Growing Up In A Mexican Household

In Hispanic cultures, women have to meet expectations. Little girls are taught that they need to find a husband to take care of them. From a young age, they are taught by their mothers to cook, clean and care for their

Being Hispanic to me means traditions. It means my home and my loving family. Being Hispanic also means being hard working. I was born in a humble small town in Michoacan, Mexico. My parents decided to come to the United States looking for a better future for our family. They had to leave the land that had watched them grow in order to come to an unknown land, where the future was a giant blur. But what they didn’t leave behind was their love for their native country. I grew up in a household where Spanish was only spoken and tortillas were always at the table. I grew up loving authentic Mexican food and speaking Spanish fluently. When I was in kindergarten my teacher was afraid that I would be behind the rest of my classmates. My parents couldn't help me learn English since they didn’t know it either. I was fortunate to have a kind teacher who was willing to tutor me for free everyday after school. By the end of elementary school my English improved. As I grew

The main component to being Hispanic is family. With a positive attitude family you can accomplish anything you dream of. Being Hispanic means a lot to my family and we show our culture with pride to the community we live in. Growing up with immigrant parents was not easy at first. There was a constant struggle in my childhood years. However, with the help of my family, I have learned to strive for success. My parents have always thought me to focus on school over everything. Which is why my life has revolved around academics. School has been very important in my life because I strive to become a doctor. My education has been outstanding with surprising accomplishments such as graduating high school in three years and obtaining my associates

Hispanic's face many struggles in their lives that is why the word family is so strong. The theme of family comes in when the father leaves. They had to learn how to take care of each other and help out around the house. Even though the bond between them isn't very strong, they will always have their family come first. This is shown when the father comes back and Wilfredo tries to get into Yuniors family business. Rafa becomes infuriated of the fact that Yunior was going to tell Wilfredo about their problems. "Hey, Sinbad, Wilfredo said, his head appearing in our window. What's going on? My father wrote us a letter! Rafa rapped me on the side of the head. This is a family affair, Yunior. Don't blab it all over the place."(Diaz 81) Culture identity is not known until you find a place with your family. Yunior wasn't aware of this and since his family was poor he kept on moving around going from one house to another. Yunior also didn't want to be himself; he was always following in the footsteps of Rafa. All these themes sum up the Latin Experience. If you are Hispanic most of these problems you have faced already or will face in the future.

In George J. Sanchez’s, Becoming Mexican American: Ethnicity, Culture, and Identity in Chicano Los Angeles 1900-1945, Sanchez brings forth a new understanding of Mexican-American culture through the presentation of how the culture made substantial adaptations under limited economic and social mobility (Sanchez 13). Unlike other historians who studies the variations of Mexican American cultural identity from a national prospective , Sanchez creatively selects Los Angeles as his site of research because, not only is the city home to the largest Mexican population in the United States, but also because Latinos play a profound role in shaping the city’s culture. Growing up in an immigrant family himself, Sanchez undoubtedly has many personal

A big part of Hispanic culture is family. Family is everything. Mine was huge and I can’t thank them enough for all of their support, especially my mother. Majority of my life, she was a single-parent. My father passed away when I was still in junior high. It was hard and we struggled. There were times when I thought I would never make it to college. Sure, I had the grades, but I didn’t know how I would pay for it. HSF was my saving grace. Their scholarship allowed me to go to college, and now I’m here giving kids the same opportunity they gave to

Growing up hispanic means so many things to me, from having the best abuelitas and abuelitos, to late night conchas because we have to wait til midnight to open christmas presents. It has taught me that family is so important and that there are no guidelines to who or where your family comes from. There has not been one person to walk through our front door who does not immediately become"mija"or "mijo". Being hispanic also means that there is never a dull moment, there is always going to be a cousin doing something crazy and an uncle trying to dance at quinceanera. I learned so early one to never take myself too seriously. Part of being hispanic means being a welcoming person and whenever anyone is in need you are right there for them, because

The Hispanic population has grown significantly over years. This ethnicity has been a culture that has dominated the U.S. Nearly, 16 percent of Mexican Americans make up the U.S. population. The Hispanic culture has had an influence in life itself. This varies from expanding its religion, foods and customs. However, Mexican American has influenced other cultures but still remains at the bottom of the social pyramid. They continue to stay at the bottom of the social pyramid due to their lack of education, resources and beliefs of stereotypes. The Hispanic community continues to receive the lowest income by farther than any other culture. The Hispanic community shows a clear example of the gap between the richest and the poor. The Mexican culture cannot advance due to some problems.

My background is interesting. My twin sister and I were raised by parental grandmother until she passed away due to lung cancer when I was 11 years of age. My grandmother had 15 children and raised 2 more. My diverse experiences in life begin here. My Mother was Caucasian and my father was Hispanic, both born and raised in Texas. Both of my families were similar but very different. They were similar in that they were of low economic status, but very different because of their beliefs and their culture. My Hispanic family believed and still believes that God is number one in life (prayed before every meal) and that you respect everyone regardless of how they may treat you. My Hispanic family believed in helping one another when given the opportunity.

Being Hispanic also means being able to overcome daily struggles that others would not have to face. I grew with parents that didn’t speak English and couldn’t help me with assignments that I didn’t understand. I remember asking friends how they were able to do a problem that I really struggled with and often times them saying it was their parents that helped them. I have the distinct memory of my two best friends having a tutor for AP Statistics and when I asked my mom if I could have a tutor also, she said that we couldn’t afford it. While my friends were getting help with their homework from professions, I had to sit in my room and figure out how to solve something on my own. I also saw the struggle we faced as

Hispanic is a general term use by the US census Bureau for all the Spanish speaking who live in US territory. Hispanic has different cultures together, even speaking Spanish people across Latin America use written terms and pronunciations can be written or spelled the same but have different meaning. The Hispanic culture is very traditional, values, family and religious practices very much. Hispanics consider the family as the primary sources of support. The usual is that the father is the head of the house, in charge of work and bringing in the economy to the house. Mother is the first caregiver, in charge of the house, cooking, cleaning and any sick member of the family. Usually children responsibilities are to study hard,

One of the first topic points of our discussion was the importance of Mrs. Garcia’s cultural values. This was a very personal subject for Mrs. Garcia. She described the importance of passing these values down to her children and grandchildren, and is concerned that the importance of these values are not being passed down the way she would like. In her family alone, she witnesses her grandchildren not being taught to speak their native language of Spanish. Mrs. Garcia tries to instill these important aspects of their culture to them, but she becomes frustrated when her daughter does not teach them in her home. Mrs. Garcia emphasized the importance of family in the Mexican American culture, and with all families there is a bit of a hierarchy amongst them. Typically, it is the mother that holds this position within the Mexican American culture, therefore if these values and beliefs are passed down it is primarily the mother’s responsibility. Although if both parents are involved in the parenting both of them play a role in the development of the children, however the mother seems to be more influential. As reported by Knight et al. (2011) in Mexican American adolescent ethnic identity development and internalization of Mexican American values are facilitated by the mother through ethnic socialization. In the Mexican American community, religion is an important aspect of their lives and with Mrs. Garcia this no different. The majority of the culture is Roman Catholic and

Latino parents face many difficulties while raising their children, and the results of this study demonstrate that the way Dominican parents relate to their children heavily influences their parenting skills. This reduces emotional conduct, hyperactivity, peer problems, and prosocial issues within Latino parenting. Latina families in the United States are at higher risk of developing conduct problems, among other difficulties (Dumka et al., 2010). This article identifies effective strategies to enhance parenting skills and develop a comprehensive understanding of parenting processes, which positively contributes to their developing

Respect is the most important value in the Hispanic culture.  Children should always be obedient, to behave and act accordingly. Obey rules. They feel the way their child behaves in the presence of others, reflects their parenting skills.

To begin with, I'm the first generation in my household that happens to be born in America, however, my parents were both born in Mexico. I grew up in a very Hispanic populated region when I first commenced school. Being around by Spanish speaking kids made me feel rather pleasant. Around Winter, I've always chatted about the favorable things that my mom would do around this time with my friends, including the traditions we all might share as Spanish speaking children. We've talked about how our parents would make mouthwatering meals while walking around the