BENEFITS OF MINORITY RECRUITING FINALLY COME TO LIGHT

Maybe I didn't want a label when it came to my heritage because, while in Mexico, I also struggled to find my place. I was the kid who spoke English at home, whose mother didn't look, dress or speak like the other mothers in Jocotepec, Jalisco. I was the kid who didn't attend church r...

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Published in:The Hispanic outlook in higher education 2008-02, Vol.18 (10), p.84
Main Author: Stauffer, Elena Chabolla
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Internships
Minority & ethnic groups
Nostalgia
Recruitment
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Summary:Maybe I didn't want a label when it came to my heritage because, while in Mexico, I also struggled to find my place. I was the kid who spoke English at home, whose mother didn't look, dress or speak like the other mothers in Jocotepec, Jalisco. I was the kid who didn't attend church regularly, whose peers in that small and modest community thought her family was wealthy. I didn't imagine that being a minority alone would qualify me for any job. I didn't understand that I was part of the affirmative action recruiting initiatives that were prevalent at the time. Minorities make up about 33 percent of the U.S. population. Currently, they make up 13-6 percent of newsrooms nationwide. While that doesn't mirror society, it's a significant improvement since the mid1980s, when minority employment was about 5 percent, according to the American Society of Newspaper Editors.