· Cuban Refugee Center, Miami, FL. USDHEW. This American Latino Theme Study essay focuses on formal and informal efforts by various American Latino groups in the 19th and 20th centuries for full political and civic inclusion as citizens of the United States, including the development of Latino political activist groups, the struggle for civil ...
 · Hispanics' Growth, Cultural Diversity Present Challenges. Catholic News Service July 09, 2015. ... Ecuadoreans, etc. "Hispanic" and "Latino" were used interchangeably during the …
 · Latinos continue to face discrimination when it comes to fair treatment at work and accessing higher education, according to a report from The American Bar Association's Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights and Responsibilities set to be unveiled next week. Advertisement. "Despite their individual and group achievements, Latinos have yet to ...
 · The data and research available from the Pew Research Center – Hispanic Trends can provide current and helpful information about one of the largest growing segments of the U.S. population. The center’s research and surveys also provide insight into contemporary and relevant issues facing Hispanic/Latinos in the U.S.
Latinos continue to face discrimination when it comes to fair treatment at work and accessing higher education, according to a report from The American Bar Association's Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights and Responsibilities set to be unveiled next week.
Latinos make up the second largest group of students in schools, and they are the fastest growing population. But Latinos are also underrepresented when it comes to placement in advanced classes and college attendance. The report alleges that "by all measures the educational system is failing to adequately serve the needs of Latino students, and prepare them for civic life."
Latinos face harassment at work, according to the report, including wage theft and sometimes the threat of deportation. Latinos are more likely to hold low-paying jobs and to work in the service industries, and they are underrepresented when it comes to boardrooms and managerial positions. The report found that Latina women, especially, face gender discrimination and are intimidated into not reporting unfair working conditions. The report also says that minimum wage law violations are "widespread." Latinos are also more likely to work in jobs that require the use of heavy machinery or in fields where they are exposed to pesticides, and they often have trouble accessing legal help to report abuses.
Latinos and African Americans are more likely to live in neighborhood with lower homeownership rates, higher poverty rates and even fewer grocery stores and transportation options. Latinos have also been disproportionately affected by the foreclosure crisis, the report points out.
Segregation may not be a sanctioned policy anymore but it's very much alive. Latinos and African Americans are more likely to live in neighborhood with lower homeownership rates, higher poverty rates and even fewer grocery stores and transportation options.
™ Many Hispanics combine traditional health care practices with Western medicine. Although the use of Western medicine tends to be prevalent, Hispanics who cannot afford these services often resort to traditional practices (Livingston & Kahn, 2009).
™ Most Hispanics believe that God is an active force in everyday life. Most Latinos pray every day, most have a religious object in their home, and mostattend a religious service at least once amonth (Pew Hispanic Center, 2007).
In the broadest sense, culture includes how people think, what they do, and how they use things to sustain their lives. Cultural diversity results from the unique nature of each culture. The elements, values, and context of each culture distinguish it from all others (Beebe, Beebe, & Redmond, 2005).
The four humors contained in the body include blood (hot and wet), yellow bile (hot and dry), phlegm (cold and wet), and black bile (cold and dry) (Spector, 1996). To correct an imbalance, people consume foods or herbs with the opposite quality (e.g., “cold” conditions are treated with “hot” medications) (Smith, 2000).
Empacho, an example of dislocation, is a form of upset stomach or indigestion thought to be caused by eating the wrong food at the wrong time of day, eating undercooked food, or swallowing gum. The most common treatment is rubbing the stomach or back gently with cooking oil and pinching the spine (Smith, 2000: Spector, 1996).
™ The Chicano movement of the 1960s and 1970s brought about a new assertiveness in how Mexican Americans saw themselves in a new America. This political and cultural movement, identified as La Raza, sprouted a related art scene made publicly famous by its bold and colorful wall murals. Several groups or coalitions are designed specifically to promote the work of Hispanic artists.™ Hispanics/Latinos have many holiday celebrations that are not generally celebrated by others in the United States such as La Semana Santa (Easter Holy Week), Three King’s Day or El Dia De Los Tres Magos on January 6th, DĂa De los Muertos or Day of the Dead on November 1st and 2nd, The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12th, and Las Posadas (the nine days prior to Christmas Day) (Winchester, 2000).
The person looked upon experiences malaise, sleepiness, fatigue, and severe headache. Folk remedies include saying a prayer while passing an egg over the victim’s body then placing the egg in a bowl under the victim’s bed overnight, or alternately, having the person who caused the mal de ojo care for the victim (Kemp & Rasbridge, 2004).
A coalition of researchers and journalists have been collecting data on vehicle and pedestrian stops from law enforcement agencies across the U.S. for seven years.
Latinos respect police and cite a need for law enforcement. However, they are extremely concerned about police brutality.