“Latinos in our Communities” Prepared by: Jesus Hernandez 2/15/02 edition © 2002 All rights reserved

Recent Arrivals: Urban relative to Rural Beliefs about teachers/ professionals in general… (my youth)  More confident in interacting with educators/professionals  May question professionals but much respect is still conveyed  Broader knowledge base and formal education allows for more confidence and assertiveness

Recent Arrivals/Rural Beliefs about teachers/ professionals in general…  Not likely to question the effectiveness of teachers or professionals in general  Adults are too aware of their inferiority in terms of formal education = social class…not too different from other groups with lesser education and socio- economic status

Washington State K-12 Public Schools Student Demographics —

State% in % change Black4.5%29,56148, % Asian/Pac. Isl.8.2%37,08288, % Native American1.4%18,20115, % Latino/a21.7%32,100232, % White57.2%644,484614, % Multiracial7.1%N/A75,723N/A StateTotal100.0%761,4281,074, %

Wenatchee K-12 Public Schools Student Demographics —

Recent Arrivals: Urban relative to Rural General characteristics of family lifestyles…  More exposed and influenced by America’s “popular” culture through television, music, etc.  Limited, yet some formal education  More versatile & adaptive than their “rural” counterparts  Core subjects often the main/only focus

Washington State K-12 Public Schools Student Demographics — Wenatchee/Chelan% in % change Black0.4% % Asian/Pac. Isl.1.0% % Native American0.3% % Latino/a50.6%2963, % White48.5%4,5353, % Multiracial2.5%N/A192N/A District Total103.4%5,0037, %

Washington’s Agricultural Productivity Rank in U.S.Percent$ Value AgricultureU.S. Totalto WA State CROP2011 Red Raspberries192% $ 44.3 million Hops179% $141.1 million Apples157% $ 1.8 billion Sweet Cherries159% $534.0 million Pears148% $186.3 million Grapes237% $189.4 million * Total Value 2011 $ 2.9 billion Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Annual Statistical Bulletin, 2011

Recent Arrivals: Urban relative to Rural Families culture and daily areas of focus…  Like Rural folks…focus on work, earning and saving money prevails  Some emphasis on education/more concern w/ fitting into this society’s lifestyle  More acculturated to our media culture  Greater comfort level to public settings

Recent Arrivals: Urban relative to Rural Families knowledge base and life experiences…  Much knowledge/skill in different trades, entrepreneurship, paperwork  Significant experience in small business & entrepreneurship  Resourceful and adaptive to opportunities  Greater knowledge base in formal ed.

Recent Arrivals: Urban relative to Rural Family Values in the home and family environment…  Variations of a more relaxed hierarchical family structure  Traditional male and female roles are reinforced less than rural folks  Less “traditional” in religion & lifestyle than their “rural” counterparts  More likely to be protestant than rurals

U.S. Raised/ 1st Generation

U.S. Raised/ 1st Generation General characteristics of family lifestyles… (me in H.S.)  See themselves as belonging to this country  Struggle with “fitting in”  Hesitate letting go of certain aspects of their Latino heritage  Well into successfully integrating to mainstream society

U.S. Raised/ 1st Generation Families culture and daily areas of focus…  Tends to integrate more to the lifestyle that surrounds them – good & bad  Gang culture has often been a problem (related to poverty, lack of success)  Feelings of rejection are often associated to their race/color  Relative strong family unity

U.S. Raised/ 1st Generation Families knowledge base and life experiences… Similar to mainstream family-influenced by:  Effect of socio-economics  Education levels  Awareness of rejection, prejudice and discrimination issues is generally high  General/common family dynamics

U.S. Raised/ 1st Generation Family Values in the home and family environment…  Tremendous conflict is often found  Parents cling to traditional family values  Youth want to adopt mainstream Anglo friends’ family values resulting in culture clash in the home  Kids often live two lives-their life at school & their life at home  Parenting gets challenging

U.S. Raised/ 1st Generation Beliefs about teachers/ professionals in general…  Concerned with fairness and equity in our schools  Parent involvement comparable to Anglo Americans yet relative to US level of education/experience

U.S. Raised/ 2 nd + Generations

U.S. Raised/ 2nd Generation General characteristics of family lifestyles… (my kids)  Fully assimilated to mainstream lifestyles  Sometimes regret having lost some traditions of their heritage  Many variations in family lifestyles and characteristics  “I didn’t crossed the boarder…the border crossed me/us” – Mex/Americans

U.S. Raised/ 2nd Generation Families culture and daily areas of focus…  Many variations depending on socio- economics, background/heritage, etc.  Examples: Texan subculture, southwest, Cuban, Puertorican, etc.

U.S. Raised/ 2nd Generation Families knowledge base and life experiences…  Similar to mainstream US family  Variations affected by education, socio- economics, etc.  Racial issues and concerns depend on individual’s place in society

U.S. Raised/ 2nd Generation Family Values in the home and family environment…  Fully transitioned to variations of American values  In many cases families only speak English  Sometimes a lack of empathy towards newcomers

U.S. Raised/ 2nd Generation Beliefs about teachers/ professionals in general…  Same expectations and involvement as mainstream US parents  Depends on socio-economics, education, profession, etc.

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