JULY 23 / 6-8 PM
MEETUP FOR GROWING STARTUPS
The identity etched within LatinX individuals holds strength & asspirations that go unnoticed within a discriminatory & sexist society which degrades & disregards them. America has assimilated the mentality that hard work correlates to success, which is hypocritical considering the inaccessible opportunities an individual possesses based upon their ethnical background & economical status. Through society's generalization, it’s difficult to identify the heritage of those within the LatinX community.Those within LatinX are individuals who represent cultural heritages from countries in North, Central, and South America. Sufferage through racial discrimination & segregation due to societal economical & racial stereotypes have inhibited LatinX members from achieving the “Immigrant Dream” while leading them down a more problematic path. Instances of this are observed in financially impoverished families, who indirectly create stressful environments specifically for children within critical developments; mainly due parent’s focus on the obtention of scarce necessities. In elaboration, Quillian a professor of University of Wisconsin concluded, “that people who deal with stressors such as low family income, discrimination, limited access to health care, exposure to crime, and other conditions of low SES are highly susceptible to physical and mental disorders, low educational attainment, and low IQ scores (Quillian)”. Consequently, these socioeconomic double minorities are more susceptible in which and increase in preventive actions should be taken. Statistically, the majority of individuals residing within impoverished communities are those of ethnic descent, are majorly African Americans (39.5%) & Hispanics (39.9%); in total: 4 out of 5 individuals.
HOW WOULD IT FEEL?:
The Victims
Our goal is to provide financial aid via providing the necessary materials needed for survival (food, housing, healthcare, etc) to the LatinX community who are currently impoverished, which is possible with the assistance of your contribution to our organization. LatinX members should have the ability to escape impoverished homes and enter a new world full of opportunity. We possess more political power through utilizing our voices to senators, legislators, and corporations to provide the housing and support these individuals should be granted. Every voice counts, so use it to help those who live, poor and struggling, amongst your community.
My personal identification as Latin x along with my experiences of being severely impoverished & discriminated against has not only detrimented my parent's & my health but has hindered various components of my livelihood. Nevertheless, it has enabled me to find a meaningful & hopeful purpose by honing into what were the most significant factors that lead to my disadvantages which were: being food & shelter insecure and being discouraged based upon my socioeconomic status (a poor Hispanic).
The Latin Dream is supported by Harvard~
Our organization vision is not to create education stability locally yet nationally considering the 1st world countries prioritization for obtaining higher education, higher than a Bachelor’s degree, to be eligible for an occupation. Despite the academic epidemic occurring within all ethnical groups, it’s an immense prioritization to support ethnical minorities as they represent the majority of the poverty population. If change isn’t initiated, more ethnical minority families will lack the education needed to possess a stable occupation, thus contributing to the deterioration of their cognitive abilities, mental and psychical health solely supports a more derogatory future. Why should you encourage maintaining the status quo when people aren’t feeding their children & dying on streets due to drastic fluctuations of climate change & violence against these individuals. Thus it’s a desire to further contribute to equity through funding the Latin impoverished population in the long term, making education a right and not a privilege.
