White Hispanic and Latino Americans

experience of Latinos compared to that of Caucasians (Blanche Diaz, Barretto, & Cermak, 2015). The ASD literature continues to pertain predominantly to Caucasians even as Latinos now make up the largest ethnic population in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). Although ASD is more prevalent among Caucasians than Latinos, at 15.8 per 1000 versus 10.8 per 1000 respectively (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014), the lower prevalence among Latinos is not…

Hispanic americans today are in a unique position in the United States’ economy. There are many factors that constitute their wellbeing, which is defined as “the state of being healthy, happy, and wealthy” (Xiao, 2015). I think it is important to understand these factors and their effect on this ethnic group as well as the rest of the economy. It is especially significant to know the economic status of Hispanic Americans based on income, as they make up a large portion of the population and…

Hispanics are a significant part of the United States. Through their traditions and culture, they have been easily differentiated. Hispanics include the Mexicans, Cubans, South or Central American as well as Puerto Rican. More clearly understood, Hispanics are people with links to the Spanish culture and heritage. These people are often linked with the colonization in United States under the Spanish empire (Carrasquillo, 1991). The issue focused here is the Hispanic culture, their tradition…

The “Macho” Man I couldn 't be happier when my father told me the plan he had in mind for us as soon we wake up the next day. I couldn’t sleep when I saw it for the first time and honestly it was too beautiful. It was green with some metallic colors on it and it has some stripes on the handles and black tires. I am talking about my first bicycle that my father gave to me when I was 5 years old. After we woke up, we went to a close park where we always hang out with family and friends and I was…

In the article “The Day of the Dead: How Death Became a National symbol” Stephen T. Woodman discusses death within Mexico and how it became an important symbol in Mexican culture. Woodman discusses the four main reasons as to why death is such and important symbol in the Mexican culture. The first of four reasons Woodman shares is based on religious beliefs of pre-Conquest Mexico. This is when the Aztecs made human sacrifices for the Gods in order for the earth to be born and to maintain the…

The Hispanic represents the United States largest minority group and they are also one of the fastest growing nation. From the past couple of years the Hispanic has grown very rapid in the United States. They are second largest population after the Native American the Hispanic has held the spot of being on being the leading minority group in the United States. The term Hispanic it’s a linguistic ethnic that can be designated to any race. The first thing that caught my attention in this chapter…

Manifestaciones (Manifestations) Manifestaciones or short for Mani is a leadership retreat hosted by the Center for Latino Arts and Culture (CLAC) located on College Avenue. Although it is expected that this retreat is only for Latinos since it is hosted by the CLAC, anyone from any race can go because although the retreat is Latino-oriented it is not Latino exclusive. There is an application that every potential participant must fill out and the participants are chosen based on…

faith in the American ideal. We have always believed it possible for men and women who start at the bottom to rise as far as the talent and energy allow. Neither race nor place of birth should affect their chances,” (Kennedy 3). The topic of immigration has been a major concern for generations. Although many have argued the negative impacts of immigrants, such as drug trafficking, threatening the American culture and overcrowding, immigrants have still contributed tremendously in American…

American trade union leader, born March 31, 1927 near Yuma (Arizona) and died on April 23, 1993 in St. Louis (Arizona). Cesar Chavez was the founder of the unit of agricultural workers, who, since 1964, brought together migrant laborers, most of them Hispanic, to fight for the improvement of their working conditions. Cesar Chavez belonged to a family of Mexican immigrants employed in agricultural work. His childhood was stage a succession of fields of work between California and Arizona, which…

HOUSE ON MANGO STREET While reading “The house on mango street”, everything in the book seemed to get progressively became contorted for the innocent girl named Esperanza. In the beginning of the story the Family had moved a couple of times prior to the last and having to move again having more complications with broken water pipes, and the landlord refusing to fix them leaving them no other choice but to advance to the next home. Esperanza describes her name as being an awful name with too…