Answer to Question #161432 in History for bonu

Question

How are the Latinx and African-American experience parallel?

Answer 1

Latinx and Africa-America

Summary

Latinx refers to people of Latin American origins and they are found in specific countries across the globe like Italy, France, Mexico, etc. African-American are people who reside in America but they have a black origin (Brown & Becker, 2018). They are found in several countries like the USA, South Africa, among others. The two categories of people share a common experience in the contexts of beliefs, culture, etc. (Franklin, 2019). Both Latinx and African-Americans share common experiences in the context of cultural themes which include femilismo, personals, presentismo, etc.

Explanation

In the context of familismo as a cultural theme, both Latinx and Africa-Americans value the importance of family at various levels, i.e., extended family, close family, etc. (Brown & Becker, 2018). In both communities, family needs are much preferred and always take precedence over individual needs (Franklin, 2019). Secondly, both Latinx and Africa-America through personalismo cultural theme display mutual respect among themselves and trust-building hence leading to good interpersonal relationships (Brown & Becker, 2018). People from both categories of people also share the experience of emphasis of the present. They prefer the present to the past or the future and try to live their present life to the fullest but in a decent way.

 

Reference

Franklin, J. D. (2019). Coping with racial battle fatigue: Differences and similarities for African American and Mexican American college students. Race Ethnicity and Education, 22(5), 589-609.

Brown, H. E., Jones, J. A., & Becker, A. (2018). The racialization of Latino immigrants in new destinations: Criminality, ascription, and counter mobilization. RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 4(5), 118-140.