The Childhood Of A Hispanic Girl

For more than 300 years, immigrants from every corner of the globe have settled in America, creating the most diverse and heterogeneous nation on Earth. Though immigrants have given much to the country, their process of changing from their homeland to the new land has never been easy. To immigrate does not only mean to come and live in a country after leaving your own country, but it also means to deal with many new and unfamiliar situations, social backgrounds, cultures, and mainly with the acquisition and master of a new language. This often causes mixed emotions, frustration, awkward feelings, and other conflicts. In Richard Rodriguez’s essay “Aria: Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood”, the author

Growing up in a Latino household is hard. My parents only spoke Spanish therefore my first language was Spanish. For the first few years of my life this was not really a problem, I enjoyed life as any normal little girl would. I got to talk to all of my cousins and all of the neighbor’s children. It wasn’t until I got to school that it became real that I was going to learn English. Don’t get me wrong I always knew I had to learn English my parents always talked to me about school and helped me as much as they could. It was also around this same time where I started to understand that it was not only hard for me it was hard for them as well. My parents had to live in this country not knowing the main language spoken.

Many people immigrate to the United States from different countries to begin a better life. Once in the American territory, the first step for success is to learn the English language. Richard Rodriguez, the writer of "Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood" describes the language decisions he faced as a child: "Outside the house was public society; inside the house was private" (16). The English language is the primary language in the United States, and it must be learned to be able to communicate with the public world. The language that we speak at home is considered to be private because it is only used in the presence of the people we feel comfortable with, our family. Families immigrate to

“Wow...there is no way you’re Latino. You’re way too white!” was the ignorant remark made by a one of my peers during my school’s annual Latin-American Fest. Initially, hearing this claim made me look into the mirror. I began to stroke my face and examine my physical features. Was this true? Was I not Latino enough? Did the amount of melanin or lack thereof deem me as Latino?

In Richard Rodriguez's essay , “ Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood ” he writes about how he struggled as a child who only spoke Spanish language but lives in a society where the “public” language is English . He believes that speaking proper English will somehow help him fit into society and find his “true” identity. Throughout the essay he contrast the Spanish language identity and English language identity. As a young boy, Rodriguez finds consolation and safety in his home where they only speak Spanish. He feels that he only has a true identity when he is at home surrounded by those who speak the same language as him . On the contrary , he becomes trapped and disoriented when not being able to speak / understand the English language . He feels as if he is not part of “their world” and has no identity in society. By comparing and contrasting Spanish language identity and English language identity . Rodriguez's essay is an example that speaking different languages should not make anyone choose an identity . In fact being able to speak and understand multiple languages in his case Spanish and English makes the language a part of his identity, but with two different sides .

     The author of Mexican Lives, Judith Adler Hellman, grapples with the United States’ economic relationship with their neighbors to the south, Mexico. It also considers, through many interviews, the affairs of one nation. It is a work held to high esteem by many critics, who view this work as an essential part in truly understanding and capturing Mexico’s history. In Mexican Lives, Hellman presents us with a cast from all walks of life. This enables a reader to get more than one perspective, which tends to be bias. It also gives a more inclusive view of the nation of Mexico as a whole. Dealing with rebel activity, free trade, assassinations and their transition into the modern age, it justly

The Southwest United States is an area of great diversity. It is located on the border between the US and Mexico. In this region there are four main ethnicities represented: Hispanics, African Americans, Anglo Americans, and Native Americans. These groups interact daily working in the same offices and going to school together. Youth of each ethnicity face risks as they grow up. By focusing on the Hispanic adolescent girl the extent of the possible risks to one ethnicity can be explored. These risks will include motivation at school, the risk of dropping out of school, the at-risk classification, which includes gang involvement, and teen pregnancy. The results of studies focused

Winning the title as Miss Hispanic Delaware helped me find my passion. I got the opportunity to intern as a host for a bilingual TV show called “Que Bien.” Que Bien allowed me to grow and gain the confidence that I was missing and embrace my Hispanic culture. Through Que Bien, I got to travel to different cities in the Delmarva and Philadelphia area. I also got the chance to interview politicians, Latino and American music artist, and citizens from the area. From that point on I discovered my passion for television. Once I got accepted to the University of Alabama all I wanted to study was broadcasting. As a first generation student attending a University was already a dream. However, due to financial reasons my parents encouraged me to join

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.

An argument that I have with my friends and family is about having a quinceanera, Quinceanera getting a car or going on a trip to Hawaii or New York. A quinceanera Quinceanera is a celebration that most latino Latino people do when their daughters turn fifteen year old. It’s a transition from childhood to adulthood. It usually involves a mass, then followed by a party. A quinceanera Quinceanera is a tradition that almost all latino Latino people have. I would love to have a quinceanera Quinceanera out of the three options.

I am Hispanic immigrant who came to the United States as a farm worker when I was 15. At the time, I was sent to Southern California where I picked peaches and worked in a vineyard. After the season was over, is when I would return to Mexico and prepare to go back the next year. I have been doing this for many seasons and just started working with the Custom Cutters. They travel from Texas to Canada harvesting wheat. The job begins in April and lasts until the beginning of September. ("Custom Cutters," 2007)

My biological father never marry my mother. My mom married to my step- father, Ninh Chantosone. But they recently got divorce and live separately. Therefore, I putted unknown for the parent 2. I did not remember my real father’s name nor his face. It had been sixteen years since he was gone.

The way a person talks can reflect a part of them that no one has really seen, because they show different sides of them for different people. For example walking with a group of bilingual friends who were all speaking English at one point, and they come across something that will make them speak their native language, hoping that the other person does not catch on to what they are saying. In Sections 1 and 2 of Aria: Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood by Richard Rodriguez, he begins to explain the difficulties he had growing up with a hispanic family in the United States. How the transition from only speaking Spanish, to having to know English was hard for him. Amy Tan wrote an article called “Mother Tongue” here she expresses the environment one is put in can affect the way we speak. Although, one's native language may vary depending on who the person is with and the surrounding environment,because one might start to feel like they are an outcast.

Seeing a picture of a man you’ve never met before could give you no feeling at all, but to hear it’s your biological father could be another story. This isn’t an adoption story, because my mother has always been my backbone. My father, on the other hand, is one that is indeed a unique character. When I was a little girl, I would wonder how old he was, what was his favorite color, or even what was his job. When I got older the questions changed. I started to think deeper into why he wasn’t there. Me being an optimistic bubbly little girl, I made excuses for him. “Maybe he was busy,” or “Maybe he wasn’t able to talk to me.” I even got to a point in my life where I began to blame myself. It was my fault he wouldn’t talk to me or come see me. Once I hit that point I was in desperate need of a wake-up call.

I have five siblings, three of them are full brothers and sister from one fellow, their father is no longer living and the other two are from another fellow, which is my step-father. As you can see, everyone else had their biological father with them throughout their life except me. I would always ask for my biological father and ask myself,"why can 't I see him, nor have him with me every second?" While I was growing up everybody would tell me that my biological father was never there for me at all. I never understood the reason why my real father was never there. Every night throughout my childhood years, I would always wish the one day I get to meet him.