers, immigration liaison persons, parents and specialist working in the ELL area. Hence, Latino students have the ability to reach their full potential and be a successful student in America, the key is to learn the

Jose Rodriguez is the Director of Parent and Community Engagement at UnidosUS, and oversees UnidosUS’s Padres Comprometidos parent engagement program that is implemented across twenty-four states. The goal of Padres Comprometidos is to ensure that the Latino families can navigate the US public school system to support their children's academic success. With over thirty years of experience as a K -12 teacher, coordinator, and consultant, Jose has assisted school districts in the areas of English language acquisition and parent engagement. A fifth generation American, Jose grew up in a rural community in South Texas, where the home language and culture were nurtured and maintained. Upon entering school Jose was immersed in an English only environment

Growing up as a Chicano in a Mexican family has made me grow accustomed to the lifestyle of Hispanics and the struggles that can come with it. This research has helped me more clearly define the differences between the Hispanics and the Anglos in terms of family and social status. I learned how unique a Mexican’s pride is for their country and tradition, and how America was so massively impacted by Hispanics dating back to the time of the Spaniards’ first expeditions here. I also learned why it is the Southwest that is more predominantly Hispanic and I learned of how Spanish customs, culture, and language was spread. However, even while we do not fit so highly in social status, my research also made me proud to be Hispanic because we hold on to our past and traditions so that we can know where we are

Rosanna Tavarez visited our class to share her experience in the United States from a Hispanic perspective. Ms. Tavarez’s parents are from the Dominican Republic. In their early twenties, they moved to the United States and settled in New York, and spent time in Miami. Ms. Tavarez was born in New York, and lived in a predominately Hispanic neighborhood. Specifically, she described her neighborhood as having the exact characteristics of a neighborhood in the Dominican Republic. For example, you could hear Spanish music and see people outside playing dominoes. In general, Ms. Tavarez spoke positively about her experience growing up in New York with an immigrant family. Yet, she did describe the discrimination her parents faced.

This text written by Rodriguez is based on his personal experiences growing up as a Hispanic American. Rodriguez uses stories from his childhood as his evidence to strengthen the claims that he is making. This type of evidence is anecdotal, and assists the author’s claims because it provides evidence that Rodriguez has personal experience with cultural difference.

Every ethnic group is important into how we understand each other. With this being said, I find it particularly interesting about the creation of the Latino population. As a short background the Latino population was created through three specific ethnic groups. Africans, white europeans and the indigenous population of the Caribbean. I plan on examining the Latino population by discovering their group identity and critiquing their political engagement and influence through three different theoretical perspectives. These theoretical ideas are those of a primordialist, instrumentalist, and constructivists viewpoints in order to help understand more about the Latino population when it comes to ethnicity as whole.

PASOs has accomplished one of its primary goals by serving as a bridge between the Latino community and service organizations. PASOs relays information directly from the community to service organizations and then from the service organization’s to the community. PASOs serves three purposes by bridging the gap between these two groups. First PASOs communicates the needs and experiences of the Latino community to service organizations. Secondly PASOs educates the community on services and programs available to them and how to navigate service systems. Thirdly PASOs educates the service organizations on the values, beliefs, culture, and barriers to services the Latinos encounter. One respondent who participated in an interview stated:

Los Amigos of Orange County is a community group and does a weekly meeting that is open to public regardless of their age. They discuss major issues and concerns of the Orange County. The topics that they talk about ranges from education, civil rights, and public safety. They discuss transparency in government and cultural arts as well (Los Amigos of Orange County, n.d.). The meeting usually follows agenda guidelines that include personal petitions, community petitions, guest speakers, and announcements. Anyone who is needing help can come to the meeting where they will be heard and get necessary help. This community group was established to make sure that the voice of a regular individual will be heard. Attending this kind of meeting was informative and helped me become more aware of what’s happening in my surroundings.

The Esperanza Y Su Exito program is utilized as a media tool or as a catalyst to help empower the Latino community. One of the program’s objective is to provide an outlet for clear communication in their own native language about the kind of issues the community faces and what they can do about it. EYSE succeeds in providing the most basic information needed and offers a platform for cultural expression (music, literature, cultural activities key to community growth, etc.). The program is a visual media that helps to make the Latino community aware of their rights and the deplorable conditions that affect their children and family members. EYSE to explore, design, build and evaluate the effectiveness of its programming. Dr. Donavan- Pendzic’s approach to the production of the programming was the use of a reflective process that focuses

The United States and Mexico have had an irregular relationships from the moment the alliance was established under the Spanish Empire. Immigration between the two have been fluid up until the 1920s. There has been a steady influx of drifters before, and there has been a regular flow ever since. Yet, migration from Latin America has festered since the last of the 2000s. In spite of this, Latinos have been held to be the largest minority by the end of 2050. Children are attending schools across the nation, attending all levels from pre-school to college. What they are not learning are the heavily influential individuals who made it possible for them to do so. Textbooks do not speak about or touch on them; do not dedicate chapters to all that

Growing up in a one bedroom apartment in the ghetto of Ontario, influenced by gangs and violence, is not the ideal childhood to experience. In a community that is predominantly Latino the expectations for academics are