https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/veterans-policy-experts-call-more-immigrants-dreamers-u-s-military-n819341

In this article the topic of immigrants in the military is discussed. It deals with Erick Ruiz who wanted to join the military but couldn’t due to his family being illegal immigrants. To speed up this process he joined theMilitary Accessions Vital to National Interest (MAVNI). A program which helps speed up the naturalization process. This program has since been suspended leaving many people who lack citizenship with no way to serve the country.

Latin Americans are portrayed as strong as they are trying to find a way to bring back the program. This shows a great amount of strength and unity.

This fits our class themes because it shows people can fight for what they believe in and identify with.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/16/americas/puerto-rico-superfund-water/index.html

In this article the issue of the availability of water in Latin American countries is discussed. As the article deals with a man named Oquendo who risks his own health for the basic necessity of water. How does he do this? By drinking water contaminated by chemical waste products. The way Oquendo sees it “I’m going to drink it. I’ve drank it before. It tastes fine,’ Oquendo told CNN as he filled his jugs. ‘If I don’t drink water I’m going to die. So I might as well drink this water.” The way he sees it its better to live another day and risk being poisoned then to die from dehydration. This is due to a lack of funds in Puerto Rico which prevent a fast and effect response to the damage from  Hurricane Maria.

The people of Puerto Rico are portrayed as impoverished and desperate in this article. This can be seen by the way they describe Oquendo and his actions to get the water he needs to survive. They also show images of destroyed and dilapidated buildings in the area.

This relates to our class because it shows how Latin American countries like Puerto Rico are being neglected in their time of need. But also shows the efforts of many small groups who wish to help these people in need.

The advice I received was too elaborate more on the information I was adding and use sources that were relevant to the information I wished too add. As well as adding a section on the origin of Macumba, and comparing two of the other religions mention in the article. Which I will also incorporate.

Rivera-Rideau argues in this chapter on the development of Reggaeton as a popular music genre in the United States. He mainly accredits this to the hit song “Gasolina” by Daddy Yankee and other artists such as Shakira. Rivera then goes on to discuss how these artists when making songs that appealed to an English speaking audience portrayed an “appearance of whiteness” suggesting that Latino culture was being stereotyped for the sake of profits. This rationalization has two sides to it. On one side it can portray Latino culture as a bunch of people who love to party and on the other hand they can be portrayed in a similar light to people in the USA to help artists push their genre into the mainstream.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalization_Act_of_1795

This article does not detail why the act was created in the first place. There are multiple scholarly articles on the topic such as http://www.indiana.edu/~kdhist/H105-documents-web/week08/naturalization1790.html

There is a discussion talking about the relevancy of the act on the talk page as it was replaced by a later act.

Macumba- animistic religious practice used in Brazil. I hope to discover what they worshiped and their beliefs. Wikipedia has little information on this topic.

Modernismo- literary movement in Spanish America. I hope to discover the type of writing style modernismo originated from, and how it influenced literature. Wikipedia doesn’t have a lot of information on it.