Cultural Diversity in Utah

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Latinos in Utah

Latinos in Utah

It was a cold morning in November 1912. Thousands of Mexicans, most of them single men, got off the train in Bingham, Utah. They had come to work in the Utah Copper Company mine-as strikebreakers.

They had come to replace miners who were refusing to work until the management improved working conditions and salaries…

Latinos in Utah

They were far from their families in Mexico, their parents, sweethearts and wives. They lived in boardinghouses and sent money and homesick letters to their families.

Early 20th century (1900’s) Hispanic/Latinos came to work in the agriculture industry. Their work included working on sheep ranches and sugar beet farms.

www.ilovehistory.utah.gov/people/groups/immigrants/ethnic/latino.html

List three countries, other than Mexico, from where Latinos in Utah have immigrated.

Latinos come from

Costa Rica• Perú• Dominican

Republic• Ecuador• Guatemala• Chile• Honduras• Argentina

• Nicaragua• El Salvador

• Bolivia• Colombia• Uruguay• Paraguay• Panamá

• Venezuela• Cuba

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Latinos make up almost 16% of all the people in Salt Lake County.

Latin Culture

Very kind, welcoming and givingRespectful – use “Yes Sir.” or

“Yes Ma’am.” when talking to adults

Family is very important including extended family – Latinos use any excuse to get the whole family together and eat a BIG meal

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Latin Culture

Children often live at home until they are married.

Women and men have very distinct roles.

Parties –include food, music and dancing. Parties often go late into the night.

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Latin Culture

Physical contact – when you are talking, expect some kind of contact like a hug or a kiss on the cheek.

Latinos talk fast, loud and with lots of enthusiasm!

Dancing!!! Almost everyone dances.

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Choose 2 reasons why Latinos formed organizations in Utah.

Latinos in Utah formed groups: For friendship To help new arrivals To have celebrations To maintain their culture To teach their children Spanish To learn English

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Contributions that the Latino population has made to Utah?

Choose one:Latinos serve in the military.Latinos have created the Spanish

Speaking Organization for Community which helped get rid of discrimination in housing and jobs.

Latinos serve the community as doctors, lawyers, government representatives, scientists, teachers…the list goes on!

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Asian Culture

Asian Culture

The first Asians to arrive in Utah were Chinese workers on the Transcontinental Railroad. Their work was crucial in getting the railroad from California to Utah done.

After the railroad was finished in 1869, many of the workers stayed in Utah. Some started businesses, like laundries, in mining towns.

www.ilovehistory.utah.gov/people/groups/immigrants/ethnic/north_asian.html

List three countries, other than China or Japan, from where Asians in Utah have immigrated.

*China *North Korea *South Korea *Japan *Taiwan *Philippines *Indonesia *Malaysia *Thailand *Cambodia *Vietnam *Myanmar *Laos *Bangladesh *Bhutan *Sri Lanka *Nepal *India Information for your storybook

Asian Culture

Politeness – Offer something 3 times but deny it the first 2 times and accept the third time

Inner Strength – Learn to exercise self control. Usually want to fix their own problems without help and will not offer help so others can do the same

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Asian Culture

Respectful – respect their elders and never back talk, question or correct

Loyalty to the group – It is NOT about you. Do things for the good of the community – give service.

Education – great opportunity so they work hard & go to many years of school

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Asian Culture

Traditions: Chinese New YearLuna New Year-Vietnam

About Chinese New YearThe longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar Chinese year 4710 begins on Jan. 23, 2012 Chinese months are reckoned by the lunar calendar, with each month beginning on the darkest day. Source: Infoplease.com

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Polynesian Culture

Polynesian Culture

Utah’s first Polynesian immigrants left the warm humid climate of Hawaii in settle here in 1889. Drawn by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, they established the village of Iosepa in the desert of Skull Valley, 40 miles southwest of Salt Lake City.

www.ilovehistory.utah.gov/people/groups/immigrants/ethnic/polynesians%20.html

Polynesian Culture

Despite the harsh surroundings, they created a beautiful little town, but most of them returned to Hawaii when the LDS church announced a temple would be built in Hawaii in 1915.

Fifty years later, looking for educational and economic opportunities, Polynesians from Tonga and Samoa began arriving again in Utah.

www.ilovehistory.utah.gov/people/groups/immigrants/ethnic/polynesians%20.html

List three countries, from where Pacific Islanders in Utah

have immigrated.

Today, Utah’s Pacific Islander community includes: Tongans New Zealanders Samoans Tahitians Fijians American Samoans Hawaiians other Pacific Islanders

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Pacific Island Culture

Friendly and self-less (would give you the shirt off their back)

Family – very important. The entire extended family helps to raise children – everyone counts on each other.

Family lives very close by Children will stay at home until

they marry.

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Pacific Island Culture

Artistic and cultural traditions have kept the Polynesian community and family ties strong.

Each group works hard to maintain their distinctive storytelling traditions that feature dancing, singing, and chanting. They make traditional leis, woven mats, belts, brightly colored quilts, and crocheted afghans.

www.ilovehistory.utah.gov/people/groups/immigrants/ethnic/polynesians%20.html

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Pacific Island Culture

Informal in formal settingsDancing – love to danceSinging – sing in kind of a chant

rhythmRespectful – taught to respect

everyone, especially their elders

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Refugees

Refugees

Political instability in parts of the world have brought new waves of immigration to Utah.

Unfortunately, violence and fear are still a part of many people’s lives in some countries.

In 2009 …the U.S. government could offer asylum, or refugee status, to up to 80,000 people from different areas of the world. Utah could take between 8,000-9,000.

www.ilovehistory.utah.gov/people/groups/immigrants/ethnic/refugees.html

Refugees

In order to qualify refugees must meet strict criteria. One of the criteria is that people must have fled their homes and started living somewhere else because they are afraid that something or someone at home would hurt them because of their ethnicity, religion, or something else.

www.ilovehistory.utah.gov/people/groups/immigrants/ethnic/refugees.html

Refugees

As many as 25,000 refugees are in Utah

Moved to escape war, starvation and natural disasters.

Forced from their homes because of either their race, religion, particular social group, nationality or political views.

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Refugees

Refugees come from all over the word. Many come from Africa, Asia, Middle East, Central and South America.

They feel Utah is a much safer place than the country they are originally come from.

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Refugees

Refugees have come from:

Bosnia Somalia Congo Tibet Burma Turkey Sudan Afghanistan Iraq Iran other countries www.ilovehistory.utah.gov/people/groups/immigrants/ethnic/refugees.html

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cultures

Not necessarily trying to preserve a cultural identity but coexist and preserve their identity within our diverse population.

Disabled http://www.buzzle.com/articles/disabilities/

Comprehensive guide to various physical, mental and developmental disabilities and rehabilitation. Throughout the world, there are millions of people who have some form of emotional, mental, or physical handicap that can limit their activities to varying degrees.

The terms disabled and differently abled are both preferable terms to the outdated term handicapped. Disabilities can be the result of accidents, resulting in paralysis, brain damage, etc., while some people are born with such afflictions as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, Down syndrome, muscular dystrophy, blindness, etc.

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DisabledAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

was passed by Congress in order to protect people with disabilities http://www.ada.gov/cguide.htm#anchor62335

The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunications. It also applies to the United States Congress.

What does prohibit mean? What is an example an accommodation?

DisabledAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA)http://www.ada.gov/cguide.htm#anchor62335

To be protected by the ADA, one must have a disability … An individual with a disability is defined by the ADA as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities…The ADA does not specifically name all of the impairments that are covered.

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Disabled Information for your storybookChose 1 from each area for your notes

List of DisabilitiesDevelopmental Disabilities ADD/ADHD Asperger Syndrome Autism Down syndrome Dyslexia

Mental Disabilities Alzheimer's Disease Anxiety Disorder Bipolar Disorder Depression Dyscalculia Learning Disabilities Memory Loss Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Phobia

▪ Acrophobia▪ Agoraphobia▪ More in List of Phobias

Schizophrenia More in Types of Mental Illness - List of Mental Disorders

Physical Disabilities Visual Impairment

▪ Blindness▪ Blurred Vision▪ Cataract▪ Color Blindness

Hearing Impairment▪ Hearing Loss▪ Meniere's Disease▪ Tinnitus (Ringing In the Ears)

Mobility Impairment▪ Arthritis

▪ Rheumatoid Arthitis (RA)▪ Osteoarthritis

▪ Cerebral Palsy▪ Multiple Sclerosis (MS)▪ Muscular Dystrophy (MD)▪ Paralysis▪ Parkinson's Disease▪ Stroke

Head Injury▪ Traumatic Brain Injury

Chronic Illnesses▪ Asthma▪ Cancer▪ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome▪ Diabetes▪ Hypoglycemia▪ HIV AIDS▪ Renal Failure▪ Tuberculosis (TB)

Other Disabilities Substance Abuse / Addictions

▪ Alcohol Addiction▪ Drug Addiction

Disabled

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Religions in Utah

Various Churches in Utah

Seventh-day Adventists Presbyterian Methodist Lutheran Judaism (Jewish) Islamic (Muslim) Greek Orthodox Evangelical Episcopal Congregational Church Buddhist

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Church of God in Christ Church of Christ Christian Science Catholic Calvary Chapel Baptist Assembly of God Apostolic Anglican

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=16178548 Walk of Pioneer Faiths

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=17203928 Regardless of religion, churches across Utah seek unity, understanding

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=18627759 Utah's year in religion: Milestones for many faiths

Preserving Cultural Identity

Cultural Festivals in Utah: Asian Festival – Salt Lake City Scottish Festival – Payson Greek Festival - Salt Lake City

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Swiss Days – Midwayhttp://www.ksl.com/?nid=960&sid=17098809

Festival of Colors & India Fest – Spanish Fork http://www.ksl.com/?nid=1016&sid=19729645

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Preserving Cultural Identity

Immigrants want to fit in, but they also want to keep their customs, language and traditions.

Learning the language can be very hard for some

Often they find it difficult to combine both cultures

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Preserving Cultural Identity

Ways to preserve culture: Family gatherings Church groups Social groups Parties where they share food,

music and other common interests Hold cultural festivals (Go to the next slide for a list of

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