What everyone needs to know

Spanish-Speakers and You:

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Who Are the Hispanics / Latinos?

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Components of Hispanic Culture

• Language

• Communication Styles

• Etiquette

• Traditions and

Customs

• Food, Dress, and

Music

• Religion

• Belief Systems and

World Views

• Values

Where Do Hispanics

Come From?

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Spanish-Speaking Countries

1. Argentina 2. Bolivia 3. Chile 4. Colombia 5. Costa Rica 6. Cuba 7. Dominican Republic 8. Ecuador 9. El Salvador10. Guatemala

11. Honduras12. Mexico13. Nicaragua14. Panama15. Paraguay16. Peru17. Spain18. Uruguay19. Venezuela** Puerto Rico

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Source: U.S. Census (2010)

U.S. Hispanic Population by Origen

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Source: U.S. Census (2010)

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN TO BE TWO

SEPARATE AND DISTINCT CONCEPTS.

• In 2000, the Hispanic population was 35.3 million.

• In 2010, the Hispanic population was 50.5 million

In the last decade, the Hispanic population has

grown 43%…

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Source: U.S. Census (2010)

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What do Hispanics look like?

• White European• Indian• Mestizo

• Black• Mulatto• Asian

Racial Types in the Hispanic Community

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StereotypesList common stereotypes that Americans have about Hispanics:

List common stereotypes that Hispanics have about Americans:

• Positive • Negative

• Positive • Negative

How Do Spanish-Speakers See Themselves?

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Hispanics are persons whose speech, customs or cultural

heritage pertain to, or derive from, any of the nineteen Spanish-

speaking countries in the world, and Puerto Rico. Hispanics

may speak Spanish, be bilingual, speak only minimal Spanish,

or speak no Spanish at all. Hispanics may be of any single or

mixed racial origin. The primary Spanish groups in the United

States are: Mexican, Mexican-American, Cuban, Cuban-

American, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Central American. The

civil status of Hispanics may be: U.S. born citizens, legal

residents, legal workers, students, visitors/tourists, or illegal

aliens (undocumented workers).

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Who are Hispanics?A working definition…

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Levels of Language Ability of Hispanics• Spanish-Only, Literate

(university graduate, professional, secondary education, or technical specialist)

• Spanish-Only, Illiterate, or Primary School Education (0-6 years of primary education only)

• Spanish Speaker with 100-300 Word English Vocabulary

• LEP (Limited English Proficient)• Bilingual• Bilingual & biliterate• English Speaker with 100-300 Word Spanish

Vocabulary• English-Only

MachismoMarianismo

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Gender Issues

Proxemics and Haptics

Personal SpaceTouching

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Chronemics• Time concepts

• Appointments• General day

divisions•“on time”

• Workday• Leisure• Overtime, Vacation,

and Time Off

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The Hispanic Surname System

• María Elena Guzmán González marries

• Pablo Felipe Durán Rodríguez

Their daughter • FIRST NAMES: María Teresa• LAST NAMES: .

Their son • FIRST NAMES: José Felipe• LAST NAMES: .

What is her married name?What do I call her?

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María Elena Guzmán Gonzálezmarries

Pablo Felipe Durán Rodríguez

The Hispanic Surname System

• Religious Names• Nicknames

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Hispanic Names and Nicknames

• Survival English• Workplace English• Social English

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LEPs, or How Much English?

• Understanding

• Using native language

• Uneducated

• Bilingual = biliterate

• False affirmation

• Spiraling

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Misconceptions Based on Language Issues

Spanish-Speakers in the Workplace:A Cross-Cultural Guide

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For the complete cross-cultural program entitled:

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