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African American and Latino Leadership

In five pages this paper discusses community leadership, which is considered from the issue perspectives of African Americans and ...

Singer Hector Lavoe's Tragic Life

In eight pages singer Hector Lavoe's tragic life and contributions to Latino music are examined. Six sources are cited in the bib...

Overview of the Latino Family's Life Cycle

use of "Latino" and "Latina," which are Spanish words, have been viewed as more inclusive and politically correct (Delgado-Romero,...

America's Latino Gang History

gang members. Over their history they have also been known to unite as in the 1980s when the Gangster Disciples and Latin Disciple...

Judith Ortiz Cofer's Silent Dancing

two worlds, the tropical island and the cold city, and which would later surface in my dreams and in my poetry" (Cofer 1990, 15). ...

Latino Music Genre Known as Salsa

year later Alegre Records released Charlie Palmieris charanga LP "Salsa Na Ma." In 1964, the Cal Tjader Quintet plus 5 got the i...

Cultural Differences, Psychological Premises, and Conversational Styles

In five pages the ways in which psychological premises and cultural differences can manifest themselves in conversational styles a...

Stigma by Erving Goffman and a Sociological Analysis

In ten pages this examines the Latino male in an application of this sociological text by Erving Goffman. There are no sources ci...

Food Industry and Latino Population Exploitation

In five pages this paper examines the exploitation of Latinos by the U.S. food industry. Four sources are cited in the bibliograp...

United States, Latino Immigration, and Poverty

according to Nieman Reports researcher Joe Rodriguez (1999, p. 45). Basically, the welfare laws allow states to choose between con...

Experiences and Culture of Contemporary Latino Americans

deal of discrimination from the majority of citizens in the United States. One of the cultural groups which is meeting a great dea...

Cultural Considerations When Counseling Latino Clients

(Degado-Romero, 2001, p. 207; Pumariega, 2000; Koss-Chioino and Vargas, 1999). Researchers have also found that generally Latinos...

State Control and Schools

have been both limited and ineffective; the combative environment that is inherent to urban areas precludes students of color from...

Comparative Analysis of Latino Films Mi Vida Loca and West Side Story

in 1980, Puerto Ricans organized a protest outside the theater in order to draw attention to the stereotypical images of Latinos ...

Robert Rodriguez's Films and Cultural Identities

direction and production of a larger film. "The plan, Rodriguez said, was to make a series of three action films for this market a...

Fiction Novels, Latin and Non Latin Authors

In eight pages this paper examines novels featuring Latino characters written by Latin and non Latin author and concludes that in...

Latinos and Workplace Racial Biases

that are available to them in minorities and females" (Poor 11B). For those Latinos who have found their way to higher man...

Contemporary Melting Pot and America

the great melting pot that is the United States. They will no longer be seen as outsiders, but an integral part of the society of ...

U.S. Hispanic Groups

of the Roman Catholic Church" though there are a growing number of non-Catholics in the population (Mexican American, 2006). The ...

Individual Therapy/Latinos/Hispanics

These five stages are: "Conformity, Dissonance, Resistance and Immersion, Introspection and Integrative Awareness" (Delgado-Romero...

Diversifying the Volunteer Base

It is interesting to note, as Hobbs points out, that the Latino people are familiar with volunteerism from a wealthy perspective. ...

Being a Man in the Films La Mission and The Brothers

and their relationships with them. Director and screenwriter Peter Bratt aimed his lens at San Franciscos primarily Latino Missio...

Counseling Issues, Hispanic Clients/

et al, 2009, p. 170). Dupree, et al (2010) conducted a study that investigated the barriers and preferences regarding mental hea...

Latino Nutritional Awareness and Community Interventions

In a paper of nine pages, the writer looks at community initiatives for food availability. Strategies to reach the Latino populati...

Minority Populations, HIV Intervention

This paper is comprised of two parts, with each part discussing aspects of the high prevalence of HIV infection among Hispanic/La...

CBT and NST to Treat Latino Victims of Sexual Abuse, A Research Method

This 5 page paper gives an example of how the method for a research study on Latino children victims of sexual abuse could be cond...

Women's Roles in Latin America vs. Native America

is helpful to look at the traditional roots of Native American and Latino cultures. Traditionally, the women of Native American c...

Cultural Cohesiveness and Distinction in the Latino/Hispanic Population

a multitude of cultural groups. Consider, for example, the tendency of the dominant US culture to lump all people of Asian herita...

Discrimination against Latinos in the United States

are "least respected, offered worst services and lack affordable housing" (Racial discrimination and Hispanics in the United State...

Explication of 2 poems by Martin Espada

mention that the catch, which is that his throat will be so sore that he will want ice cream. The lies are then contrasted against...