Review by Howard Jordan‚ The City University of New York – Hostos Community College of book His Panic: Why Americans Fear Hispanics in the U.S. written by Emmy-award-winning journalist Geraldo Rivera. Rivera has truly emerged as a true warrior in defense of the Latino community and immigrant rights by dissecting and clarifying several myths that feed the anti-immigrant prejudice against the growing number of United States-born and foreign-born Latinos in our nation. One of the most obvious
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Populations: Hispanic Culture NSG/440 April 29‚ 2013 Self-Awareness with Vulnerable Populations: Hispanic Culture The nursing profession requires caring for a culturally diverse group of patients. Health care professionals need to be mindful that one’s personal cultural background‚ values‚ and beliefs have a profound influence on health and how patients respond to medical care and compliance. There are many vulnerable populations that nurses care for every day‚ most are within the Hispanic population
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Escaping the Eurocentric American Stranglehold Ethnic variety is one of the defining characteristics of the American people. The American people‚ however‚ define themselves based on their cultural background. Armando Rendón and Judith Ortiz Cofer are two writers with passionate perspectives on encroaching Anglo assimilation. Rendón reflects on his near loss and reclamation of cultural identity in his essay‚ “Kiss of Death‚” while Cofer ’s heritage is tested and strengthened through her encounters
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David Alvarez 10/25/2012 Room 474 Arthur Saenz This week we learned how Mexicans are stereotyped negatively in the media‚ they are Stereotyped as being only portrayed as having very low paying jobs and as criminals. Furthermore even in the Latin media in telenovelas the actresses are mainly white with blonde hair. Seeing Mexicans portrayed as heroes is a rarity because according to the society Mexicans are minorities. Another stereotype is that almost all Mexicans are illegal’s.
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Rudy Martinez Tackabury English 60 May 28th 2013 Does America Still Exist? In Richard Rodriguez’s article‚ “Does America Still Exist?” my mind opened to another view on the topic of immigration in the United States. My beliefs had always been that if anyone is not an American citizen who were paying their taxes here‚ then you should not be allowed in our country. After reading this article and seeing the immigrant’s perspective‚ I learned that America is full of immigrants and that we are
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Christy Nailling Cinema 123 Professor Peterson 29 May 2013 Women in American Cinema Women have made an incredible impact on American Cinema with their talents and roles making worldwide history. Women have been central to the film industry since its inception in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Female stardom was an essential component of the rise of the industry‚ though many of these women were celebrated more for their appearances than for their acting ability. While the popularity
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ESSAY #9: ISSUE OF LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY "Identity is the essential core of who we are as individuals‚ the conscious experience of the self inside" - Kaufman (Anzuldύa 62). Coming to America and speaking more than one language‚ I often face similar situations as Gloria Anzaldύa and Amy Tan. Going to high school where personal image is a big part of a student ’s life is very nerve racking. American Values are often forced upon students and a certain way of life is expected of them. Many times‚ in
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Attendance to ISCORE ISCORE is the Iowa State Conference on Race and Ethnicity (ISCORE). I was so happy I have a chance to taking the lecture here. That is one of the most important and necessary experiences in my entire life. First lecture: Morning Address Brian Behnken At 9:00 AM. – 9:30 AM‚ I attended at the lecture of the Brian Behnken who is an associate professor in the Department of History and the U.S. Latino/a Studies. I really like his idea about the His research and teaching interests
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While observing America and its social structure‚ being a college student who migrated to this country just nine years ago makes me wonder where I stand. Technically‚ I am no longer an immigrant because I am a citizen and I am able to vote‚ and I feel as though I have gone through a quick process of assimilation along with my siblings. Even though we have assimilated‚ in our household‚ we still speak our own language‚ hold our traditions and values of own culture as we did when we came to this country
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“There is no way that you can be black and Puerto Rican at the same time”‚ was a statement that Roberto Santiago heard throughout the years. In his story “Black and Latino” he identified himself as both. Even though‚ Spanish was his first language‚ he now speaks both Spanish and English fluently. Growing up as a dark skinned boy he felt as if he had to choose sides from Latino or black. He believed that “acting black‚ looking black and being a real black” was a parody debate among us. Roberto Santiago
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