Next Generation Diversity — What It Nuestras Generaciones – Present & Future

Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee

March 18, 2011

Andrés T. Tapia, President, Diversity Best Practices

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The Nod & Smile

Latino Millennials tend to

self-identify by parent origin

(Colombian, Costa Rican…)

or by new blends Mexipino,

Blaxican, China Latina

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Latinopalooza

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Not all Latinos eat tacos

57% of young Latinos

prefer to speak English

However 16% of young

Latinos identify themselves

as white, compared with 30%

of adult Latinos

The Immigration

Travesty

Immigrants’ Economic Contributions

Immigrants contribute as workersDoctors (1 in 4), Patents (1/4th), Construction,

agriculture, maintenance, hospitality.

Immigrants contribute as consumersChicago: undocumented immigrants spend $2.89

billion on goods and services, creating 31,908

jobs Immigration contributed to 40%+ of net

household formations between 2000 and 2005

(Harvard)

Immigrants contribute as

entrepreneursMore than 1 in 10 self-employed businesspeople

in US

Immigrants’ Economic Contributions

Immigrants contribute as taxpayers• Immigrants pay sales, property, and income taxes

• 3/4 undocumented immigrants pay payroll taxes.

• Pay $1,800 more in taxes than receive in benefits;

over lifetime she and descendants $80,000 less

• Undocumented contribute $7 billion a year in Social

Security taxes; $407 billion over 50 years.

US economy gains $37 billion a year

from immigrants’ participation in the

US economy

Traditional Machismo

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The Latina Dilemma

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The Burden of Matriarchy

Modestía

Three Current Women Presidents

Costa Rica —Laura Chinchilla

Argentina—Cristina Kirchner

Chile —Michelle Bachelet

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Brazil—DilamRousseff

6 Women Presidents in Total

So Sarah

Martínez from

Wheaton

Franciscan

Healthcarewalked

up to me…

Identidad

&

Corporate

Culture Clash

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Latino Worldview

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• Comunidad

Superación

Simpatía

Confianza

En Manos de Dios

Latino Millennials tend to self-

identify by parent origin

(Colombian, Costa Rican…) or

by new blends Mexipino,

Blaxican, China Latina

57% of young Latinos prefer to

speak English

However 16% of young Latinos

identify themselves as white,

compared with 30% of adult

Latinos

Not all Latinos eat tacos

• Individualism

Task Oriented

Rules Based

Belief in Systems and

Managing Environment

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European-America Worldview

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Me lo dijo mi

abuela….

Se hace

el camino ….

Dime con

quien

andas…

Pablito clavo

un clavito…

¡Ganas!

Tu voz

A toda voz

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¡Adelante!!22©2011 Diversity Best Practices

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Influence

Zero in on

Others Mo

(Motivation)

Know Others’

Stories

(Group Aware)

Know Your Own

Story

(Self Aware)

Get Things Done

(Execution)

See Around

Corners

(Thought

Leadership)

Manage the

Power

Relationships

(Political Savvy)

Increase Others’

Impact

(Enablement)

Influence

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