Hispanic

The Hispanic heritage is a beautiful and diverse culture that has brought many wonderful languages, dishes, and art to different countries around the world. Yet, while the Hispanic culture has many benefits, it is also negatively affected by oppressive views that objectify women in the cult of domesticity, and the traditional view that women belong in the home. These views then reinforce perceptions in popular media and expectations for men to be controlling over women, forcing Hispanic women to…

The idea of a big party didn’t happen until American and other ethnicity wanted their own extravagant birthday party. Alvarez’s purpose is to inform Hispanic, American readers that the idea of Quinceñera are being over done and a waste of money. The idea of a big birthday party has turn into a show TV show called “My Super Sweet 16.” Apparently, this show has became the big hit just like the Kardashian…

Heroes, what goes through your mind when you hear the word heroes? Do you think of brave soldiers, officers, or local first responders? Would if I said Hispanic heroes, would your point of view change? How about an immigrant Hispanic woman that fights for equality and opportunity as a government leader? I’m going to tell you about a heroic woman named Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Ileana was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1952 (Voisin 2016). She was just a girl at the age of eight, when her family was forced…

As a child my heritage and parents background never really interested me nor was I informed of it, my family on the other hand would somewhat taunt me for not embracing my Hispanic heritage in full arms or how I was a "Gringa"- translation a white girl. However, as a child I believed I had valid reasoning behind ignoring my heritage and neglecting my family's prominent traditions and sacrifices. When I peeked at the age of 10, I was in elementary school, when the idea of social classes and…

this demographic continues to grow even more. A Mexican-American is an American of full or partial Mexican decent. My parents, both born in Mexico, migrated to the United States in search of a better future for themselves and children. Because of my Hispanic roots, and my birth in the U.S., I am considered a Mexican-American. As a result of my equivalent exposure to two different cultures, I grew up being bilingual. My native language is Spanish, and I began to learn English when I was in Pre-K.…

grew up the correct way, or at least the way Hispanics are supposed to be raised. If that even is a thing. I didn’t know the backlash I would get for not embracing my heritage. Why can't people just accept you for the way you are? I was in for a rude awakening for my childhood years. When you’re Hispanic and you tell someone you don’t know Spanish, they give you this look when they first found out Santa wasn’t real. Sure it's not common for a Hispanic kid to not know Spanish but I didn't know it…

The “Macho” Man I couldn 't be happier when my father told me the plan he had in mind for us as soon we wake up the next day. I couldn’t sleep when I saw it for the first time and honestly it was too beautiful. It was green with some metallic colors on it and it has some stripes on the handles and black tires. I am talking about my first bicycle that my father gave to me when I was 5 years old. After we woke up, we went to a close park where we always hang out with family and friends and I was…

I googled Hispanic stereotypes and this is what cam up; the Greaser, the Lazy Mexican, the Latin Lover, the Mamacita, maids, slum dwellers, drug addicts, gang bangers, feisty Latinas, the Mexican Spitfire, and the…

Chicano Student Program As a result of the most recent election, many minorities, such as hispanics and latinos, are terrified for the seemingly desolate future. Many chicanos panic that their rights as human beings may be taken away and that their daily lives will be even more troublesome. Some fear that there is no safe place for them to go, however there is a inconspicuous source that lies within UCR that acts as safe space for students. A little past beyond the infamous HUB, directly across…

In the past there were tragedies such as the Sleepy Lagoon incident or the Zoot Suit Riots, but the prisons were at least not filled to the brim with Latino youth. While as now, states such as California are overpopulated with the Hispanics in the prison, left wandering through the criminal justice system, left on the streets to do whatever they can to survive, whether they be male or female; the Latino youth are criminalized the moment they step on the streets. The modern Latino population…