Hispanic

political culture. The most recent growth can be seen in the Hispanic culture and populating of Texas soil. Increasing Hispanic ethnic composition in the state of Texas as well as its increase in the United States as a whole has led to politicians seeking to enhance their political doctrines to include core values significant to the Hispanic culture. For example, George W. Bush was Republican by nature but understood the value of the Hispanic vote. As a result of this understanding, he…

one census to another and the determination to quantify the multiracial populace are still evolving. The Hispanic/Latino communities in the U.S have remained distinct because of it multiracial nature (Anderson& Stephan1999). Some variances are obvious in the Hispanic and Latino population today which encompass skin color and appearance, but others factors are more elusive and harder…

Different people have different views of Hispanics. Hispanics are brown and illegal immigrants. Hispanics are lazy and drug addicts. Hispanics are gang members and steal American jobs from American citizens. Hispanics are Mexican. But we're simply not that is not what being Hispanic means. Being Hispanic is not living up to these views. Being Hispanic is to be hardworking, to continue on our parents work, to make it worth for our parents to leave everything they know and are familiar with…

Background and Significance The Council Bluffs (IA) Fire Department has a long, rich history of providing quality emergency response services to its citizens. The department was formed on January 5, 1883, by resolution of the city council to establish a full-time, paid department (Petersen, 1992). This resolution came after numerous devastating fires exceeded the capabilities of the several volunteer fire companies that had protected the city during the previous 29 years. In 1918, the…

My family and I consider ourselves to be primarily of Hispanic race and, more specifically, our ethnicity to be Mexican American. My mother’s side of the family is from the city of Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico while my father’s side is from the states of Sinaloa and Sonora in Mexico. So, it’s safe to say my family is very Mexican. Both of my parent where actually born in Mexico but were brought over to the United states as infants. However, if we go back even further three generations before…

Being from two Hispanic families both Puerto Rican and Ecuadorian the Hispanic culture was imbedded in me at a very young age. All the celebrations, languages, and traditions were a huge part of me during the early stages of my childhood. My mother, being a single parent, wanted the best for me and wanted to see me grow and become something she never had the opportunity to be. Because of this she put me in private schooling in the small town of Hoboken. Being surrounded by mainly Hispanics and…

culture (Andrews & Boyle, 2016). For this week’s discussion post I will review how the Hispanic culture perceives communication, space, social organization, time, and environmental control as well as discuss any ethnic biological variations. The purpose of the review is to better understand how these factors influence the Hispanic culture and to how to incorporate this information when giving care to the Hispanic patient. Understanding…

Amanda, Nice job explaining several Hispanic cultural beliefs in your post. I wanted to add a couple that I also found interesting. According to Smith (n.d.), the way a healthcare provider greets a Hispanic patient and family member may convey respect or disrepect. She recommends greeting patients and their family members using a title and their full name for the first greeting. For example, saying "Hello Julio" is considered disrespectful, while saying, "Hello Senor Julio Perez" conveys…

THE US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND A WORLDWIDE CYBER WAR Developments in technology and information systems have created a new world and provided numerous benefits. Individuals, states, and international bodies take advantage of such benefits; however they are under some risks as well. As Miller and Kuehl (2009) note, “The increasing dependence of modern technologically-advanced forces (especially American forces) on networks and systems create new kinds of exploitable vulnerabilities.”…

Since they identified Hispanic people as a demographic most likely to recognize the serious nature of financial abuse, they created a message on multiple platforms specifically for that demographic. The campaign was an overall success. As a result of the “Purple Purse Challenge…