White Hispanic and Latino Americans

Discrimination towards Hispanics is so big that there are at least 130 American towns and cities that prohibits the hiring of unauthorized day laborers, making it illegal to even rent houses for them to live in and they criminalized the public use of languages other than English knowing that English is their second language, if they even speak English (National Park Service, 1). To show how much America wants to cease the immigrant flow to the United States, immigration enforcement takes up half…

this decade saw the emergence of the civil rights movement with African-American activists leading the struggle against segregation and Jim Crow laws still prevalent in southern states at the time. After years of legal challenges and peaceful protests, the civil rights movement culminated in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Giving the tremendous achievements of African-American activists during the 1960s, the civil rights movement of this period is…

I believe an important issue facing California is negating Asian-Pacific Islander American Heritage Month, celebrated during the month in May. Why is that everyone remembers African-American Heritage Month and Hispanic Heritage Month? Is it because we resemble the most to white person? Well, not to be rude, but we went/go through the same struggles as you. This is important because we don’t want people to simply forget about us and for those of Asian/Pacific Islander descent to forget about…

For over a century, immigrants from various Latino subgroups have migrated to the United States under varying conditions. As each group faced factors that helped their transition into the United States, there were factors that hindered their transition as well. Mexico, one of the first Latino countries to send masses of migrants to the United States, and the Dominican Republic, one of the last, share many of these factors that have impacted their economic, cultural, and political lives in the…

Death and dying is a part of our everyday life, death practices and rituals are all different depending on sex, age, and ethnic/religious backgrounds. As Kathryn Desmond wrote in a 2016 American Nurse today, she stated that “we first must be aware that cultures have different systems of belief around health, wellness, and practices”. We cannot expect for one person to handle the death of a loved one in the same way that you would or anyone else. For healthcare employees, it is of great value to…

Compared to whites, Hispanics are approximately 1.5x more likely to get the disease, and African Americans are about two times more likely (Alzheimer’s Association, 2010). Between the years of 2000 and 2013, deaths associated with Alzheimer’s disease increased by a whopping 71%, and Alzheimer’s disease is now the eighth leading cause of death among Hispanic Americans (CDC, 2015). Within the same time frame, researchers found that the incidence of dementias in African Americans was 26.6 cases of…

to the) authenticity being questioned. For example, the Latino food in America varies depending on where you are; in California, it could be Chicano or Cuban in Southern Florida.…

Mexican American, Immigrant, White , Latino, Hispanic, everyone has different Ethic of who they are some people think to their self who are they? Who am I, people see me by my color or the way I look people think I'm white but I'm really actually Mexican . Many people think just the color you are they think you're white or a different race . Who am I today is I am Mexican American girl that look white but I'm Mexican that talks English and I'm American because I live in America and I understand…

society’s work force. Both men and women of African American and Hispanic or Latino background make considerably less than members of the white of Asian community (Statistics, U.S. Bureau Of Labor). This pay gap between races is in part contributed to the value of work from individuals from certain backgrounds. Historically, people have more value for work done by a member of the white or Asian community than that of the African American or Hispanic community. This gap could also be due in…

Mai-Duc of the Los Angeles times, the author discusses the validity of Jorge Ramos as an influence on the Latino voting power after a press conference where Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told Univision anchor Jorge Ramos to "go back to Univision" and the anchor was escorted out. The author uses logos, ethos, and pathos to argue her position on immigration and the value of the Latino population in America involved in politics. She uses logos by stating facts about Ramos and his…