en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/2451483 Comments by JennJenn11 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/21/would-you-help-out-or-turn-away-immigrants-in-the-poor-situations-we-saw-them-in-and-why-119-blog/#IDComment145274692 If I was in the situation where I had to choose between helping out or turning away immigrants I would definitely help that out. My answer comes from a background story. So my family imigrated here from Colombia. Although they immigrated here legally it still was a hard journey here because it was 6 people in the entire family to get from one country to another. My family was a part of the 1965 immigration wave where thousands of families from south America that had the money to afford to immigrate to the United States as well as met the certain qualifications that they had to pass is exactly what they had to go through. So now this brings me back to the initial question. Would I help immigrants or turn them away? I would absolutely help them one hundred percent. Something that I learned through my families culture and values is to treat people the way you would want to be treated as well as I would do a give back exactly what my grandfather has done for the past 45 years. He and my grandparents are pastors at Iglesia Bautista Gestemani which is a Baptist Christian church in the middle of Queens New York. My grandfather was a pastor in Colombia and continued his work and spreading the word here in the United States. Why his story is so inspiring is that here in the United States when he immigrated many of the families that went to his church in Colombia also immigrated to his church and into the United States illegally. He helped them for many years for them to get there United State citizenship and now many of those families have wonderful jobs and a beautiful family. Now when I go back to his church to visit in New York where I plan to go this Easter weekend, every Sunday after he reads his sermon around 1:00pm a meal is prepared in the basement full of rice, chicken, beans, meats, salads, bread, an so much more. When you look at the people who prepare the food each and every Sunday it consists of those families whom initially immigrated illegally to the United States in the 1960’s. They are giving back and serving more illegal immigrants who come to my grandfathers church every Sunday to serve God to learn about the Bible and get a nice hot meal. These people do not have families. The church is their family and with out my grandfather, my grandmother, my family, those church members giving back, and the church allowing the chance for these immigrants to be a part of something that gives them hope I would absolutely follow the steps my grandfather has set and help out immigrants in need. Sat, 23 Apr 2011 02:35:46 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/21/would-you-help-out-or-turn-away-immigrants-in-the-poor-situations-we-saw-them-in-and-why-119-blog/#IDComment145274692 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/14/what-does-it-say-about-our-society-if-schools-are-more-segregated-now-than-in-the-1970s-119-blog/#IDComment143194552 I actually do not agree with this statement. I feel that schools are more de-segregated if anything now more than it was in the 1970’s. Even though segregation in school was initially and legally on paper illegal in the 50’s the 70’s are a lot closer to that time period than where we are now in 2011. I believe that even when a law gets legally it takes a longer while for people to actually start following it in there everyday lives as well as in the school and education system. I also think that our society shouldn’t think of anything because are schools are not more segregated now than in the 1970’s because for example here at Penn State even though the minority population is small I find that here and many universities across the country embrace diversity, try to increase the amount of diversity and multiculturalism in their schools and well as incorporating it into the schools curriculum by learning more about diversity in classes. Just in my gen eds, my minor, major courses, and electives all have included classes about diversity which would only happen if the school didn’t have an issue about segregation. In a geography course I learned about diversity in Africa and Ireland, in my major courses I had a class on intercultural communication, for my psychology minor I am taking a multicultural psychology class and lastly for my electives I am taking the class that directly covers topics about racial relations. Penn State would not even offer these types of classes to Penn state students if there was an issue of segregation among the student. Clearly there is none. So you might be asking yourself ok so what if Penn State does not have a segregation problem in their school systems. The northeast does not have that big of an issue of segregation compared to school in the south. I know that race is a bigger issue within the community members of those in the south but I am not going to speak on behalf and only stick to what I personally know and have experienced. I think that having less of a segregation problem in schools still exists then its up to those people in the schools such as the students and the faculty members need to make an effort to not that it occur and effect the community. I think that this issue also depends on the part of the United States your living in. A lot of inner city schools will having a larger minority population where segregation would not even be brought up but in an area where it is a large white population they may have a issue of segregation in order to keep the “whites” together. Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:15:37 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/14/what-does-it-say-about-our-society-if-schools-are-more-segregated-now-than-in-the-1970s-119-blog/#IDComment143194552 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/29/do-you-ever-feel-uncomfortable-around-two-or-more-people-speaking-another-language-119-blog/#IDComment141152344 I think this question involves certain types of situations to be able to answer this question. The first context that came to my mind was when I go to the nail salon to get my nails done. A lot of times when I sit there and am getting a manicure or a pedicure I will admit yes I did at first start to get uncomfortable when the woman who were doing mine and my friends nails would start talking in Chinese and I had absolutely no idea what they were talking about. Sometime I would think to my self are they talking about me, are they talking about my nails or my friends nails, is it something good or something bad. Then another part of me would try to just give them the benefit of the doubt and maybe they are just two co-workers working and having a general conversation to each other. A lot of times I find its hard to tell because of the two different culture backgrounds like here in American society when we are talking about someone we are talking discretely in English while looking at the person. I find that this is what happens in the nail salon but they I thought to myself why would they be looking at us they are doing our nails. Another situation I think of when I think of this topic is how my aunt has used language as an advantage to make someone else look silly when they tried to talk about her in a different language. What happened was there were these two Spanish girls in New York who were walking by my aunt in the supermarket and started talking to each other about her in Spanish. The things they were saying were pretty nasty and did not think my aunt knew what they were talking about. My aunt charlotte is white and from Louisiana who married my uncle who is Colombian. What those two Spanish girls did not know was that because my aunt had been around my family for so many years she learned how to speak Spanish fluently although she is white and she understand everything they were saying. My aunt then approached them and responded speaking in Spanish that she knew exactly what they were talking about and they ran away. At the end of the day if I was in my aunts shoes and didn’t have the Spanish advantage she had I probably would feel uncomfortable around them because helplessly I would have no way of understanding what they were saying and I hate being talked about. Then when I think about it if I don’t know what they were saying and they were taking the time out of their lives to talk about me in another language I guess I would just have to find it funny and not let it affect me. Sat, 9 Apr 2011 03:06:36 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/29/do-you-ever-feel-uncomfortable-around-two-or-more-people-speaking-another-language-119-blog/#IDComment141152344 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/24/has-barak-obama%e2%80%99s-presidency-helped-the-race-movement-119-blog/#IDComment137628519 I feel that Barack Obama being President did not further the race movement but instead has given the opportunity for many black families and individuals to have as their role model. For example in my last discussion class we talked about how in all the Disney movies, characters, children’s books, and media have predominantly white characters. Having a black president is a high figure in our society that minorities in our nation can look up to. Additionally Barack Obama’s election as President of the United States has helped the vision of many people living here in the United States that there can be change. Change was Barack Obamas slogan while he was campaigning. I was all about being able to change the norm, change what others thought and believed was impossible. Change was others never wanted to happen and change what others dream to happen. For a country that for its existence was ruled by the white majority, we can clearly see that by the election of President Barack Obama the roles are slowly yet at the same time rapidly changing here in the United States. 300 to the past 10 years ago no one would have ever dreamed of being ruled by a black President. A race that during its existence here in the United States has lived under oppression, discriminations, prejudices, and racisms. An the other hand many people tend to say well the United States just was not read for a female President so they settled for a black President. Yes both blacks and women have experienced oppression here in this country and around the world for hundreds of years. But President Obamas election shows change. Additionally, on the other many people voted for him for the same reason that people did not vote for him. This is because of his color. I feel like that a lot of things that he promised had he been a white presidential candidate a lot of people would not have listened to him or his campaign promise. I feel that because he was black that it’s a different perspective especially from the different types of people voting in the election. Lastly, I believe that Barack Obama being President of the United States starts the beginning of a new era in the United States. I believe that this is a start for minorities to rise above the rest and not just conform to the daily ideas that we can’t be just as good if not better than the rest. I also believe that one day minorities will not only rise above the rest but will also change the face of what is race where is it just an idea that is not of importance to have to continue categorizing one another, oppressing one another, that way one day we may all be equal in each others eyes. Sat, 26 Mar 2011 03:48:11 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/24/has-barak-obama%e2%80%99s-presidency-helped-the-race-movement-119-blog/#IDComment137628519 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/18/what-do-you-think-of-the-diversity-at-penn-state-119-blog/#IDComment135973070 How do I feel about the diversity here at Penn State? The diversity here is a very small community. People a large university stuck right in the middle of central Pennsylvania white is a predominantly white state in a predominately white university makes sense of why there is a small diversity population at school. How I feel about it is very simple. At first when I came here as a freshman it used to bother people how there were like no Latinos at all. Basically all of the minorities new to the campus lived in Pennypacker out of all the buildings in east halls. Also, the minority dance parties that would happen every weekend all over campus basically consisted of the entire minority community at Penn state. Was there much integration of white and colored at these parties; absolutely not. Once I started getting older I realized its not about being put in a university that is filled with people who look like you are its about being put in a situation and making what you can of it. So what Penn state doesn’t have any near close to a 50% population of latinos. I think its only at 3 or 4%. What I found out was what people should try and make the initiative to be culturally aware of one another and the different ethnicities that exist. I joined several organizations where I can teach not only other latinos but anyone and everyone about my culture. Once you reach that goal that is when you have diversity. I believe many people think that Penn State will only be diverse when we one day maybe will have an equal number of whites, blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Indians, so on and so forth. I completely disagree with this. I believe that diversity is all about Different races, ethnicities, and cultures coming together no matter what the ratio is. Let’s take Penn State which is seventy five percent white and like 4 percent latino, 9 percent black, and less than five percent Asian and native America. Its about all of these cultures coming together and be accepting of one another. This is where colorblindness comes in the picture. To be diverse we shouldn’t not look at each others skin colors in order to be accepting of one another. We should see every persons skin color just as it is, sit down and think to ourselves, wow I really want to learn more about that culture. Also, if they do not want to learn about it then just be accepting that it is there. I believe that when this happens is when we will have a more diverse Penn State community here in happy valley. Sat, 19 Mar 2011 03:52:56 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/18/what-do-you-think-of-the-diversity-at-penn-state-119-blog/#IDComment135973070 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/24/how-conscious-are-you-of-your-seat-in-class-before-and-after-todays-lecture-119-blog/#IDComment132489435 When I first found out I was going to take Soc 119 this semester I asked around my friends of who else was going to taking it as well. As soon as I found out a few of my Latin friends were in the class as well I was excited because I knew the class was a 700 plus student class. Initially hearing that it gets a little intimidating knowing that in a classroom you are literally lost in a crowd. You are less likely to sit in that same seat in class every time you walk in and knowing beforehand your going into a classroom where there are people you know especially more than one perform than you feel some comfort. So as the first day of class occurred I messaged my friends and they saved an entire row for all of us; and every since that first day of class we have sat in the same row in the same seats because the first person to get to class saves the row. So using this example and referring back to the question asked I was very conscious in my decision making of when I initially decided on where I was going to sit in class with and who I was going to sit in class with, and even after watching the demonstration I am still very conscious of who I sit with and where I sit in class. Is it my fault that the people I sit by are of the same ethnicity? The answer is yes and no. Most of my friends are Latino and they happen to be in the class as well but am I following a stereotype that people only stick to sitting with “there kinds of people” or by people that just look like me absolutely not. During the demonstration I did guess the majority of the time the girls were going to choose to sit next to the Asian girl because in something reality Asian is considered a safe race. It is not one of the two extremes of black and white. What I don’t agree with is that fact that people are more likely to apply this activity when they are simply choosing a seat in class. Especially having a seat in 100 Thomas is it all about just getting a seat rather than sitting by someone that looks like you. Personally I would rather have a seat than be stuck on the side or at the very top on a stair well sticking out like a sore thumb. In a interview setting I would really hope that people do not feel pressured to sit by the people that are considered safe or that look like them because employers are not supposed to discriminate in the work place and at the end of the day we are all people. Fri, 4 Mar 2011 23:24:55 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/24/how-conscious-are-you-of-your-seat-in-class-before-and-after-todays-lecture-119-blog/#IDComment132489435 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/23/why-do-we-think-of-people-from-other-countries-as-so-different-from-us-119-blog/#IDComment130690155 I am actually going to highly disagree with the statement in this question. The American culture is extremely different from any other culture in world we are similar is maybe a few aspects but overall we are very different. A way that we are similar is that the United States essentially is one giant melting pot containing races, ethnicities, and cultures from all around the world. What makes it different here in the United States is that throughout different generations a 5 year generation student whose family was born in Mexico but they were born here in the United States, they would be considered Mexican American and not just Mexican. Why this is true is because they only way you can truly live up to a certain cultures traditions if you are fully immersed living in the culture, living in that country, and the majority of the people around you are from that country. That is a difficult task that many immigrants have to face when traveling and bringing their families here into the United States because essentially they want a better life for the children, and they do not want to lose the heritage and cultures traditions. This is a very difficult task when you come to the United States and every one that is around you is different and/ or not of the same ethnicity as you. In order to fit in with the societies standards you are almost unintentionally pressures into assimilating to the Americanized ways of living. This is where families make the important decision of either sticking to their traditions and ways of living while risking being seen as an outsider here in the United States or they can assimilate to a westernized way of living. Families is other culture do not have these problems of assimilating to those living around them because their cultures and traditions are usually considered the majority in each individual country. Another reason the American society is so different from other countries is because is each individual country across the globe has different races, including different ethnicities, including different cultures, including different traditions and values. Within one country there can even be several different cultures living in one border. So for the question to make the statement that we are all very similar is very wrong. Yes we are all the same in the sense that we are all human and need food, water, and shelter to physically survive but being the same regarding a social aspect we all see life and a way of living through very different perspectives and different cultural lenses. How we each interpret the world in solely based on our beliefs and how we incorporate those into our everyday lives. Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:40:53 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/23/why-do-we-think-of-people-from-other-countries-as-so-different-from-us-119-blog/#IDComment130690155 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/17/how-do-you-feel-about-the-way-people-live-in-america-compared-to-other-places-around-the-world-119-blog/#IDComment129030067 I think it is very unfortunate how different the American society is to the rest of the world but there is a reason why are society runs the way that it does. The majority of our countries values run on an individualist society. The majority of families in countries across world live in a collectivistic society. How the two types differ is very simple. In a collectivistic society everyone within the household as well as in the work place puts other individuals before themselves. There is care and compassion for other individuals other than themselves making sure that they are well and taken care of. In the typical American household as well as the typical workplace in an individualistic society everyone is out for themselves. It is filled with selfish, egotistical people who only really care about themselves and are willing to do whatever it takes to get to the top. This is what brings me to the topic of slavery. Many companies in the United States such as mentioned in lecture including Hershey, Mars, and Nestle all need one product to run their company efficiently; cocoa which is found in the Ivory coast. The only way to get these cocoas from trees hidden in the forest is to have many men sent in these forests to collect the cocoa. The issue that Hershey as well as the other companies is that they what the most amount of men working for them in order to gather the most amount of cocoa beans but what to spend the least amount of money; correction, they want to spend absolutely no money. This is where slaves come into the picture. The reason why I feel this occurs is because if I nations wasn’t individualistic then the people in charge or these so called slave masters would be considerate to the workers and not have them working in such harsh conditions including long hours and no pay. Honestly, I think the way people live in America and run there companies are all about to better themselves versus how in the rest of the world there is a consideration of others’ lives. I feel that a way a way that we can make a change is to make our society aware of this major issue of what is going on. If more people knew how our society runs and actually to the time out to compare it to the rest of the world maybe a change could be made. Another way to make a big change is for people here in the United States to actually go out and travel outside this country and visit another place in the world; not a tourist attraction or a hotel/resort because those are already set up similar to the westernized culture but to the actual heart of different countries and get a feel of how there societies run, and the individuals act around one another and I believe that if individuals can see this difference then someone will then be willing to make a difference for the better. Sat, 19 Feb 2011 04:09:23 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/17/how-do-you-feel-about-the-way-people-live-in-america-compared-to-other-places-around-the-world-119-blog/#IDComment129030067 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/10/what-did-you-get-out-of-king-of-the-mountain-119-blog/#IDComment127424548 To start off, I am very glad that Sam Richards did this demonstration in yesterday’s class. It really explained a lot and opened my eyes to many questions I have had on why our world is shaped the way it is today and why people don’t just react and instead of settling for the way our society is now why not stand up and make a change. The perfect example this demonstration reminded my of was regarding El Che and Fidel Castro. El Che Guevara was born in Argentina and traveled all through out South American while he was a teenager. He is known for being a Cuban revolutionary for trying to take down the Cuban Government along with Fidel Castro. Although the way he went about it was most definitely wrong because many people died during this time period of the Cuban Revolution, unfortunately his actions came with a purpose; to prove a point that those in charge don’t deserve to be there if they’re going to take advantage of their position somebody has to do whatever it takes to bring them down.This then asks the question, is this where war comes from? Is this the reason why so many people end up dead or rather more in hospitals because of actions like these two men did to prove a point; a point to get the people in charge out of their powerful positions because the people in power where taking advantage of what their capabilities can reach to an entire country. If you actually sit back and go through the wars in our history, the battles, the revolutions, etc., and compare all of them to each other. Is it always between at least two groups of people? One group who views themselves as superior or in this case the people all together equaling “the king of the mountain” and then you have the oppressed group. The group that is considered king of the mountain has no other decisions to make to do what ever they have to do to stay on top, rule those who are oppressed beneath them, and keep those who are not them out of being on top on the mountain. In this case the Cuban government were the kings of the mountain and everyone under their rule are the people standing out the table far away from the top of the mountain. Then you have the rest of the people in this case the people living in Cuba. They have a choice to make. First they can let society continue its course the way it has for hundreds of years where when somebody is charge says this is way things are going to be, or they can try to make a difference. Unfortunately, in order to attempt to make a difference in our society you run the risk of getting shot down by someone on top of the mountain, or in the process other innocent people get hurt. I believe if the King of the mountain concept didn’t exist anymore the world would be a much happier place and war would not be an issue in our society. Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:55:18 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/10/what-did-you-get-out-of-king-of-the-mountain-119-blog/#IDComment127424548 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/27/what-the-most-beautiful-race-means-to-you-119-blog/#IDComment125965284 The answer to this question is very distinct and precise. There is no more beautiful race that exists in this world. Even if you were to bring up the question what is beauty there are no beautiful features that are universal across all cultures and regions across the entire world. Recently I attended a program on campus that asked a similar question to this one and by the end of the program I learned that physical characteristics are not what make a person beautiful. It may add to your initial attractiveness when you see a person and yes maybe people within the same race as you may find certain features attractive immediately but that is not what makes a person beautiful. 85% of our beauty comes from internally. This includes our personalities, beliefs, morals, the way we carry ourselves in everyday lives, our compassion towards other people, and how we can increase our relationships with other. If people only found beauty in their own races then there wouldn’t be inter-racial couple or even inter-racial marriages which mean no inter-racial people living among us. The most beautiful race does not exist. In one of my classes I learned through research how people perceive beauty and what makes us attracted to one another. It is not by the color of someone else’s skin, or the color of their eyes, or someone that has similar ethnic features than us. How people see physical beauty is all about symmetry. We find someone is physically beautiful when their face is symmetrical. Yes this may sound really weird at first but here is the research evidence to prove this theory. In a research study the researcher took a picture on an average woman white blonde haired woman and called it picture A. Then he loaded the photo onto the computer and shifted her facial features to be completely symmetrical. The key is 1.61 inches. When every part of our face is 1.61 inches apart such as the distance between our eyes, the length of our mouths, the lengths of our noses, the distance between our noses to our mouths, it is all 1.61 inches apart. When this number is distorted then that person is viewed as “not beautiful”. So after the guy distorted the woman’s face to make it symmetrical and have every part of her face 1.61 inches apart he printed out another picture and this was picture B. So we have 2 pictures of the same woman. He went to the public and asked which person is more beautiful. Every participant who included white, black, Hispanic, and Asian men and women all chose picture B. It’s the exact same woman yet picture B distorted their perception to believe that this fake woman was more beautiful all because her face was symmetrical. In conclusion, there is no more beautiful race in this world. True beauty comes from within a person and what we are physically attracted to is the symmetry of another person. Beauty has absolutely nothing to do with a person’s, race, skin color, hair color, eye color, or anything that contributes to her ethnic make-up. Fri, 4 Feb 2011 18:40:45 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/27/what-the-most-beautiful-race-means-to-you-119-blog/#IDComment125965284 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/26/why-do-we-associate-with-people-of-the-same-race-and-ethnicity-as-ourselves-119-blog/#IDComment124245168 I feel that people of the same ethnicities and race hang out with other people of the same ethnicities and race for many reasons. Many students may do it initially and subconsciously for a comfort factor. When hanging out with people or other students in general that are the same or of similar race or ethnicity than you there is something that you have in common with that person. When meeting someone and having something in common with them you are more likely to engage in conversations and become closer friends than someone of a completely different ethnicity than your own. From the example that the girl in this video used was about international students. Personally, if I came to Penn State as an international student from any other place in the world into Happy Valley where the minority population is extremely small in itself and I found a group of other students that have the same ethnicity as me of course I am going to bond with them first. It is an initial connection that one cannot find with someone of a different ethnicity than my own. Once I found a “niche” group that I have the potential to share my language, food, traditional customs, and find more about each other on a personal level, then that is when I feel that students from out of the country will feel more comfortable to hanging out with people that look different themselves. It also comes down to how open both parties are. If you have a student here new to Penn State and the people here are giving negative feedback and are not open to the “international” students being around them then that is going to force them away. I feel that people of all races, backgrounds, and colors have the potential to associate themselves with someone that is different than them. Students here should understand that Penn State is a white majority campus where minorities consist of only about 7% of the whole Penn State community. If this statistic is what is causing barriers within ethnicities here at Penn State then every students needs to make an effort to not be “color blind” but to be accepting of all races equally and instead of sticking together in packs of people a like we should be stepping outside of the box and outside of our comfort zones; learning to embrace other ethnicities and people that look different from ourselves is essential in a society that is so diverse in many aspects. Another reason why people tend to “stick together” is the reason why multicultural student organizations exist on campus. The Dominican Student Association, Caribbean Student Organization, Puerto Rican Student Association, and the Filipino Student Association are just a few multicultural organizations on campus. These student led organizations are places where students of the same ethnicity and of other heritages can come together and learn more about their cultures, celebrate amongst each other and educate others about their ethnicities together. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:21:18 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/26/why-do-we-associate-with-people-of-the-same-race-and-ethnicity-as-ourselves-119-blog/#IDComment124245168 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/18/what-characteristics-would-you-give-your-race-blog-2/#IDComment122886545 Well according to the federal government being a Latino or Latina in their eyes is not considered as a race at all but an ethnicity. I find this out of control how they can just rule out an entire group of people and label us just as an ethnicity because its more about our cultural traditions we carry as a group of people rather than the way we physically look. I completely disagree with this so for the rest of this blog I am going to consider being Latina is a race. I am from South America both my parents and grandparents were born in South America. I have a linage in Italy, Spain, and Lebanon as well. As far as my distinct physical characteristics being Hispanic I have medium to dark skin and I have long thick curly hair and brown eyes. Physically my body is short but is thicker than most other females that have tiny bodies from other races. I believe this comes from the types of food that trace back to my family’s culture including a lot of carbohydrates, and meats three times a day. Something I did learn from our last lecture is that the reason behind having my specific physical characteristics and why they are different than people who are not Hispanic are because our ancestors biologically evolved to be able to survive in their perspective regions around the world. Therefore my dark skin complexion helps my skin not burn easily in the sun because my country in South America lies very close near the equator. Not only do people of Latino decent have similar characteristics but also similar personality traits. Many of both Latino men and women are dominant with strong personalities. This comes from having to immigrate from the United States and having to find their place here and going through many hardships that come along the way just by being Latino and a minority in this country. Latina women have it a little bit harder because not only are a women we are Latino which makes having to overcome two minority standards just to live up to par with the rest of this country. Additionally another characteristic we have is the ability to speak more than one language. I speak both English and Spanish fluently and which this characteristic I am more likely to be paid higher in a job than someone who only knows how to speak English. Another characteristic Hispanics have is rhythm. It is part of almost every Latino to dance at every single event where everyone is together. I feel that characteristics of one race not only include the physical features but also the tradition, cultural foods, and every day actions. Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:48:13 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/18/what-characteristics-would-you-give-your-race-blog-2/#IDComment122886545 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/10/last-name-%e2%80%9cg%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-intense-debate/#IDComment122700216 Soc 119 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 07:55:48 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/10/last-name-%e2%80%9cg%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-intense-debate/#IDComment122700216