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What everyone needs to know
Spanish-Speakers and You:
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Who Are the Hispanics / Latinos?
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Components of Hispanic Culture
• Language
• Communication Styles
• Etiquette
• Traditions and
Customs
• Food, Dress, and
Music
• Religion
• Belief Systems and
World Views
• Values
Where Do Hispanics
Come From?
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Spanish-Speaking Countries
1. Argentina 2. Bolivia 3. Chile 4. Colombia 5. Costa Rica 6. Cuba 7. Dominican Republic 8. Ecuador 9. El Salvador10. Guatemala
11. Honduras12. Mexico13. Nicaragua14. Panama15. Paraguay16. Peru17. Spain18. Uruguay19. Venezuela** Puerto Rico
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Source: U.S. Census (2010)
U.S. Hispanic Population by Origen
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Source: U.S. Census (2010)
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN TO BE TWO
SEPARATE AND DISTINCT CONCEPTS.
• In 2000, the Hispanic population was 35.3 million.
• In 2010, the Hispanic population was 50.5 million
In the last decade, the Hispanic population has
grown 43%…
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Source: U.S. Census (2010)
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What do Hispanics look like?
• White European• Indian• Mestizo
• Black• Mulatto• Asian
Racial Types in the Hispanic Community
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StereotypesList common stereotypes that Americans have about Hispanics:
List common stereotypes that Hispanics have about Americans:
• Positive • Negative
• Positive • Negative
How Do Spanish-Speakers See Themselves?
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Hispanics are persons whose speech, customs or cultural
heritage pertain to, or derive from, any of the nineteen Spanish-
speaking countries in the world, and Puerto Rico. Hispanics
may speak Spanish, be bilingual, speak only minimal Spanish,
or speak no Spanish at all. Hispanics may be of any single or
mixed racial origin. The primary Spanish groups in the United
States are: Mexican, Mexican-American, Cuban, Cuban-
American, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Central American. The
civil status of Hispanics may be: U.S. born citizens, legal
residents, legal workers, students, visitors/tourists, or illegal
aliens (undocumented workers).
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Who are Hispanics?A working definition…
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Levels of Language Ability of Hispanics• Spanish-Only, Literate
(university graduate, professional, secondary education, or technical specialist)
• Spanish-Only, Illiterate, or Primary School Education (0-6 years of primary education only)
• Spanish Speaker with 100-300 Word English Vocabulary
• LEP (Limited English Proficient)• Bilingual• Bilingual & biliterate• English Speaker with 100-300 Word Spanish
Vocabulary• English-Only
MachismoMarianismo
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Gender Issues
Proxemics and Haptics
Personal SpaceTouching
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Chronemics• Time concepts
• Appointments• General day
divisions•“on time”
• Workday• Leisure• Overtime, Vacation,
and Time Off
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The Hispanic Surname System
• María Elena Guzmán González marries
• Pablo Felipe Durán Rodríguez
Their daughter • FIRST NAMES: María Teresa• LAST NAMES: .
Their son • FIRST NAMES: José Felipe• LAST NAMES: .
What is her married name?What do I call her?
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María Elena Guzmán Gonzálezmarries
Pablo Felipe Durán Rodríguez
The Hispanic Surname System
• Religious Names• Nicknames
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Hispanic Names and Nicknames
• Survival English• Workplace English• Social English
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LEPs, or How Much English?
• Understanding
• Using native language
• Uneducated
• Bilingual = biliterate
• False affirmation
• Spiraling
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Misconceptions Based on Language Issues
Spanish-Speakers in the Workplace:A Cross-Cultural Guide
please contact Command Spanish®, Inc.
601-582-8378
or your local Command Spanish® provider.
You can visit our website at:
www.commandspanish.com
For the complete cross-cultural program entitled:
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