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Latinxs/Hispanics In The Us, Daniel Nieves
Latinxs/Hispanics In The Us, Daniel Nieves
Open Educational Resources
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United States-Mexico Dual Resident's Perceptions Of Heritage And Acculturation, Alisia N. Muir
United States-Mexico Dual Resident's Perceptions Of Heritage And Acculturation, Alisia N. Muir
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
United States' policy makers have been challenged creating understandable nutrition labels and effective healthy food campaigns for consumers of mixed heritage. Previous studies explored the sociocultural factors that influence Hispanics' abilities to navigate consumer food education programs, but little was known about how Mexican culture impacts those programs. The purpose of this study was to better understand those factors. Research questions focused on the experiences of residents of a west Texas town regarding their food decision-making process about food choices and their understanding of food education information. The purpose of this phenomenological research was to explore how Mexican culture effected …
Mexicans In New York City, 1990 - 2005, Laird Bergad
Mexicans In New York City, 1990 - 2005, Laird Bergad
Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies
Introduction: This study examines demographic and socioeconomic aspects of the Mexican population of the New York City area from 1990-2005.
Methods: Data on Latinos and other racial/ethnic groups were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, reorganized for public use by the Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, IPUMSusa. Cases in the dataset were weighted and analyzed to produce population estimates.
Results: The Mexican-origin population of New York City was the city’s fastest-growing Latino national group between 1990 and 2005. From a population of 55,587 in 1990 Mexicans increased to 183,792 in 2000 and 227,842 in 2005.1 By …