Hispanic and Latino Americans

Depression Treatment among Ethnic and Racial Minority Groups Alain Ricoh Flores Contra Costa College  Abstract A study that includes the focus in the ethnic-racial minorities with a sample of 561 participants in the United States such as the African American group is primary subject of the research. The study portrayed the premature discontinuation of psychiatric treatment among ethnic-racial minorities is a persistent concern. But the previous researches that was focused on identifying the…

The term race refers to dividing people into populations or groups on the basis of various sets of physical characteristics such as bone structure, and skin, hair, or eye color. The most common/simplest example of race is brown, white, or black skin from various parts of the world. Race presumes that biological and genetic traits are shared such as the Mediterranean people can have shared traits due to the Roman Empire rule and inhabitation of their lands. Does or did a pure race ever exist? Old…

Before that, her music has been heard mostly in Hispanic communities. Selena recorded an album to in English because she to share her music with everyone. Though Selena was gone, her music would live on. The crossover album she had dreamed of would be produced without her. Veda Boyd Jones, author of Selena, explains, “Before her death, she had completed only four new songs…included were some of Selena’s greatest Tejano hits along with other Latino favorites”. Thus, more than 210,000 copies of…

for the future? The Civil Rights Act did not get rid of racism entirely but it decreased the amount of racism in America. The civil rights movement’s goal was to create a fair work environment and to help with the millions of unemployed African Americans. Bills do not always work as expected and there are always small mishaps and disagreements within a society. No matter what, there will always be discrimination. Not all individuals have the same political beliefs either exemplified in…

that learning the language of your home country was the “utmost importance.” According to research, “ 71 percent of self-identified Hispanic adults said that you don't need to speak Spanish to be considered Latinx,” but when she explains to people that she cannot speak Spanish, in the view of many Hispanic peers, she wasn’t Mexican-American. She was only just an American. The author states she “didn’t know” that her situation reflects the border Latinx community about “how important” it is to…

but I soon moved to New Mexico where spanish culture as well as Native american culture is a big part of the community and people. BArrientos calls herself a latina i refer to myself as Hispanic although they are similar they aren't the same. Nevertheless BArrientos believes…

In 2015, Hispanic millennials made up 27% of the entire U.S. millennial population. And 42% of the entire American Hispanic population is made up of millennials. As time goes on and families continue to have children born into the millennial generation, the percentage of U.S.-born Hispanic millennials increases at every age segment. The increase in U.S.-born Hispanic children suggests the potential for significant cultural change these children will have compared to previous Latino generations…

The National Institute of Health supports this by stating that overweight and obesity are highest among non-Hispanic Black women, eighty-two percent, compared to seventy-six percent for Hispanic women and sixty-four percent for non- Hispanic White women("What Causes..."). However, when Peralta mentions race as a factor, to point he is ineffective due to how he neglects to mention any age groups relating to obesity. According…

the side What? LA Blowouts (organized walkouts due to unequal school conditions.) With What? Organized students and support, organized via the Mexican American Youth Leadership Conference For Whom? Mostly Latino and Hispanic students who were treated unfairly due to their heritage Why? He wanted to promote the equalization of schooling for Hispanic children, so that they would be given a chance to pursue future careers and more productive lives. March of 1968 rattled the pedestrian homes of…

The La Raza Unida Party (LRUP) was the first attempt to create a national political party to represent the rights of Mexican Americans. Up until this party was founded, no ethnic group had ever formed its own political third party. From its beginning roots to its significance today, La Raza Unida Party has played a major role in the civil rights of many Chicanos and Latinos alike. La Raza Unida Party was founded in Crystal City, Texas. Jose Angel Gutierrez and Mario Compean founded LRUP in…