Spanish in the United States

position of U.S. in world affairs, especially in Latin America, by looking at our history and how our country is today. Back in the late 1800s - early 1900s, was the beginning of the supremacy of the United States. From industrialization, to imperialism, to economics and politics. The United States has a huge impact on the world as well as the world has impacted America. During the time of the industrial revolution, many factories were built and they created job opportunities which led to the…

As Franklin D. Roosevelt, the thirty-second President of the United States said: “Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.” We have to admit that America cannot be successful without the integral and dynamic part of the revolution reform, the immigration waves. Today, the immigrants have contributed a lot to the society that they are living in in terms of economic growth, human resources, technological innovations and…

My family is originally from Afghanistan but I was born in Pakistan and raised in the United States. Growing up, I have always had trouble identifying myself to one particular ethnic group or race. The closest term in the lexicon of our racial language in the U.S. that I would be able to relate to is “Arab”—on the basis of having the same religion but not the same culture. Afghanistan is neither considered an Arab country nor can it be considered Asian. Being a third cultured kid, I have always…

Ramona was and is perceived to be Indian. In the United States, she remarked that people thinks that she is Dominican, for her “dark skin and those features and I live in the Bronx, so automatically I’m Dominican.” In Florida, where she currently resides with her husband and three sons, she stated that “They are confused about me until I open up my mouth to speak. And they are like, “Oh, wait a minute. She’s from somewhere else. You’re not Spanish. Like…

Affidavit of Silverio Martin Vazquez- Suarez I, Siilverio Martin Vazquez Suarez hereby depose the following: I am writing this letter to provide a description off the hardships my husband, Edward Vivio, would suffer should we have to leave the United States if my waiver is denied. First, I would like you to know that I was born on July 21, 1986 in Zapotlanejo, Jalisco, Mexico. I was born into a family of six people including my father and mother, an older sister and two younger sisters. I…

The occupation of conquered territory began following the Texas and Mexican-American wars and U.S. aggressions. It cost 12,000 lives and $10m, for a gain of a colony 2.5 times as big as France, rich farmland, natural resources like gold, silver, zinc, oil, and uranium, stimulated commerce and industry (mining, agriculture and stock), ports and ocean access. Mexico was left shrunken, and hindered in its ability to build its economy. The wars left a legacy of hatred. They left immediate losses,…

affected the ethnic group during World War II. The Balch Institute wrote this essay for Ethnic Studies of The Historical Society of Pennsylvania; in the beginning of the essay, it begins like “World War II had an enormous impact on Latinos in the United States, including Mexican…

party in our city and state, we were often treated with respect within our society. Our family was well aware that we had privilege. It is hard to challenge having privilege when you already have it. However, the situation changed when we emigrated to the United States. We have had to work and get an education to get a higher paying job, which would ultimately lead to a higher socioeconomic status. That has been our way of challenging our situation since we moved to the United States. When it…

Imagine starting a new school, in a new state, maybe even a new country. On the first day of class looking around, seeing you 're the only one whose skin color is not white, you’re the only one with dark curly hair, and you 're the only one who “doesn’t belong.” Upon entering the classroom you hear comments like “It 's a Mexican”, “Do you even speak English?”, “How did you cross the border?” That 's what students like Natalia Martinez, Genesis Garcia, Kendrick Rosado, and I had to deal with when…

Haiti was French colony and Latin America was spanish but independence was paramount in both and changed these areas forever. The outcomes of independence movements in Haiti and the Spanish Americas were similar because they both ended successfully and with independence from the colonizing nation, a difference however was that in Haiti the revolution ended with a complete…