NOT JUST ANOTHER

S T AT I S T I C
D ATA A F F EC T I N G L ATI N X S A N D P O C

CARINA ALEJO
W O R L D H I S T O RY
CHICANO/ETHNIC
STUDIES
Introduction
Who Makes the Rules in the US?
Terminology
America by the numbers
How Latinos are portrayed
Statistics that impact Latinos
Impact of Latino Educators
 WHO AM I?
Born Santa Ana, grew up in
Jalisco/Tijuana/Santa Ana
Educator 10 years
World History
Chicano/Ethnic Studies
Coordinator of MEChA
Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Etc
 MANY POC WOULD SAY THAT THEY ARE
DISENFRANCHISED BY THE SYSTEM:

WELL who are the people

that determine the system?

Keep this in mind as we go through the

presentation.
TERMINOLOGY/LABELS
Hispanic
Latino/a
Mexican American
Chicano/a
Pocho/a

What's the difference?

AMERICA BY THE NUMBERS
The Population of the United
States is currently
________________.
The population is broken down
in the following
White/Non Hispanic______%
Black/African American________%
Latinx/Hispanic_________%
Asian/Pacific Islanders ________%
Native American _________%
SO
H I S PAN I C S / L ATI N X S
ARE THE 2ND LARGEST
GROUP IN THE US.
H O W A R E T H E Y P O RT R AY E D
BY T H E M E D I A A N D H O W D O
T H E Y V I E W T H E M S E LV E S ?
L E T S S TA RT W I T H A Q U O T E
Knowing that we are
symbolically part Aztec, part of
the greatest and most powerful
Native civilizations of the
Americas, and part Spanish, part
of the largest and richest colonial
empire of the modern era, does
give many Mexican Americans a
sense of pride. Knowing ones
identity and having a clear sense
of who we are, and why, will give
one the confidence and pride to
look to the future with optimism
and hope.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
Knowing that we are symbolically part Aztec, part
of the greatest and most powerful Native
civilizations of the Americas, and part Spanish,
part of the largest and richest colonial empire of
the modern era, does give many Mexican
Americans a sense of pride. Knowing ones identity
and having a clear sense of who we are, and why,
will give one the confidence and pride to look to
the future with optimism and hope.
 THE MEDIA AND STATISTICS
DELIVER A DIFFERENT MESSAGE
ABOUT LATINOS
How does the Media
portray Mexicanos/
immigrants/Latinos?
IMMIGRANTS
SPECIFICALLY HISPANIC
IMMIGRANTS HAVE BEEN
SCAPEGOATED.
BECAUSE I AM
L A TI N A
S TATI S T I C S P A I N T
A C E R TAI N L I F E
FOR MYSELF
STATISTICALLY BECAUSE I AM LATINA .
MY LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN AS FOLLOWS.

Chances of graduating from High School

growing up in Santa Ana.
50% Current Grad rate? 66%
African Americans? 87%
ARTICLE: OC REGISTER
SANTA ANA HAS THE HIGHEST BIG-CITY DROP-OUT RATE

By MARIA SACCHETTI and RONALD CAMPBELL

The Orange County Register - November 20, 2001

Santa Ana has the highest school dropout rate among the nation's
large cities, according to a new U.S. Census report that experts
say probably reflects the many immigrants who abandoned their
studies in Mexico.

About 60 percent of Santa Ana residents age 25 and older lack a

high school diploma, according to a census survey last year of
700,000 households nationwide.

Experts caution that the results don't reflect the dropout rate
for Santa Ana Unified School District, which serves more than
60,000 students, mostly Hispanics.
WHY DO SO MANY HISPANIC
STUDENTS DROP OUT?
STATISTICALLY
I WOULD HAVE BEEN PREGNANT OR
MARRIED BY AGE 18-20

National Average Teen Marriage

37% in 2005 National 9%
National Average Latinx 15%
today 25% PEW Research Center

Latinx 65% in 2005

STUDY
In 2005, Californias teen birth rate
was 37.2. Hispanics had the highest
teen birth rate across the major
race/ethnic groups at 65.4, followed by
African Americans (38.4), American
Indian/Aleut/ Eskimos (31.2), Multiple
Races (20.6), Whites (13.9), and
Asian/Pacific Islanders (11.6).
Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Division
Office of Family Planning Center for Family
Health California Department of Public Health
STATISTICALLY THE ODDS OF GOING
TO COLLEGE WERE AGAINST ME

In 2012, _______% have a

bachelors degree or higher,
which is about 4 million.

Non Hispanics?
______%
STATISTICALLY
I WOULD NOT BE A TEACHER
WHAT ABOUT GRAD
SCHOOL?
Percentage of Latinos with masters or
doctorates?
4% of all latinx
7% of all Masters were earned by
Latinos
More Hispanic students receive a
Master's in Education than any other
graduate degree.
What about African Americans? _______
% of all Masters awarded. 22%
Bachelors 8% Masters
QUESTION
How does it affect you
as students to have
teachers that are POC.
Less than 18%(or less in
some areas) of teachers
who serve students in
grades K-12 are POC.
 Without question, when the majority of
students in public schools are students of
color and only 18 percent of our teachers are
teachers of color, we have an urgent need to
act. Weve got to understand that all
students benefit from teacher diversity. We
have strong evidence that students of color
benefit from having teachers and leaders
who look like them as role models and also
benefit from the classroom dynamics that
diversity creates. But it is also important for
our white students to see teachers of color in
leadership roles in their classrooms and
communities. The question for the nation is
how do we address this quickly and
thoughtfully?
STUDENT RESPONSE TO THE LACK
OF LATINOS IN EDUCATION
It Paints a picture seems like our people
are not educated or can become educators.
I was disappointed that not enough of us
were in a position of power. We Dont make
the connection.
Its intimidating
Affects our pride. We learn others history
from people who dont look like us or
identify with us. Our history is an elective
seldom offered and not a required.
It sends the message thatMy people
dont do well
 I ASKED MY CHICANO STUDENTS THE FOLLOWING
QUESTION.
HOW DOES IT AFFECT YOU AS STUDENTS TO HAVE A
LATINO/A AS YOUR TEACHER?
I feel comfortable and feel like I can trust the
teacher more.
To me when I see a Latino/a teaching me I feel like
we are a part of this country
It makes me feel more comfortable and feel like I
can get closer to them because I relate to them.
They become Role models, gives more value to
who we are.
I definitely feel a lot more comfortable. Not saying
other teachers make me feel uncomfortable, but I
feel more confident
Having a Latino/a teacher gives me the feeling
 BEST STUDENT RESPONSE

Such as we see in the media a negative light shed on

latinos, chicanos, hispanics, etc, however when I see a Latino
teacher I see a role model. Because they help defy stereotypes
and directly interact with the youth. Especially this stage in life
where we get a sense of political identity and a sense of self. If
we only saw what the media handed us, we all be oppressed
by ourselves because we would believe that we would have to
fight the stereotypes the media gives of us being "ghetto",
"dangerous", you name it. Seeing a Latino teacher or even an
African American teacher makes me feel happy because I can
relate to their stories, as well as they understand mine. My
goal comes from my teachers, being a role model for my
community show that no matter what your situation is you can
make your self anything, especially in a clean, safe, and sober
way. That's what a latino teacher means to me a role model
who defied the odds and made something of themselves,
making me proud and giving me hope to succeed as well.
GUESS WHAT???
The Statistics are changing!
Graduation Rate in Santa Ana
81%
Over the past decade, the
Hispanic high school dropout
rate has declined and college
enrollment has increased.
In 2014, 35% of Hispanics ages
18 to 24 were enrolled in a two-
or four-year college, up from 22%
in 1993.
WHO MAKES THE RULES OF
THE SYSTEM?
RICHEST AMERICANS
HERE'S ANOTHER GRAPH
 Judges in Trial Courts
and Supreme Court
White 70%
Black 7%
Hispanic10%
SO WHAT DO PEOPLE OF
COLOR HAVE IN COMMON?
Odds are against you in
this country.
Its changing though
What can you do?
IT WONT BE EASY
FIN
T H E F O L LOW I N G
ARE EXTRA
SLIDES I DID NOT
I N C O R P OR ATE
TRADITIONAL BELIEFS AND
PRACTICES

Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices

Empacho
Mal de Ojo
Envidia
Susto
FIBS MY MOM TOLD ME

Mexican:

La Llorna (The Weeping Woman)

Pedro de Urdemalas (Pedro the Trickester)

The Virgin de Guadalupe (The Virgin of Guadalupe)

CULTURAL INSIGHTS:
DICHOS
Dichos are commonly used in the home by parents
and/or grandparents:

"Dime con quien andas y te dire quien eres"

"El muchacho malcriado dondequiera encuentra padre"
No hagas cosas buenas que parescan malas.
CULTURAL INSIGHTS: TABOO

Birds and the bees talk

Being lazy and not having a job

Treating a man with less respect than with the woman he is with

Using religious profanity

Not asking the father/family for permission to marry his/their

daughter
CULTURAL INSIGHTS:
STEREOTYPES & CHALLENGES
All Latinos are Mexican

All Latinos are Catholic

All Latinos are Poor

All Latinos Speak Spanish

All Latinos have Big Families

All Latinos have rhythm