Guatemala

didn’t count so much to me when I was in elementary school. Adults often asked me “what” I was and human or American was never the right answer. By the time I moved on to middle school I had the right response memorized (“Well my dad came here from Guatemala and my mom is Russian but she was born here and so was I”). It hit all the bases, answering the question of my ethnicity, nationality, and family history all in one sentence.…

Court same-sex marriage transition. The rights of the LGBTQ community has entangled my life from the beginning, this narrative recounts moments within the entanglement. Margaret and Irene (2004 - 2007) Margaret and Irene, sisters adopted from Guatemala, resided with their mothers. Their mothers, Marie and Lauren, engaged in a civil arrangement because same-sex married prevailed as illegal in Hawaii. As a child, I knew nothing about gay rights; after I became estranged from Margaret, I…

Immigrants have encountered many hardships. Present day, record number of immigrants arriving from cultures that have little in common.(6) In Tucson, Arizona the preposition 300 approved in 2006, requires students to prove they are citizens or legal residents in the U.S. to qualify for colleges and universities.(2) Despite evidence that comprehensive reform would raise the wage floor for the entire U.S. economy, to the benefit of both immigrant and native worker, states such as Georgia, Alabama,…

diversified ethnic group with several nationalities, cultures and races. The Hispanics are most commonly immigrants from Mexico, Cuba and Puerto Rico. Additionally, in recent times there has been a lot of Hispanics coming from countries like Salvador, Guatemala and Colombia making the group more diversified. Also, the generational status adds to the difference in their health status. For instance, the Hispanics…

This piece is entitled, “Platter with Seated Nobleman, ca. A.D. 600, Plato Con Hombre Noble Sentado”. It is of Mayan Culture and found in Northern Peten, Guatemala. It is polychromed earthenware. The description on this piece entails, “This exquisite platter shows an important person seated on a small jaguar-skin pillow. That he is a deity of the underworld is shown by the cigar he smokes, his black body paint, and the spot on his cheek. Note the glyphs on the periphery of the platter.” Based on…

People have to go through various stages in life from birth until they reach an old age. In past years most people have been changing their ideology to the word "old age". Elderly experience changes in some aspects of their lives for instance elderly start presenting physical changes because of the decline in the normal functioning of the body such as vision, poor mobility, hearing, and memory. Their socio-economic status also affects the individual’s way of life due to change of a salary or…

El Paso, Texas, San Diego , and California. A lot of immigrants past by groups to enter illegally and try to hide from the patrol and half of them get stuck and get caught.people that live in the U.S. they bring their family here to the U.S. like Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras, Mexico and some other states. Immigration is a crime because is illegal to cross the border by bringing their family to the U.S and they have been deported to their states and they have been punish by being in the ice…

The Health advantages of Chia Seeds Chia seeds square measure native to the Americas particularly North American country and Republic of Guatemala. They were a staple diet of the Aztecs and also the Mayas. within the language of the Mayas, chia means that strength. this can be mirrored within the incontrovertible fact that chia contains many amino acids. The chia seeds contain around fifth supermolecule moreover as atomic number 38 that helps to assimilate supermolecule moreover as manufacture…

again hospitalized due to very poor health, and a reported suicide attempt, she did not let it interfere with her activism in politics. Her last public appearence was a demonstration against the U.S-backed overthrow of President Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala on the second of July. Frida Kahlo died on July 13 at her beloved Blue House. There were some speculations of the nature of her death, some saying it was caused by a pulmonary embolism, but others having stories of possible suicide. Frida…

Hello everyone, Race is associated with biology where ethnic is associated with culture. Race refers to the way a person looks physically, by generic characteristics. Such as a person’s facial structure, eyes, hair, and skin color. Race was attribute to physical characteristic and divided in groups in the early 19th century. This classification can be complicated as U.S. has become more diverse and diversity continues to grow. Such integration is bringing new races as generations grow and…