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After the first decade of this century, Latinos conquered very important # of political positions in the country in areas like New Mexico, Loa Angeles y San Antonio with the most significant of all, the appointment of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. With those examples and the increase of Latino population, the opportunities for government posts for Latinos will be more and hopefully the desire to commit will be stronger. This essays focusses on the path Latinos have been following towards visibility, opinion and influence in the political power of the country. Acording to Juan Gonzales, the Latino culture in US growth is unstoppable and the natural consequences of higher impact in the US life, is already noticible. For this reason, the political participation and influence in US policies can not be stopped. “This political revolution will not be halted by the rise of anti-Hispanic sentiment among black Americans, nor by the federal government… It will not be trned back by Supreme Court decisions…” (JG pp 168) Today, there are some Latinos already participating on the …show more content…
The Latino youth of these days seems to be somewhat passive towards any politics, not the politics of the nation as a whole and not in the politics that affect Latinos. I see how young Latino groups are separated between immigrants, illegal migrants, Spanish speaking vs English speaking and to some extent, the fear or shame Latino US born have regarding their parents and grandparents’ culture and the possible rejection from their US general population friends. Many of them do not speak Spanish and I see no much interest on learning it. This situation was the same José Martí saw in Cuba “Those carpenter's sons who are ashamed that their fathers are carpenters! Those born in America who are ashamed of the mother that reared them, because she wears an Indian apron... (NA
The Latino community is considered the largest demographic minority in the United States and is expect to increase by approximately 15% in 2050 (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2002). The Latino population is comprised of many subgroups from many different regions that have developed unique beliefs, norms, and sociopolitical experiences. Although the term Latino is used throughout this paper, it is important to underscore the great diversity found within the Latino community to avoid the development and perpetuation of stereotypes. In clinical practice, it is important to evaluate the individual in terms of their racial identity, acculturation, and socioeconomic status among other factors to create a more individualized and effective treatment
The first movement in history for the Hispanic/Latino population in the United States was during and after World War II. It launched the entire movement of Hispanic Civil Rights. It carried on from the 1940’s to present time. The movement started in west coast states like California, New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to east coast states like Florida and New York. Many Latinos saw this as an opportunity to push for equal rights. They paid their taxes, blended into society, and volunteered or drafted in to the army. They felt they deserve equal votes, not to be discriminated, and hate crimes should be stopped. The movement pushed for a much fairer immigration reform, labor rights, and housing. They knew to fix this issue; they had to be involved
In today’s world, with the media exploiting every single thing about a celebrity, it easy to know their accomplishments or the scandals in their life. The actions that one demonstrates especially when being a celebrity, influences the public and determines whether they are someone to look up to or not. One of the star that are in the public eye is Jennifer Lopez but she is mostly known as JLo. Many people know her as an American singer, actress, dancer, fashion designer and businesswoman (Jennifer Lopez). Everybody out there has their own opinion about her, those who look up to her describe her as a strong, independent and hardworking women who fought to be in the position that she’s in. On the other hand, the haters out there look at her as someone who exposes her physical appearance, isn’t latina enough and is talentless. However Jennifer Lopez is worth knowing about because of her influence in the hispanic community, her support for feminism and her ability to adapt to a variety of roles as a celebrity.
Harvest of the Empire is a valuable tool to gaining a better understanding of Latinos. This book helps people understand how varied Latino’s in the United States are. The author also helped give insight as to how Americans reacts to differences within itself. It does this by giving a description of the struggles that every Latino immigrant faced entering the United States. These points of emphasis of the book were explained thoroughly in the identification of the key points, the explanation of the intersection of race, ethnicity, and class, in addition to the overall evaluation of the book.
Gonzalez, Juan. Harvest of Empire a History of Latinos in America. New York: Penguin Putnam Inc, 2000.
A question that every high school student is faced with is: “What extracurricular activities so you participate in?” Some can answer confidently while others are slapped with a moment of sudden realization. These people are just floating along with the crowd, with no driving force or motivation. What I believe differentiates me from my peers and gives me a sense of uniqueness, is what I do outside of my academia. Out of the deluge of activities that are available, Latinos In Action is the one that I feel the most passionate about and shapes my persona the most.
Another struggle for identity with Latinos is their struggle with the Spanish and English languages. While some Latinos may speak Spanish in their homes, the language may not be conversationally used in their schools. Some Lat...
Internalized racism has hit the individual level where half of all Hispanics consider themselves as white. One Mexican American asserted that he felt “shame and sexual inferiority…because of my dark complexion.” He also described himself with “disgust” loathing his appearance when he sees himself in the mirror. Stereotypes play a huge role in the Latino culture in the U.S where often the usual stereotype is that Latinos are job-stealers, uneducated, poor and illegal. “Envidia” or jealousy sabotages the Latino community because Latinos begin to question the qualifications of other successful Latinos. No one has the positive thought that Latinos can achieve and triumph in any field; they just can’t believe that. Latinos just stamp other Latinos with those stereotypes Americans say. Because of internalized racism, Latinos and Hispanics distance themselves from the Spanish language to support the English only movement. They are embarrassed of their inherited language and rather choose English to complete assimilation. “Almost 40% of Latino/a respondents prefer English as their dominant language…” (Padilla 20). Where I currently live, I always see on the day to day basis Hispanics and Latinos that immigrated to the United States from other countries sounding “white.” I speak to Hispanics; even Latinos in Spanish and they respond
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.
El Diario has documented and reported the challenges, contributions, and mistakes of Latino immigrants (Gonzalex-Fuentes n.d.). Advocating for these reform laws and public policies has been the major task of El Diario since its founding. The newspaper has campaigned for a humane and fair immigration reform, even though it forms part of their job. Many immigrants have turned to the newspaper to appeal their plights and to seek help when facing misfortunes. Similarly, the paper has highlighted the achievements of immigrants in the US, giving hope of a better future for many immigrants (Jasen n.d.). The newspaper has engaged in successfully documenting challenges, contributions, and mistakes of immigrants, giving Hispanics a different perspective to life. Indeed, the approach of El Diario is a challenge to policymakers and the local community in how they handle the immigration
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.
The Hispanic diversity of the United States has been well documented in immigration. and population numbers for many years. In 1994, there were 26.4 million Hispanics. Americans living in the Continental United States. In 2005 that number had ballooned to over 35 million.
As a result, of a large portion of Latinos being “non-citizens population, large under-18 population, and low registration and voting rates”; Latinos are unable to express their interests through voting. (Bedolla,2014,p.26) This also hinders Latinos ability to elect someone into office without building a coalition with another minority group. Latinos have a better chance of electing someone to office at the local level in areas where they make a majority of population and/ or are a majority of the
Latinos face a lot of discrimination when they come to the united stated or they try to assimilate to the American culture. Most immigrants have to deal with the police investigating them because they think they are all drug dealers or are in some type of illegal organization. They also have to deal with people calling them names because of their skin color. Americans also accuse Hispanics of stealing their jobs (Ramos, 53). They also face seeing racist graffiti on homes or wall of a building and they have to face hate crimes (Plunkett, 15). They sometimes get excluded from white communities (Plunkett, 39). Latinos are also blamed for serious problems the country faces (Ramos, 195). There are reasons for Americans to discriminate Latinos and reasons why they shouldn’t discriminate them.
In the first part “Roots” Gonzalez, covering the colonial period of United States, argues that through territorial expansion into Latino lands in colonial days the U.S. was able to exploit Latin American territories to their benefit. In the second part, “Branches”, Gonzalez devotes several chapters to major Latino groups. Through intensive and in-depth interviews with different people, and also telling his own story, Gonzalez paints a picture of contemporary Latinos in the U.S. The last and final section of Harvest of empire Gonzalez demonstrated modern day issues such as the controversy over illegal immigration that has spanned more than sixty years, the disastrous impact of globalization on Latin America in the wake of NAFTA, and the continuous debate over the use of foreign languages and