...originate . To an extent we separate ourselves from others depending what side of the border you're from or what heritage you embrace. Which creates feud inside Latino countries like Mexico and El Salvador many connected to those homeland do not associate with each other due to pride. On the other hand calling yourself Hispanic,Latino, or Mexican-American gives you a sense of belonging in a group of people who you call your family. In the article, Are Chicana/os the Same as Mexicans “This term is often used to refer collectively to all Spanish-speakers. However, it specifically connotes a lineage or cultural heritage related to Spain. As many millions of people who speak Spanish are not of Spanish descent, and millions more live in Latin America yet do not speak Spanish or claim Spanish heritage this term is incorrect as a collective name for all Spanish-speakers, and may actually be cause for offense(Coronado 1). Sometimes I and others classify ourselves In the wrong group, calling myself Hispanic even though I Guatemalan- American. Before we start calling each other Chicano or The Raza it would be smart to check out the definition of those terms....
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...Summary and Personal Response to Tanya Barrientos’s “ Se Habla Espanol” Honey Jupiter Strayer University English 115 Professor Charles Bretan 01/15/15 Abstract This essay “Se Habla Espanol” by Tanya Barrientos really expresses her struggle with being a Latino who does not speak Spanish. Barrientos was born in Guatemala. At the age of 3, her family moved to the United States. When Barrientos got to the States, she immediately stopped speaking Spanish. Now living in Texas, her parents decided that she could only speak, read, and write English. Barrientos made it a point to fit in with Americans. She hated didn’t like being called Mexican and hated what it seemed to mean to her. She stated, “To me, speaking Spanish translated into being poor. It meant waiting tables and cleaning hotel rooms.” (Barrientos) Barrientos saw it as a compliment not be considered Mexican. Her father wanted to show her that Mexican culture is beautiful and she should be proud of her heritage. Barrientos father sent her to Mexico for the summer in hopes that she would learn to be proud of being called Mexican. Surprisingly, her pride emerged and she wanted to learn to speak Spanish. Over the next couple of decades, the worlds’ view toward different cultures changed. It was okay to be of a different race. No one was associating Mexicans with just being waiters or housekeepers. Barrientos started taking classes, listening to tapes, and even hired a tutor. She even asked her parents to only speak...
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...Professional Communication: Culture Sensitivity James Spring Grand Canyon University Nursing 502 March 13, 2011 Professional Communication: Culture Sensitivity Mexican Americans represent the fastest growing population in the United States, The Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has identified a widening gap in health care for this patient population. I chose this cultural because we are seeing more in our hospital and I have a niece who is married to a Mexican immigrant. My niece has been married for five years and it has been very interesting to learn more about this culture. Summary of Article In the Journal of Emergency Nursing (Jones, 2008) the article Emergency Nurses’ Caring experiences with the Mexican American patient it talks about the health care disparities in the Hispanic population. This was a qualitative study to try and understand emergency nurses experiences when caring for this patient population. The Mexican Americans in this study were individuals with Mexican heritage regardless of citizenship status or duration of residency in the United States. The results were very clear; the language barrier affected all aspects of care. The nurse patient relationship was really only established by the nurse who spoke limited Spanish. The recommendation was to have translators available for these patients around the clock. The Emergency Nurses Association supports culturally competent care and are aware that failure to provide...
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...University of Phoenix Material Multicultural Matrix and Analysis Worksheet Instructions: Part I: Select and identify six groups in the left-hand column. Complete the matrix. Part II: Write a summary. Part III: Format references consistent with APA guidelines. |Part I: Matrix |What is the group’s history in the United |What is the group’s population in the |What are some attitudes and customs |What is something you admire about | | |States? |United States? |people of this group may practice? |this group’s people, lifestyle, or | | | | | |society? | |Native Americans |Native Americans were already residing in |The 2010 census reported 2.9 million |Native Americans are known because of |Throughout history, Native Americans | | |what is known today as the United States |people with Native American heritage. |their humble background. Although the |were slain, abused, and now | | |when America was discovered. They also |This number represents an increase of |majority of them do not share |outnumbered. Despite of these facts, | | ...
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...Summary and Personal Response Kelvin Peacock English Composition Professor Wandra Polk 01.31.2013 Summary and Personal Response Se Habla Espanol by Tanya Barrientos was about a Latina girl who struggled with her identity. She was born in Guatemala but has lived in America since she was three years old. In the beginning she was somewhat embarrassed by her Hispanic heritage. Tanya felt inferior to the white people because of how she looked and because of her last name. The tone of the essay was a serious and desperate cry for help. It seemed she was speaking to anyone who could listen and relate to her. Tanya wrote from her point of view and how she felt like a “gringa” trapped in a Latina girl’s body. Tone Tanya had been through the whole situation of taking tutoring to help her develop her Spanish speaking a half dozen times already. She had become frustrated and did not know where she belonged in society. She viewed herself inferior to the others in her class and wanted others to pretend she was a white girl wanting to learn Spanish. She was struggling with her identity and spent a lot of time and money trying to find her true self. You can’t blame her for feeling that way. She saw the type of treatment her parents received when she was a child enrolling in school. All she wanted was a place in society. Audience The primary audience Tanya was speaking to would be anyone...
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...Summary and Personal Responses to Tanya Maria Barrientos’s “Se Habla Espanol” English 115 July 13, 2014 In her essay “Se Habla Espanol” Tanya Maria Barrientos expresses her struggle of being a pure Latina who doesn’t speak Spanish. Being born in Guatemala, a Spanish speaking country, she and her family moved to the United States of America at three years old. (Barrientos, 2011) now living in Texas her parents made the decision that their children would cease speaking Spanish only to speak, read, and write English molding them into America’s Anglo culture. Barrientos set out to defy the stereotypes being placed on brown people while at the same time believing them herself. She stated “To me, speaking Spanish translated into being poor. It meant waiting tables and cleaning hotel rooms.” (Barrientos) Not being seen as Mexican was a compliment in her eyes while not speaking Spanish equated to being white. Clearly she was not proud of her heritage and at the age of 16 in attempt to reverse the disdain for her culture Barrientos was sent to Mexico for the summer by her father. To her surprise pride emerged but created a new dilemma. How can you be a proud Latina and not speak Spanish? She set out to learn it. After taking several Spanish classes she continued to feel laughable around native Spanish speakers. Not only did she struggle with the language but with the fact that she was now frowned upon as a Spanish woman who can’t speak the language. Barrientos eventually...
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...University of Phoenix Material Multicultural Matrix and Analysis Worksheet Instructions: Part I: Select and identify six groups in the left-hand column. Complete the matrix. Part II: Write a summary. Part III: Format references consistent with APA guidelines. |Part I: Matrix |What is the group’s history in the United States? |What is the group’s population in the |What are some attitudes and customs |What is something you admire about | | | |United States? |people of this group may practice? |this group’s people, lifestyle, or | | | | | |society? | | |NATIVE AMERICAN migrated to the Americas across the |Currently there are 2,9 million |The ghost Dance |Their Percerveirance | | |Beringia land bridge straits 12-15 thousand years |Indians in the us. |Sacred pipe ceremony |They have their names, some of their | | |ago. were the original inhabitants’ before the | |Sweat lodges |original culture. There is currently | | ...
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...A Comparative Study of Walmart Operations in Canada & Mexico Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary…………………………...………………………………...…...2 2. Introduction………………………………………………………………………….3 3. Walmart and the Canadian Marketplace……………………………..…………3 A. Country Competitiveness B. Cultural Environment C. Political and Legal Environment D. Entry Strategies 4. Walmart and the Mexican Marketplace……………………………..………….10 A. Country Competitiveness B. Cultural Environment C. Political and Legal Environment D. Entry Strategies 5. Summary Comparison of Canadian and Mexican Markets…………………….18 6. Recommendation…………………………………………………………………….19 7. References…………………………………………………………………………...21 1. Executive Summary This report closely examines the operations of the world's largest retailer, Walmart, in Canada and Mexico. Assessments of market conditions in both countries have been conducted in terms of country competitiveness, cultural, political and legal environments and the strategies used by Walmart upon entry. Tying into these international business factors, specific aspects of international economic integration, monetary systems, social responsibility and corruption have also been reviewed. While being part of one continent and a common trade bloc (NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement), considerable differences between Canada and Mexico are apparent. These differences are individually analyzed on the following pages. Inevitably, they...
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...“Se Habla Espanol” Summary and Personal Response First Last Name Prof. ENG 115 – English Comp. 00/00/2015 This is the story of Tanya Barrientos journey from a child who saw herself as any other Caucasian person but ashamed of who she actually was to becoming someone who embraces her heritage and has a deep appreciation for her culture. Tanya and her family came to the U.S. when she was only three years old in the sixties. She and her brother were raised to be as American as possible by putting aside their language and culture and living by the presumable ‘American Dream’. She says as a child “I liked being the brown girl who defied expectations” (pg. 58). It wasn’t until the year she and her brother started school late that she caught a glimpse of racism when the person in charge of registering children for school made the comment “You people. Your children are always behind, and you have the nerve to bring them in late?” And my mother came back to her with “My children will be at the top of their classes in two weeks!” (pg. 58) Tanya mentions that her family lived in a predominantly white neighborhood in West Texas devoid of color, and she believed that people who did speak Spanish were considered poor and could only work menial labor jobs. It didn't affect Tanya that her parents spoke Spanish because she knew they were from another country; she felt she was above Hispanics and didn't want to be one. As a teenager, Tanya confessed to her father that she disliked...
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...Case 7.3 Bud Carriker, Audit Senior AC606 Spring, 2015 Synopsis Bud Carriker was raised in New Orleans by his grandmother after his mother passed away during childbirth and his father continued his career in the military. His father was an African American father from New Orleans and his mother was a Mexican American from Texas. He was reunited with his father and new family during his high school years and his father encouraged him to pursue accounting. He took the advice from his dad and majored in accounting, graduating and starting his career in public accounting directly after college in order to continue his professional goal of becoming a controller or CFO of a financial institution. Bud started out as a staff accountant and progressed to audit senior with 2 years of working at the public accounting firm. By his fifth busy season, he had decided that he would soon leave his current position to pursue other opportunities. Just prior to leaving his current firm, Bud was notified by Alex Saunders, the managing partner at the practice that he was to be assigned to a new client in the banking and financial services industry. Bud was excited about this new client as this would provide him some much needed real world experience in just the field he was looking to pursue. After attending a three day seminar on bank auditing and spending several days reviewing the clients previous years’ work papers, Bud had his initial meeting with the new clients CEO...
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...University of Phoenix Material Multicultural Matrix and Analysis Worksheet Instructions: Part I: Select and identify six groups in the left-hand column. Complete the matrix. Part II: Write a summary. Part III: Format references consistent with APA guidelines. |Part I: Matrix |What is the group’s history in the United |What is the group’s population in the |What are some attitudes and customs |What is something you admire about | | |States? |United States? |people of this group may practice? |this group’s people, lifestyle, or | | | | | |society? | |Native Americans |The original inhabitants of the land were |5.2 million | |I admire their culture and beliefs | | |the native Indians. | | | | |African Americans |The African presence in the united states |316.1 Million |african Americans are known to have oral|I admire their culture and beliefs | | ...
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...1. Executive Summary Looking to expand beyond the United States, in 1991 Wal-Mart expanded operations into Mexico. By joining in a joint venture with Cifra they were able to capture the local look and feel of Mexico and an existing customer base. Shortly after entering they began expanding rapidly into all areas of the country. This was successful by utilizing successful entry modes via localized store concepts. The expansion of the Mexican economy was halted due to the economic downturn in the 2000’s. A recovery that is still slow to gain momentum. Despite this Wal-Mart continues to thrive as a quality resource for inexpensive merchandise. 2. Company Background It is rare for a company to grow so quickly as Wal-Mart has and to reach such a global scale. Starting from humble beginnings Sam Walton had a vision of providing low priced goods accompanied by helpful service. In 1962 Sam Walton split off from the Ben Franklin Co. creating the first Wal-Mart in Rogers, Arkansas. For the next six years Wal-Mart expanded within Arkansas and in 1968 expansion begins in Missouri and Oklahoma. Quickly after this expansion, Wal-Mart becomes a public company which raises capital allowing Sam Walton to buy up local chains around the country, creating the powerhouse it is today. It is important to understand Wal-Marts expansion and saturation of the U.S. market to identify its reasons behind expanding globally. In order to continue its growth and profitability for its shareholders Wal-Mart...
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...Tarannum Rahman Annotated Bibliography: 1) Olson, Elizabeth. “The Latest Entrepreneurial Fantasy Is Selling Cupcakes.” The New York Times 25 Nov. 2009, Small Business sec.: 1-5. Print. 2) Key Terms: * Cupcakes * Recipes * Business Plan * Baking * Profit * Kitchen * Store * Company * Rent * Salary 3) Summary: Elizabeth Olson’s “The Latest Entrepreneurial Fantasy Is Selling Cupcakes,” is a brief account of the different kinds of cupcake businesses that are opening up and the startup. This article questions whether cupcake bakeries and the respected owners make enough profit. Different types of bakery businesses are mentioned such as: the chain, the web-only store, the cupcakes and more store, and the sole bakery. Alongside with these types of bakeries, there are interviews of people and how they decided to enter the business, business plans, income, and the profitability. The hours and money invested to start these bakeries are mentioned and further explored proving how difficult it is. 4) Reflection: Reading this gave me a whole new sight to the cupcake business. Just like any business, there are a lot of things to be done and thought of. These people mentioned in the article come from different socio-economic backgrounds and take the plunge into following their dreams. Not only is that daring and courageous, it is also seen as foolish. The cupcake enterprises...
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...University of Phoenix Material Multicultural Matrix and Analysis Worksheet Instructions: Part I: Select and identify six groups in the left-hand column. Complete the matrix. Part II: Write a summary. Part III: Format references consistent with APA guidelines. |Part I: Matrix |What is the group’s history in the United |What is the group’s population in the |What are some attitudes and customs people|What is something you admire about | | |States? |United States? |of this group may practice? |this group’s people, lifestyle, or | | | | | |society? | | |Native Americans, as the name suggests, they |1500- 10 million |Dance plays a very important role in |Their patience and spirituality are to| | |were the first people who lived in North |1800- 600,000 |Native American tribes. American Indians |be admired. One of the traits shared | | |America, Alaska, and Hawaii. After the |1900- 250,000 |dance for different occasions and |by many tribes is their society being | | ...
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...Case 1: A New Salsa Sensation SUMMARY Salsa A sauce which was created by Hector Fernandez, operator of El Casa Grande, a local restaurant. customers often commented about both the taste and the texture of the salsa a secret formula that had a few unusual seasonings that made his salsa burst with flavor. Hector believed that this was less “runny” than others. Two of his best customers, who offered to help him produce and market his salsa throughout the state, with the goal of reaching regional distribution in 5 years. Major Advertising Agency Home office in Albuquerque. The agency positioned itself as being a “full-service” organization but Hector wondered exactly what that meant. MattBarnes, marketing and promotions consultant. Matt’s first questions were about Hector’s salsa: “What makes your salsa better?” and “Is there a way we can convince people of the difference?” Hector responded Potential customers Hector noted that Tex-Mex was a popular form of dining inNew Mexico as well as across the country. He believed that his salsa would appeal to a wide variety of people who enjoy Tex-Mexcuisine. Major competitors Pace and Old El Paso(www.pacefoods.com and www.oldelpaso.com). The two companies offered some products that were the same and others that were not. There was a conclusion that it was possible that neither company was involved in a great deal oftraditionaladvertising or that Hector was simply too busy with his own company tonotice. ...
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