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S4: 13:00-14:30 Latinx Panel


Lead: Jett Choquette


Method: Interactive/Panel


Representatives from the Ecuadorian, Dominican, Mexican, Brazilian, Colombian, Latinx youth communities of Danbury.


Thanks to Jett Choquette and Elvis Novas from the DCC to recruit the panelists.

 

  • Wilson Hernandez (Ecuador)

  • Gloria Garcia (Mexico)

  • Roberto Alves (Brazil)

  • Eva Duran (Dominican Republic)

  • Nelson Merchan (Colombia)

  • Elvis Novas (Dominican Republic)

  • Christopher Rodriguez (Police Officer - Dominican Republic)

  • Jason Nova / Ray Guerrero (Young Adult - Dominican Republic)

  • Denisse Rodas (Young Adult - Ecuador)


This will be a panel of members of the Danbury Latinx communities. The session will begin with panelist introductions, followed by= viewpoints on their experiences/needs/reflections on the Latinx community as it relates to health and navigating health care. Then discussion will open to a dialogue between panelists and students. Students should be prepared to ask and answer questions as the panelists have requested a two-way dialogue.


Objectives


At the end of this session, students should:

 

  1. Be able to recognize/appreciate the diversity of thought, experience, and background of people who fall under the label “Latinx” and how this label might downplay the diversity of the people it encompasses.

  2. Be able to describe some of the challenges members of Latinx communities experience when navigating US systems like the healthcare system.

  3. Be able to summarize key values many people in Latinx communities share and how those values might influence how they engage with healthcare.

  4. Be able to recognize and appreciate common challenges faced by members of Latinx communities during their day-to-day lives.

  5. Be able to recognize and appreciate successes and points of pride held by members of Latinx communities.


Supplementary Materials​

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1.

TEDTalk: What's missing from the American immigrant narrative

Recounting her story of finding opportunity and stability in the US, Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez examines the flaws in narratives that simplify and idealize the immigrant experience -- and shares hard-earned wisdom on the best way to help those around us. "Our world is one that flourishes when different voices come together," she says.

2.

Pew Research Center Race & Ethnicity report: Latinos See U.S. as Better than Place of Family's Ancestry for Opportunity, Raising kids, Health Care Access.

For many Latinos, the United States offers a chance at a better life than the place their Latino ancestors came from in several ways. A strong majority say the U.S. provides more opportunities to get ahead than their ancestors’ place of origin. Majorities also say the U.S. has better conditions for raising kids, access to health care and treatment of the poor, according to a Pew Research Center national survey of 3,375 Latino adults conducted in March 2021. However, Latinos do not see the U.S. as better on all measures. About half of Latino adults (48%) see family ties as better in the origin place of their ancestors (Puerto Rico or another country) than in the United States. About another quarter (27%) say the strength of family ties is about the same in both places, while 22% say family ties are better in the U.S.

Feedback:
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S4. Latinx Panel session feedback form.

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