Lillian Guerra writes a powerful chapter in the book “The New Latino Studies Reader: A Twenty-First-Century Perspective”. Accounting to the struggles of migration while giving a clear emphasis and that not every refugee is treated the same. Lillian gathers her information through the timelines of many great migrations like the rush of Cuban migrants during Castro 's dictatorship and the search of Dominicans and other South American due to the poor living conditions and dangerous lives that they 've lived. The main points LillIan’s chapter with in the book was the huge emphasis on refugees with some being praised and others being demonized.…
I identify myself with Latino/Hispanic cultural group. The most important characteristics of my culture are: the language, the festivities, food, the relationship with our elders, the way we spend time at work, and the public transportation among others. For example, I speak Spanish as my primary language, but I learned English since I live in this city. We, celebrate many festivities, Carnival, is a festivity in which we thank the earth for all resources it gives us, and we like to decorate the houses with balloons, flowers, paper decorations, and also we throw alcohol to the corners to stop the bad luck. In my culture we don’t eat tortillas, but we cook the most delicious “humintas,” a kind of “tamal” made of fresh ground corn, mixed with…
Some of the dos and don’ts when you are working with the Hispanic or Latino culture are. Before working with the Hispanic or Latino culture, or any culture other than your own, you should do your homework and learn as much about that culture as you possibly can. As reported by Hays (2008) even though the therapist means well unless they are fluent in the clients native language they should avoid speaking the client’s language. As a professional our client’s needs always come first, so if there is a qualified therapist who speaks the client’s language we should refer the client out to them. If there is not a person to refer the client to we should seek out a qualified interpreter and should never use a family member for this job.…
The Latino genre are books that talk about the Latino community and diversity. It is important for children to read from the Latino genre because it creates awareness in the Latino Culture. It is important for bilingual education because students can learn from both languages. By teaching children authors from this genre, we can better explain how the Latino culture is growing and how it makes up society. When we read to children from Latino Authors we can show children that their lives and related experiences matters.…
Universally, bilingualism is know as the speaking of two or more languages fluently. However, bilingualism has a far deeper meaning. I believe that bilingualism is the combination of two or more cultures and their languages into one’s life, and that it is the ability to communicate with a variety of people, not just people from one’s own countries. Throughout their essays, essayists Rodriguez and Espada develop different definitions of bilingualism.…
“ Distinguishing Cultures” For many people culture is about traditions, beliefs, values and cuisine. All cultures are defined by where they come from, what they eat, and their way of living. The Hispanic and American culture are two of the most diverse among us. Each culture is unique in their own way while they all share one strong similarity.…
The Hispanic community is growing in the United States. With this growth, in the Hispanic community, healthcare providers have had to change how to approach them. There are several things that can interfere with the care that is provided for them. When Hispanics arrive to this country, they are faced with many challenges. Hispanics face healthcare disparities due to language barriers, financial difficulties, and fear due to being undocumented.…
Families exist in a larger complex made up of a community of kinship network and friends that make up their beliefs and values practices that are defined within the family (lynch 43). These beliefs and values are based on culture, which is comprised of the different languages spoken, as behaviors that influence each individual’s way of thinking, feeling, and interacting (28). The two cultures I decided to observe was that of the Hispanic/Latino and African American, each culture offers many differences in terms of values, communication, and religious beliefs. The Hispanic/Latino groups are comprised of many ethnic groups such as native people, African, European, and Asian heritage (25).…
Latin American culture is the formal expression of the people of Latin America, and includes high culture and popular culture as well as religion and other customary practices. The Latino culture is a collectivist society, because they are focused on the family or the group over personal problems, Latinos have been raised to be this way since they were born. They also feel more comfortable if they are around their group of peers, rather then being alone. Latinos also belong to the Expressive Culture, where they are encouraged to speak their mind, let their ideas be heard. (R. Gonzalez, Personal Communication, October 2, 2014).…
Gloria Estefan said, “I am trying to teach my children to feel a responsibility for their fellow human being and a sense of connection with…the world around them.” To me, that is what being Hispanic is about. It is about breaking down the walls many in my culture live within and getting to know—and be a part of—what lies outside of those walls: the people and the rest of the world. My first year of high school, I remember sitting with my group of friends, talking and laughing and having a good time, when a teacher surprised me by thanking me. She said, “Thank you for breaking out of that cycle where you only associate with other Hispanics.”…
The Identity of An Immigrant’s Child As people transition from childhood to adulthood, their self identity is gained through their careers, achievements, religion etc. Although, it’s not so easy to just simply find your identity. It is said that most teenagers go through an identity crisis on their journey to find their identity. This is true.…
Growing up as a Hispanic woman in America, I constantly switch back and forth with which culture I identify with most. Growing up I fully embraced my American culture, but as I started to get older, I started to identify more with my Hispanic culture. Having to always choose one side, has always left me feeling guilty for not embracing the other culture. Throughout the paper, I am going to use the term Hispanic to describe my Latin origin.…
When giving this paper to write many things arose in my memory from my past. This paper has made me think a lot of how my culture has affected me not just in school, but also in my everyday living. I am originally from Guanajuato, Mexico but I have been in the United States for almost 16 years. During these 16 years coming and going from the United States to México I have been able to see a great deal of cultural diversity. Coming into the United States at an age of 5 was something that I was eye opening to me when I go into the school system here and see students that didn’t seem normal to my viewing.…
I am constantly striving to become more knowledgeable about and sensitive to the dynamics of culture in my classroom. My hope is to understand the whole student so I can structure a successful learning environment for them. My students, my colleagues, and I have benefited from my past experiences living and working with diverse cultures and ethnic groups. These varied experiences and opportunities have allowed me to facilitate and participate in insightful dialogs on best learning practices with my colleagues and other community members. Over the past several years my school has seen a sharp increase of newly arrived immigrants from across the globe as well as Native American students from the 23 tribes that call NM…
In chapter 8 it discussed a reason why we have to teach a balanced bilingual curriculum in the classroom. The textbook “Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism” by Colin Baker expressed the cognitive theories of bilingualism and the curriculum. There are three theories that make up the cognitive theories for bilingualism; The Balance Theory, The Iceberg Analogy, and The Thresholds Theory. Within the Iceberg Analogy it broke town the 6 parts of the Common Underlying Proficiency. Also within the chapter the book did a great job of discussing the distinctions between basic interpersonal communicative skills (BICS) and cognitive/academic language proficiency (CALP).…