Oppression of Latinos by Jennifer Bagdasarian https://padlet.com/jenniferb1010/t8eqcrvah91u by Jennifer Bagdasarian en-us 2018-02-11 23:41:53 UTC 2025-10-19 10:36:26 UTC hello@padlet.com With a president slurring hate against the Latinos, there is not much hope for the future for this group. jenniferb1010 https://padlet.com/jenniferb1010/t8eqcrvah91u/wish/230433080 President Trump's view of Mexicans is very outdated and has similarities to the view of the Mexican people back in the early 20th century before Lyndon B. Johnson. Latino-Americans are still fighting for equality after all these years and now face fears of deportation as Donald Trump has become president. ]]> 2018-02-11 23:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferb1010/t8eqcrvah91u/wish/230433080 21st Century American and Latino-Americans jenniferb1010 https://padlet.com/jenniferb1010/t8eqcrvah91u/wish/230433081 While much progress was made in the early 2000s by Latinos in America; Marco Rubio elected U.S. Senator from Florida and Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in as first Latina Supreme Court Judge, there is still tension today]]> 2018-02-11 23:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferb1010/t8eqcrvah91u/wish/230433081 Civil Rights Act of 1964 jenniferb1010 https://padlet.com/jenniferb1010/t8eqcrvah91u/wish/230433082 Under Lyndon B. Johnson, this act prohibited discrimination based on race, gender, religion, or ethnic background. This Act also lead to The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which made it illegal for employers to discriminate when hiring. ]]> 2018-02-11 23:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferb1010/t8eqcrvah91u/wish/230433082 Hernandez v. The State of Texas-1954 jenniferb1010 https://padlet.com/jenniferb1010/t8eqcrvah91u/wish/230433083 This court case lead the recognition by the Supreme Court that there was extreme discrimination against Latinos in America. It lead the way for Latino-Americans to use legal means to fight for their rights.]]> 2018-02-11 23:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferb1010/t8eqcrvah91u/wish/230433083 As immigration of Latinos grew, so did the Anglo-American discrimination. jenniferb1010 https://padlet.com/jenniferb1010/t8eqcrvah91u/wish/230433084 Latinos were forced to live to live in urban barrios in the poor areas of the cities. They were treated as if their lives were less important than that if Anglo-Americans and eventually this discrimination and prejudice lead to somewhere around 547 cases that we know of.  ]]> 2018-02-11 23:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferb1010/t8eqcrvah91u/wish/230433084 Latino-American oppression began around 1848 after America won the Mexican-American War. jenniferb1010 https://padlet.com/jenniferb1010/t8eqcrvah91u/wish/230433085 Due to political issues in Mexico, emigration to America was almost a necessity for a better life. With the building of the Southern Pacific Railroad, cheap labor was attractive to Americans and Mexicans were encouraged to come over to the U.S. with the promise of work. This cheap labor lead to intense discrimination against the Mexicans from Anglo-Americans. ]]> 2018-02-11 23:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferb1010/t8eqcrvah91u/wish/230433085 The word Latino is used to describe a large group of different individuals that were from areas colonized by the Spanish in the 18th and 19th centuries. jenniferb1010 https://padlet.com/jenniferb1010/t8eqcrvah91u/wish/230433086 Included in the Latino group are those from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico, Central America, South America and any decedents. ]]> 2018-02-11 23:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferb1010/t8eqcrvah91u/wish/230433086 References: jenniferb1010 https://padlet.com/jenniferb1010/t8eqcrvah91u/wish/230438950 Blakemore, E. (2017, September 27). The Brutal History of Anti-Latino Discrimination in America. Retrieved February 11, 2018, from http://www.history.com/news/the-brutal-history-of-anti-latino-discrimination-in-america

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[Sonia Sotomayor]. (n.d.). Retrieved February 11, 2018, from https://media1.britannica.com/eb-media/39/130039-004-CEDAE51C.jpg

Huerta, A. (2017, August 01). The 'War on Immigration:' Racist Policies in the Trump Era. Retrieved February 11, 2018, from https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-war-on-immigrants-racist-policies-in-the-trump_us_5980bf68e4b0d187a596909b

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Change Toward the Creation of Social and Economic Justice (2nd ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications.

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