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Transcript of Edl 840 culture and ethnicity presentation Mexican American Males
Mexican American Males:A Snapshot
Presenters: Elvia Estrella, Janet Ilko, Victoria Peterson, & Vivian Price
1519 19731519
1584
1649
1714
1779
1844
1909
Hernan Cortez arrives in Tenochtitlan
1519 Cortez conquers the Aztec Empire - 1521
Mexican Independence Day1810
Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo1848
Repatriation of Mexicans back
to Mexico1931
Sleepy Lagoon Case
1943
Bracero Program
1942-19651946
Serrano vs. Priest
1970
Mexican American War1846
Porfilio Diaz - Dictator of Mexico1847
Roberto Alvarez vs The Board of Trustees of the Lemon Grove
School District
1931
Chicano Movement
1960-1970
Delano Table Grape Strike
1968-1970
◼Family values – strong sense of family, extended family, beyond the nuclear family, madirnos/madrinas, compadres, non-biologically related considered family.◼Hierarchical Culture – patriarchal structure,
stratification based on age and gender, values respect, respect for elders, women being supportive of their family and husbands.
MEXICAN AMERICAN MALES
◼Language – Spanish/English – dialects depending on region◼Beliefs - wants child to succeed in educational system,
depending on generation wants child to surpass parent’s successes◼Religion –majority of Mexicans are Catholic, but are
also affiliated with other religions
MEXICAN AMERICAN MALES
55%
22% 18%
3% 1%
RELIGION OF MEXICAN AMERICANS
PewResearch Center. (2014, May 7). The Shifting Religious Identity of Latinos in the United States. Retrieved May 30, 2016, from http://www.pewforum.org/2014/05/07/the-shifting-religious-identity-of-latinos-in-the-united-states/
◼Mestizo◼Hispanic◼Latino◼Mexican◼Mexican American◼Chicano
LABELS OF IDENTIFICATION
Oboler, S. (1995). Ethnic Labels, Latino Lives: Identity and the politics of (Re)Presentation in the United States. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
◼Mexicans make up the largest immigrant group in America
◼2013 Nearly all Mexicans who leave their country migrate to the US
◼Latinos of Mexican origin make up 11% of total US population = 33.7 million
◼64% of the nation’s Mexican American community were born in US
◼Mexican Americans Mostly concentrated in southwest California & Texas
Demographics of Mexican Americans in the USA
CA History of SegregationUnderstanding influential legal cases
● Alvarez v. Lemon Grove School District (1931)● Board claimed need for separate school● The Superior Court of California in San Diego
ruled in favor of the plaintiffs ● Nation’s first successful desegregation court case● Not a precedent setting case
● Mendez v. Westminster (1946)● Filed in Orange county on behalf of 5000 students
● Denied admission on the grounds that they were deficient in English.● Laid groundwork for Brown v. Board of Education● First successful constitutional case to challenge Segregation● Challenged dominant ideology● Represented a commitment to social justice
CA History of Segregation
Mexican American Experience in Schools● Mexican Americans have lower levels
of education than white and African American.
● Persistent gap
● Still present today
● Continues into the 4th generation
San Diego County Demographics• 2nd largest district in CA• 46.5% Latino Population• 26.5% English learners-approximately
32,000 students
https://www.sandiegounified.org/about-san-diego-unified
CA School Demographics• Among CA students Mexican Americans make up the singles
largest ethnic group• 4 out of 5 students are children of immigrants• Mexican-American youth are also much more likely to be in poor
or blue collar working families than whites, Asians, African American
Cited in In Rubén G. R., & Portes
Barriers to Educational Success
• Disproportionate poverty• Group Size• Historical Depth• Racist Stereotypes
Cited in In Rubén G. R., & Portes
What is the School to Prison Pipeline?
Gun free Zone Act of 1994, School Shootings Columbine , Broken Window Theory.
Increased suspension and expulsion rates, Racial Disparity, discretionary suspension
School Resource Officers, From the School System to the Judiciary System, Feeding the Pipeline
Diminished Opportunities, drop in academic performance, dropout rates increase.
Obama administration, Federal and State Education Departments pushing for change.
Zero Tolerance
Outsourced Disciplin
Disparity
Results
Pushing for Change
In 5 Key Points: The Pipeline Explained
http://www.justicepolicy.org/news/8775 The school to prison pipeline, explained, Nelson, Lind 2015Pantoja, A. (2014). Reframing the school-to-prison pipeline: The experiences of latin@ youth and families. Association of Mexican American Educators Journal, 7(3).
School to Prison Pipeline
Drop out rates nationally, not specific to SDUSD
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/leading-health-indicators/2020-lhi-topics/Social-Determinants/data on-time national graduation data
Best Practices: Changing the Narrative
From Punitive Justice to Restorative Justice
Climate Data Community Communicate Support
Increase the use of positive behavior interventions and supports.
Compile annual reports on the total number of disciplinary actions that push students out of the
classroom based on gender, race and ability
Create appropriate limits on the use of law enforcement in public
schools.
Provide simple explanations of infractions and
prescribed responses in the student code of conduct to ensure
fairness.
Train teachers on the use of positive behavior
supports for at-risk students.
http://www.tolerance.org/sites/default/files/general/School-to-Prison.pdf Castillo, J. (2013). Tolerance in schools for Latino students: dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline. Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy, 26, 43
2014-2015State & County Graduation and Dropout Rates
How Leaders Can Change the Narrative
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Provide Opportunities for Latino Males to Connect On Campus
Provide Students with Opportunities for On-Campus Employment
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Offer Activities that are Reflective of Individuals from the Community
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Provide a College Campus that Welcomes and Nurtures Latino Male Undergraduates
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Fernando Rojas, Accepted to all 8 Ivy Colleges
In his own words
Climate Data Community Communicate Support
Increase the use of positive behavior interventions and supports.
Compile annual reports on the total number of
disciplinary actions that push students out of the
classroom based on gender, race and ability
Create appropriate limits on the use of law enforcement in public
schools.
Provide simple explanations of infractions and
prescribed responses in the student code of conduct to ensure
fairness.
Train teachers on the use of positive behavior
supports for at-risk students.
http://www.tolerance.org/sites/default/files/general/School-to-Prison.pdf Castillo, J. (2013). Tolerance in schools for Latino students: dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline. Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy, 26, 43
Implications for Leaders
Food for Thought