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Show 1 LIFETIMES S tV IT Q y by Rudi Williams Oil Oct. 4, 1991 suit eefs 1 j) emigrated from Spain. Dominican Republic. American Forces Information Service seotf-esifeeir- aii Colom- bia. Ecuador, Nicaragua and El Salvador. Although s have Spanish surnames, many they are considered part of the Asian community. As of September 1990, Hispanics accounted for 4.8 percent of all DOD enlisted personnel. Hispanics comprised 4.4 percent of the Army's enlisted ranks, 6 percent of t he Navy, 7.3 percent of the Marine Crops, 3.8 percent of the Air Force and 4.6 percent of the Coast Guard. Hispanic officers accounted for 2.1 percent DOD-widArmy, 1.9 percent; Navy, 2.4 percent; Marine Corps, 2.4; Air Force, 2; and Coast Guard, 1.7. Filipino-American- By opening her arms to immigrant masses, America became known as an international "melting pot." But today, with the nation's increasing Hispanic population, the face of the "land of immigrants" is changing fast not as a melting pot, but through cultural pluralism. In the melting pot, immigrants were Americanized through the educational system and other societal influences. They gave up their old identities and replaced them with values, perceptions and customs of their adopted country, said Navy Lt. Schuyler C. Webb, a researcher at the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute at Patrick AFB, Fla. Cultural pluralism is more like a stew, where all the ingredients retain some of their identity. Immigrants don't surrender ethnic and cultural identity to become Americans. This is particularly true for the huge, unprecedented growth in Hispanic communities across the nation. They're the nation's second fastest-growincultural minority group, following Asian Americans. In the last decade, the Hispanic population has grown about 53 percent, to 22.4 million, five times faster than the rest of the population, according to Webb's research. By the year 2000, their numbers are expected to reach nearly 30 million. g Largest minority group by 2020 The defense institute researchers predict that if the massive annual influx of 600,000 to 700,000 people from Mexico and Central and South American countries continues, coupled with a soaring birth rate, Hispanics will replace African Americans as the largest minority group by the year 2020. A special White House committee coined "Hispanic" in 1969 as a neutral, word to describe all Americans with Spanish ancestry. The largest groups of Hispanic Americans hail from Mexico, Puerto Rico and Cuba. Other groups i $40 $10 SWw s r 7 n non-Hispani- JO HAIR 2654 West'6000 So. Ry 776'3973 NAILS Hip Arrange UNDERWRITERS. In A CEIC0 SU0SI0IARY rni ncm cniic eusn Layton j Adults S3 Children S1 c k.. 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"America has never been truly a melting pot. People, including textbook writers, have known that but deny it. They don't acknowledge, respect or encourage many basic ingredients that bind us together as Americans," said Oliverez. "Cultural pluralism is the correct term to describe America today, but that's the intellectual way of saying it," he continued. "I think 'salad bowl' is a better way of describing the many different groups of people who make up America. If you look into the salad bowl, all the ingredients have their own distinct color, flavor, consistency, texture and characteristics. That's the mixture of people that is America." Michelle 30 Day Unlimited OCTOBER I Melting pot or salad? $25.00 15.00 Gift & By Set 10 Tans 773-059- 5 1981 N. Main, s. Airbrushed Nails by Sheri $3.00 per color monthly payments (Corner of Main welcome Prices good thru Oct. Fills Personal properly insurance available, loo. INSURANCE $20.00 6.00 NAILS Full before you leave. INTERNATIONAL self-image- Hairstylists: INSURANCE 9 propaganda turned popular sentiment against the enemy. Hispanics were characterized as notoriously criminal 'banditos,' who were lazy and stupid. "A negative public image of Hispanic people was needed to justify the wars." Webb continued. "The propaganda was effective on two fronts: Other Americans believed it, but many Hispanic-American- s did as well and began to feel those stereowere true. This led to poor Hispanic types Unfortunately, these stereotypes linger in society at large even today and may be factors in Hispanic school and employment dropouts." 825-787- 1 Walk-in- s OVERSEAS CAR down n WW Perms Haircuts E9 15 cs IMAGE $25 $15 FILL-IN- S stvIin DOD personnel managers expect the Hispanic population explosion to result in higher percentages of Hispanics in the armed forces of the future. There-f- r re, they said, military recruiting and retention efforts are being geared more toward Hispanic applicants. Personnel managers are also concerned about promoting better understanding about Hispanic culture in the DOD worldwide community. Dr. Enrique Mendez Jr., assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, believes polarization and language are major concerns and adds there are cultural and heritage reasons for these concerns, even though some people might be offended by them. "I've noticed over the years that some young Hispanic people enlisted and officers tend to congregate with other Hispanics in their units," said Puerto Rico-borMendez, who spent more than 28 years in the Army Medical Corps before retiring as a major general in 1983. "There are several reasons. One is culture, in terms of sharing the basic language and music and gathering at restaurants where Hispanic food is served. It's also cultural in talking about their origins and their homes. "If they speak in Spanish, some people may be bothered by it," Mendez said. 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