Cultural Differences Between Asians And Latinos

Asians and Latinos have immigrated to the united states for most of our county’s history. Recently these two groups have begun to swell and despite the challenges that come with coming to a new country they have continued to thrive. These two groups are the two quickest growing ethnic groups across the country. In addition to having numbers on their side, many families that immigrate here from these groups tend to move into areas that are known to be ethnically similar to them. Latinos tend to move to Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. Southeast Asian immigrants tend to move to Texas, California, Washington, New York, or Florida. These pockets of people from similar backgrounds makes the transition much easier because they are still surrounded by their culture and like-minded people. …show more content…
In both culture’s the women in the family stay home and handle the domestic part of a marriage. Unfortunately, this isn’t often an option for the women who immigrate to the us. They simply have to work in order to keep their household afloat. This can challenge the norm that their spouse is used to and create tension between partners. The new-found freedom and power that some of the women find from their new jobs can also give them the courage to leave. In addition to spousal issues there may be conflict between parents and children. Many studies have found that the stereotypical freedom Latino sons get is actually true. Latino daughters are much more restricted in what they can do and who they can see. This comes from the strong catholic influences found in many Latin cultures. Thankfully though, the same study found that Latina’s tend to have a very high sense of pride in their culture and