Youth

Meaning of youth
The timeframe between childhood and adult age for example the ages between 14 years old throughout roughly 25 years old.

Quick Spanish Greetings

Hola, ¿Cómo está?
Bien tu? 
Bien. Mucho gusto.
Mucho gusto.
Buenos Dias. 
Buenos Dias



Buenos Dias- Good morning 
Buenas Tardes- Good Afternoon
Buenas Noches- Good Evening

Hola

Hello

¿Cómo están? (formal plural)

How are you? May also be used as a formal greeting alone. You would use this when talking to more than one person.
Bien 
All right, nice, and good. This can be used in multiple scenarios.

¿Cómo está? (formal singular)

How are you? May also be used as a formal greeting alone.

Mucho gusto.

It’s nice to meet you.
Tu
you?

Quick Italian Greetings

Ciao!
Ciao!
Come stai?
Bene, grazie
Permesso?
Buongiorno!


Mi dispiace.- I'm Sorry
Mi scusi.- Excuse me.
Permesso? - Excuse me — when walking through a crowded train compartment; also, “May I come in?” when crossing the threshold of someone’s house.
Si- Yes
No- No

Buongiorno!
Ciao!
Arrivederci!
Salve!

Hello and Goodbye except Buongiorno! that means hello and good morning.

Mi chiamo

My name is...
Prego!
You’re welcome!; By all means, after you.

Come ti chiami?

what's your name?

Come sta?

How are you?
Bene, grazie
Fine, thank you!

Quick Portuguese Greetings

Como vai? 
Eu estou bem, e você/e tú? 
estou bem, Me chamo José 
Fala inglês?
Yes, I do.


Bom dia  -Good morning
Boa tarde -Good Afternoon
Boa noite - Good Night.
Por Favor- Please
Obrigado/Obrigada — Thank you
Perdão — Forgive me/pardon me
 (Você/O senhor/A senhora)(more common to use in brazil although in portugal Fala inglês will suffice) Fala inglês? — Do you speak English?

Olá

Hello

Tudo bem? 

How are you? 
Com licença 
Excuse me

Como vai? 

How's it going?

Eu estou bem, e você/e tú? 

I’m good, how are you?
Tchau
Bye 

Rising Stars Cotillion!

“Rising Stars Cotillion” desires to offer learning opportunities for social skills regardless of socioeconomic backgrounds. 

• This program is structured for youth elementary to senior(s) in High School to participate in workshops and community service outreach.

This is a balanced program that strives to give Spiritual, Leadership, Civic and Etiquette knowledge that can be used throughout a participant’s life.

• It is the desire for each participant to receive a Certificate of Completion toward Lifestyle Integrity.

• The “Rising Stars 2020 Cotillion” program culminates into a Formal Event to include a 
Father- Daughter Dance and Mother – Son Dance.

• “Rising Stars 2020 Cotillion” is sponsored by Pearls of Wisdom Conferences in conjunction with Wizdom Inc. a non-profit 501c3


My Experience With Ethnocentrism 
By Dallas Salas
Nov. 9, 2019

Imagine if ethnocentric views didn’t exist in our society. As a human race we would be different and divergent, yet quite frank I think we would be better off without ethnocentric views. Ethnocentrism is when your perception of culture or someone else’s perception of culture is biased by your own thoughts of culture or someone else’s views of culture. Ethnocentric views are everywhere yet we cease to diminish the number of ethnocentric views in our society. Like all, I have been susceptible to ethnocentrism in my everyday life, in school, and in my extracurriculars. For example, three experiences with ethnocentrism are not being able to cook my own cultural food, being discriminated against due to colorism in my Hispanic and Black culture, and being stereotyped for being a non-Spanish speaking Hispanic. Ethnocentrism slowly diminishes away from the views, outlooks, and culture of the Puerto Rican societies and other societies of Latin American since stereotypical views transpire in our society.
In addition, I have also been affected by ethnocentrism when I tell people that I am Puerto Rican and they respond with I would have never guessed, I thought you were something else. When I ask them what did you think I am they respond aren’t you like, actually, I don’t know you’re just ‘different’. I have also heard someone say no your not stop playing with me Puerto Ricans are fair-skinned, and I was offended since I know Puerto Ricans have all shades of skin color. This was an act of ethnocentrism because they judge all Puerto Ricans on what they think Puerto Ricans should look like rather than what they do look like, or what their friend looks like that is not from Borinquen/Tiano descent, and is just a regular white American that saw an opportunity to have tax exemption in Puerto Rico, since they have been in Puerto Rico for at least 6 months is considered a ‘Puerto Rican’. According to the Wayback Machine on April 1, 2010, White alone make up 75.8% of the Puerto Rican population in the island of Puerto Rico since the number of whites are way more predominant than other skin tones so they show more white Puerto Ricans in social media and television. This is the reason that people stereotype that all Puerto Ricans are light-skinned is because of social media and other entertainment yet between four and five hundred years ago the original Boricuas of the island Borinquen had colored skin. Due to Christopher Columbus and other Europeans, the Tiano population diminished to the point where the amount of Tainos was 1148 Boricuas, remind you that the population used to be as high as 3 million Tainos.
 
The high death rate among the Taíno due to thralldom (Slavery), torture, and European diseases (smallpox, influenza, measles, and typhus) persevered. Although remaining subject to the same obligations sustained by the other indigenous thralls, the Complementary Declaration of July 28th, 1513, established that those natives who were forced  to become Christian, and capable could live their own lives. A royal decree that collectively emancipated the remaining Taíno population is dated July 12th, 1520. One reason for this emancipation order was a large number of Taíno deaths attributed to the continuing bondage systems. Ironically, by 1520 the Taíno presence had almost vanished due to the Europeans. Governor Manuel de Lando’s census in 1530 reports the existence of only 1148 Taíno remaining in Puerto Rico.
 In conclusion, I have been affected by stereotyping rooted from ethnocentrism that all Puerto Ricans are fair-skinned.
 I have been affected by ethnocentrism when Arizonians think Mexican food is the standard or better than other Latin foods, yet they have tried no other Latin American foods. When I wanted to make Puerto Rican food for school at AAEC High school- South Mountain, I didn’t receive permission and Mrs. Willesen said, “We already have enough Latin American food, pick another one...”. This was an act of ethnocentrism since Mrs. Willesen only had Mexican food and she stated that there is enough as though all the countries and/or islands have been represented. I have been affected by food bias as Mexican food being more prominent in Arizona. According to the migration policy institute in 2016, Mexicans total 53 percent of the Latin inhabitation. In consequence since Mexican culture is the majority of the Latin culture here, we would think that this occurred in all states that have a majority population of Mexicans; however, it does not occur in every state. As far as I know, Mexican culture surpasses Latin cultures that have a larger population of Mexicans. However, places with larger Latin American populations other than Mexicans have an equal amount or fair amount of all Latin American foods. In Conclusion, I have been affected by the cultural superiority of other Latin American cultures.
 I have also been affected by ethnocentrism when I tell people that I don’t speak Spanish and they speak Spanish. When I tell someone I don’t speak Spanish they are usually shocked or awestruck. I have also have had some people that didn’t like the fact that I don’t speak Spanish, and tell me that I should since I am Puerto Rican. Since the Spanish Conquistadors brought their language and culture The indigenous people on the island adapted to their language culture of the Europeans and as a result of that the Taino language is now a non-living language. I have a large family and English is the primary language for most of us. I have learned that meeting the unrealistic and preprogrammed expectations of others because of ethnocentrism is an irrelevant task. According to Indian Country Today, the Taino people of Borinquen and their societies were killed off by the Spanish invaders by the 1600s since the number of Taino’s that died was so high the language died as the generations began to continue with other languages like Spanish and English.   This is why I don’t see the relevance in already knowing Spanish since that is not the language of my ancestors and it is ethnocentric for someone to say that I should know Spanish. I don’t become angry with someone for not knowing that Spanish isn’t the original language of our ancestors so I see no reason for someone to get hostile towards me. In conclusion, I have been affected by people thinking that since I am Puerto Rican I should know Spanish which is a highly ethnocentric view. 
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