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What have I learned? Other than my passion for the Latino Community has only grown more. My knowledge has also expanded, and I learned that the nations of Latino population is growing each time making Latino’s nearly 18% or more of the population! I also learned that being Latino and born in the U.S. is not that easy, people may not realize this, but some families take this more serious than others. About their children become more Americanized and less involved about their culture or vice versa being Latino and being American all at the same time. I think what I gained from these blog posts are just realizing how hard it is to be Latino. How they’re not always appreciated and how important they are and can be in the U.S and in other places. I feel that I was able to share that part of me that is passionate about these particular community and how I see it and how I feel about it. I feel like for me it’s a very strong subject to talk about and I think its one of the reasons why I want to become an English Teacher.

I picked these two pictures because they represent what I’m trying to say, the first says “We are all the same” and the second one says, “We are not criminals we are workers”. The Latino community has struggled to be seen equally just as others and to show that they are hardworking and not delinquents. What do I get out of this? I get to show my audience, viewers, anyone who’s watching that this community is an important community to me, to people of this background, to the world etc. I’ve enjoyed sharing my experience and how I got to know more of the Latino Community side and how they impacted my life and shape who I am today as a person. I just hope I have an impact on someone one day and they realize how involved and right I feel in this community.

Link: https://www.breaktheglassceiling.com/latino-immigrants-hit-by-jobs-shortage-2/

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I see the world of Latinos changing America for the better, I see a growth of Latinos in the United States and across it. According to the National Geographic by Hector Tobar “…the United States will become a “minority majority” country by the middle of this century”. It also states that “Most Latino people in Wilder, Idaho will tell you they’ve always gotten along well with their white neighbors. Things haven’t changed much since Trump was elected in 2016, they say. People with roots in Mexico are appreciated here because the farm economy couldn’t exist without them”. Latino people are needed in the United States and in other places like Wilder wether we say so or not, they can do a lot of things people can’t, Latino people are just as hard working as others. As time passes “Latinidad” which loosely translates as “Latino-ness” is expanding.

The United States is becoming like Wilder, the nations of Latino population have and is growing since the 1970s, reaching to about 57.4million in 2016 (nearly 18% of the population). Communities feel “different” from what they did generations ago, “Latinos are the reason” this article says, and I too say. That is how I feel when I am in a group filled with Latinos the vibe it’s just different, its a good vibe. Latino groups account more of the nation’s demographic changes than any other group. You see Latinos are already growing and changing the world around them wherever they go.

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I really enjoyed this article because it really helps point out what I’m trying to say about the Latino Community and groups. I’m passionate about these people not because I am one myself but because of their passionate, hardworking, rich culture, selves! We Latino people are going to and already are changing the world for the better. I definitely see myself in the future being a part of this community and even helping this community grow more. This is an area of interest for future generations because Latino groups are one of the many groups future generations will look up to I can guarantee you that! Also we have to make sure these communities receive the same care and support as others, they deserve no less benefits. I hope that people can see that the Latino Community is going to be big one day and I will be apart of this, I hope you guys can be apart if it to!

Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/07/latinos-hispanic-power-america-immigration-future/

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Where is the Latino community most popular? Well according to U.S News & World Report By Susan Milligan, Senior Writer tells us that a dozen states saw an increase in Hispanic communities at least 10% of their population. In 2000, there were 10 states that had double-digit percentage Hispanic populations. According to census.gov it shows us how the Hispanic population as spread throughout the country.

I believe the Latino community is popular in other countries, cultures, and places. One because a lot of Latinos are leaving their home countries and migrating to others for many reasons such as better life, greater opportunities, an escape from violence or drugs etc. Another reason is a lot of people like to be born in other countries and raised in their homeland to eventually come back later return to that country they were born in. I think now more than ever the Latino communities are expanding more and more in other countries and it’s sending a message to others it’s showing them that “we do exist, ” and “we want an opportunity and we deserve it”. For some people it plays out as a bad idea especially Trump voters, because they “don’t want criminals entering their country”.

The Latino Community ‘did it differently’ by all standing together and walking from border to border trying to put a message out there to the country. I have not seen any other big statement like the caravans that these Latino people did, I guess what I’m trying to say is that it made them stand out. They were trying to make a difference and trying to show that to others, and Trump. Many said joining the caravan was their only option, due to a lack of opportunities in Honduras. These people knew what they were going for and up against. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristen Nielsen said the U.S. is “closely monitoring” the caravan. “To be clear — participation in a caravan does not grant you a special status or provide you special treatment,” she said. Everyone knew what they were going for, I can say a lot of people including myself can relate to this! because sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith and believe something good is going to come out of the situation you are in.

Links: https://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-3.pdf

https://www.npr.org/2019/01/16/685768698/honduran-caravan-crosses-guatemala-on-its-way-to-u-s

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/slideshows/12-states-with-recent-hispanic-population-growth

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/this-country-doesnt-want-them-trump-rails-against-migrants-trying-to-enter-the-us/2018/10/19/1cbdd8de-d3ab-11e8-83d6-291fcead2ab1_story.html?utm_term=.9ba2612545d2

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Being a Latino born in the U.S is not at all easy why? I will tell you why, one because in a way it means you have to be both American and Latino. That also means speaking two languages depending on where you’re from, if your country has a dialect language to. In my experience there was once in my life where I was super Americanized and spoke not a word of Spanish. But later on, when I graduated high school I soon realized how much I loved the Latino Community and its music and the different types of Spanish that is spoken.

NBC news wrote an article about “Young Latinos: Born in the U.S.A., carving their own identity” by Suzanne Gamboa, Sandra Lilley and Sarah Calhan in 2018. I feel like I can so relate to this article because it talks about how people in the United State are in a world of both Latino and American and how they are trying to shape a place for themselves in both of these worlds and between. This is a really huge issue I believe because not every Latino family is the same for example in the article a young girl named Berenize García, 16, of New York City, said her father, “a Mexican immigrant, has pressured her to be “more American,” while her mother told her it’s disrespectful not to retain and speak Spanish to their Mexican relatives”. This has become a real issue on whether or not parents are teaching their children to follow their culture and speaking Spanish or assimilating to being more American and only American.

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Her response to her father and mother was “That makes me feel confused, because how can I be Mexican when I’m pressured to be more American? How can I be American when I’m pressured to be more Mexican?” she said. A lot of Latinos don’t get the opportunity to learn their language or really know their culture. This is why being Latino-American or Afro-Latino etc., is important because at the same we don’t know what a Latino is supposed to look like or how a Americans showed be like. Latinos all look different and have different colored skin, just because someone is to darken skinned doesn’t mean their black they can be Cuban for all we know. Don’t judge a book by its cover!

Overall, in my experience I can say that sometimes I don’t feel like a full Latino because I was born in the U.S. and maybe some Latinos born here can say that because their parents are full Latinos they are too. I think it goes in many ways how to define a Latino its just how you see it. I mean people born in the U.S and with Hispanic background are considered Chicanos. I guess I never really liked defining myself as Chicano or Latino because I believe they’re both different meanings for me and others. I don’t know if others have really put a lot of thought into this like I have?… maybe they should.

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Below is the Link to the video that shows a different bunch of young Latin Americans and how they feel about being Latino in the U.S. go check it out!!

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/defining-latino-young-people-talk-identity-belonging-1319844419597

Links:

Article- Young Latinos: Born in the U.S.A., carving their own identity https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/young-latinos-born-u-s-carving-their-own-identity-n908086

Video- Selena Movie (1997) Twice as Perfect Scene 3/9 movie clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIBYaeYQF0k

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My passion is the Latino Community, and of course there are many stereotypes for this specific group. Especially Mexicans who are portrayed as gang members and drug addicts. Ever since Trump was elected he has made it very clear he does not want “these kinds of people” coming in. According to the Pew Research Center (Hispanic trends), it shows how Latinos are either confident or have concerns about their place in America since Trump is president. Also shows how especially immigrants are worried about their place in America.

A majority of people (54%) have said that it is now becoming harder to live in the U.S as a Hispanic. I can honestly see this myself ever since Trump has become the President I have seen a growth in Latinos that want to come live in the U.S. But I also see how many Latinos are being sent back home to their country and have been living in the U.S for a very long time.

I couldn’t upload the video, but I will leave the link down here, so you guys can watch it. I got this video from The New Yorker article by Hector Tobar and there is a video you can watch that is titled “The Company Offering Detained Migrants Freedom–at a Price”. A women names Hallie Ryan, Legal Aid Justice Center, Virginia, talks about this program (Libre) and how Libre employees have threatened these people to have them rearrested if they don’t pay the money their supposed to, and I quote “it means that people are being coerced into paying money to a private company” said Hallie. So, you see now why the Latino community is so important to me not because I am one myself but how the Latino Community is being changed and having to do anything to be with their own families meaning they would have to pay a fine of $420 dollars a month if that is what it takes. People are taking advantage of Latinos, their taking advantage that they are in detention center and freeing them through a program but with a price that they have to basically pay back the money and they will never get to see that money again.

This is just crazy to hear and to actually be living it I can’t imagine these poor people having to pay a lot of money because their being threatened by people who supposedly are “helping us”. I and many others can say that the system is not right at the moment, and they’re changes that need to be done. Its just not fair to people and these people held in detention centers, this makes me upset because they don’t give them any other option but to pay their way out.

Links:

https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/trumps-ongoing-disinformation-campaign-against-latino-immigrants

https://www.pewhispanic.org/2018/10/25/latinos-have-become-more-pessimistic-about-their-place-in-america/

Video:

https://video.newyorker.com/watch/the-company-offering-detained-migrants-freedom-at-a-price

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I can honestly say there is a lot of famous figures in the Latino Community. But I am going to talk about two; Frida Kahlo and Cesar Chavez. I think they were two most important people who are now known everywhere. They both fought for what they love and strived for what they wanted. Chavez and Frida both endured a struggle and did what they could to fight back

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Cesar Chavez was a union leader a labor organizer, he dedicated his life to improving the treatment and pay/working conditions for farm workers. The people believed in him because he believed in nonviolence, and Cesar believe that farm workers deserved better, treatment, justice, and fairness. I can say he is a big idol to the Latino Community and me because he fought for in his case (farm workers) and wanted better for them. Cesar said, “his job as an organizer was helping ordinary people do extraordinary things”. I think I can relate a lot to this quote because I want to help others do and be extraordinary!!! I don’t just want to teach English to international students, but I want to make a difference in their life which I know is a bit hard, but anything is possible. Also, if you don’t succeed try, try again!

New York, NY – JUNE 05: Lily Aldridge attends the “Ocean’s 8” World Premiere at Alice Tully Hall on June 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Stewart/WireImage)

Frida Kahlo was another famous figure in the Latin world specifically in Mexico. She was one of Mexico’s greatest artists who did a lot of self-portrays after getting injured. She later became politically active and was married to Diego Rivera a fellow communist artist and a Mexican painter as well. Frida accomplished that in her paintings you would see traditional Mexican folk art with surrealism making it a symbol of self-expression. She inspired a lot of people; her paintings didn’t just tell a story, but it told us what she was feeling and how she saw herself and the world. Frida Kahlo is inspiring because after her bus accident, many series of surgery, prolonged periods in bed she let nothing stop her from painting. She kept going even though she had it ruff and today is known greatly. Her and Diego’s art work had great influence during a time of turmoil, that influence is still felt today.

I think both of these figures are a representation of the Latino community and a representative of my field. Chavez on one hand and his immense impact on farmers rights and Frida and her use of murals and how strategic they were but yet so inspiring to the world. I specifically want to help out the Latino Community because that is my background and I want to see more Latinos learn English and even go on to a four-year college. I want to change lives more than anything, just like Frida and Chavez did to many people today. I want to help people realize that they can do it 🌟 that they can really shape and change their own life.

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The largest mural to grace the new Fourth District Court of Appeal’s Santa Ana courthouse represents Mendez vs. Westminster. The case was considered a precursor to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education that ended separate schools for black students. //ADDITIONAL INFO: Frank is writing about the art being installed at the new appellate courthouse. The art will reflect key court cases in OC history, and at least some of the art was created by kids serving time in Juvinile Hall. frankart.1013.cy CINDY YAMANAKA, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER – CQ’s

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🎉Welcome back to my blog! 🎉 in my last post I said that this all started back in high school when I met a group of friends who change me and my life. Also made me want to become a English: TESOL teacher . Honestly I had no idea about this type of English teaching until I had kind of witnessed it myself and some of friends took these classes. What intrigued me the most about perusing this career was the Latino Community that I had surrounded myself by.

The Latino Community I would say has grown a lot especially in the United States, according to the Latino Community Foundation ”54% of all school children in California are Latino”! I would say a lot of Latinos think about at some point about coming to the United States to escape whatever it is there trying to get away from or have better opportunities. So, I do believe that the Latino Nation is a community that is becoming well popular and widespread. These group of people are already trying to make a change and definitely are. I see a lot of (ELL) students that are heading to college or are in college and it’s both surprising and a good feeling for me and them to have an opportunity like that, I’m sure it wasn’t easy to get where they are and that’s the beauty of it well at least when I see that.

I think a major milestone that is important is if you are born Latino/Hispanic don’t lose your roots!!! They are very important and being bilingual is a huge advantage that will guarantee you to get somewhere in life. Being Latino has it’s perks. If you have a chance to be apart of this community trust me you won’t regret it, there is a whole lot of beauty to it that your missing out on! The Latino Community is taking over and is going to grow a heck of a lot more !!!

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Welcome to my page! Mi Comunidad Latina also known as My Latin Community. The purpose of my blog is to tell you about my experience with my Latino friends, family, and culture and what it has basically done for me. Also, how it has shaped who I am today and what I want to do in the future.

Where I got fascinated about the Latino World was not because of my background or my roots, but because of some friends I met in high school. Believe or not I was more Americanized and didn’t speak a word of Spanish. Until I met a couple of friends who only spoke Spanish, and this was slang Spanish different from anything I’ve ever heard. My friends were from El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras different places that had different dialects and spoke different types of Spanish.

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I chose this as my topic because it’s the one thing in my life that these people, friends, loved ones gave back to me. They gave me my roots and there’s to share, they helped me not lose that part of me that today I love the most. Who would have thought a couple of people could change your life? Today I love Spanish music I love speaking it, hearing it, I love everything about it honestly. It’s why I want to become an English: TESOL teacher, I want to help those international people who might not think they have a opportunity to learn a new language or to give them a chance at a more immense education. As you can see I’m very passionate about the Latino Community, because just as you learn from teachers I learn from them and their experiences and stories and where they come from and what they had to leave behind just to be where there at right now. I find their stories life changing and meaningful, and that gives me hope in hearing what they went through but also the beauty in what they say and learned from themselves.

My family is original from Mexico, Morelia fun fact that’s my middle name! but I was born in SF, I haven’t gone to Mexico since I was a little baby. Of course, I would love to go and visit and travel there and other places. I think I learn more about Mexico from my boyfriend because he’s original from there (Mx, Guanajuato), but he was born here in the United States! He tells me all about the land there and about his parents, and how the food is way better over there and different from here. I plan to go to Mexico with him in the future I’m pretty nervous because I haven’t been anywhere outside SF since I was little, and this my home and I wouldn’t know what to expect if I left.