My First Sleepover: The Decline Of Powerful Hispanic Women

mission of CHCI is to develop the next generation of Latino leaders. How can leadership be developed within the Latino community? What current Latino leaders are making a difference in your state or community?

Women in the Hispanic culture grow up with strong ties to their values, norms and how they were raised by their families. Parents instill a “machismo” and familism ideology into the upbringing of these women (Fuchsel, 2012). “Machismo” is a term to describe what is acceptable and expected of men (Fuschel,2012). Familism is, “the subordination of the personal interests and prerogatives of an individual to the values and demands of the family” (dictionary.com). An example of “machismo” is that it is not seen as a problem for men to be unfaithful (Fuschel, 2012). Women would continue to stay with the men, because of the strong sense of familism and not wanting to break the family apart (Fuschel,2012). Also, the strong tie to family makes it difficult to express the troubles in a marriage, because family may be unwilling to help (Fuschel,2012). Machismo and familism affect Hispanic women in their day-to-day lives and how they approach marriages and relationships (Fuschell,2012).

I was once told I had the world in my hands by my vice principal. The reason for his statement was because I was a Hispanic young woman with above average grades, and my involvement in extracurricular activities. Why was being a Hispanic young woman so much more special? This is where the harsh reality set in; Hispanic women have the tendency to not achieve their goals.

Growing up, those two words have always left my stomach in knots and caused my eyebrows to come together in confusion. At the tender age of 8, family parties were meant to be fun and enjoyable, but whenever I heard an uncle or grandfather say those two words I was left in a state of discomfort without really knowing why.

The United States have been growing the diverse population rapidly in different groups of people; however, increasing number of ethnic groups also struggle with new challenges such as health problems, economics, and educations. According the United States census report, there are approximately 54 million Hispanic lives in the United States, which makes about 17% population of total nation’s population. Hispanic is the largest growing ethnicity in the United States today; however, they are also exposed to the health disparities, economic and social status. This paper will discuss the Hispanic group culture, socioeconomic on their health, current health status, their health promotion, health disparities, and three levels of health prevention and effectiveness.

Michelle Silva is a hardworking student who only strives for greatness. She’s an A student who pushes herself to be her best in and out of school. April 21, 2017, will forever go down as a day to remember. It's the day Michelle went to receive a prestigious award. A couple months ago she wrote an essay for the 100 Hispanic women scholarship and recently she found out she won it. All her hard work and efforts finally paid off. The joy she felt of knowing she was one of the four winners filled her heart with pride.

Hispanic women who are able to escape their perpetrator may be faced with barriers that impact their ability to rise above a lower socioeconomic status. Community resources may provide some aid but are not suffice to sustain a family with a single parent. Hispanic women who are entrapped in an abusive relationship may feel financially obligated to remain with their perpetrator. Some barriers identified by Shah and Shah (2010) include low educational attainment and unemployment post pregnancy. Physical problems women are exposed to as a result of domestic violence include increased instances of gynecological problems, sexually transmitted infections, and urinary tract infections.

Hispanic Americans: The US government has started granting us citizenship. It has come with a price though. We are now also required to sign up for the draft. Jose has been sent to fight in Europe, Miguel is guarding the Panama Canal. Not sure where I’ll end up

The book Beyond El Barrio Everyday Life in Latina/o America by Gina M. Perez, Frank A. Guridy, and Afrian Burgos Jr. is a book about the stereotypes, citizenship, and community of Latina/os in the United States. Each chapter shows a new theme such as latinos in baseball, Latinas/os in the military, and Spanish radio. The book shows connection between different communities of Latinas/os and how they have struggled to be apart of the U.S. society beyond the boundaries that they feel limited to. This book was a difficult piece of writing for me to understand but has ultimately changed the way I view Latinas and has shown clear intersections of politics, representation, and citizenship of Latinas and Latinos in the United States.

The Hispanic population of the United States of America believe it or not highly affects the American economic system. This ranges from business, money, and even governmental leadership. But there is always discrimination among unique individuals and unique races. But what some may not know is that Hispanics play a major role in how America was formed today. This ranges from physical structures, cities, traditions, and the most famous cuisine in the world. So, take a time to think what will the US will be missing if Hispanics were never here. We always say that immigrants came here for a better living, but we never consider the fact that they also made OUR lives better.

Latin-American Communities are growing larger and larger across the U.S. There are about 55 Million Hispanics in the United States; about 17% of the population. Even as Natural born citizen, or a Naturalized Citizens, Hispanics still face many troubles when living in America, such as; Racism, Immigration, Learning English, Etc.

Being different, people will always judge me and they will miss out on my abilities and uniqueness. I am not the average Hispanic female society believes there is. The number of stereotypes towards Hispanics has increased through politics and current events. Which leads to society automatically assuming Latinos are less than they actually are. Being Hispanic, there will always be assumptions about you and people criticizing you about everything you do.

As I was growing up, I naturally looked for ways to help my community. It was an concept that I was extremely fond and passionate about at an early age. Through this, leadership came easily and almost inherently. When high school came I emerged myself within the wide variety of activities. It was just an effortless tendency. I loved being involved, therefore I got myself involved. As a freshmen, I was at the bottom and I watched in amazement of how the upperclassmen led with such confidence and drive. I aspired to be like them one day. With this large desire to make my mark in my small community, I naturally took on leadership roles because I wanted to make an impact, a lasting impact. John Quincy Adams once said, “If your actions inspire others

The word Latino conveys a racial idea, and Latinos practice patriarchal he social system. The man of the house hold the male's position of respect and authority in the family, although women’ role is redefining, women most of the time continue having a subordinate position.

Male dominance a subject that is a huge topic of debate. Societies have accepted male dominance because it has been tradition for culture. For my Hispanic culture it has been seen as a trait of my culture that a wife would be beaten by their husband. Women throughout history is have not been treated equal to men. Male dominance is a topic of huge debate. Societies have seen the unjust of male dominance and hear the stories of female abuse by males. Women were suppressed by males in many ways. Women were seen as just a symbol of a caretaker and a mother. Recently women are being more independent and gaining high position jobs but in male dominated jobs. A recent issue of debate is the wage gap of females and males. Also another topic of dominance