White Hispanic and Latino Americans

Immigration affects a lot of different families in many different ways. Immigration is a subject in many different texts as well. A lot of the texts portray immigration in different ways. In The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez and “Band-Aid for 800 Children” both portray the subject of immigration in very different and similar ways. In the text The Red Umbrella the author portrays the subject differently from “A Band-Aid of 800 Children” by using many different techniques. In the Red…

are numerous encounters of discrimination in the Los Angeles area towards Latinos. Discrimination affects Latinos mentally and physically in several ways. Latinos face racial profiling, verbal and physical discrimination. It's not even their fault that they face this kind of discrimination, but how people in society viewed them as. In California there are laws to limit discrimination against minorities, especially with Latinos in the Los Angeles area, why is it that Anglo-Europeans still…

In "Names/Nombres" Julia is also a Mexican American that moves to America with her family. Her experiences aren't as bad as Delgado's; but she too had to learn to be herself. When Julia moves to New York, everyone mispronounces her name, or gets it completely wrong. Whether it was Judy, Judith, Jules…

status of our country between groups, specifically Hispanic/Latino. First, I thought the video ‘Becoming America’ greatly emphasized the concept of the Latino/Hispanic paradox. This is when newly immigrated members from Hispanic countries experience great health at first. The video mentioned their health being even better than those with high SES. However, it was made clear, that over time (within a generation) these newly immigrated Hispanics/Latinos experience worse and worse health, as the…

“El Norte” Gregory Nava’s El Norte is a significant and relevant film illustrating how horribly workers are treated in Mexico and other Central American countries, as well as life struggles for undocumented immigrants in the United States. One of the main themes of this film is the inequality of wealth and how the poor are treated inhumanely by the rich. This film tells the story of the life of brother and sister, Enrique and Rosa who are indigenous Guatemalans. They are first faced with the…

“The Hatred Within” is the story of José as he goes through his adolescent years. José is Latino, but does not identify with the Latino community or even his family for that matter. He, in fact, hates it and all that it stands for, associating more with the white community. Although José never denied his heritage, he always checked off the box for Latino, he never knew what it meant to be Latino or cared to know either. In the beginning of José’s story, there was some obvious problems in his…

describes as “blood Orange” (page two paragraph two). The Navajo Reservation (Gallup, New Mexico) and Native American culture is also brought up, as well as Albuquerque's own Sandia Tramway, two very popular sites. Symes then goes on to talk about Breaking Bad and It's becoming, How…

The Hispanic community is growing in the United States. With this growth, in the Hispanic community, healthcare providers have had to change how to approach them. There are several things that can interfere with the care that is provided for them. When Hispanics arrive to this country, they are faced with many challenges. Hispanics face healthcare disparities due to language barriers, financial difficulties, and fear due to being undocumented. Hispanics face healthcare disparities due to…

La Peor de Todas, The Worst of All, was put on by the National Museum of Mexican Art as part of the Chicago International Latino Theater Festival. The entire play was performed in Spanish with English supertitles. I know some Spanish and was able to more or less keep up with the play without the supertitles, which was also a satisfying experience. However, if I did look to the supertitles, I could tell that they were often too far ahead or behind the dialogue which was a little annoying.…

To share blood with immigrant workers is something one must carry with honor. They overcome any obstacle that blocks them from providing for their family across the border. In “El Sonavabitche” by Gloria Anzaldua, we encounter with an American landlord which employs immigrant workers. This character exploits his workers and delivers them to law officials before payday arrives. This poem focuses on underlining the lack of working rights and lack of support by the government towards undocumented…