Thursday, February 4, 2010
Journal 1 - Alex Miller
I run and manage a mentorship program that helps young members in the US Military with problems they face in everyday civilian life. These problems range from stress (some from serving overseas) to family problems. We also focus heavily on helping them get into school and techniques on how to best prosper at the University level. I train 6 mentors on how to deal with their mentees, as well as having 5 of my own mentees. Some of the issues I faced with my own mentees this week were over an hour of math hw (which was actually very umcomfortable for me, bc of my own insecurities in this field) and also helping another individual deal with his brother's last visit home before he will be shipping off to Afghanistan. Trying to place myself in their shoes, seemed to be the theme for helping this week.
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I've noticed that most people categorize Latino and Hispanics as Mexican. Mexicans are not the only Latinos/Hispanics. Hispanics are comprised of around 20 different countries, all unique in their own ways. As a Latino, being called a Mexican is not OK because I have my own nationality. The kids at the HRC are mostly Mexican but even among Mexicans, there are differences among them depending on what city they're from. I've heard the stereotype that Mexicans are lazy, drunks, and stubborn when it comes to learning English. The truth is quite the opposite. Speaking about the kids, they're eager to learn English and the parents that come seem to have come from work and not from drinking. My encounters with these kids have not changed my perceptions because I've experienced the same throughout my whole life being Latino myself.
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