1. by Maria de Jesus Dixon April 7, 2015 for T&L
339-Communicating in Diverse Classrooms Hispanic/Latino Culture for
Educators
2. Quote by a Great Educator
3. What Teachers need to know about Hispanic Culture
Demographics Cultural Insight Food and Language Social Conventions
Folklore, Dichos and Taboos Significant Individuals and
Organizations Stereotypes and Challenges Relevant to Washington
State
4. Demographics Term Usage Whether to utilize Hispanic or
Latino History of terms Varies regionally Additional terms to
describe Hispanics
5. Demographics
6. Demographics As of July 1, 2013 - 54 million Constitutes 17%
of the nations total population (316,497,531) Hispanics are the
nations largest ethnic minority Mexico ONLY has a larger population
of Hispanics (120 million) than the U.S. worldwide
7. Demographics 64% Mexican background 9.4% Puerto Rican
background 3.8% Salvadoran background 3.7% Cuban background 3.1%
Dominican background 2.3% Guatemalan background Remainder are some
other Central American, South American or other
Hispanic/Latino
8. Demographics In 22 states, Hispanics are the largest
minority group:
9. Demographics Education: 64% of Hispanics 25 and older, have
a least a high school education In 2012, 13.8% have a bachelors
degree or higher, which is about 4 million There are 1.3 million
who have advanced degrees (masters, professional) There were 23.3%
of elementary and high school students who are Hispanic in
2012
10. Demographics 8.4% of voters in the 2012 presidential
election were Hispanic There were 2.3 million Hispanic owned
businesses in 2007 Receipts generated by Hispanic-owned businesses
in 2007 was $350.7 billion
11. Cultural Insights Food Every Hispanic/Latino culture has
some sort of variation of rice and beans
12. Cultural Insight: Food Mexican
13. Cultural Insight: Food Puerto Rican
14. Cultural Insight: Food Salvadoran
15. Cultural Insight: Food Cuban
16. Cultural Insight: Language All Latinos speak different
dialects of the Spanish language Mexicans: Latin American Spanish
This dialect is noted for its pronunciation of each letter and its
strong "r" sounds. Puerto Ricans: Taino Spanish This dialect is
derived from the Tainos, the indigenous original people of Puerto
Rico. Salvadorans: Voseo Spanish This dialect is derived from
Spanish spoken in Spain but is the second person singular pronoun
Cubans: Lowland Spanish This dialect features the debuccalization
of the letter /s/ in syllable coda
17. Cultural Insight: Language Linguistic Challenges
Pronunciation: Linguistic Problem peculiar to Spanish speakers The
word it pronounced as eat Pronunciation problem peculiar to the
Speech community The word junk pronounced as chunk
18. Cultural Insights: Social Conventions Traditional
Patriarchal Structure Machismo Collectivistic Culture Look to one
another for opinions Disease vs Dying Dia de los Muertos Household
Size Children are a big part of family households
19. Cultural Insights: Social Conventions Bilingual Ad
Messaging Top 3 Media Outlets Children Games Traditional Health
Beliefs and Practices Empacho Mal de Ojo Envidia Susto
20. Cultural Insights: Folklore Mexican: La Llorna (The Weeping
Woman) Pedro de Urdemalas (Pedro the Trickester) The Virgin de
Guadalupe (The Virgin of Guadalupe)
21. Cultural Insights: Dichos Dichos are commonly used in the
home by parents and/or grandparents: "El muchacho malcriado
dondequiera encuentra padre" "Dime con quien andas y te dire quien
eres" "Al mal paso darle prisa"
22. Cultural Insights: Taboo Birds and the bees talk Being lazy
and not having a job Treating a man with less respect than with the
woman he is with Using religious profanity Not asking the
father/family for permission to marry his/their daughter
23. Cultural Insight: Entrepreneurs
24. Cultural Insight: Entertainers
25. Cultural Insight: Politics
26. Cultural Insight: Religion
27. Cultural Insights: Organizations
28. Cultural Insights: Stereotypes & Challenges Latinas as
Maids The Latino Lover Latinos are Drug Dealers Crazy Latina Moms
Latinos are Loud
29. Cultural Insights: Stereotypes & Challenges All Latinos
are Mexican All Latinos are Catholic All Latinos are Poor All
Latinos Speak Spanish All Latinos have Big Families
30. Washington State 790,000 Total Hispanic Population in WA,
2011 65% - Native Born Hispanics 35% - Foreign Born Hispanics 83% -
Mexican Origin 17% - Non-Mexican Origin 206,000 Number of Hispanics
enrolled in K-12 19% - Hispanics as percent of all K-12
students
31. What Now? Implement in your classroom: A welcoming presence
Display items from students home country Incorporate activities
where the student can teach other students about their home country
and culture Celebrate similarities Respect and accommodate for
differences.
32. What Now? Nine Strengths 1. Not easily discouraged 2.
Desires upward social mobility 3. Expects high academic performance
4. Resists stereotype threat 5. Rejects negative cultural norms 6.
Aspires to pave the way for others 7. Possesses spiritual assurance
8. Have a sense of responsibility 9. Prefers self-reliance
33. #1 Not Easily Discouraged Educators can: Remind them of
their self-determination Encourage them to share their success
strategies Help them transfer their resourceful skills to college
and career
34. #2 Upward Social Mobility Educators can: Encourage them to
talk about the future Coach them to develop a game plan Place role
models in front of them
35. #3 High Academic Performance Educators can: Arm them with
new academic strategies Encourage them to connect with other
students Make sure they are aware of resources
36. #4 Resist Stereotypes Educators can: Educate students about
stereotype threat Be aware of their racial identity development Arm
them with healthy resistance strategies
37. #5 Reject Negative Cultural Norms Educators can: Praise
them for their strength Learn their stories and backgrounds: Ask
questions Encourage them to also reject negative norms
38. #6 Pave the Way for Others Educators can: Provide mentoring
opportunities Help them connect their aspiration to help others to
a career Encourage them to coordinate classroom events for
siblings
39. #7 Spiritual Assurance Educators can: Encourage them to
discover their greater life purpose Help them connect with a
spiritual community Encourage them to utilize those spiritual
values that motivated them to seek educational opportunities
40. #8 Sense of Responsibility Educators can: Help them
effectively balance academics, activities and a job Help them keep
their academics vs. familial responsibilities in perspective
41. #9 Prefers Self-Reliance Educators can: Encourage them to
seek out help when needed Encourage them to use their problem
solving skills beyond the classroom Provide team building
experiences that connect them with other students
42. QUESTIONS or COMMENTS
43. Resources Hispanic Education in the Unites States, NCLR,
2007 Statistical Brief No. 8 Pew Research Center Survey of Hispanic
Adults, May 24-July 28, 2013 Hispanic Heritage Month 2014: Sept
15-Oct 15; U.S. Census Bureau News; U.S. Department of Commerce
CB14-FF.22, Sept. 8, 2014 IBRC U.S. Census Bureau Data Graph
Building Our Understanding: Culture Insights Communicating with
Hispanic/Latinos Report; CDC Healthy Communities Program
44. Resources The Role of Mexican Folklore in Teaching and
Learning www.learnnc.org/lp/pages Mexicos popular sayings: A Taste
for Dichos by Wendy Delvin www.mexconnect.com Cultural Clues, Dos
& Taboos: Communication Guidelines for MEXICO
www.circleofexcellence.com/blog Understanding the Hispanic/Latino
Culture www.coedu.usf.edu/zalaquett/hoy/culture.html Changing
Nation Percent of Hispanic of the U.S. Population: 1980-2050; U.S.
Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce
45. Resources Dr. Pamela A. Larde Innovative Educator
presentation - Inspired to be the First: Increasing the Success
Rate of African American & Latino/a First-Generation College
Students Some Pronunciation and Linguistic Problems of
Spanish-Speaking Children in American Classrooms by Jerome Axelrod.
Elementary English, Vol. 51, No. 2 (February 1974), pp. 203-206
'Hispanic' Or 'Latino'? Polls Say It Doesn't Matter Usually by
Karen Grisby Bates, NPR Codeswitch, 01/21/2014 The Hispanic
Population: 2010 Census Brief Understanding the Latino Culture Fact
Sheet; The Ohio State University Extension, 2009
46. Thank You! Maria de Jesus Dixon Retention Counselor CUB
402B [email protected]
