Black Hispanic and Latino Americans

The use of identifiers like “Hispanic” or “Latino” has been loosely used by governmental agencies in the United States, in hopes to capture a proper census on populations of Spanish and Latin decent. Yet over time, many have opposed a singular identification in order to maintain heritage based on individual country of origin. Choudhuri, Santiago-Rivera & Garrett (2012) note that there is a complexity in the variety of dimensions in which a Latino individual affiliates with in an ethnic group,…

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…

Asians, Blacks, or Latinos, they all usually have one thing in common. Asians are depicted as quiet, sexless, geniuses. Blacks as loud, comical, uneducated, or sassy. Latinas are portrayed as feisty, sexy, domesticated, and dumb. Anyone who has ever seen ‘Modern Family’ knows Sofia Vergara’s character, Gloria, is a walking stereotype. Though inclusion is important on television, it is ineffective if all nonwhite characters are featured for the sole purpose of being the “token” Asian, Black, or…

blame. There is no justification to sit and demand unequal attention. Such a demand is in fact perpetuating the very inequality our nation finally overcame. Nor is this a racial problem. Regardless of skin color or historical origin, Americans should be treated as Americans, each considered in the same light as a neighbor. And when things don’t work out, the job isn’t landed, the application is not accepted, the school rejects the applicant, these are the times that call for the test of reason…

African American elders are a lower life expectancy than other races. Even though African Americans have a lower life expectancy it has been shown that African American elders confident about what the future holds for them with health and also happiness. The majority of African American elders is content with their communities and will continue to live in the community, because of the support and assistance of their family members. Being part of an…

means everyone in a society has the same rights and opportunities. Groups of people, such as African Americans and women, have been fighting for equality for millennial years. Currently, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender people are fighting for equal treatment. The obstacles faced by a person, or group of people, can determine how their life will turn out. Like any group of people, the Latinos have faced issues in the past, currently facing issues, and will face issues in the future.…

is made up of Hispanic (also referred to as “Latino”) individuals. The term “Hispanic” refers to an individual whose nation of origin is Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, or Spanish-speaking countries of Central America or South America (Lowdermilk, Perry, Cashion, Alden, Olchansky, 2016, p. 104). Additionally, Hispanics accounted for about 26.3% of births that took place in the United States in 2012 (Cohn, Livingston, & Passel). With over one-fourth of potential patients being Hispanic, a…

the gap between the American Creed and American Institutions. The premise of his claim is that the essence of American Creed is flawed by humans. Human beings are naturally fallen and therefore, the IvI gap will never be able to fully close. I think Huntington’s argument involving the gap between institutions and ideals never closing is accurate, however, how this takes place, I lean in another direction. Personally, I think the discrepancy really lies in the nature of the American Creed and its…

most overlooked people in the U.S., especially Latinos/as or those of Latino descent, and as a result the younger Latino population are the most disregarded people of all. However, many attempts are being done for the youth and more specifically the Latino youth to be heard. One person in particular, professor Mario T. Garcia of the university of Santa Barbara California, attempts to have the voice of Latino youth heard on his book titled, “The Latino Generation:…

ambivalence featured in Latino stardom. Ambivalence is defined as the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. In other words, Homi Babha defined ambivalence as “a feeling of “off-ness” towards something you don’t understand”. I will be pulling from Are All Latins from Manhattan? Hollywood, Ethnography, and Cultural Colonialism (Ana M. Lòpez, 1993). A problem that is featured with ambivalence in the rise of Latino stardom is the fact that Latinos are…