Part I: “Stages of Displacement: The Immigration Experience of Latino” Summary In their article, “Stages of Displacement: The Immigration Experience of Latinos,” Cynthia Serrata and Jerry Fischer thoroughly discuss the stages that Latinos immigrants go through when moving into the United States and the things that they must adjust to. More specifically, Serrata and Fischer cover the acculturation, attitudinal, behavioral, cultural identity shifts, and transition characteristics of Latino immigrants. The authors also identified and describe the stages of displacement as seeking opportunities, emotional reactions, adjustment, rationalization, and acknowledgement. The authors opened the article by stating that the 2011 United States Census counted
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Through research it has been found that Latinos underutilize rehabilitation services. Some of the barriers of those with disabilities have been described as transportation, language issues, lack of knowledge of rehabilitation process, cultural mistrust, low expectations of job placement, limited access to technology, and concepts of time. Lastly, the authors covered the documentation of immigrants who migrate legally and illegally. Those who migrate legally tend to have documentation, such as a work visa, student visa, or green card. Latinos who immigrate illegally do not have this documentation. Overall, the authors thoroughly examined and explained the stages of displacement of Latinos immigrating into the United …show more content…
On the disruption of family systems, often times the father, who is considered the head of the household, is typically the first to transition to the United States so that he may work in order to earn money to send back to his family so that they will eventually be able to legally enter into the States. What the readers may not have considered is the fact that the father leaving the household puts a large amount of stress on both the mother and the children that are then left behind. By giving the reader this information, the authors allow them to formulate their own ideas of what must now happen with the mothers and children in those households. After immigration both the mother and father may have to work to earn money to adjust to their abrupt change in lifestyle. When discussing the change an interviewed immigrant stated, “I didn’t have time to adjust. When I came it was like I came one day and the following day I started learning how to drive I started going to school to learn English and I just took what they call the ‘bull by the horns’ once day.” Again, the Latino immigrants struggle with the misconstrued concepts of time. Although individuals tend to think that Latinos voluntarily leave their home countries, this is not entirely true. According to the research of Serrata and Fischer, the Latino immigrants must actually
Through research it has been found that Latinos underutilize rehabilitation services. Some of the barriers of those with disabilities have been described as transportation, language issues, lack of knowledge of rehabilitation process, cultural mistrust, low expectations of job placement, limited access to technology, and concepts of time. Lastly, the authors covered the documentation of immigrants who migrate legally and illegally. Those who migrate legally tend to have documentation, such as a work visa, student visa, or green card. Latinos who immigrate illegally do not have this documentation. Overall, the authors thoroughly examined and explained the stages of displacement of Latinos immigrating into the United …show more content…
On the disruption of family systems, often times the father, who is considered the head of the household, is typically the first to transition to the United States so that he may work in order to earn money to send back to his family so that they will eventually be able to legally enter into the States. What the readers may not have considered is the fact that the father leaving the household puts a large amount of stress on both the mother and the children that are then left behind. By giving the reader this information, the authors allow them to formulate their own ideas of what must now happen with the mothers and children in those households. After immigration both the mother and father may have to work to earn money to adjust to their abrupt change in lifestyle. When discussing the change an interviewed immigrant stated, “I didn’t have time to adjust. When I came it was like I came one day and the following day I started learning how to drive I started going to school to learn English and I just took what they call the ‘bull by the horns’ once day.” Again, the Latino immigrants struggle with the misconstrued concepts of time. Although individuals tend to think that Latinos voluntarily leave their home countries, this is not entirely true. According to the research of Serrata and Fischer, the Latino immigrants must actually