I. About Them The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) was founded in 1975, and it empowers Latino families with the knowledge and resource to successfully complete a higher education by providing scholarships and support services. It strives to make college education a top priority to every Latino families across the nation by mobilizing their community to proactivity in every individual in every way she and he can. HSF seeks to give its Scholar all the tools they need to advance in their course work, graduate, enter a profession, and mentor their generation to come. HSF is the nation’s largest not-for-profit organization supporting Hispanic American higher education and rewarded over $500 million and provides a range of supporting programs. HSF …show more content…
Since Hispanic American are a highly education and influential community as courageous leaders, HSF’s vision is to stand strong as the leading and most reputable non-profit organization in the US. III. Types of Programs HSF has three different types of programs. • Outreach programs It provides educational outreach services to Hispanics families and children through kindergarten through high school. The program conducts workshop for students and parents that address how to prepare for college, how to apply for college application process, and how to apply for scholarships and financial aid. • College programs The program is offer to HSF Scholar and students who are enrolled in college. It includes on-campus student groups which is designed to increase student’s connection and academic support services. • Government programs It is through Hispanic Scholarship Fund Institute and two fund administers such as NASA grants and one Department of Energy grant. Both fund administers provide scholarship, academic support, and internships for underserved students pursing in STEM (Financial, 2017). IV. Partners HSF has three different partners such as Corporate, Foundation, and Strategic
In Subtractive Schooling: US-Mexican Youth and the Politics of Caring, Angela Valenzuela investigates immigrant and Mexican American experiences in education. Valenzuela mentions differences in high schools between U.S born youth and immigrants such as how immigrants she interviewed seemed to achieve in school as they feel privileged to achieve secondary education. However, she found that her study provided evidence of student failure due to schools subtracting resources from these youths. Both are plagued by stereotypes of lacking intellectual and linguistic traits along with the fear of losing their culture. As a Mexican American with many family members who immigrated to the U.S to pursue a higher education, I have experience with Valenzuela’s
Latino grassroots politics in the academic realm has been considered as predominantly Chicano in nature. However, the geometry of this academic sector is no longer one dimensional, due to the formation of a Chicana feminist consciousness; the rise of an identified gay community within the Chicana/o student populace; and the emergence of “Latinos” in era of Chicanismo, The abrupt growth of Latinos (e.g. Spanish speaking of Mexican, Central or Latin American decent) in the United State’s educational system led the general population to characterize them as subjects on the cusps of political power and influence. But this widespread depiction of Latinos as an untapped potential is intrinsically linked to an impression of civic cohesion within the Latino student population. Although there is a correspondence between these parties in terms of the alienation they have felt and the discrimination they have endured throughout their academic careers, there is a minimal collective effort in confronting against their oppressive status. This is mainly a result of conflicting ideologies and social agendas within the Latino student community, as well as the relegation of Hispanic subgroups into the lower echelons. Latino students, nevertheless, have demonstrated their capacity, when both Chicanos and the marginalized Hispanic subgroups join efforts to reach a communal objective. This debunks the historical notion that Chicano students are the only group of Hispanics in the academic sphere that have been actively challenging the processes of social exclusion, and also displays the capacity of a collaborative effort.
Students were grouped by IQ, those who had an above average or higher were helped to go to college and those who had a low IQ’s were not given the support or the push needed to get them into college. Educators allowed low education standards and refused to see students as equals. The advisors set students sights low for the future by encouraging how service jobs were a practical choice for us Mexicans. Cleaning houses were the normal thing to do for Mexican-American females. Students were tired of the inadequate staff and the staff's lack of concern for their students. The students sent out a survey among the other students to see if they were satisfied with what they were getting from their education. The result was that the schools and instructors were not meeting the needs of the students’ more so of the Chicano students.
State and Community Scholarships: You can approach the local community and state owned institutions to g...
The current trend in lack of Latina/o students attending college combines a lack of college readiness with a deficiency in resources to prepare this student population. More and more higher education scholars are accepting these deficiencies as roadblocks to college access, and are looking to preparation programs and parent educational resources as a subject worthy of consideration. There are many different challenges being faced by this population, a population that is according to Oliva and Nora, “the fastest growing minority population in the country”(Oliva & Nora, 2004). Research shows that “less than 43% of Hispanic high school students are qualified to enroll in 4 year institutions”(Saunders & Serna, 2004). With the rapid growth in population, this minority group needs advocacy for equal opportunities in higher learning now more than ever.
“ When I first realized I could go to college it was a surreal experience. It seemed like all the hard work had paid off. Receiving the Hispanic Scholarship Fund was a huge relief because it allowed me the opportunity to continue my education without having to worry too much about thet tuition.” Despite decades having past since her college days, Wendy still sounded grateful for HSF. Like many undocumented immigrants, SHe had an unsure future after graduation and one of her biggest worries was college and her future.
Salinas, C. (2004). "Creating Successful Academic Programs for Chicana/o High School Migrant Students: The Role of Advocate Educators." The High School Journal 87(4): 54-65.
The importance put on education often comes from parental involvement. Many Latinos come to this country in hopes of giving the opportunity to their children to have more open more doors to success while enjoying freedom. The freedom that some possibly do not have at home. “A number of factors contribute to the translation of a family’s social capital to schools capital, including parental income and educational attainment, English language proficiency (ELP), parental beliefs and educational aspirations for their children, and parental involvement in schools (Zambrana 62).” The need to aspire is an individual motivation, however the family structure has much to do with the ambitions. The Latino community according to the book Latinos in American Society written by Ruth Zambrana ran a study on the Average SAT Scores for Twelfth Grade Test-Taking Population, by Race and Latino Subgroup, 1996-2006. In this study, it was found that the second-generation students that are of college-educated Latino families contributed the most to the rise in the total Latino student
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.
Hispanics will represent more than one-quarter of school-age children in the United States by 2025. These children are more likely than others to be educationally and economically disadvantaged. Presently, 36 percent of Hispanic students live in families whose income is below the poverty line. As a result, Hispanic students are concentrated in high-poverty, largely racially isolated schools, and they often have limited access to the resources needed for academic success, such as highly qualified teachers, small classes, 21st century technology, and modern school buildings.
Castillo and Robert D. Hill explore how various “stressors” impact the higher education of Chicana college students. The study details how financial restrictions, acculturation, gender role conflicts and pressure to ends college education early all combine to distress the Chicana college student. Not only do Chicana students need to handle to education workload that comes with school, they too must handle the personal workload that comes with all of the stressors. Financial burdens are something that are always present in the lives of many Chicana and Chicano students. You are always dependent on the state to help you, you are always stressing about paying for rent and for paying for groceries.
The findings and recommendations point to the conclusion that social and structural support for immigrant students should be embedded in curricula where appropriate and systematically included in school and university processes starting before the school experience, continuing through the university and extending up to higher level of education from it.
College students, being the nucleus of a society, need the necessary tools to overcome the diverse barriers in life specifically the financial ones. This can relieve them emotionally, and helping them can push them to reach their goals. Since Obama administration had been working on this, there has been an increase in the financial aid. Colleges need to partner with organizations to leverage the access and affordability and the financial aid department can always work for example with the Gates Millennium Scholarship. Being a particular element in the economic field of a country, college needs to be cost-effective to college students. Since the future relies on them, helping those students at the financial level is not only helping them to do something meaningful with their lives, but is also
Just as the population of Texas is changing, so is the education and economics. This change is occurring, as the result of an increase in Hispanics, overall young population, decreases in the amount of Anglos, and lack of money invested into Texas’ education system. When looking into Hispanics, “Hispanics still lag behind other groups in obtaining a four-year degree. In 2013, among Hispanics ages 25 to 29, just 15% of Hispanics have a bachelor’s degree or higher” (5 facts about Latinos and Education). The reason Hispanics tend to lag behind other ethnic groups in education, comes down to the fact that as many come to the United states, they are searching for the highest paying job without the use of a college degree. This belief of finding
In America, Latino’s face many struggles that hinder their chances of living the American dream. One of the biggest struggles that Latino’s youth face is dropping out of school due to circumstances they encounter, such as Pregnancy, Gangs and Poverty. Hispanics are the fastest-growing ethnic minority in the United States today. The number of Hispanic students in the nation's public schools nearly doubled from 1990 till present day. The dropout rate of Hispanic youth between age 16 and 19 has been at an all-time high over the past couple of years. One-third of Hispanic students perform below grade level while more than 50 percent of Hispanic dropouts have less than a 10th-grade education. Latinos today are underrepresented in key indicators of school achievement such as high school and college graduation rates, standardized tests, and college entrance examinations.