Issues Facing Hispanics

How are Hispanics getting help with English and what obstacles or barriers are they facing? That is an extremely good question. Everyday, more and more Hispanics are making a move to the United States in hopes of a better life. The only problem is that many of them can not speak any English at all. Since the United States is basically an English speaking nation, it is important that Hispanics learn English to be able to adjust to life within the United States. But, that is easier said than done because it is not easy to get Hispanics the help that they need in learning English. There have to be people who are willing to tutor and fund programs. Of course, there are always obstacles or barriers that stands in the way of progress.

Throughout this first chapter of Latino Americans the key points in my opinion were the following. Starting with the origin story of the Americas, the book mentions there might not be a definitive starting point because there “500 nations in North America before a European ship ever dropped anchor off the Eastern Seaboard” (Suarez 3). The book from this point on chronologically starts narrating, first about 55 years before Protestant refugees from Mayflower ever stepped on American soil, a Spanish sailor Pedro Menendez de Aviles forced French protestants from their Florida coast settlement to then stablish St. Augustine. From this point the book continues to tell the stories of Juan de Oñate, from witnessing the founding of Santa Fe, the oldest capital of North America, to exploring more than half a dozen of American states, he is one of the most fundamental conquistadors who is the least

Challenges Faced by Hispanic Students in American Schools and How Schools Can Address Identified Needs

Hispanics or Latinos are defined as a people of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish speaking culture. This term “Hispanics” was created by the U.S. federal government in the early 1970’s to refer to Americans born in a Spanish speaking nation or with ancestry to Spanish territories. Hispanics people are vibrant, socializing, and fun loving people. Among various facts associated to this culture is that they have a deep sense of involvement in their family traditions and cultures.

When one thinks about Hispanics, all too often the image of a field full of migrant workers picking fruit or vegetables in the hot sun comes to mind. This has become the stereotypical picture of a people whose determination and character are as strong or stronger than that of the Polish, Jewish, Greek, or Italian who arrived in the United States in the early 1900's. Then, the center of the new beginning for each immigrant family was an education. An education was the "ladder by which the children of immigrants climbed out of poverty into the mainstream." (Calderon & Slavin, 2001, p. iv) That ideal has not changed, as the Hispanic population has grown in the United States to large numbers very quickly and with little fanfare. Now, the

Latino/Hispanic Americans cover a much wider demographic then believed. Latino/Hispanic Americans consist of; Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Guatemalan American to name a few. Latino/Hispanic Americans are the largest ethnic group in the United States. The Latino/Hispanic culture is very different than ours. Their culture differs in economics, politics, family traditions, family structure, religion, education, language, fashion, art, music, dancing, and food. As natural born Americans in the United States it is important for us to learn about the different cultures migrating into the United States. Many United States citizens have a hard time understanding other cultures; being culturally insensitive is a common theme in the United

Underrepresented Minorities is a big topic that I felt covering in this class was necessary, especially on the leadership viewpoint. Being part of the Latino community, we have struggles of being misrepresented, especially lately in the social media concerning Donald Trump. His comments hit home with many of us and drew many Latinos to attention that we are underrepresented as a community within the minority category.

The question I was assigned is, “What barriers are preventing Latinos from seeking help?” In class we discussed homelessness and everyone came up with different questions. I have to compare my question with the barriers that homeless Latinos face in seeking help. The articles that I found to compare are about domestic violence, machismo, immigrants, and health issues.

When working with the Hispanic population, there are many relevant pieces of information to know as well as barriers. The first and possible the most important one is language. When working with this population we need to know if they only speak Spanish or if they also know a little English. Having a language barrier can lead to more miscommunication and the patient as well as the parents need to be comfortable and understand what each step of the process is in order to consent to care. Age also plays a role in language because you have to be able to speak in terms to the child as well as the parent differently in order for them to understand. The Next barrier could be transportation. This information is important to know because to assess

There are Latinos who need services, but as mentioned, they also face barriers that hold them back from seeking the help they need. If Latinos feel that the services are culturally appropriate it will be easier and more comfortable for them to be willing to seek the services. One of the first things Latinos may look for is to see if services are bilingual as well as providers. (Haack et al. 2011; NIH 2002; Ojeda et al. 2010 as cited in Haack, Gerdes, & Lawton, 2014). It is important to make that clear as well as the information on the agency. Reaching out to communities may also be a successful strategy to get through Latinos, such as churches and places where they feel safe, and they trust. By hearing it from someone close to them, such as

Being Hispanic means having strong family values and being united through the Spanish language. I know that in my family we are not only worried about just our immediate family, but also for cousins that are who knows how many times removed. I have friends that are related to me, but are third or fourth cousins. However my family worries about them, just as they worry about first cousins.

The United States is a country that has always drawn much of its strength from having people come here and add to the energy and prosperity of the country. Immigrants who have chosen to make the difficult and challenging choice to move to America have often been some of the most productive citizens of the countries they left behind. They are, by nature, driven people who were willing to take the risk of pulling up roots and moving. As a result, the United States has, for the most part, gotten the benefit of talented and committed citizens who have raised our culture and our standard of living. Right now our country is facing the problem with undocumented immigrants and has to decide what to do about the eleven million people living here illegally.

The Latinos education crisis is a prevalent issue in the United States. More and more research has uncovered magnanimous evidence that our education system is failing the students and thus creating a pipeline away from success and higher education and into gangs, prison and poverty. From 2011-12 alone Latinos made up almost a quarter of the enrolled students in public schools, Hispanic status dropout rate was 13% (higher than both African Americans at 8% and Whites at 4%), and 5% of all doctoral degrees conferred were earned by Latinos. (NCES, Digest of Education Statistics 2013). The crisis is a result of compounding failures and the perpetuation of stigmas within the educational, governmental and societal systems. As each of these systems are complex and composed of countless factors, addressing the issues the Latino population face, specifically within schools, is often overlooked and underaddressed. In light of the problems Latinos must compete against, this paper will address the potential for change and how it can be wrought, beginning on the microlevel of the educational system, by mandating and introducing culturally responsive teaching (CRT) into classrooms and school districts nationwide in an effort to counteract the lack of educational support and to decrease tracking of students onto the school to prison pipeline.. This paper will strive to answer the question of how culturally responsive teaching can address the educational deficits of the Latino/a

Illegal immigration has been a hot topic in United States politics for years but has become a growing concern in the most recent election and going forward. Some believe that the best way to deal with the problem is to deport any illegal alien, but that creates issues as well. The way illegal immigration is currently being handled in the United States is not effective and does not help to reduce the number of illegal aliens. A solution to the illegal immigration issue can occur by implementing a program in which illegal immigrants can become legal United States citizens. This paper will define illegal immigration, explain how it is currently being handled in the United States, and show a process that could help control illegal immigration within the country and have a positive effect.

Both the Hispanics and Asians are considering the two top groups with the fastest growth of communities in the U.S. They are both part of the 4.8% to 16% of the U.S. population. The country is still delaying births, and immigration has sustained to lower because of unemployment and the recession faced by Americans (Sauter, Stebbins, Frohlich,