Cuban American

This is the idea that Latinos/as are presented as being separate from the rest of the white American; making a subconscious decision to view our status as “us v. them.” Chapters 11 and 13 present the issue of labeling using the labor force. Latinos/as are seen as “others” in the work place, and are only there when it is convenient for American laborers. Chapters 18 and 19 discuss how people from Latin American countries in America are viewed in a different way than they would be in their home…

(15) to the money hungry industrialists, correlating to the safety of the American citizen during this dark time, and addressing the issue that there were “no justification for an increase in steel prices” (47). Kennedy manipulates and applies fear tactics in order to coerce the American people into supporting his call for a stable economy during this time of economic distress. Kennedy address his concerns of the “American people [who] have [the] right to expect … a higher sense of business…

Inauguration is a formal custom in which Americans gather to mark the start of their chief executive. For first term presidents, it is custom since 1789 to provide the people with an inaugural address, in which gratitude, motives, and visions are commenced. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known as the 35th president, served from January 1962 till his assassination in 1963. Other than the fact that Kennedy marked as another president in our history books, it is taken into consideration, his…

the United States were economically affected by the policies Che and his superior, Fidel Castro, enacted. These economic impacts caused American newspapers to negatively report on these two men in…

American athletes perform on the largest stages in the world. These players make hundred of millions of dollars yearly which can ultimately lead to a dangerous sense of entitlement. The driving force in team selection has become the ability to maximize team performance rather than the character of the overall player. Players such as Ray Rice, John Brown, and Aaron Hernandez have all shown poor acts of judgement and questionable character traits yet progressed to the National League due to their…

Celia Cruz was born on October 21, 1925, in Havana, Cuba. Singing in her free time, she gained major popularity, and essentially it was how she became famous. Celia, a Cuban American, was most known as the “Queen of Salsa”. Shortly after Fidel Castro rose to power her family relocated to the United States, which is where Celia recorded 23 gold records. She sang only in her native language, Spanish. Today, Celia is still recognized through many different organizations and programs. Celia grew up…

begin with, African-Americans were enslaved prior to the Civil War. After the Emancipation Proclamation and passage of a constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery, African-Americans had to continue to struggle for their freedom. For nearly a century, African-Americans faced racial discrimination. In the 1950s and 1960s, a Civil Rights Movement in the United States wanted to get rid of discrimination. One civil rights group called the “Freedom Riders” wanted to help African-Americans fight…

also illustrating how the great American hypocrisy affects this transition. A great example of this comes from two paragraphs discussing her father’s first job at a blood bank. The job is temporary, as he’s trying to get official certification to be a doctor in the United States, but he encounters difficulties. One woman is xenophobic to him, “[requesting] to see an “American” doctor” (Balcita 2006, 1) when he comes to her aid. While this is a prime example of American hypocrisy as I explained…

It is evident that the United states of America is very racialized and has been since the beginning. Coming from a country that is of one culture, it is a culture shock when someone comes to America and everyone begins to categorize them racially. Hispanic is a very broad term, mainly because one can identify with any race within that. Puerto Rico and Cuba are both islands in the Caribbean they share many similarities but differences as well. A major theme that stood out to me in reading this…

Isaac Cline had some of the fault for this terrible disaster but the Bureau was also to blame. Isaac was responsible for the lives lost because nobody knew the storm was coming. Although he said he had “began warning the public to seek a safe place to spend the night”, he choose to ignore the dangerous signs of a storm coming and instead convince the people it was nothing. But then again, wasn’t he taught to? The Law of Storms was mentioned repeatedly, and it was believed that all storms…