One identity that I have and that I am proud of is being me and believing in me and what I can do on my own to be able to accept who I am and having people to look up to me as brother, uncle e.t.c. I am proud of this because sometimes life is not what you want it to be, the ups and downs in it but to be able to get back up and keep my mind on what is next and it makes me proud of myself. One identity that I am not proud of, or struggle with is anger issues. I am the type who gets angry easily and am not proud of it because sometimes I do get angry with things that happened in the past and because it is like a switch it just clicks in anytime one minute it is all about jokes and laugh and the other it is angry. And I struggle with it because when I am angry it gets to everyone around me and it will take the best aspect of me.
The Latino school-age population has tripled since 1980, from 8.1 percent to its current 25 percent. Latino students in California face large inequities compared to white peers. Latino youth in California make up a majority of the student population but face daunting obstacles in schools, including less access to quality preschools, honors classes and college counseling than their white peers. The most common barriers reported by Latinx high school students were lack of financial resources, family responsibilities, lack of teachers’ support, peer pressure, and systematic discrimination. The most valuable resources mentioned were support from their parents, siblings, relatives and teachers.
For Latino youth, ethnic identity, or one’s sense of belonging and commitment to one’s ethnic group, may be protective. Being Latino means a connection to the Spanish language, although there are also a multiplicity of other languages spoken by various groups in Latin America. When it comes to describing their identity, most Hispanics prefer their family’s country of origin over pan-ethnic terms. Latino identities are unique and shaped by factors such as geography, heritage, race, and gender. Some of the reasons that were used to support this argument Latinos have contributed to society through their unique experiences and perspectives, including sharing dance styles, being leaders in sports, and spreading music throughout the United States. Some Latinos feel that people are telling them that they don’t belong in the United States, which motivates them to join together as a community and say that they do belong.
