Our culture helps to define who people are and is an extremely important part in people’s lives. Not all cultures are the same and most people grow up in different cultures. We can see this between Reuven and Danny. In Reuven and Danny’s culture, there are many differences and similarities in their religion, the dynamics of their family, and the customs and traditions they practice. First, religion is a major part of who we are and in Danny and Reuven’s cultures we can see similarities and differences.
Culture. One of, if not the most, important aspects in creating diversity in a society. Differences in culture can be easily distinguished within a community. For example, one can effortlessly experience different cultures just by going to different food markets in the community. There are food markets that are “common” to the general public of the community while there are others that are specific to a certain cultural population within the community.
I believe that Latinxs racially identify differently to many of us. The reading which examined the struggles of youth being raised in Newark, as the “Hiding Black Behind the Ears: On Dominicans, Blackness, and Haiti” and the short video of “Born American, raised Dominican, found black,” all identifies their blackness in different ways. I related a lot to the poem by Roberto Garcia “Hiding Black Behind the Ears: On Dominicans, Blackness, and Haiti”. Our stories are very similar as we came to realize our blackness after acquiring the necessary knowledge and having to analyze our surroundings and experiences. I remember growing up my family would claim Indian decent but they refused to claim any African blood flowing within their veins.
The relationship between Chicanos and Central Americans is a unique one because there is often a misconception and racialization that Central Americans and Chicano are one in the same based on physical characteristics and the way their cultures have intertwined. As Alvarado mention in her article, mutual misrepresentation both groups have not been able to fully represent themselves as either Chicano/Chicana or Central American or perhaps a mixture of both. Both Chicanos and Central Americans for years have occupied the same places and have very similar customs leading to the generalization that all brown people are Mexican or of Mexican descent. As stated in Alvarado’s paper “The Central American borderlands include the isthmus through Mexico
Cuba and Mexico share more than just language and existing in what some call Latin America, they are brothers that were raised by the same family, but after coming of age and leaving home they went in very different directions. Cuba and Mexico both experienced the extended struggle to become independent nations and each was forced into a bloody revolution by a different set of circumstances. It is clear that Mexico experienced more change and is to be considered more
Two factors that contribute to health disparities among ethnic groups is the lack of access to fresh food and the infrequency of health care coverage within ethnic groups. Within the poorer communities where the populations are those of ethnicity they may not have the same access to grocery stores as those non-ethnic groups residing outside of the lower income regions. By not having access to grocery stores they do not have access to fresh fruits and vegetables and are forced to purchase foods that are processed since they have a longer shelf life. Processed foods in most cases are not as healthy as fresh foods and there is a tendency to purchase foods that are considered junk food or items that are unhealthy. These unhealthy food choices
Although the two ethnic groups which make up the Mexican Americans are similar, each group possesses different traits which differentiate them from each other. One clear difference between the two groups is that Mexican Americans oppose the influence of Anglos and their view of being having a superior standing above that of the Mexican Americans. Also, Anglos view the furthering of the educational levels of the Mexican Americans as being as having a detrimental impact, which would be pushing Anglo’s out of jobs and then hiring the Mexican Americans to replace them, often at lower paygrades. Geographically speaking, there are differences as well.
Hispanic, Latinos, and Chicanos are the faster grown population in the United States, referring to the video The Graduates- The Boys we can see a future of this country is going to be from Hispanic people. I can say one of the many common struggles that Hispanic, Latinos, and Chicanos has is the discrimination, poverty, language and education. All these factors reflect the variation of the common problems that we face in our society. Meaning that we as immigrants or US citizens we can face some type of discrimination based on our ethnicity, color skin, peaking language, culture, and education.
They both put a very high value on family. Grandparents, parents, and children may all live in the same home together in some situations, and if they don’t, they visit one another very often. This makes the bonds within the family very strong (Spanish Culture). In Hispanic culture, the oldest male within the family has the greatest power and they usually make the major health and wealth decisions for the family. Males are taught at a young age that honor, dignity, respect, courage, and protecting one’s name are qualities that are all very important to acquire.
The Mexican American culture is not just a blend of Mexico and the United States, it goes back further than
Mexicans are separated into two different groups, Mexicans and Mexican Americans. Mexican Americans are born in the United States from full or partial Mexican descent. Mexicans are full or partial Mexican descent, born in Mexico. Although the definition of each, are interpreted differently from person to person. History and present day have shown that both ethnic groups, for the most part, do not get along.
Aztecs and Incas were both ancient people that lived in South America and Mexico. They share many beliefs, but are different in many ways. The gods and their sacrifices were very important to the Aztecs and the Incas. The difference between the two is that the Aztecs sacrificed humans instead of animals in their religion.
The Pew Research Center also argues in their article “Afro-Latino: A deeply rooted identity among U.S. Hispanics” that; “Identity for U.S. Hispanics is multidimensional and multifaceted.” , identity for Latinos doesn’t just fall under one racial category, it’s a multidimensional aspect with many factors to consider. Many Latinos identify themselves just as the country that they orginate from and that’s what their racial identity is to them. It also becomes an even more difficult to categorize Latinos under specific racial categories when you consider the history of many Latino countries and the colonization that occurred in these countries. According to the Pew Research Center, many of these countries have mixed populations including “indigenous Americans, white Europeans, slaves from Africa and Asians.”.
Puerto Rico was colonized by the Spanish who brought along African American slaves to work in the mines and plantations led to mixing of races with influences from Europeans, African blacks, and the original inhabitants. Mexico was mingling with the Europeans of the local populace wich led to a new breed of people. “Mexican food uses corn and beans and spices such as chilli, oregano, chocolate, chipotle, and many more.” (Admin) It is a mixture of indigenous and Spanish food. It is the Spaniards who influenced Mexican food as we know it today.
Another socially defined term is ethnicity, which is based on one’s cultural characteristics like language, religion, and traditions. Some attempt to
