United States communities with Hispanic majority populations

Texas held their primary elections on March 1st, and voters had a chance to balance in on the 2016 Republican and Democratic presidential nominations. This year’s primaries included stimulating intraparty clashes over seats in Congress and the state Legislature. The down-ballot races have understandably received slight attention compared with a presidential race that turned out to be more interesting than before. But for those paying attention, the rhetoric in local and national races may have…

The ethnic and racial stratifications in the United States educational system have been reinforced throughout history by means of public policy on racial biases. The biases in which policies are formulated and applied, has created and expanded the achievement gap between White-Americans and minorities. These policies are not always directly targeting low-income schools, however it can be seen within the segregation of residential areas that has a direct impact on local schools. The racial and…

established, African Americans have been disadvantaged pertaining to the judicial sector. One of the oldest instances would be Dred Scott v. Sanford in which slave Dred Scott thought he could be considered a free slave, considering he lived in a free state at the time; however, the Supreme Court upheld that a slave could not be a U.S. citizen, thus not giving them the jurisdiction to appeal to federal courts (McBride). In this case, African Americans could not expect to be protected by the law…

Also, the study has revealed that Hispanic Americans do better on a wide range of social indicators—including propensity to violence—than one would expect given their socioeconomic disadvantages[ CITATION Sam \l 1033 ]. Discussion Undocumented immigrants can be seen as a resource, a fuel…

Multilingualism varieties Social interaction is a process that mainly involves communication and virtually all human communication requires more or less the use of language. Bolaño, S. (1982). Introducción a la teoría y práctica de la sociolingüística. México, DF. Ed: Trillas. In this research paper i will show the importance of the language, for example English idiom as a part of how the language can open barriers, so I search on internet the benefits of English nowadays, I found some…

Associate Professor and Senior Research Associate Heller from Pennsylvania State University, “the groups of students least likely to be awarded these scholarships are the populations who have traditionally been underrepresented in higher education. Data on college participation rates by race indicate a large disparity between white and Asian American students, who have higher college-going rates, and African Americans and Hispanics, who attend college at lower rate” (Ford 31). Anyone can usually…

There has been positive transformations in the Roman Catholic and Native American traditions. There were struggles that took place in both religious groups before these transitions occurred. Pluralism and ethnicity are two of the most important episodes in the Roman Catholic faith. Ghost Dance and inculturation have contributed significantly to Native American tradition. Each of these changes in both religions have created a more diverse congregation, unity, and collaboration of different…

People throughout the community formed together to raise awareness and get the word out to other cities across the United States. What happened on the West Coast quickly made it to the East Coast. Although people still wanted to protest and fight for justice for the 17 year old, this case no longer required volunteers. Media…

The movie does focus on the students’ inability to past a basic skills assessment. If they do not past the test the state will take over the school. The other main focus, especially in a Hollywood portrayal, would have one hero that saves the school all by themselves. Joe Clark was that hero. He came in and turned the school opposite down. He kicked out all the drug dealers…

Systemic racism is a real thing that affects minorities in the United States, especially black Americans. Its effects create inequality and oppression. “Systemic racism includes the complex array of anti-black practices, the unjustly gained political- economic power of whites, the continuing economic and other resource inequalities along racial lines, and the white racist ideologies and attitudes created to maintain and rationalize white privilege and power.” (Cole, 2015) Because of its presence…