Changing Demographics

Two weeks ago, I was part of the Mexican Independence celebration. We did it because it is part of our heritage. This type of celebration brings diversity to our country but no everyone understands why we have to continue or to preserve our culture. We are in a time where we as a society are changing. Minorities are becoming more noticeable not just because of numbers but because of actions that we are doing. Especially the Hispanic population it’s growing very fast. People who are concern about this population growth is because they know that in about 10 years Hispanics will have more power since a lot kids are going to be old enough to lead this country. If I was a person that didn’t understand diversity it could be scary for me to think about some other culture leading this nation, but for this reason I’m studying because I want to be a good asset to this country and anyone that is doing this for the same reason should be accepted no matter what country they are coming from. Working with Hispanic parents I encourage them to study maybe not to get a bachelors degree but to participate in different workshops about education, health, culture, etc. that will give them more opportunity to understand the benefits that their kids can have if they continue a higher education. Unfortunately for some of them their goal is work and work and work, it results difficult to understand this concept and it’s not easy at all to deal with them, but little by little and with patience I know we can achieve some goals.