LACS 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Model Minority, White Supremacy, Black Lives Matter
31 Jul 2018
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Schools in washington heights usually lacked funding, so resources were scarce and programs teaching professional development and politics were less likely to be embedded in curricula. Additionally, political activism wasn"t something that was heavily emphasized in their communities. As someone who is of panamanian descent, i see a trend in my family as well. A study conducted by the center for immigration. Studies claimed that 2012, latinos were 17. 2 percent of the total u. s. population, 15 percent of adults, 11. 2 percent of adult citizens, and only 8. 9 percent of actual voters. This statistic shows the disproportionality in voter turnout in latino families. In my family, many are concerned more with the politics in panama rather than the united. Paired with the general distrust in government and the lack of civic education in schools, i can see why the voter turnout is so weak.
