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Autor/in | Nieto, Sonia |
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Titel | A Brief Demographic Portrait |
Quelle | In: Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 6 (2012) 3, S.10-11 (2 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
Schlagwörter | Hispanic Americans; Hispanic American Students; Migrant Children; Demography; Community Characteristics; Population Distribution; Population Growth; Academic Achievement; United States |
Abstract | This article presents a brief demographic portrait, with particular emphasis on school-related issues, that points to the dire situation of Latino/a education. According to the 2010 Census, the number of Hispanics (the term used in government data) currently was 50,477,594 million, an increase of 43 percent since 2000, making this group the fastest growing of all ethnic/racial groups in the United States (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010). Latinos/as represent 16 percent of the total U.S. population, meaning that they are the largest so-called "minority" group in the nation. Approximately 63 percent of Latinos/as living in the U.S. are of Mexican origin, 9 percent are Puerto Rican, 3.5 percent are Cuban, 3 percent are Salvadoran and 2.8 percent are Dominican, with smaller percentages of other Central American, South American or other Hispanic origin. All in all, the lack of academic success among Latinos/as presents serious implications that reverberate within and well beyond the Latino/a population. (ERIC). |
Anmerkungen | Association of Mexican American Educators. 634 South Spring Street Suite 908, Los Angeles, CA 90014. Tel: 310-251-6306; Fax: 310-538-4976; e-mail: executivedirector@amae.org; Web site: http://www.amae.org. Journal is at |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2017/4/10 |