Underprivileged Family: Castillo

This paper will attempt to thoughtfully and critically analyze theories and perspectives and apply them in assessing two members of the Sanchez family, Gloria and Emilia. Case studies adapted from www.routledgesw.com/cases.

Selena Quintanilla was the daughter of Marcela and Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. She was born April 16, 1971, in Lake Jackson, Texas. Selena was the youngest out of three children. Her older siblings were Abraham III, and Suzette. Selena’s father discovered her talent one day while he sat in the living room playing the guitar and she came over and began to sing. Her voice was pure and perfect. “I could see it from day one”, her father said. Selena’s father quit his job in the plant he worked for and opened a restaurant where Selena performed every weekend with her brother and sister calling themselves “Selena y Los Dinos”. The restaurant went down after the Texas oil bust, putting Texas in a recession. Selena and her family then started touring all over Texas and the US performing at weddings and honky tonks.

Trujillo. She is respected throughout the Dominican Republic. In every aspect of her life, she

Joan Didion 's article Notes From A Native Daughter and Ernesto Galarza 's piece Barrio Boy both talk a lot about how life was like in Sacramento while they were growing up. In Ernesto Galarza 's article, he writes about living in lower Sacramento and Didion 's essay, talks about life in a different area of Sacramento, California. Ernesto Galarza 's Sacramento is filled with a lot of Mexican and other Latin American people living in a particular area of the city. Barrio Boy 's Sacramento took place in around the 1910s-1920s which was the early 20th century. Joan Didion 's Sacramento was at a later time which was 1940s-1950s and was also a time when World War II took place. Since these stories both take place in Sacramento, California, they

The Sanchez family is the typical Latino family that you find in most neighborhoods. The mother, Celia Sanchez doesn’t speak English since she’s surrounded by people who speak Spanish. As a Latino mother she’s very religious attends church and participates in church events where she gets food as well. Since Celia’s English is limited this was an impediment during school conferences and other situations that she has faced. Celia wants to apply for food stamps but her husband Hector doesn’t agree and is completely against it. I kind of understand where Hector is coming from being the man of the house he feels that he needs to provide for his family and thinks he’s responsible for everyone. Thus, he doesn’t leave room for additional help and wants to everything himself.

Esmeralda Arrizón-Palomera, is a PHD candidate of English at Cornell University. When she was 8 years old she moved to the United States with her family from Mexico. She's been living under the protection of Deferred Action for Childhood

There were simply three great loves in Celia’s life: Pedro Knight, music and of course, Cuba. Celia’s love life has been a secret well kept by those close to her. Hectór Ramírez Bedoya revealed in his Historia de la Sonora Mantancera y sus estrellas (History of the Sonora Mantancera and its Stars, 1996); Celia was engaged for a while to Alfredo León, a young bass player and the son of Bienvenido León, member of the noted

Acosta's parents met as migrant workers in Texas (“Teresa Palomo Acosta Papers”). "I owe everything to the love of my parents," Acosta said. "With their lives and their stories they armed me with the words for poems ("Teresa Palomo Acosta”).It shows her parents had an impact on her

America is the most diverse nation on the world. When people with different culture and different languages live in the same society, it always brings up disagreement, but America is more than disagreement. The movie “My Family” illustrated the life of the Latino immigrant family who live in the oppressive society in America. The Noel hypothesis called competition, ethnocentric and power played in the part of the Mexico immigrant family’s life.

It’s no doubt that culture and family values play a significant role in the self-discovery process. Often times, these social constructs can influence goals, beliefs and values. Life as a Dominican is one that is built on strong family value, religion, morality and work ethic. Growing up in a Dominican family, I can remember my parents instilling strong moral values such as being honest and respecting one another while emphasizing the need for hard work and education. Much of my outlook on life can be attributed to the Dominican values of family, discipline and values taught to me throughout my childhood and adolescence.

The first person or people who should be caring the burden for elderly care lies within their own family. Within the American culture many family members prefer to put their older members in elder homes. My family is originally from Mexico so I am aware of the family values embedded within Mexican culture. I have never seen a Mexican family have their elderly family members live or be taking care of by somebody else that is not a relative. We live in an American society that does not value the care and need for the elderly and prefer to leave up to state and national departments. Since they were the ones who created the generation in which we live in we should be grateful and provide them with the best care possible within our own homes. Many elders who live in homes receive poor or abusive care from faculty. This is not an environment that we should be letting them live in especially if they are your parents. If they lived there lives to watch you grow and take care of you we should be returning them the favor and taking care of them until their final days. The only exception that I have for not taking care of them would be if they have a serious disability or if they are mentally ill. There are illness where the son or daughter of the family member is not able to care for that person because of circumstances that out of their reach. In this situation it would be ok to admit them to home where they are professionally prepared to care for them and have the resources needed

Growing up in a Hispanic household has taught me many things. I have learned to see things as an optimistic person, and that it doesn’t matter where you come from as long as you work hard for what you want anything is possible. My family has always implemented the values of life that lead me to perceive what it was about to throw at me.

Dade moved to Pennsylvania about a year ago when he was 16 from Boise Idaho. He is very independent and spends a lot of time with his family. Dade’s family is sweet, but also very protective of him which could be good in many ways. Dade is Jamaican from his mom’s side, that’s where she was born and raised. Dades family is very religious and they enjoy spending a lot of their time in churches and helping others out. When Dade is not in the church or spending time with his family, he enjoys listening to music, playing video games, or playing basketball.

I am Evelyn Aguilar, the eldest and only daughter in the Aguilar family, and the first in my family to obtain a degree and continue to earn a higher education. I grew up in a small, South Texas town known as Laredo. This is a town where people do not have barbecues but have “carne asadas;” this is where people are more willing to pitch in money for a get-together than pay extra for any political or academic progression; this is where “machismo” and Hispanic teachings intertwine with American ideals. I lived my whole life in Laredo, Texas, but I have also been fortunate enough to travel to a few places. I have visited the state of Colorado and New Mexico several times, but I have also been able to visit the Bahamas, Mexico, Florida, and Washington D.C.. I am always mesmerized by the sights of each place I have visited, but I could only hope in the future that I may visit places abroad- countries on the Eastern hemisphere.

I could best describe my family being from a lower-working-class socioeconomic status during my childhood years. I base my answer on the fact that my father came to the United States as a migrant-worker when he was only 12 years old, never finishing up middle school. After years of coming back and forth from Mexico to the U.S. my father finally establish himself and meet my mother who only finished middle school. The biggest stress my family experience during my childhood was after the fact that my parents separated and my father gain full custody of me and my two siblings. Since he didn't have any family in the U.S. he was forced to take us (his children) to Mexico to be under the care of our grandparents while he stayed in the U.S. working