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HISPANICS IN THE USA

HISPANICS IN THE USA. PAGE 108 INTERNATIONAL FOCUS. Which three main groups are there ?. Mexican Americans / Chicanos Puerto Ricans / Dominicans Cuban Americans. Mexican Americans Chicanos. Number Two thirds of all Hispanics Main settlement

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HISPANICS IN THE USA

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  1. HISPANICS IN THE USA PAGE 108 INTERNATIONAL FOCUS

  2. Whichthreemaingroupsarethere? • Mexican Americans / Chicanos • Puerto Ricans/ Dominicans • Cuban Americans

  3. Mexican Americans Chicanos • Number • Two thirdsof all Hispanics • Main settlement • In the South Western states- Texas to California

  4. Puerto Ricans and Dominicans • Number • The secondlargestgroup • Where have theysettled? • In the East Coastinnercities

  5. The Cuban Americans • Number • The thirdlargestgroup • Settlement? • Southern Florida • Social status? • An influentialminoritygroup in their area • Theyareoften • welleducated , • politicallyconservative and • belong to themiddleclass

  6. Hispanics and social status • The majorityare less well off and less welleducatedthanothergroups • TheyspeakEnglishpoorly • Highschooldropoutsare abundant • Employment: • Migrant farm workers • Lowpaid service jobs • Manyare illegal immigrants and areshamelesslyexploited and have no rights

  7. HispanicculturalheritageA growingsenseofpride • Reasons for this? • Many have beesuccessful in theirfield, such as astronaut Ellen Ochoa, writer Isabelle Allende , Sammy Sosa (basketball), Jennifer Lopez and Carlos Santana (music) • Latinomusic, dance , food and culturearebecomingextremelypopular all over the world.

  8. FamousHispanics • http://www.youtube.com/user/JenniferLopezVEVO?blend=2&ob=1#p/u/13/5dnTLx4XQDI • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izekgzzCi6E

  9. Facts onSpanish Harlem. Wikipedia • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Harlem

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