Much of Mora’s success is tied to the fact he was from a family with a moderate amount of monetary capital, and Mora said his experiences would have been much different if his family belonged to a lower socio-economic class (2015). This does not mean we excuse race, as it does play a significant role in how teachers perceive students; rather, we analyze both race and class simultaneously, and find ways to increase the amount of Chican@/Mexican-American students into middle and upper-socioeconomic classes while also reworking standards to work within students’ needs while still challenging them on course
12. Drawing from examples from the first and second episodes of the Latino Americans, describe at least three ways that Mexicans in New Mexico, California and Texas resisted Anglo domination and occupation of their lands (be sure to name specific historical figures). Mexicans resisted the Anglo domination in New Mexico, California and Texas and the occupation of their lands. In New Mexico with the initiation of the railroad system it also brought cattle ranchers that begin to take the lands away from Mexicans. Realizing they were losing their land the Mexicans fought back.
It is not that Latina women have higher fertility rates, but rather that the Latino population has a younger age structure in which there are five times more children under 15 years old than persons 65 and older while among the white population the share of children and elderly is equal (Saenz,
Hispanics overcoming challenges by: Tejas Kar Many people from all over the world have overcome many challenges. For example, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandala, Abraham Lincoln and minor people like Rosa Parks. Many other people, like Hispanics have also overcome a wide varied of challenges.
Despite the US Supreme Court ruling that made segregation in schools illegal (in Brown v. Board of Education), school districts around the country continued to discriminate against Latino students. As [someone from documentary] mentions, “quote”. Although nearly half a century has passed since East L.A. Walkouts, limitations on Chicano Studies continue to occur. To understand the contributions of the ‘Walkouts’, we will paragraph 1 and challenges that the education of Chicanos currently face. Prior to the implementation from the federal government, such as English as a Second Language (ESL), College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP), and Executive Order 15333, Chicano students in California and Texas demonstrated protested which forced school districts and the United States government to focus on the issues.
Hoekenga (2012) noted that the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the Hispanic population in the U.S will reach 132.8 million by the year 2050, when almost one in three Americans will be Hispanic. Yet today Hispanic students (as well as other minorities) continue to be underrepresented in the STEM disciplines (Hoekenga, 2012). In the face of these disparities Hispanic scientists have had a major and lasting impact on the world around them. In many cases they overcame obstacles, including racism and sexism, poverty, cultural and family expectations, and lack of mathematics background, in order to work and excel in the fields that they love.
Despite improvements, racial minorities and people that suffer disabilities often face more health care disparities that lead to health inequalities including forced sterilization and an increase in cervical cancer. For instance, the American Indian/Alaska Native population is a prominent minority community that faces health disparities. In the United States, there is currently 567 federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and 2.9 million individuals identify themselves as American Indian/Alaska Native natives alone (Dugi, 2017). These individuals continue to die faster than other Americans in many categories that can be attributed with the health disparities this population endures (Dugi, 2017). American Indians/ Alaska Natives
An education should be a priority to all students and we, as the Latino community, must reshape the policy flaws to establish a foundation that will help the growing Latino community. From my own personal experience,
The state’s legislature must come up with a solution to fix this issue that the majority of the citizens are clearly concerned about. Franco Estrada, the first one to be interviewed commented that adjustments in our educational standards are required in order to prepare our students to be twenty-first century workers. After that comment was made, he also acknowledged that although it is hard to change how all of Texas’s schools systems work, change is still possible. In retrospect, education is the children’s future, and it’s important for the people living in Texas to be assured that they will be seeing an improved educational system because one way or another they will be
According to Kamentz Anya’s interview on NPR, “ A potentially large group of kids who got diplomas but who weren’t ready to succeed in college” (Anya). There is a misconception that every students who graduated from High School are ready for college, but those students graduate from high school without knowing how to read and write, therefore, when they get to college, they get overwhelmed with the reading and writing. Since 72% of students at South are from different countries, there should be college readiness program at South High School, as well as career pathway courses. Obviously, students who come from different country have insufficient education but South has not notice it, therefore, the majority of South students are not sufficiently ready for next step. Ms. Campbell, who is a teacher at South High School posits, “ at least 150 students took the Accuplacer test and didn’t do well”
According to the CDC Hispanics of Mexican origin make up approximately 17 percent of the population in the United States. They are the one of the largest cultural populations in U.S. has risen dramatically over last four decades. There are a variety of reason that lead to health disparities for the Hispanic community these reasons then lead to the individuals not obtaining healthcare. First, it was reported by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in 2012 that 29.1 percent of the Hispanic do not have health insurance. This usually prevents the majority of Hispanic people from receiving health care.
First and foremost, been Hispanic to me signifies and defines the word family. More than any other culture we hold true to our identity, our values and above all our familia (family). Aside from this, being Hispanic also means being a part of a long and diverse culture, tradition, and pride, and being able to use this pride as an energy source to accomplish anything and everything. At the age of three me and my family illegally came to United States, and arrived disoriented and with no clue with what to do with ourselves. Our family took us in immediately even though we had not talked or seen them in years.
Minority students compared to third generation white students do not get equal education opportunities due to their parents possessing less social capital. Kao and Lindsay (2007) found minority students do not achieve the same level of education as white students due to their parent’s income. Parents of minority students seem to be less involved in their children’s schools as opposed to white families. A reason for that could be because of language barriers, or their parents working to be able to provide to the basic needs of their children. This leads immigrant and minority children to have lower academic achievements compared to white children.
Martha Peraza SOC 3340 Inequality in Education California State University, Bakersfield Abstract In the United States, there exists a gap in equality for different demographics of students. The factors contributing to educational disadvantages include socioeconomic struggles, gender of students, language or culture, and particularly for the scope of this paper, race.
“By the end of high school, black and Hispanic students' reading and mathematics skills are roughly the same as those of white students in the eighth grade,” (Columbia University, 2005, para.5). In the United States, the education gap is a growing problem that affects many students and their futures. This cause is very important because every child should get a chance at a life with quality learning and education. Although students deserve the best education and opportunity, that is not always the truth. *Many suffer from different factors to face while trying to learn.
