Hispanic American Diveristy

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Mexican
Puerto Rican
Cuban
Latino

Shantay Bell
March 15, 2009
ETH 125 (Cultural Diversity)
In America, we have become a country of all types of nationalities. More and more each year, we are inflated with Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Latino Americans. Most of these Hispanic groups have migrated to particular parts of the country. In states like Texas, California, and Florida are where a majority of them reside. We as Americans by birth are sometimes offended by the prosperity and success of these Hispanic groups. However, a good part of them are not able to live what we call “The American Dream.” Although we are considered to have been the land of the free with numerous of opportunities to live how we like, Hispanic groups still face a lot of dilemmas.
Let’s consider the Mexican-American group which mainly lives in Texas, but are also living in several other states. This group faces discrimination because of the lack of poor education. Their main language is Spanish and they understand very little or any English. Basic English have been a secondary language for them. A unique tradition characterizes the history of Mexican-Americans in the United States in comparison to that of other ethnic group. Nonetheless, in areas where they dominated numerically, Mexicans maintained a small amount of political and economic influence. Despite a tradition of distrust for politicians, many Mexican-Americans have become involved in political affairs. They have begun to use their political power to influence legislation in the United States. They have formed coalitions with other minority groups to support threatened bilingual education programs.(Rf.5)   For the majority of the one million Mexicans who entered the United States between 1910 and 1930, find work, setting up homes and businesses, building churches, and organizing mutual aid societies dominated their lives.(Rf.4)   Their social status have taken well off in several areas. Their social status has...