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Largest non-european ethnic group |
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Native Indian and European |
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Varied climate: Arid deserts and tropical lowlands |
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What is mestizo? And how many mexicans are actually mestizos? |
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Mestizo is mixed indian and spanish
about 2/3 |
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Legal mexican citizen workers |
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legal mexican citizen workers |
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largest single group of legal immigrants |
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how many mexican americans are there? |
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how many were born in mexico? |
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about 12-13 million of them |
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where do most of the chicanos live? |
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Barrios are urban latino neighborhood that house people, and serve as a central place of necessities. |
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how many unauthorized migrants are there in the u.s.? how many are mexican? |
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about 11-12 million unauthorized migrants, 7 million of which are mexicans |
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what is the median family income? |
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30% below the national average, and 23% below the poverty line |
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current unemployment rates compared to others |
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23.2%. about 2.5 times highers than whites |
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how important is family? who is head of household? |
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families are tightly knit, and valued, even the extended family.
the head of household is the FATHER. |
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fatalistic approach..
home remedies[[by mother]]
botanicas are herbal pharmacies |
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traditional healers- prayer, faith and cleansing rituals |
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what are the causes of illness? |
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imbalance of hot and cold foods, excessive emotions, magic, dislocation of organs |
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what is animal husbandry? |
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the raising and breeding of animals |
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hot unsweetened chocolate drink |
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what did the spanish contribute to food? |
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cinnamon, distillation of alcohol, garlic, onions, rice, sugar cane, wheat, hogs, longhorn cattle, and dairy cows |
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tortillas are made from what? what is the spanish name? |
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corn flour:lime-treated corn kernels: masa harina |
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beer beans and rice coffee chili peppers stuffed foods: tacos, empanadas, flautas, quesadillas, enchiladas, tamales |
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beer beans and rice coffee chili peppers stuffed foods: tacos, empanadas, flautas, quesadillas, enchiladas, tamales |
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what are some variations of the mexican plains [[northern and west central areas]] |
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CBS, greens, pinon[[nuts and beef]] nopales[[young cactus leaves]] |
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what are the variations of tropical mexico?[[southern coastal regions]] |
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many fruits and vegeatbles seafood 90 different chili peppers cassava, tomatillos, jicamas, yuca |
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variations of the yucatan?[[geographically isolated from mexico]] |
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Variations of southern mexico? |
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tropical and indian influences. spicy sauces |
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how many meals do they eat a day if income allows? |
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what is the spanish name for coffee break? |
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what is the spanish name for lunch? |
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what is the spanish name for late afternoon snack? |
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what is the largest meal of the day and when is it served? |
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comida [[lunch]] 1 or 2 pm |
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what does a meal usually consist of ? |
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what are the major special occasions? |
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cinco de mayo mexican independence day 9/16/1810 dias de los muertos [[oct.]] |
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what had the greatest impact on the use of traditional foods? |
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the length of time since they immigrated |
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2 times that of white women |
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low dairy intake contributes to what? |
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low calcium and riboflavin deficiencies |
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24% which is 2 times higher than whites |
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colera in central americans? |
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nicaraguans believe in what? |
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guatemalans believe in what? |
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the quality and quantity of blood determines your healthiness |
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traditional food habits of central americans? |
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very similar to mexicans. addition of cocoa, and soups and stews |
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how accesiible is traditional food for central americans? |
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readily available because they have a very low rate of acculturation |
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