Hispanic

Hispanic Stereotyping Many Hispanics come to America seeking a good life, amazing education, and the “American dream”. Many of these Hispanics are discriminated or assumed they are illegal immigrants that need to be deported. Many Latinos are seen as gang bangers, lazy, criminals, and Drug addicts. But they are so much more than that, and without them the U.S wouldn’t be as successful as it is today. Many people today discriminate Hispanics because of a lot of efforts to remove illegal…

dilemma that has been the focus over the SLP is Hispanics and fighting obesity. The core issue is the increased likelihood of obesity that has a linear relationship with length of duration in the United States (Lindberg, Stevens, & Halperin, 2013, p. 1). The best method to change the culture of obesity in Hispanics is to create a health education program that involves the whole family. The reason behind focusing on the family is that traditionally Hispanics place more of an emphasis on the…

The best manner to give some description of how amazing it feels it is to be Hispanic is simple. In every situation you might think you are all alone, this is the best time to start looking back and see how everyone in your family has approved of what you might be doing on. The extraordinary feeling of just waking up every day having the satisfaction of having a group of people that are truly proud of where they are from even people who might take for granted where they came from. But in my…

the United States to women aged 15-19 years old, with the highest rate belonging to the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity. Although the birth rates have been declining from previous years, with a 8% decline in Hispanic/Latino community, they are still considered two times higher than any other group. It is not common to see Hispanic teen mom back home. Growing up in Santa Maria, Ca. you would see many female Hispanic teenagers dropping out of school to raise a child and sometimes the father dropping out…

In the Hispanic world, many stereotypes can define the Hispanic community, racial stereotypes are the most common that define Hispanics. The stereotypes that define Hispanics is lazy, domestic and drug dealers. These negative connotations are hurtful towards the community and can hurt by making them more vulnerable towards words, these words defining Hispanics can break their morals and affect the Hispanic community in ways that can be deceiving. Defining the Hispanic community starts from one…

Hispanic: an individual of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish-speaking country culture or origin. This conception of the word Hispanic is extensive because it includes all people with ties to a Latin American country or country with Spanish culture, while remaining specific by maintaining that that these connections are either through origin or culture. Every ten years the U.S. government issues the decennial census which collects data about the actual…

of Mexico, there is many Hispanic influences that have been shaping Texas culture. But most of the important figures do not only come from Mexico, but from Spanish-speaking countries. According to pewhispanics.org the Texas population consists of 38% Hispanics, 88% are Mexican and 12% are non-Mexican. A total of 9,794 000 is the Hispanic population in the state. With that being said, the Hispanics are becoming a majority in the state. An immensely diversity of Hispanic population in the Lone…

There are multiple health issues facing citizens of Hispanic countries, ranging from underfunded public health sectors to tropical diseases to women’s reproductive health. Health issues in Hispanic countries seem to be caused by multiple factors, such as lack of funds due to economic crisis, an unstable government, and the strong church influence. By dedicating more time and funding to improve the quality of the health care for their citizens, in addition to altering laws involving the church…

Being Hispanic means so much more than how I look , and how I act. To me being Hispanic is the orgullo that I have in myself and in my culture it defines my humbleness and where I came from ,Los Angeles . Growing up in East Los Angeles was certainly different from growing up in the wealthier city in the United State . I didn't have many opportunities as other children.And certainly didn't have luxuries and as a young girl, I struggled to learn English. I. I would go to school and feel very out…

Like many students from Hispanic or Latino heritage, I will be a first generation university student. In my household, higher education was not a possibility for my parents. My mother’s highest education was a high school diploma, and my father’s was middle school. So here I am; in over my head, trying to navigate a system that no one in my sphere of influence has ever navigated before, yet this has never stopped me from my pursuit of college. In doing this, I will further my education, have…