Mexican Culture in Omaha- Woitzel

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by Taylor Woitzel13 views·Updated Oct 5, 2021
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  1. Hello. My name is Taylor.
  2. And today I'm presenting the mexican culture in Omaha.
  3. I decided to speak about their culture because I've always
  4. wanted to learn more about them, their culture.
  5. How long they've been here, Why they decided to stay
  6. and at the health care college.
  7. Why do we need to know about their culture and
  8. their restrictions and how can we make them more comfortable
  9. than the health care field in the future?
  10. So if you've ever been to south on law, you
  11. may have seen these beautiful murals.
  12. This would be right around 24th street and this is
  13. considered the heart of south of Omaha.
  14. So before talking about how long they've been here, I
  15. think it's important to know that the Mexican culture is
  16. primarily in South Omaha.
  17. Um, this is from a, you know, report on the
  18. Latino population.
  19. As you can see that green spot, 56% of the
  20. Mexican culture is primarily in South Omaha.
  21. So why have they decided?
  22. Say, why have they been there for so long and
  23. why haven't they dispersed out for any further?
  24. So according to history Nebraska.
  25. Uh, although few Mexican lived in the Midwest before 1900.
  26. This population steadily grew as one of the largest immigration
  27. waves to be our sorry, in the United States.
  28. Um, And the push for them to come to this
  29. area was produced by the Mexican Revolution significantly influenced the
  30. Mexican migration to the United States, right between 1910 and
  31. 1930. So we know how long they've been here, but
  32. why did they decide to stay according to history Nebraska.
  33. They stayed for primarily two reasons.
  34. Um, well, first they decided they stayed because they were
  35. seeking work and two main things going on this time
  36. with the Union pacific Railroad and the meatpacking district in
  37. South Omaha, also known as the union stockyards.
  38. Um, these, these companies companies needed workers and mexicans were
  39. seeking work.
  40. So it just happened to work out and just like
  41. everyone to in today's culture, you typically live by where
  42. you go to work.
  43. So this is what influence them to stay in South
  44. Omaha. So why is this important to us?
  45. Why do we need to know about their culture and
  46. the restrictions that keep them hold holding back.
  47. Um, I decided to put this into two sections.
  48. So unconventional methods.
  49. Um, this is something mexican culture is um, they have
  50. more faith than they know more about this.
  51. They can trust this and rely on these methods, herbs
  52. teas and corn eras, coronaries are spirit healers.
  53. Um, like a spirit doctor and this is very well
  54. known in the mexican culture and then conventional methods, these
  55. might not be as affordable or accessible to the mexican
  56. culture. These are considered a modern medicine stuff that's normal
  57. to us today.
  58. Um Medicine technology physicians.
  59. This is all facts from the, sorry from the health
  60. beliefs and care seeking behaviors are older.
  61. Usa dwelling mexicans and mexican americans.
  62. So just as there are different methods, there are different
  63. restrictions. Language, there is a huge language barrier.
  64. If you are now able to translate to spanish from
  65. english religion is a huge factor.
  66. As in every culture, they may have some restrictions based
  67. on what they believe in.
  68. And roll of family is huge to them.
  69. Um I work at a clinic.
  70. So every time I see a mexican patient, they typically
  71. bring a lot of their family members and just as
  72. previously said in the last side they have different healing
  73. and treatment practices.
  74. So how can we implement this?
  75. Well, I think it's important to um learn a little
  76. bit more about respectful communication.
  77. So the older person should be addressed by their last
  78. name as set in previous lectures, avoid gesturing.
  79. Uh some gestures can mean the opposite thing in a
  80. different culture.
  81. They're not only do we need to make sure they
  82. understand what we say but you want to encourage them
  83. to ask questions.
  84. They tend to not want to um talk back or
  85. um they may just be a little bit more scared
  86. to ask questions if they don't understand something.
  87. And as said in the last slide rule, the family
  88. is important and um using Children to translate, puts the
  89. parent and child in different different um difficult reverse power
  90. and authority position.
  91. And this is something that you're going to have to
  92. consider the last resource.
  93. Um and this is from belief in traditions that impact
  94. the latino health care to conclude They've been here since
  95. the 1900s.
  96. They decided to stay and settle in Omaha to seek
  97. work and healthcare scary for them.
  98. And there are many restrictions that hold them from receiving
  99. quality health care.
  100. And here are my references.