Latino Community: A Case Study

The following discussion and statements are done so such that they incorporate the ideas and struggles of the Latino races regarding certain subjects down upon chapter 3 “Latinos in the united states” and chapter 4 “borders, immigration and citizenship”. This discussion is about the oppression that people Latinos and Native Americans and other ethnic groups have gone through. Some points in the discussion are oppression towards Mexican American and Native Americans, how they were treated and the impact they had.

Thesis Statement: While Hispanic/Latino graduation rates continue on an upward trend, they are still the second highest dropout rates amongst all minorities influenced by a lack of bilingual education programs, low participation in early childhood education programs and a lack of respect for the Hispanic/Latino culture are leading contributing factors to their continued high dropout rate.

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

The Presentation Topic- “Past and Future of Latinos in USA” was focussed on the socio-economic condition of Latinos over the decades. The main areas of research were education, population growth, politics and job opportunities along the time window. A clear distinction was drawn in these areas of research for better understanding of the impact of lives of Latinos in USA.

The Hispanic/Latino community has been known to be underrepresented on college campuses, both at the community college and four-year university level. Factors such as low-income households, poor or harsh living conditions, under-educated parents, cultural and family commitments, and unfamiliarity with the college process, all serve as unfortunate barriers that keep Hispanic/Latino students from reaching the goal of attaining college degrees. Although these barriers keep many students from succeeding, many others overcome these obstacles and continue on their paths to creating a better future for themselves. They choose to look past the expectations that society has for them and break out of the stereotypical mold. However, Hispanic/Latino students face, yet, another challenge upon successfully making it on to a college campus... the challenge of graduating.

According to Lily Galanis-Olaez (494), she examines Latinos involvements in their Children school have difficult of involving themselves in their children’s education process because the schools do not help them in effective way. She writes that “parents of Latina/o children, who have different cultural linguistic background, find it difficult of involve themselves in the child’s schooling when vehicles do not exist to encourage their participation” (Lily, 2015, p.494).

The topic of social justice was not always a passion of mine to pursue in life. Growing up in a small town it was always difficult to see the gaps in our society. It was not until I started working for a Christian nonprofit that helped change my philosophies. For the past three years, I have been working as a missionary with Destino; a Christian nonprofit that focuses on raising up a generation of Latino college students to go out and change the world wherever God has called them. Since moving out of my small town and into an urban environment I have been able to witness firsthand the struggles Latino college students face. The worries they face as an undocumented student paying their way through college because they do not qualify for financial aid. The problems within Latino culture and the importance of providing for their family rather than receiving a college degree. The difficulties of fighting racism as a minority student attending a majority culture university. These are only a handful of struggles my students face everyday living in Denver. Although working with Destino, I have learned the importance of being culturally aware and to continue fighting on to be a voice to others who are unable to

The Latino community is ironic at Viana’s college because it was unforgiving if you do not make your Latindad known. For example Viana stated, “Knowing how hard it could sometimes be to accept the group and have the group accept you in return” (Garrod, 2012, p. 113). Rather than being a group to bond with each other and embrace their ethnicity, the group gossips or rejects members. This fact about the group was surprising to me. I am in a club known as National students speech hearing language association (NSSHLA), where everyone in the group is close with each other. Each member tries the help each other especially when we all take the same course, we help each other with homework. I visualized that all groups/clubs members for any organization

I am fluent in both Spanish and English, I am also well aware of the Latino-American experience in the United States. I have been raised in the Los Angeles area since the age of seven and thus, I am particularly sensitive to my Latino/Latina (Hispanic) patients, and their unique medical needs. In the most practical terms, I will be able to reach out to my Latino/a patients in their native language, and thereby increasing the accuracy of treatment, reducing error and increasing my patients sense of importance and relevance in their healing process. Chiropractic medicine would provide me with the balance between the holistic approach to the patient care, a complete understanding of the physiology and biomechanics of the body, and a constant observation

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has done so many amazing things for the Hispanic population and higher education that it has encouraged me to take part and give back in any way that I possible. The conference will give me the opportunity to develop myself both professionally and personally with many experts in their fields and share ideas. To be able to congregate with intelligent individuals from backgrounds just like mine and discussing the opportunities and advancement for the Hispanic community sounds absolutely incredible and an opportunity not to be missed.

The majority of all first generation Latinos don’t have the adequate resources needed to comprehend how the system of education works. Immigrant parent have different customs and do nott understand the educational customs here in the United States. Because of the different customs, education is not a priority. Their socioeconomic status can affect their perspective on education, most of them just want to provide for their family and think pursuing a career is optional. Because of their culture their parents are usually aware of, some parents do not realize education is a necessity in life.

The Latino Student Organization will began its inaugural year in 2015, but had a provisional start in the fall of 2014. The organization started when former Latino Student Organization president Melody Martinez and Dr. Carlos Aleman, an Assistant Professor of Latin American History saw a large number of Latino students and the lack of what every heritage needs to thrive, a community. That is why together they created The Latino Student Organization, or LSO. A place where students latino and non latino can come together and establish a family or una familia. “I love being a part of an organization that really makes me feel part of a family away from my family”, said former President Melody Martinez. The LSO is more than creating a family for

Hays and Erford state that “undocumented U.S. Latino/as are most likely to be shut from economic, educational and physical wellness, and that is not mentioning the stigma that comes being termed illegal; creating a stress from fear of deportation”(323). Being Mexican is hard all together. There are constant battles and discriminatory acts from individuals who feel superior to the Latino community. The racist remarks and common stereotypes make Latinos look superfluous within the American culture. As of now, Alejandro states that he has not been discriminated to his persona. On the other hand, he has seen discrimination to individuals of the same race. His personal oppression comes from his legal status. It is common for individuals of

In South East Los Angeles the majority of people who live there are the Latino communities. People who live in South East Los Angeles tend to be lower class people which means the neighborhoods won’t look like what one sees at Beverly Hills. Within the Latino communities ones values are help up on a pedestal. One of the emerging values that stand out in these communities would be environmental concern. If one were to walk around South East Los Angeles it wouldn’t be difficult to find trash or furniture dumped on the sidewalk. The photo above is of a main intersection within the city of South Gate. This specific corner has always been a popular dump site for the people in the neighborhood. According to Henslin, “the environment was viewed as

Forty years and over a million Latinos later, we seem to be almost at the point of another boom, Booms suggest an (only lasting for a short time) burst in activity, as in the high-tech part/area or housing market of the last few years. Those booms led to crashing busts. But the growing Hispanic presence reflects a long-term steady rise. The population may eventually reach a (flat land/stop getting better (or worse)), but there will not be a bust. There is no going back as new (things reaching their destinations) keep coming as the next generations of native Latinos make the city their home. In 1950, Latinos contained/made up less than 5% of the total population and by 2010 they