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Hispanics in Tempe Arizona
Second Third Generation Hispanics - By Sarah Fein - According to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data, the Hispanic population in Tempe, AZ, has increased 22 percent from 2000 to 2005. The significance of the increase is that it has raised the total Hispanic population in Tempe from 28,473 in 2000 to 36,500 in 2005.
The Hispanic population increase has not only affected the Tempe Union High School District, which has adopted an English Language Learners Program to help the non-English speaking students transition better into the English speaking school district, but Arizona State University as well.
According to the most recent institutional analysis fact book, ASU has, as of 2008, 8,109 Hispanic students admitted to their undergraduate degree programs, and 1,225 admitted to the university’s graduate programs
And yet, despite the increase presence on campus, one student feels that the school can do to make its Hispanic students feel at home. Ashley Srery, a 20-year-old Latino student majoring in sociology, feels that Arizona State University could, “create more scholarships and/or grants for Hispanics. Or incorporate more clubs and classes that are geared toward the Hispanic race.”
There is one club, though, implemented by Arizona State University, that is geared toward those students. It is the Hispanic Business Students Association, which gives the Hispanic students at ASU more educational and career opportunities.
In total, the Hispanic population in Arizona accounts for 30.1 percent of the total state population, according to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data. The Hispanic population reached 44.3 million between 2000 and 2006, an increase which accounted for one-half of the nation’s growth, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
With this burgeoning population in mind, Tempe diversity director Rosa Inchausti said that, “Tempe recognizes all minority groups and does not put focus on one over the other. Tempe tries to be inclusive to all minority groups by recognizing who the community is and accommodating community members and everyone is always welcome and treated with respect.”
One such program the diversity department puts on to celebrate just the Hispanic heritage is the Tardeada Festival, which celebrated the original Hispanic founders of Tempe.
Along with the recent local increase the Hispanic population, the 2010 projection in the United States is 47.8 million, which represents 15.5 percent of the population; the projection for Arizona in 2025 is 32.2 percent of the state’s population. With these increases in mind, the Hispanic population will have a considerable impact on ASU--not to mention the entire Arizona educational system.
11/17/09
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