HispanicHeritagenNotesICS16JAR


 * My Notes**
 * Notes from 4 sources with URL in each source
 * Notes in own words that are not copied and pasted
 * Notes organized by source
 * Each source is annotated

**Topic: Overcoming Challenges: Hispanics in the United States**

 * People have traveled for a long time and had to overcome many difficulties
 * Poverty and violence are just a few reasons of why people leave there home countries
 * One of the many difficulties that come with moving the U.S. is having to learn a new language(global citizen)
 * Cultural barriers is another difficulty that people from other countries have to learn to get used to(global citizen)
 * A persons children is also a difficulty. It's a difficulty because since the parents most likely have low paying jobs, they are not going to be able to send their kids to a good college. And even if they do, the kids could even not go to college to get a job and help their parents pay the bills(global citizen)
 * Lopez had to choose between pleasing her parents and going to college or risking it all to do something that she wanted to do(Jennifer Lopez)
 * One of the many challenges that George Lopez has overcome is his mother abandoning him. But Lopez was able to be positive during this time by turning that experience into material he can use for comedy(George Lopez)
 * George Lopez's grandmother took care of him as a child, but she paid very little attention to him. Lopez was able to turn this experience into humorous story that he could use as a comedian(George Lopez).
 * George Lopez had his own TV show based on comedy. Most of the comedy used here came from his difficult childhood and hardships in general(George Lopez).

"The 7 Biggest Challenges Facing Refugees and Immigrants in the US." N.p., n.d. Web. .
 * I know that this source is reliable because this was made by a well known organization.

"Jennifer Lopez." //Wikipedia//. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2016. .
 * Wikipedia is a trustworthy website because many people use this as a resource, making it well known by the community. Wikipedia also gave sources to where the information came from.

"George Lopez." //Bio.com//. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2016. .
 * This website is a valid source of information because it was made by a television network, which is required to have facts.

