Hispanic

The Spanish have influenced the society of the United States of America in a number of ways and are most certainly one of the most impactful groups to many aspects of the society that has now been established. This influence stems back to centuries ago when the Spaniards were at the peak of their empire. Their strongest years would be from 1500 to 1720, when the Spaniards were in the midst of their conquistador era and dominated many territories (Macleod 374). People of Spanish descent make up…

Latinos are all people of the Hispanic community. According an internet source, the definition for Hispanics is referring to Spain or Spanish-speaking countries, especially those of Latin America. The objective of this paper is to inform and educate the reader of the Hispanic culture and Spanish-speaking countries. The Hispanic culture consists of food, music, and religion of Hispanics. The main meats used by Hispanics are beef, chicken, goat, pork, and sheep. Hispanics usually combine theses…

Introduction The National Alliance for Hispanic Health is the premier science-based and community-driven organization that focuses on improving the health and well-being of Hispanics and works with others to secure health for all. Community-based members provide services to more than 15 million Hispanic consumers throughout the U.S. every year and national organization members provide services to more than 100 million annually. The Alliance works to insure that health incorporates the best of…

development. In regards to Cuban and/or Hispanic culture, a Press Release published by the National Sleep Foundation has noted several sleeping habits for multiple racial and/or ethnic groups. For example, “Hispanics are the most likely to say they are kept awake by financial, employment, personal relationship and/or health-related concerns (National Sleep Foundation, 2010).” Another example of a sleeping habit said to be performed by Hispanic Americans is that, “…Hispanics (22%) are the most…

I was discriminated because of my language. I didn’t understand why he was mad because he also was a Hispanic with the same last name as me. The majority of the times he spoke to my coworkers in Spanish, and now because he understands English he forgot about his language?. I had friends who are non-Hispanic, and they really try to speak and understand Spanish. I realized that sometimes Hispanics with some type of education and…

William Frey, demographer at the Brooking Institution states, “But Hispanics really are a very big part of America’s present and future.” (118) And it’s very true, many studies have found that Hispanic are taking over and are becoming a large community. Not only have we become a larger community in America as citizens, but we have seen many Hispanic politicians. For example, our old mayor in Los Angeles was of Hispanic heritage. Nasser brings up a good topic on how Obama won the 2012 election…

political power of Latinos as a group in the United States. However, there is a strong argument that non-citizenship and poor English, language skills are the two main contributing factors. Major political parties are recognizing the weight the Hispanic population could carry in an election, and have begun to reach out to members of the community. A multilingual ballot is now required by Federal law in districts who have at least 5 percent of the eligible voting population that do not speak…

The Hispanic population is growing exponentially and both the Democratic and Republican parties should be targeting their efforts towards the Hispanic population. The US Census predicts that by 2044 the Hispanic population will exceed the Caucasian population in America. Although Joe García argues that the Hispanic vote is available to either party and cannot be undermined , the Hispanic population is not politically active enough to make a difference in the polls due to a lack of resources,…

to evade the language requirement and take an easy class. I often received questions such as: “Why are you taking a Spanish class if you already speak it?” Despite those negative perceptions, this was a program that allowed me to reconnect with my Hispanic roots and recognize the social capital of bilingualism. As Davis mentions, this program rooted in the importance of bilingualism, validated my first language skills and cognitive abilities (pg. 147). The SFS programmed allowed me to develop…

am not one to go into another person’s home and just observe them and maybe put myself in an awkward position. But, this assignment actually pushed me out of my comfort zone. Because of this paper, I talked to an old friend of mine who has an all Hispanic family and they live where I grew up but hold a lot of their culture with them and inside their home. I asked my old friend if I could come over and catch up with him and maybe have dinner with them. He kindly said yes and we set up a day that…