1. Summarize the historical background, demographics, and diversity within the Latino/Hispanic American community in the United States. Under the Manifest Destiny announcement, which took place in the 1800s, “the United States began the expansionist policy of annexing vast territories to the south, north and west” (Ch. 7 Law Enforcement Contact with Latino/Hispanic Americans, n.d.). With the seizure or yet known as the “annexation of the Louisiana Territories in 1803”, Florida in 1819, Texas in 1845, and the Northwest Territories (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana) in 1846” (Ch. 7 Law Enforcement Contact with Latino/Hispanic Americans, n.d.), it appeared to be about unavoidable that clash would happen with Mexico. However, in …show more content…
Also, the idea “of la familia extends to relatives outside of the nuclear family, as well as neighbors, friends, and key members of the community” (Module A Cultural diversity and racial sensitivity, n.d.). “The parent-child relationship is primary in the Hispanic American family, with children bound in obedience to the will of both parents” (Module A Cultural diversity and racial sensitivity, n.d.). The father 's conventional part is that of leader and taskmaster for the family. The firstborn child is frequently viewed as the “secondary decision-maker, especially in the father’s absence” (Module A Cultural diversity and racial sensitivity, n.d.). The mother, who customarily concedes to the father 's power, by and large gives the enthusiastic middle of the family, sustenance and supporting its parts with the assistance of broadened family parts, such as, grandparents, godparents, compadres, aunties, and …show more content…
Addition to those, there are other issues and concern of Law enforcement contacting Hispanic Americans which is known as: “exposure to environmental risk and job hazards”; “increasing police services to the Latino/Hispanic American community”; and lastly “increasing the number of Latino/Hispanic American police officers” (Gould, K., Chapter 6 Law Enforcement Contact with Latino/Hispanic Americans, 2005) that is for effective approach for when coming in contact with Hispanic American
Junot Diaz is Dominican American, and he came from a very poor family with five other siblings. Since they were not that wealthy, they lived in a simple way. Even though his mother was basically the bread winner of the family since his father could not keep a job, she still manages to send money back home every six months or so. When they got home from their vacation, they had found out that someone has broken into their house and stole most of his mother’s money. It was easy for them to be a target because they were recent immigrant, and in their neighborhood cars and apartment were always getting jacked. His mother was very upset; she blamed her children, because she thought it was their friends who had done such a thing. “We kids knew where
The Latino Generation: Voices of the New America is a book written by Mario T. Garcia. This book tells the individual life stories of individual Latino Americans all attending the same class at University of California, Santa Barbra. The book discloses stories and events told by 13 students each who narrate from first person and give us a brief description of their life. The book is composed of 13 sections with an additional introduction and conclusion (Garcia, Kindle). Within this reflection I will describe the key points within this book and compare the stories within this book not only to each other, but also to additional stories of Latino Americans and how Garcia’s book rids the general public of misconception of Latinos.
The term “Manifest Destiny” was never actually used until 1845, but the idea was always implied from the Doctrine of Discovery. Without understanding the Doctrine, it is impossible to understand the reasons and fundamentals behind why Manifest Destiny began.This Doctrine was a set of ten steps and rules that European nations followed in order to avoid conflict over land holdings, created in the early 1400s. The first few steps give the discovering country full rights to buy the land from the native peoples. This is important, since it gave the discovering country the power of preemption. Conquered Indian peoples lose sovereign powers and the rights to free trade and diplomatic relations, and the land they occupy is said to be vacant. Religion played a massive role in the regulations of the Doctrine, since “non-Christian people were not deemed to have the same rights to land, sovereignty, and self determination as Christians”(Miller 4). These rules were all meant to favor the ethnocentric, with full understanding of the repercussions on those who lived in the places being conquered.
The Manifest Destiny was a progressive movement starting in the 1840's. John O'Sullivan, a democratic leader, named the movement in 1845. Manifest Destiny meant that westward expansion was America's destiny. The land that was added to the U.S. after 1840 (the start of Manifest Destiny) includes The Texas Annexation (1845), The Oregon Country (1846), The Mexican Cession (1848), The Gadsden Purchase (1853), Alaska (1867), and Hawaii (1898). Although this movement would take several years to complete, things started changing before we knew it.
It is in the solving of social problems in which Hispanics can be of tremendous service to the country. One of the greatest attributes of hispanics is the willingness to mix, and by doing so, have created cultural forms, new human relationships, and life styles. Because this, Hispanics can help look for solutions to barriers, prejudices, and stereotypes that have divided us as a
Family is the most important social unit of Hispanic life. It is a close-knit entity that includes immediate and extended family members. Typically, the father is the head of the family and the mother rules the house (Clutter, n.d.). Vacations are usually taken to relatives’ houses to promote togetherness in celebration of birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, graduations, and communions. In times of need, the family is the first line of aid, and Hispanics typically live with their parents until marriage. While this deviates from American ideals for individuals aged 18-35, it actually provides young adults the opportunity for future success because so much money is saved from greatly reduced housing costs (Williams, 2009).
In this report, we will explore the Hispanic culture in the United States and try to prove how important it is to target this community due to the rapid growth of population. Since the Hispanic community has never been considered a viable target, we tend to research this group and prove how influential this group is.
As a traditional, collectivistic cultural group, the Latino population is believed to adhere deeply to the value of familismo. (Arditti, 2006; Calzada, 2014). Familism is an emphasis on the importance of the family unit over values of autonomy and individualism”. (Santistaben, 2012). Family is considered to be the top priority in the Latino culture. Comparatively, at times, this isn’t true of our busy, work devoted western culture. In western culture we think of our family in a nuclear sense made up of a: mom, dad, and siblings. Conversely, Hispanic culture focuses on the whole extended family including aunts, uncles, grandparent, and cousins. Their culture believes having close connections with the entire extended family benefits the development of their children. The entire family helps the child by giving them differing levels of social and emotional support. (American Home Resolutions,
With the end of the Mexican War, the United States absorbed one third of that nation’s total area. Even though American’s gained a considerable amount of land, it created great political sectionalism in America. Mexico was fighting to keep what they thought was their property and the U.S desired to retain the disputed land of Texas and obtain more of Mexico’s northern lands. This fast expansion of the size of America combined with a number of other military successes and improvement of the country’s infrastructure and communication powered ideas of Anglo-Saxon sovereignty, which merged with America’s pride to create a manifest destiny. Due to American Mexican war , Manifest destiny instilled nation building through territorial expansion, endorsed slavery’s growth, and promoted the notion of American racial superiority (Chavez, 3). The Mexican American War was mainly driven by the idea of Manifest Destiny, that instilled nation building through territorial expansion, endorsed slavery’s growth and promoted the
In the mid-19th century, the West drew increasing numbers of American settlers despite the hardships of the journey and the difficult living conditions that waited them at their journey’s end. Thus Americans were immediately sized on the phrase “ Manifest Destiny”- believing that United State’s destiny is manifest, inevitable, to expand to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican territory.
Latinos have struggled to discover their place inside of a white America for too many years. Past stereotypes and across racism they have fought to belong. Still America is unwilling to open her arms to them. Instead she demands assimilation. With her pot full of stew she asks, "What flavor will you add to this brew?" Some question, some rebel, and others climb in. I argue that it is not the Latino who willingly agreed to partake in this stew. It is America who forced her ideals upon them through mass media and stale history. However her effort has failed, for they have refused to melt.
Today, the Hispanic population has grown tremendously over the years. We have watched the Hispanics community growth rate grow faster than any other racial and ethnic group in the nation. The Hispanic culture and community has populated all around the United States, introducing new traditions and customs. I was traveling to different to city in the States, I notice the wide spread growth of Hispanic communities, For Instance in Miami the Cuban and El Salvadoran culture is heavy populate in the area. In New York the Puerto Rican culture is dominating through out the several boroughs. I have come around town and Hispanics are known for their good food, which tends to have more diverse people try new cultural customs. Hispanic or Latino Americans are a group of people made up of distinct characteristics. Hispanics or Latinos are defined as a people of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish speaking cultures.
After 17 years of having Ecuadorian blood running through my veins I have come to fully embrace and love what it means to be Hispanic. More than anything else, my Hispanic heritage has taught me the value of family and the perseverance one must have during all stages of life. The world I come from is very family oriented; every weekend is a family reunion, where my parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandma join to cook together, listen to music, and spend time talking with one another. Though we do not abide to the nuclear family model, having so much family around has provided a support system like no other. There is constant motivation and hope propelling me to never stop at anything but success. I get my fair share of these motivational
Latin American society places a great deal of importance on the family as a support network; it is not uncommon for several generations to reside in the same house. This emphasis is called familismo, and the mother in the family is usually the most important figure. She “is seen as the primary nurturer and caregiver in the family…[and] plays a critical role in preservation of the family as a unit, as well as in...
Latinos and Hispanics are highly associated with every aspect of the United States. Colorado, as one of the most Hispanic-populated states in America, is deeply influenced by Hispanic culture and history. Exploring Hispanics living in Colorado and listening to their stories and ideas can be essential to understanding the United States. Therefore, I interviewed two Latino students currently enrolled at the University of Denver, including Herick Acosta and Gabe Marcano, and attended an educational lecture titled Leadership for a Multicultural Age: New Approaches to Leadership from Latino Communities by Juana Bordas.