El Salvador

Since the North American continent was discovered, there have been several enormous waves of immigration into the continent. Many people go there to pursue the freedom they have always craved. This is exactly what’s shown in the novel The Bean Trees by Barbra Kingsolver. In this novel there are two characters that portray the struggles of immigration, named Estevan and Esperanza, who have run from their country (Guatemala) to find freedom and a new life. But coming to new land wasn’t easy for…

Health Care Barriers for Poor Asian Americans Language is being identified as the most formidable barrier for poor Asian American immigrants in accessing healthcare (Mayeno & Hirota, 1994). Among with language, health literacy, health insurance, and immigration status. Asian Americans suffer in poverty as well when living in the United States, so not being able to afford or qualifying for health insurance. In a research article I read that there are three distinct immigration groups; some…

Imagine driving along an empty road at night when, all of a sudden, your car has a head-on collision with a Hummer with the force of a thousand raging bulls. The Hummer is not a car but rather a symbol for something infinitely more horrendous. The Hummer represents all of the effects of changing the driving law of 18 to 16, and right now we are the only ones who can stop this terrifying monster from entering our legal system. The first reason this law should be put off the road is because…

Guatemala’s Politics The Republic of Guatemala or Republica de Guatemala is located in Central America. It is the land that borders the North Pacific Ocean and is placed in between El Salvador and Mexico. Guatemala has a long history and a fairly new independence which makes it an interesting country to study. In reference to American states, it is slightly smaller than Pennsylvania. In this paper I will be discussing Guatemala political structure and how the government attempts to provide…

Jesus, Romero showed his closeness to the poor, his love of the vulnerable, his courage and resolution, the pharisaic plotting against him, his doubts and fears, the death threats and the public execution. There was disbelief and despair all across El Salvador but especially in the poor communities amongst the common people and city dwellers that Archbishop Romero loved so dearly. During his three dramatic years as archbishop, Romero became more visible to the wider world through his legendary…

I have many example about that myself. I am Puerto Rican and I moved to the United States some years ago. When I moved here, I started to know people from other countries like Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador. In Puerto Rico we speak Spanish and I knew that in Mexico and Central America the speak Spanish as well, but I did not know that their Spanish was different from ours. I assumed that everybody that speaks Spanish use the exact same words, but moving to the United States helped me learn…

The most prevalent argument in Julia Sweig’s Inside the Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro and the Urban Underground is the importance that the llano played in the insurgency. The book also attempts to debunk the myth’s surrounding Che, Castro, and the sierra-llano conflict. Through her never before seen evidence, we get a new look into the essential role that these revolutionary women played in the leadership of the Sierra Maestra alongside Castro, as well as in the urban underground. (Add more…

president is racist,” Nielsen said during an interview on “Fox News Sunday.” Trump sparked a firestorm of criticism this week when he reportedly questioned why the U.S. accepted immigrants from “shithole countries” in Africa as well as from Haiti and El Salvador during an immigration reform meeting with lawmakers at the White House. The quote was later confirmed by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who attended the meeting. YURI GRIPAS/REUTERS Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said she…

Out of the 800,000 people who are a part of this program originate from Mexico, El Salvador, and Honduras. The Trump administration is phasing out DACA in a way that involves “minimum disruption”. He says all recipient’s work permits are still honored until they expire. If congress does not end up putting an act into play for all DACA…

nism (Pieper) and neoliberal capitalism (Thornton). In an effort to curb the spread the spread of communism in Latin America, the US supported brutal dictatorships that opposed socialist and communist values. The US was afraid of a Latin American communist state emerging so close to US borders (McConnell). Fidel Castro’s regime in Cuba is the quintessential example of US’s fears on Latin American communism. After Fulgencio Batista’s pro-American dictatorship was disposed by Castro, Cuba was…