Research Proposal: Hispanics and Immigration Reform Jose M. Peralta American Military University Introduction Inscribed on a bronze plaque of the Statue of Liberty is the poem The New Colossus by Ezra Lazarus. In the poem the poet states “…Give me your tired‚ your poor‚ your huddled masses yearning to be free‚ the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these‚ the homeless‚ tempest-tossed me; I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” (Lazarus‚ n.d.) But since the events of September 11
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could move farther away from the border‚ the term became less of an insult over the years. But the resentment still lingered. Some ask "Why can ’t you people just all be Hispanic?" Same reason that all white people can ’t just be called English. Just because you speak English or Spanish does not mean that you are one group. Hispanic is a census term that some dildo in a government office made up to include all Spanish-speaking brown people. It is especially annoying to Chicanos because it is a catch-all
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Dominicans‚ Puerto Ricans‚ Mexicans‚ Colombians are the result of a culture that despite not living in our country of origin is part of each of us. It is something that identifies us as individuals wherever we go‚ and that is why language is through which we express our feelings‚ frustrations‚ our achievements‚ and joys.It is because we do not express our deepest thoughts through writing as Julia Alvarez would say in an interview who once received the advice of his mother that if not Could show what
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Modernism During the 20th century a communications revolution that introduced motion pictures‚ radio‚ and television brought the world into view—and eventually into the living room. The new forms of communication competed with books as sources of amusement and enlightenment. New forms of communication and new modes of transportation made American society increasingly mobile and familiar with many more regions of the country. Literary voices from even the remotest corners could reach a national audience
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social status is your wealth. Many immigrants and minorities were either placed or birthed in low social classes. This forces us to work five times harder than the majority to receive the same benefits in America. It seems as if true identity is a taboo in America. You are who the government says you are‚ not who you know you are. It appears that the tradition of this country is to mark anything foreign and give it an American last name. Mexican American‚ Chinese American‚ and Shanika Thomas. Be proud
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Dominican because of my complexion and the way I talk. I feel like that is discrimination because they are judging before actually knowing me and guessing my nationality and culture before asking me. I feel like the “other” because people expect to put Hispanic on applications instead of American and because people come up to me speaking in Spanish assuming that I know what they are saying. People that are considered the “other” may experience change in their
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Growing up in Portland‚ Oregon‚ I remember knowing very few Hispanics. I come from a Spanish speaking culture: to be more specific my ethnicity comes from the country Guatemala. My parents have encouraged me to interact with my culture by taking me to events that are related to my country. I have been there multiple times and have seen where my roots were laid. My culture has taught me many things in life; it has taught me to love and cherish those around me. As Latinos‚ we tend to stick together
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Mystery of the Sleepy Lagoon Have you ever heard of the word discrimination? Discrimination is an extremely relevant word‚ especially in today’s society. Nevertheless what exactly is discrimination? The word discrimination basically means making a distinction. Whether it is a race or religion‚ it is essentially another way of being prejudiced or racist. You are probably wondering why I am explaining all this to you‚ however the point of me explaining this to you is strictly to ease my way into a
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depending on people’s race‚ class‚ and gender. I had three interviews with three individuals‚ the first one is Anthony a nineteen years old African American male‚ born and raised in California state. On the other side is Jennifer‚ a twenty-one-year-old Hispanic female‚ born and raised in Washington state. And finally Steven‚ Twenty-one years old Asian American homosexual. I did change the names in order to preserve privacy for them. As I stated before‚ I interviewed the three individuals Steven‚ Anthony
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language hierarchy inside the race hierarchy in her article “How To Tame A Wild Tongue.” Anzaldua describes that Chicano people’s language is different from either English or Spanish and their language are accepted by neither the Anglo side nor the Hispanic side. She states how Chicano people could have different status in different groups and their ambivalent attitude toward their own language. In summary‚ Anzaldua would complicate the central metaphor of white privilege in McIntosh’s article by analyzing
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