American Hispanic - Culture and Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela

Analyzing American Hispanic groups is a long and useful trip. Hispanic is not one of the people's culture. They are numerous different cultures with different political views, customs, religious, family and other customs, each group is unique, sometimes similar to others. In this paper, we introduce four different Hispanic groups. A Mexican American culture rooted in Mexico, trying to bloom in the United States. Puerto Rico was already considered a US citizen, but it has not always been treated in the same way. Cuban Americans who left the country to live better lives for themselves in political and economic turmoil, Central Americans maintain people in various Central American countries.

Mexican Americans

Mexican Americans have lived in the United States for many years. They have been traditionally regarded as migrant workers engaged in agriculture or working in orchards and returning to Mexico. They have changed from immigrant 's role to immigrants. Mexican Americans usually speak Spanish and teach English in bilingual classes.

Americans in Mexico have many different values ​​from the value of typical American citizens. According to the language, culture and etiquette of Mexico (2004), the family value of Mexican Americans is different from the usual value owned by US citizens. The core of the social structure of Mexico and the United States is the relationship with the family. Women are highly respected, but they are still considered secondary to their husbands. My husband is considered an authority and a decision maker for my family. Families are typically quite large and extended families are considered as important as family members.

Catholic is a religion of choice for the majority of Americans in Mexico. According to Weisman (2004), "... Mexicans support higher moral and religious values ​​than those of Britain and the United States." In American politics, Mexican Americans Alberto Gonzales Mexican Americans stayed out until U.S. Attorney General of the United States of America. Many Mexican Americans typically do not make as much money as their British counterparts. "Of the men since the 3 rd generation of 1989, the Mexicans were lowering the average wage of 21% on average compared to non-Hispanic whites ..." (Trejo, 1997) These are a little appreciated, It has been reduced over the years. There is still a big economic gap. Language barriers may be part of this, but as you grow older this is less of a problem.

Puerto Rican

Because Puerto Rico is an American territory, Puerto Ricans are considered American citizens. Puerto Rican people are typically very fluent in both English and Spanish, making life in the US something simple. According to Fukuoka (1993), in contrast to Mexican Americans, more than 40% of Puerto Rican families are now leading women. The Puerto Rican religion is as diverse as its British counterpart. Puerto Rican people may be Baptists, Catholics, Methodists, Muslims, or other world religions. Many Puerto Ricans living in the mainland of the United States live in New York City or its surroundings. It is used to distinguish Puerto Rican born Puerto Rico, a New Yorker born in Puerto Rico from New York. The word Nuyorianan is New York's 'Puerto Rico' (Magaly, 2006).

In politics, Puerto Ricans have as much rights as other American citizens. According to Rosenberg (2005), the Puerto Rican people have been regarded as citizens of the United States since 1917, but they can not vote for the President. They are also federal income tax payment duty free payment. Some of the privileges related to citizenship have been withdrawn from Puerto Ricans, but ... "US immigration without restriction ... [which has] There are Puerto Ricans in the world (over 1 million) (Rosenberg, 2005) This immigrant privilege is what many Hispanics want.

Cuban Americans

Americans in Cuba, sometimes have a long history. Many Cuban Americans and their descendants arrived from Cuba, looking for better life, dreadful living conditions, economic fighting from dictatorship. The American culture of Cuba is strongly influenced by the Spanish colonists who once established in the island.

This influence had a major impact on Cuba's American religion. According to Wikipedia (2006), most Cuban Americans belong to the Roman Catholic Church. There are also many Protestants who believe in santia, Jews, and non-religious Cubans.

Many Cuban Americans are assimilated in mainstream culture. They are politically active and consist of three members of the House of Representatives and two Senators of the Senate. They will establish business and demonstrate political influence by changing Miami from community of beach retirees to modern city with Hispanic flavors "(Wikipedia, 2006)

Cubans have traveled a long way in society compared to many Hispanic cultures. They have become patient with dictatorship political leaders and economically hard boats. They came over 90 miles of the sea to reach the coast of Florida and its freedom. Americans in Cuba came to the United States and encouraged many of their traditions and through their assimilation they made a better life. They are accepted in Florida and are known as hard and honest workers. Like the Ricardo Montalbon, Bob · Villa, and many other great men, they offer many talents in this country.

American in Venezuela

Another popular ethnic group emigrating to the United States is Venezuelan Americans. According to Walker (nd), many Venezuelan Americans are polite in Spanish, Italian, or Portuguese and recognize themselves as whites. Indeed, many people do not know when Venezuelan Americans go to the path. Many Venezuelans came to the United States to attend college and stayed after graduation.

Family values ​​of Americans in Venezuela are different from those of typical American families. "Family relationship is strong ... [their] (Walker, nd) These relationships may make it difficult for Venezuelan Americans to integrate or assimilate into a mainstream society, but many do so easily.

Most Venezuelan Americans are Catholics, but they do not participate in services or other church functions as frequently as other Hispanic people. Walker (nd) states that there are many religious traditions, but it is a combination of religious and secular methods. Some secular people are respected as saints for "their good work and the positive influence on others" (Walker, nd). Americans in Venezuela are not currently active at the federal level, but many have established local politics and government profession.

Conclusion

These four different groups have many commonalities and differences. The main thing in common between the four groups is that the majority speak Spanish, Catholic and have a stronger family ties than typical Americans. The main difference of the group is assimilation level and cultural belief. Puerto Rican and Cuban Americans are very assimilated to the American standards, but Venezuelan Americans are in the middle of assimilation, Mexican Americans are not assimilated. Americans in Mexico have strong unity with their families, which greatly interfere with their individuality and their ability to assimilate the mainstream culture.

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