MEXICAN
AMERICANS
PRESENTED BY: TONY, KAYLA,
JENNA, ANGIE, AND STEPHANIE
WHO ARE MEXICAN AMERICANS?
• United State citizens by
• Birth or immigration
• Mexican birth or decent
• Two-thirds of Mexican Americans are native born.
• Before 1854 western states were originally part of Mexico
• Land purchases resulted in 100,000 Mexicans that became
under the jurisdiction of the U.S.
• By the 1890's, 75,000 Mexicans immigrated for cheap labor
• After the Mexican Revolution in 1910, a massive wave of
immigrants came to the U.S. for better living
• The Great Depression in 1920’s let to the cycle of
immigration and deportation of Mexicans in the U.S.
WHO ARE MEXICAN AMERICANS?
• Crucial role working blue color jobs and serving in our
military
• fought in wars such as WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf
Wars
• Continuously struggle against their treatment as second
class citizens.
• To this day, these citizens face
• racial discrimination
• fall behind other Americans in
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Income
Education
Home ownership
MEXICAN AMERICANS…
• Are proud of their country, culture, and lifestyle and try to
preserve it as much as possible
• Primarily speak Spanish,
• Spanish has became the second language of this country
• Family comes first, profession comes second
• Are more driven by titles and positions rather than money
• Are very religious and traditional
DID YOU KNOW??
Currently, there are over 18 million Mexican
Americans living in the United States.
Out of all the minorities, Mexican Americans
are the fastest growing group.
It is predicted that with this growth there will
be more political and economic victories to
come.
FAMILY
The Mexican American family is one that is full of
tradition and history. They have deep rooted cultural
standards that have been around for centuries, and
though they have had to recently adapt some of their
values to the American society, they have mainly stayed
intact.
That being said, below is a short presentation depicting
some of the cultural values and standards that come
with the traditional Mexican American family.
https://drive.google.com/viewerng/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsd
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HOLIDAYS AND RELIGION
Presentation
https://drive.google.com/viewerng/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxjdWx0dXJh
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Videos
https://sites.google.com/site/culturalprojectma/holidays-religion/videos
MEXICAN AND
MEXICAN AMERICAN
FUN FACTS AND STATISTICS
Mexican-American and Mexicans make a positive
contribution to the American society, they contribute
economically, socially, and are an excellent source of labor.
Many Mexican-Americans are overlooked in the workforce
and their bi-lingual skills are often misrepresented, not
acknowledged, and do not receive extra pay for this skill.
• Presentation
https://drive.google.com/viewerng/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmY
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• Famous Mexican Americans
http://tsminteractive.com/famous-mexican-americans-cinco-de-mayo/
FUTBOL
Baseball, American football, or hockey may be one of
your top sports to watch or play, but down in Mexico,
futbol (soccer) is the most popular sport to be
watched or played. Futbol has a huge history not just
because it was a rocky start, but because it was a
rocky start that created an amazing team. Futbol to
them isn't just a sport… It’s a lifestyle.
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MUSIC
Music for some reason it always gets to you; Whether you are in a
terrible mood and everything said during the song you understand, or
when you are in a dancing mood and you are just there to feel the
music run through you veins.
In the Mexican culture music is another important feature to their
culture. In the Mexican Culture their music generally is all traditional
music that has came from a lot of the history that has happened their.
Most of the music hasn't changed that is still around from the past,
generally the music only changed a tad bit but was kept alive with
tradition.
A lot of the music is also combined with the many people traveling
there or settling their to live their lives.
https://drive.google.com/viewerng/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvb
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DANCE
I am all sure we all love to dance whether
it is behind doors or while we are doing
daily chores, or even in your car. But the
Mexican culture had a larger love
towards their dancing. Dancing to them
was very important and was taught at all
ages. They even danced for their god,
mother nature, and when they were
going to be planting their crops.
https://drive.google.com/viewerng/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdG
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FOOD
We all love our fast food Taco bell runs! Well try and
cook some REAL Mexican food, and you will be shocked
to find out that, those tacos you have been eating really
aren't the best tacos you've had. Well in general you will
find out that when you cook authentic Mexican food that
it is way better than any fast food restaurant.
With Mexican food it is full of history just like the music
and dance is. Mexican food goes way, way, way back to a
different type of day like when you couldn't just go to the
grocery store and buy what ever. The Mexican culture
actually put effort into what their food consisted of.
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EVENTS IN WISCONSIN
• Milwaukee, WI offering for Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the
Dead): http://diadelosmuertosmilwaukee.com/
• Sheboygan, Wi Cultural Festival- Fiesta
Hispana: http://traveltips.usatoday.com/cultural-festivalssheboygan-wisconsin-62152.html
• Milwaukee, WI Mexican Fiesta International
Expo: http://www.mexicanfiesta.org/home.php
• Milwaukee, WI Mexican Independence Parade &
Festival: http://www.umos.org/special_events/mexican_indepe
ndence.html
PROFESSIONAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE
COUNSELORS SHOULD KNOW…
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Addictions can be correlated with
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• Acculturation and culture of poverty issues
• Level of urbanization
• Sub cultural experiences
• Problems relating to their family
Discuss family
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Hispanic young adults and adolescents are at higher risk for
addiction if there is disruption or conflict in their family
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Men are more likely to use illicit drugs than women
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These illicit drugs are very likely to be (but do not exclude)
cocaine and marijuana
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Mexican Americans have shown higher risks for excessive alcohol
consumption and dependence as well as drug rehabilitation
treatment
AN EFFICIENT COUNSELOR…
• Is sensitive and competent about the client’s
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Acculturation level
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Support system
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His/her circumstance
• Should include Mexican American values; such as:
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Trust
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Respect
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Dignity
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Their belief system
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Action-oriented advice