Immigration Basics.
The term for someone who leaves their country to escape danger or persecution.
What is a refugee?
Term for unfair treatment of people based on their race, age, or gender
What is discrimination?
Second most spoken Language in the US.
What is Spanish?
This U.S. State has the largest Latino population.
What is California?
This U.S. state shares the longest border with Mexico
What is Texas?
The word describes pride in one’s ethnic or cultural group.
What is ethnic identity?
Celebration of a girl's 15th birthday in many Latino cultures.
What are Quinceañeras?
Umich group for Multi-Ethnical Student Affairs.
What is MESA?
U.S. government program that provides temporary protection to undocumented immigrants who came to the country as children.
What is DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)?
"PWI" stands for in the context of universities
What is a Predominantly White Institution?
Mexican artist famous for her self-portraits and vibrant use of color.
Who is frida Kahlo?
The first Latino U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
The process of becoming a legal citizen of another country.
What is naturalization?
Term for the blending of different cultures or practices into a single society.
What is assimilation?
Most popular Mexican holiday in the United States.
What is Cinco de Mayo?
This group is the largest Hispanic voter demographic in the United States.
What is Mexican-American?
Two words are often used to describe people of Latin American descent living in the United States
What is Latino and Hispanic?
Common stereotypes associated with undocumented immigrants that affect the whole Latino community
What is criminal behavior?
Famous Colombian singer known for her hits like “Hips Don’t Lie” and “Waka Waka”
Who is Shakira?
Term for people who move to a new country for better economic opportunities?
What are economic migrants?