The Importance Of The Latino Culture In The US

American culture is heavily influenced by the Hispanic culture because when Hispanic people move to America they bring their culture with them. Their culture has influenced our religion, cuisine, social media, etc. Hispanic people make up 15.8% of the population in America so it is no surprise that they are the leading minority group to have influence on American culture.

Imagine someone is lost, standing in a checkout line at a corner drugstore. They need directions to get back on the road. The couple in front of them is having a very engaging conversation, fluently, in Spanish. Most would not even give an effort to talk or ask where to go, but why not? Too often the assumption is made that people who speak Spanish are immigrants, and do not speak English well. Hispanics are, persons of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American descent, other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. Too often the assumption is made that Spanish-speakers are unamerican, lazy, receive low income, or are uneducated in any way. Hispanics are also demonized in the media as people who are stealing American jobs. That is the belief that some Americans associate with Hispanics.

The research report A call to action on behalf of Latino and Latina youth in the U.S. justice system, focuses on the Latinos community residing in the United States and Latin America. Primarily, the research focuses on Latino/a youths in the criminal justice system. Furthermore, the research report discusses Latino communities are getting differential treatment than other racial and ethnic communities from the United States criminal justice system. The research report has many case studies and story of incidences of Latino/a youths facing racial and ethnic disparities. Some of the examples of disparate treatment of police and criminal justice system provided by the report are police stop, arrest, detention, a waiver to adult criminal court, and sentencing. The justice system has used their discretion to treat Latino youth differently than others. In this reflection paper, I will connect few important issues discussed in the report such as negative stereotyping of Latinos communities and its impact, differential treatment of the Latino community from the police and justice system with the course materials covered in the semester.

As of 2014, the Latino community has become the largest minority group in the United States, making up around 17% (roughly 55 Million) of the population alone (CNN News). However, due to the lack of news and media coverage that Hispanics/Latinos receive, people are uninformed about the community. The small portion of the media that does talk about the Latino community often has false information that tends to leave a negative impression of Latinos. By informing Americans about Latinos, they will get an idea of what 17% of the county is actually made of. Even though some people believe that there is enough media coverage in the Latino community, there should be more positive media coverage for the Latino community. Americans need to know about what is actually happening in the Latino community, because Latinos are the largest minority group in the U.S, Latinos have a strong work ethic, and the Latino community has made a major impact of the American culture.

In his powerful address to Del Sol High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, then-President Barack Obama delivered a profound statement to his largely Latino audience, encouraging them that “What makes someone American isn’t just blood or birth but allegiance to our founding principles and faith in the idea that anyone-from anywhere-can write the next chapter of our story” (“Remarks”). This thought provokes listeners to reflect upon the definition of an “American”, encouraging them to expand beyond the confinements of citizenship. In an era marked by tumultuous racial relations and global ethnic conflicts, it is imperative that Americans recognize and revere the positive economic, political, and social contributions that Latinos have made to the

This week lecture topic was about Latino culture. The lecture was interesting, it pointed out that Hispanic and Latino make up approximately 16% of the U.S population and also that, A third of the population is under the age of 15. Something that had me thinking was the Hispanic Latino Culture article, it stated that, Hispanics in the United States includes any person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. Few days ago, I came across a clip-on YouTube that talked about how the census for the year 2020 will now offer Hispanic as an option for the race category. For myself, this was a great video that made me realize how some of their peers, or even themselves, don’t

United States is an example of the diversity cultures, but the majority is the Hispanic culture. The Hispanic culture has been growing up so fast in this country that currently White Americans does not want them here anymore. Most of White Americans has been debatable about the theme of Hispanics because the fact that they do not speak English, get more jobs than the white people does, taking money that they should not, and think that the Hispanics are bad persons because they could be drug dealers.

The United States offers a variety of places to call home. Some like it hot, some like it cold, some like the quiet life, and some like the hustle and bustle. North America is here to accommodate with fifty shades of red, white, and blue. Even though the states can vary among size, culture, and climate there are two states that seem to be quite similar. California and Florida are two sides of the same coin. Of course, these states are not clones of one another, they sure do offer a similar experience for the one that calls either one home with a metropolis city, themed attractions, and a blended Hispanic culture.

As educators, it is important for us to understand the cultural diversity we face in our classroom. We can strengthen our relationship by communicating with the student, as well as the family. Cultural diversity can help us when we expand our search in this area to better educate us and help prepare a curriculum to better educate our students in communicating with all cultures.

However previous to this discussion the classroom was a learning environment that was systematically equipped to assimilate. We as students fell into the curriculum but often times had difficulty identifying with the material presented. Essentially, the presence of diversity is useless if we do not dig deeper into each culture represented. Equally important, is the significance of each culture finding themselves within the curriculum. When topics such as racial tensions in America are presented in the classroom individuals from different cultural backgrounds and walks of life are not only present but seen vividly throughout the courses of society. This transition from a homogenous community to an imagined community can at times be

Donna, your discussion board was very interested. You and I are writing about the same individuals which are Latinos. Latinos are a great topic to write about because they have some interested materials about their culture. I agree that Latinos are more likely to use alcohol and drugs in their adolescent years. The journal article, “Substance Use and Cumulative Exposure to American Society: Findings From Both Sides of the US–Mexico Border Region” supports that, “Mexican immigrants increase their use of substances while in the United States by means of the early age at immigration and years living in the United States” (Borges, Cherpietel, Orozoco, Zemore, Wallisch, Elena, Mora, & Breslau, 2016, p.119). Adolescents also have severe behaviors

As our immigration rate is at an almost all-time high, there are many different cultures in the United States. The different cultures often assimilate with each other and as a country, we must learn about each other. Most colleges have study-abroad programs and this teaches young adults the importances of different cultures. The students have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a culture that is different than their own. The Unites States is made up of different races from all different places. During some point in a person's life, they will meet someone of another culture. In a single neighborhood, there are people from different backgrounds. This allows children to interact with different cultures. The United States of America is made

Cultural Diversity is such an important theme to be integrated in the classroom. When cultural diversity is introduced in the classroom students become more engaged, and it sets the tone for different cultures being exposed. Culture also benefits students to become more interested in history, and how they are connected to this topic.

It is important for teachers to do extreme research before teaching their students about different cultures. I recommended for teachers to have a guest speaker from the culture they are currently teaching in order for the students to comprehend and connect to that particular culture background. Nonetheless, multicultural education is a education movement built upon American values. The problem with multicultural education is not all people feel the same way towards it. When it comes to classroom learning, the population of a certain

Multicultural education as changed throughout the years for students and teachers. It is “refers to any form of education or teaching that incorporates the histories, texts, values, beliefs, and perspectives of people from different cultural backgrounds” (Concepts). Cultures all around the world do a lot of different things than us; this includes religion, language, and traditions. Students are taught about specific heritages and maybe for some get a background of their own culture. Depending on the grade levels, students are required to take a history class or language. History classes teach past experiences we have had with other countries and the benefits of working with them. Some countries have taught us different ways to cook food, learn certain tools to benefit us, and opened our