1. How do you identify yourself, in terms of your race, religion, ethnicity or culture?
I identify myself as a mexican. I am cathlic. 2. What are some traditions that you follow in your family?
Some traditions that i follow in my family are holidays like christmas,holloween,easter...etc. 3. What does such identification offer to individuals? Why and how do you identify with specific aspects of their background, such as their race or religion?
Such identification offers individuals better jobs if they are bilingual. 4. READ "Latinos Gain Visibility In Cultural Life of U.S.: Numbers and Influence Are on the Rise," focusing on the following questions:
a. How large is the Latino or Hispanic population of the U.S.? Why is this significant?
42,687,224 is the latino hispanic population in the us as of 2005. b. How is the Latino population in the U.S. expected to grow in the next five years, and what impact is this expected to have?
The latino population is expected to grow 33.6% in the next 5 years. c. Why had some Hispanic people in the U.S. changed their names or stopped speaking Spanish?
Some hispanic people that live in the us change their names because they are eather ashamed of being hispanic or are afraid of imigratino. d. Many different Hispanic people are quoted in this article. How do they feel about assimilation? Are there generational differences?
There are not many general differences between the people quoted in the article. e. How is Hispanic culture reinforced in this country?
I identify myself as a mexican. I am cathlic.
2. What are some traditions that you follow in your family?
Some traditions that i follow in my family are holidays like christmas,holloween,easter...etc.
3. What does such identification offer to individuals? Why and how do you identify with specific aspects of their background, such as their race or religion?
Such identification offers individuals better jobs if they are bilingual.
4. READ "Latinos Gain Visibility In Cultural Life of U.S.: Numbers and Influence Are on the Rise," focusing on the following questions:
a. How large is the Latino or Hispanic population of the U.S.? Why is this significant?
42,687,224 is the latino hispanic population in the us as of 2005.
b. How is the Latino population in the U.S. expected to grow in the next five years, and what impact is this expected to have?
The latino population is expected to grow 33.6% in the next 5 years.
c. Why had some Hispanic people in the U.S. changed their names or stopped speaking Spanish?
Some hispanic people that live in the us change their names because they are eather ashamed of being hispanic or are afraid of imigratino.
d. Many different Hispanic people are quoted in this article. How do they feel about assimilation? Are there generational differences?
There are not many general differences between the people quoted in the article.
e. How is Hispanic culture reinforced in this country?