HispanicHeritageNotesICS16TORR

**My Notes:**

 * Topic:** Overcoming Challenges: Hispanics in the United States.
 * 1) Notes from 4 sources with URL of each sources.
 * 2) Notes in own words not copied or pasted.
 * 3) Notes organized by source.
 * 4) Each source is annotated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Estefan
 * Gloria Estefan:**
 * Gloria was born in Cuba on September 1st, 1957.
 * She is a professional singer, songwriter, actress, and business women.
 * She began her vocalist career in the group "Miami Latin Boys" which later became known as Miami Sound Machine.
 * The one event that made Gloria known worldwide was the "Conga" that won the grand prix in the 15th annual Tokyo Music Festival in Japan.
 * In 1990 she had a sever accident while being in her tour bus.
 * The accident occurred while touring in March 20, 1990 near Scranton, Pennsylvania while being in a snowstorm.
 * She suffered from a terrible fractured spine when the truck slid from the snow and crashed into the side of the bus.
 * She was taken to a Community Intensive Care but because of her sever injuries she had to be taken to New York on a helicopter where surgeons would take care of her spine injury.
 * At the Hospital for joint diseases, they implanted two permanently titanium to stabilize her vertebral column.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/history3.htm
 * Gloria Estefan- this is a valid source because my teacher recommended it.**
 * She came to live in Miami, Florida after her parents fled from the Communist government of Fidel Castro.
 * On 1990, she and her family were in a terrible accident on their bus.
 * This accident occurred when Gloria and her family were traveling and their bus got hit by a truck.
 * After wards she suffered really bad injuries.

http://www.biography.com/people/gloria-estefan-9542436
 * Gloria Estefan**


 * She was born in Havana, Cuba.
 * Her father has been a soldier and a bodyguard at Cuba for the President Fulgencio Batista.
 * After coming to the United States, her father was recuited into the CIA-funded band of Cuban refugees.
 * But when John F. Kennedy became president, he let Fulgencio re join his family.
 * Her dad eventually joined the U.S. army and served for two years in Vietnam.
 * Gloria Estefan as a kid always enjoyed writing her own stories, poetry, and songs and she always had the wish and desire to become a great singer one day.
 * When her dad came back from the Vietnam war, he was diagnosed with an illness that he got from being at Vietnam.
 * Her mom was a teacher when they were in Cuba.
 * She devoted her time being at home supporting her family and working around the house, but at nigh she went to school continuing her teaching.
 * When her mom went to teach at night, she was left home to take care of her father and her younger sister.
 * Since she was too busy taking care of her father and her younger sister while her mom was gone plus responsibilities around the house she had a so little social life, so she devoted her left over break to writing songs and singing.
 * She would go to her room and lock herself up, and she would refuse and push back her tears. Her way of not focusing in the worse is by singing and focusing on the most thing that she loved.
 * Many years past and a lot of things has happened. She was in a band called the "Miami Latin Boys" and released her own records.
 * She met a Keyboardist Emilio Estefan in 1975.
 * Emilio Estefan is a sales manager for the rum dealer Bacardi.
 * On March 20, 1990 she suffered a great accident while touring to in many areas in Pennsylvania.
 * It was snowing, and a Tractor-Trailer crashed right into their bus leaving her with sever injuries.
 * Gloria suffered great sever injuring in her shoulder and spine and Emilio received minor head and hand injuries.
 * Gloria was immediately taken to the hospital. When they discovered that she suffered a main fracture in her vertebrate on her spine, a 4 hour operation was done.
 * Days after she was sent home, and she retired to her home to begin her long ride of recovery.
 * She finally recovered with extensive physical therapy plus the support of her family, friends, and fans.
 * She made a comeback to perform on the television Music Awards in January of 1991.
 * At beginning of March she launched her long year tour and performed her album //Into The Light.//
 * In the near four years she released her four albums plus a world tour.
 * In the years coming she made many albums, performed concerts, and tours.

being asked to my dad, Tito Torres.
 * Interview Questions: **
 * 1) **Where** **did you grow up?** Sevilla Valle, Colombia
 * 2) **How old were you when you came to the United States and in what year was it in?** 33 years old and in the year of 1996.
 * 3) ** How was your life there? ** I was in the middle of rich and poor. My father died when I was just a young boy and since then it was rough. It was rough because I was in a family of 4 siblings and just my mother was there to take care of us. At times there was not enough money to go around so my siblings and I had to go out and work around the streets to help out our mother.
 * 4) **How was it different from here?** The life here is more relaxing from Colombia because in Colombia there is a lot of un securities.
 * 5) **What did your family do for living?** My mother fixed clothing and worked for others. We also had a farm that we worked in taking care of it and from that we have earned what is needed.
 * 6) **What was your neighborhood like (physically** **and socially)?** Our neighborhood was fine because in Colombia everyone is friendly to another and you knew everyone from every street. Physically, the neighborhood was clean and well organized. Everyone respected each others properties.

**Coming to the United States:**

 * 1) **Why did you come to the United States?** I came to the United States to get a better life because in Colombia there's not a lot of opportunities to get on with life and succeed with what you would want to.
 * 2) **What were some of the struggles and challenges you faced?** I worked really hard to earn the money that I needed to pay for the house bills. I worked three jobs because I had to pay for everything I spent to be able to come over here. Everyday, since I worked three jobs I only had about 6 to 4 hours of sleep. At my first job I had to go to work at 3 in the morning and then got out at 8 am, After wards I had to go to the second job that started at 9 am and ended at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. From then, I had to be at my third job by 6pm and then I ended at 11 at night.
 * 3) **What did you expect of the United States?** I expected better opportunities to find a better job and to have a better life.

**Being in the United States:**

 * 1) **How did you learn English?** Back in Colombia I did a course of learning English and when I came here I also took some classes to get better at the language and the rest I learned hearing what other persons spoke.
 * 2) **Was there anything hard or strange that you had to get used to from the Americans?** Trying to listen and understand what they were actually saying.
 * 3) **Is there anything you like or don't like about the United States?** What I like is that you can easily find the certain things you need after having a job and a good credit. Having a life here is very relaxing and you can feel well secured with your surroundings.
 * 4) **How would you describe being in America to those who live in your home country?** I always tell others it's very hard while you are getting started because you have to work really hard to pay wherever you are living, buy what you need, and have food everyday.
 * 5) **Was it hard to get your life stable?** Yes, it was hard because you have to work a lot.
 * 6) **How did you find a job?** Along the way I met friends you helped me find a job and settle.

Work cited

"Gloria Estefan." //Bio.com//. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2016. <[|http://www.biography.com/people/gloria-estefan-9542436#early-life]>.
 * Work Cited**
 * This is a valid source because it's sponsored by Television Networks who edits the facts.

"Gloria Estefan." //Latinos in History//. Scholastic, n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2016. <[]>.
 * This is a valid source because my teacher recommended it.

"Gloria Estefan." //Wikipedia//. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2016. <[]>.
 * I know this is a valid source because on the bottom of the page it gives you a list of other sources that was used to get the information needed and people who have worked on projects could edit this.

"Tito Torres Coming to the United States Challenges." Personal interview. 14 Apr. 2016.
 * This is a valid source because it's coming by the persons point of view and everything he has witnessed and been through.

