Why does the US allow schools to be named in Spanish. What's this saying to non-hispanics?

Question

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Why are we allowing this? Since the name of the school is in Spanish, are other kids of color allowed there or is it just for Hispanics?

Once again, people like Miss Diana and Angela are missing the whole point! Booker T. Washington? Harlem School of Arts? That comes nowhere close to Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe. What does that even mean? And what's th epurpose of putting it in Spanish? Who are they trying to recruit to go to the school? Please people, understand the points that I'm trying to make here.
Angela (or anyone else who lives in a predominately Spanish city), imagine in El Paso if a school were named in Russian or Chinese or something like that. Wouldn't there be some type of outrage? What about in Mexico? You think nobody's going to say anything if I named a school over there in English (Terry's School of American Culture and Heritage maybe)? Cmon people (especially Hispanics), wake up and try to at least see what's going on here before it's too late!!

Historical significance? Where's the historical significance in Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe? I see if it was named after Julio Cesar Chavez or someone like that (who I actually admire myself), but Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe? Again, why is it in Spanish? There's that Spanish-language supremacy thing coming out of you Hispanics' mouths again!!!

Answer 1

Everyone seems to be missing the point. This is not a good thing in my eyes. Just like they have made that schools name Spanish (which has nothing to do with a famous person or event), they will make Spanish the number one language in that school. I wish everyone would stop trying to hide behind the truth. If there were 12 to 20 million Africans or Haitians illegally coming to the U.S., even the illegals would be trying to send them back home. This is the United States of America & it should be appreciated as such! No amnesty! Deport all illegals!!!

Answer 2

Rules for Foreigners

This is unreal. Maybe we should adopt some of these rules. Harsh you say?

1. There will be no special bilingual programs in the schools, no special ballots for elections, and all government business will be conducted in our language.

2. Foreigners will not have the right to vote, no matter how long they are here.

3. Foreigners will never be able to hold political office.

4. Foreigners will not be a burden to the taxpayers. No welfare, no food stamps, no health care or any other government assistance programs.

5. Foreigners can invest in this country, but it must be an amount equal to 40,000 times the daily minimum wage.

6. If foreigners come and want to buy land that will be OK, but options will be restricted. They are not allowed to own waterfront property. That property is reserved for citizens naturally born into this country.

7. Foreigners may not protest; no demonstrations, no waving a foreign flag, no political organizing, no "bad-mouthing" our president or his policies. If they do, they will be sent home.

8. If they come to this country illegally, they will be hunted down and sent straight to jail.

Harsh, you say?

The above laws happen to be the immigration laws of Mexico.

When it comes to immigration issues in American, it doesn't seem to matter who you vote for (Rep.or Dem.), both seem to do very little about the problem. We should have immiration laws in America as Mexico does. As the old saying goes, what's good for the goose is good for the gander!

Samia (7 above me), for the most part you are right. However, if our goverment did something more about the problem other than offering lip servce years ago (during the day when Nixon, Ford or Carter were in office), we wouldn't have half the problems we do today with it. As much as I like Mr Bush, he's not doing anything about it other than letting the illegals' have their own way. Clintion sure had no interest in doing anything about the issue either.

Answer 3

Come on it, you know full well that schools are named based on the cultural significance.

Just like some areas in California, you'll see street signs in
Chinese (not sure if Mandarin, or Cantonese).

Stop trying to make this a race thing. it's a historically significant thing.

Not all schools will be named after White guys.

You know damn well that anybody is allowed in Public Schools.

What next you wanna change the name of Los Angeles to The Angels just because it's in Spanish, due to the Spanish naming it while under Spanish colonization.

I guess we should rename California, and Arizona, and Texas while were at it.

You say a lot of stupid things for someone who claims to be College educated.

How is it that anyone who makes a valid point against your crap is trying to distort reality and history? You didn't mention how that is, you just attacked me. That shows a lot of education.

and your Trolling on Yahoo, because your unemployed, you said so yourself.

Your a writer. ha ha. Jerk

Answer 4

Political Correctness

Answer 5

Yep, and the Booker T. Washington stuff is absurd. Those were Americans and is a lot different than a school name in Spanish that has no relevance. However, I went to "Rancho Buena Vista" High school and never really let it bother me. Yet it's kinda frustrating when I have to think if I spelled the name of my school correctly.

Answer 6

wow Terry calm down. Maybe because you live near the boarder and there is a large predominantly Hispanic influence there. What if there was a money donor involved and they had a say in the name? Would that change your frame of mind?

Edit: Tylergrl- be realistic there is no way you could deport them all. The fact is that the illegal immigration issue this country has is WAY out of control. We need to focus our energy in trying to find a solution.

Answer 7

Since that area has a rich cultural background that happens to involve Mexicans(I know you don't want to hear this), the name makes since.There are many towns......oh hell,there is a whole hand full of states in the Southwest with Spanish names.Go and see,I'm sure you'll find people from all ethnicities living in them also.
Nevada
Montana
Colorado
New Mexico
California
Texas
These are the examples of the states that have had Spanish names for the longest time.

Answer 8

"Since the name of the school is in Spanish, are other kids of color allowed there or is it just for Hispanics?"

Oh yes they're allowed sir.

"What's this saying to non-hispanics? "

That the school is named in Spanish and also maybe that the school is predominantly hispanic.

Oh yea and I doubt that "Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe" is a school......that would be a clinic.... so yea you don't make sense.

Answer 9

Ok, this one is really murky to me. On one hand, schools should not cater to one specific ethnic group. On the other hand, we have lots of places that bear names in other languages, are named for people of different cultures, etc. There are Jewish, French, Polish, Italian, Native Indian, etc., names everywhere.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that the name doesn't matter as much as the intent. If its just recognizing a culture by name, its ok. If its exclusively FOR a certain culture, its not.

Answer 10

Anybody that white individuals hate can say that N phrase. Which entails Hispanics. edit: simply kidding, i hate while more youthful black individuals say it. black individuals customarily, besides for older black individuals. i think you have got to truthfully deeply have appreciate for what the phrase way earlier than you'll say it. such as you have got to appreciate the what the phrase refers to considering it nonetheless has the identical that means it doesn't matter what any person says. my grandma certainly not calls me a ni99er while she is pleased.

Answer 11

I guess it's sort of OK for schools to be named in Spanish just as long as it says "High School," and not "escuela." I would just be worried that schools like that would start teaching in Spanish which would be a big NO! I've seen schools named in French, etc.