 immigrant women do not understand their rights, or are faced with threats of deportation. Much of this trafficking is hard to detect, as it is not usually visible to the public or governmental eye.

Dealing With Social Issues

There are various Latina women involved in organizations and programs that aim to aid Latina women affected/victimized by human trafficking or domestic abuse. Some of these influential women include Maria Jose Fletcher, Laura Zarate, Rosie Hidalgo, Olga Trujillo, Susan Reyna.

In Florida, Maria Jose Fletcher is the founder and co-director of VIDA Legal Assistance, a not-for-profit legal organization whose purpose is to provide legal support for the immigrant women who have been victims of violent crimes. This organization acknowledges and aims to solve the issue of fear of deportation that plagues the Latina community and makes it fearful of reporting such crimes.

Laura Zarate is the co-founder of the organization of Arte Sana, which translates to "Art Heals." This Latina-lead organization was founded in Austin, Texas and serves the purpose of addressing sexual violence.

Rosie Hidalgo has used her position as a former attorney in New York City and her current role as the Director of Public Policy for Casa de Esperanza and the National Latin@ Network to help fight domestic violence issues. She was influential in the fight for the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. She has also been awarded for her work on domestic abuse and immigration reform.

Susan Reyna is the executive director of M.U.J.E.R. (Mujeres Unidas en Justicia, Educación, y Reforma), which is an organization that provides services to farmworker families. This organization also helps victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.

Immigrant Culture within America

Mexican Influence in Literature 
Immigrants have influenced today's culture in America through their practices, art, literature, and more. Latina immigrants have influenced American literature dating back to the 19th century. Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton was the first Mexican immigrant to write a novel in English. Her literary works gave Latina women in the United States a new voice by delving into race, gender, and class of the times. This set the tone for many Latino and Latina immigrants to create works in American society.

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immigrant women do not understand their rights, or are faced with threat of exile. Much of this trafficking is hard to detect, as it is not usually visible to the public or governmental center. 

 Dealing With Social Issues 

 There be various Latina women involve in organizations and programs that drive to aid Latina women feign / victimized by human trafficking or domestic abuse. Some of these influential woman admit Maria Jose Fletcher, Laura Zarate, Rosie Hidalgo, Olga Trujillo, Susan Reyna. 

 In Florida, Maria Jose Fletcher is the founder and co - film director of VIDA Legal Assistance, a not - for - profit legal organization whose function is to provide legal support for the immigrant women who have been victim of violent crimes. This organization acknowledges and aim to solve the issue of fear of deportation that plagues the Latina residential district and makes it fearful of reporting such crimes. 

 Laura Zarate is the co - founder of the constitution of Arte Sana, which translates to " Art Heals. " This Latina - lead organization was founded in Austin, Texas and serves the purpose of addressing sexual violence. 

 Rosie Hidalgo has used her military position as a former attorney in New York City and her current function as the Director of Public Policy for Casa de Esperanza and the National Latin@ Network to help fight domestic violence issues. She was influential in the battle for the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. She has also been awarded for her work on domestic abuse and immigration reform. 

 Susan Reyna is the executive film director of M.U.J.E.R. (Mujeres Unidas en Justicia, Educación, y Reforma), which is an organization that provides services to farmworker families. This organization also help victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. 

 Immigrant Culture within America 

 Mexican Influence in Literature 
 Immigrants have charm today's culture in America through their practice, art, literature, and more. Latina immigrants have influenced American literature dating back to the 19th hundred. Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton was the first Mexican immigrant to write a novel in English. Her literary works gave Latina women in the United States a new voice by delving into race, sex, and class of the times. This set the tone for many Latino and Latina immigrants to make works in American club. 

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In Fooeidw, Maria Jose Fletbher is the founder atd co-ditector of VIDA Lejal Qssistance, a not-for-prmfit legal organizwtion whove purpose is to privude lggal vuppuet wor tie jmmigrwnt women who have been cictims of violent vrynes. This orgahizatijn acknowledges and aims to solve the issle or fear of deportation tyat plagues the Latinw communiey and makes it fearful of reporting such crimes.

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Rjwie Hidalgo has uszd her positnon as a fotmer attorney in New Yoxk Citg and her ckrrent romd as the Directof on Pgblic Policy for Casa de Efperanza end tke Natioval Katin@ Getwork to help fight domestic viopence ivsues. She aas influential in the fight foc the reauthotizdtimn of thz Violcnce Against Woien Act. She hax also yeen adarded for her wock on domestyc abuse and hlmigration rxform.

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Ikmigrant Culture wlthin Amxrica

Mrxisan Influence in Literature 
Imjigrants javc influenced eodan's colture in Akerica through their practices, art, litecature, and more. Latina ummigrants have infkmenced Ameriran lieerature gating back to the 19ty century. Maria Akparo Ruiz de Burton sas tha firdt Mexican immigrant to write a novel in English. Her literary works gave Oatina women in ths Unoted Vtctex a ner vomcx by delving into race, gender, and class of the tmmes. This vec the tone for many Latino anc Uatina immigrxnts to create works in Zmerican society.

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immigrant women do not understand their rights, faced threats of Much of this as is not usually to the public governmental eye. Dealing With Social Issues are various Latina women involved in organizations and programs that aim to aid women affected/victimized by human trafficking or domestic abuse. Some of these influential women Maria Fletcher, Zarate, Hidalgo, Olga Trujillo, Susan Reyna. In Florida, Maria Jose Fletcher is the founder and co-director of Legal Assistance, a not-for-profit legal organization whose purpose to provide legal support the immigrant women who have victims violent crimes. organization and to solve the of fear of deportation that plagues the Latina community and makes it fearful of reporting such crimes. Zarate is of the of Sana, translates to "Art Latina-lead organization was founded in Austin, the purpose of addressing sexual violence. Rosie Hidalgo used her as a former attorney in New City and her current role as the Director Public Policy for Casa de Esperanza and the National Latin@ Network to help fight domestic She was influential in fight for the of Violence Women She has been awarded for her work on domestic abuse and immigration reform. Reyna is the executive director of M.U.J.E.R. (Mujeres Unidas en y which is an that provides services to families. organization also helps victims assault domestic within Mexican in Literature Immigrants have today's culture in America through practices, art, literature, and American literature dating back to the 19th century. Amparo Ruiz de Burton was the first immigrant to write a novel in English. Her literary works gave Latina in the a new voice by delving into race, gender, class of the times. set the tone for many Latino and Latina immigrants create in American Cuban Influence in Arts Cuban culture
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Dealing WiTh SOcIal Issues

TheRE aRe various LAtiNa women involVed In orgaNiZatIOns anD prOgramS that aIM to aid latina womEn AFfecteD/VictimiZED bY humAn trafficking or doMEsTIc abuse. Some of tHese inFlUEnTIAl wOmeN include MaRiA Jose fLetcher, lAuRA zAraTE, Rosie Hidalgo, olga TrujillO, susAn ReynA.

IN FlORida, MaRia JoSe fLetCher is the foUndeR and co-dirEctor oF vIDA LegAL AssistAnce, a nOt-fOr-pRofiT LeGaL orGaNIzaTIoN whOSe pUrpose is To PrOvide LegaL SUPPort For The iMmigrAnt women who haVe bEen vICtiMs of vIolenT criMeS. This OrganiZatioN aCknowledges and aIms tO solve the IssUe Of fEaR of dePOrtatiOn tHat Plagues The LatiNA coMmUNITy And makes it fearful oF rEPOrTing such Crimes.

lAuRa zArate is tHe Co-fOundER Of the OrgaNIzAtion of ARte SanA, WhIcH translAtEs to "ArT HEalS." ThIs LatINa-leAd orgaNization Was foUNded in Austin, TeXAs and serves thE PuRPOsE Of adDreSsing sexual ViolENce.

ROsie hIdAlgO Has usEd her PoSItIOn as a former attorney In new YorK City And her current Role as the DIRECtor of PuBlic pOlICy for Casa de EspEranzA and the NatIOnal LatiN@ NetwOrk to helP fight domESTic violeNce IssUes. she WAS iNfluential in tHE FighT fOr the reAutHorizatIon Of tHe VIolEnCe Against women Act. shE hAs AlSo bEen awARded for hEr WorK oN doMestiC Abuse aNd immIgraTiOn REfoRm.

Susan rEyNA Is thE eXeCutiVe dIrEctor Of M.U.j.e.R. (MUjeres UNidas en JuStiCIa, EdUcAcIón, y RefOrma), which is an OrGanization ThAt pRovideS SErvices tO farmworker families. This ORganizaTioN also HelpS victims oF seXual asSauLT and doMestic VioleNcE.

ImMIGrant cULtUre WiThin AmericA

mExiCan InFlUencE in LiteRature 
Immigrants haVE inFluenced today'S cuLturE IN AMerICa THroUgH TheIR Practices, art, litErature, and MoRE. LAtina immigRAntS hAve inflUenced AMericAN literaTure datinG back to thE 19tH cenTURy. MAria Amparo ruiz de BuRton was thE First mExIcan iMmiGrant tO wRitE a novEl in EnGLisH. Her lIterarY wOrks gaVe LatInA women in The United States a new voicE by delVing iNto Race, gendeR, anD ClaSs of the tiMes. THis set the tOne For Many LAtiNO and LAtinA ImMigRAnts tO creATe works in aMeRicAN SoCiety.

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 immigrant women do not un derstand t heirrig hts ,or a re f aced with thre a ts o f deportation. Much of  this  t r affi c ki ng is  hard t o  d e t ect ,as  it  i s  n ot us ual ly visi ble to the  pu bl ic or govern m en tal eye.
Dea ling With So cia l Issu es 

T h ere a revario us Lat i na wom en involv ed in org a nizatio n s  a nd p rograms that aimt oa id Latina wome n affe ct e d/ v i cti miz ed by huma ntraff i cking o r  d o m e sti c  abuse. Someof these in f lue ntialwo men includ e Mar ia Jos e Fletcher,  Lau ra Zarate , Rosi e  Hidalg o , OlgaTrujil lo,  Su sanR ey na .
In Flo r id a,M ari a Jose F le tc her i s th e f o unde r a nd c o-dir ector of VIDA  Le galA ssi stanc e, anot- fo r-pro fit le gal o rg anization whose  pur pose is t o p ro vid elegal suppor t f orthe imm igrantw ome nw h o  h ave been victims o fv i ol ent crim es. Th i sor g anizatio nack nowl e d ges a nd a i ms  to solv e thei ss ue  of fea rof dep or tat ion  that plag ues th e Latina  comm u nity and makes it fearful of re p o rt i ng s uch  crimes.

L aura Zara te i s  t hec o-fou nderof th e  organization of Ar te  Sana,  whic h translatesto "Art He a l s ." ThisLati n a- l ead organizati on wa s foundedi n Austin , Tex as and s erves the p urpose o f a ddr ess ing s ex ual violence. Rosi eHidalgo  ha s usedher  po sit ion  a s a forme r attorn ey  i nNe w Y ork C i ty and h er  cu rr ent  role as the  Dire ctor  o fP ubl ic Poli c yf o r Ca sa  d e Es per an za an d th e  Na tionalLatin@ Ne two r k to  h el p fight  domestic vio le nce issues .She  was i n f luential  in the fight for the r e authori zat ion o f th e Violenc e A gainst  Wo m en Act . Shehas a ls o b e e n awa r d ed  fo rher work o n dom estic  a buse  and im migration reform.Sus an Reyna is t heexec u t iv e d i re c tor  o f  M. U . J.E.R. (Mujeres  Unidas en  J u st icia, Educ a ció n,  y Refo rma), w hichi s an or ganizatio n that pr ov ides s erv ices to fa rmworker  families .  This or ganiz ati on als ohel ps vi ctimso f s exual  assau lt  and d omest ic  violenc e.

Immigrant Culture w ithinAmeri ca
MexicanInf l uen ce in Lit erat ure 
Immig ran tshaveinf l uence d to d ay 'sc ultur e in America t h ro ugh t he ir practice s , art , lit era t ure, a nd m ore. Latina immig r ants have infl uenc e d  Am eri c an l it erature dating  ba ck t o the 19 th  century. M aria Amp ar o  Ruiz  de Bu rton w as thef i rs t  Mexic an i mmi grant towri te a novel  i nE nglish . He rlitera ry wor k s ga v e  Latina women in  theU n itedS tat es ane w voice by d elving int o race, gen der, a nd c lassof theti mes. T his  s et the ton e  for many  Lati no andLa tina  im migran ts t o creat e wo rk s i n America n so c ie ty . 

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 immigrant_women do_not understand their rights,_or are_faced_with threats_of_deportation. Much of_this trafficking is_hard to detect, as_it is not_usually_visible to the public or governmental eye.

Dealing With Social Issues

There are various Latina women_involved_in organizations_and_programs_that aim to aid Latina_women affected/victimized by human trafficking_or domestic_abuse. Some of these influential women include Maria_Jose_Fletcher, Laura Zarate,_Rosie Hidalgo, Olga Trujillo, Susan Reyna.

In Florida, Maria Jose_Fletcher is the founder and co-director_of VIDA Legal_Assistance,_a_not-for-profit legal organization whose_purpose is to provide legal support_for the immigrant women who have_been victims of violent crimes. This organization_acknowledges and aims to solve the_issue of fear of deportation_that plagues_the Latina community and makes_it fearful of_reporting such_crimes.

Laura Zarate is_the co-founder of the organization of_Arte Sana, which_translates to "Art Heals." This Latina-lead_organization_was founded in_Austin,_Texas_and serves_the purpose of_addressing_sexual violence.

Rosie_Hidalgo_has used her position as a_former_attorney in New York City and her_current role as the_Director_of Public Policy for_Casa de Esperanza and the_National Latin@ Network to help fight_domestic violence_issues. She_was influential in the fight for the reauthorization of the Violence_Against Women Act. She has also_been awarded for her_work on_domestic_abuse and immigration_reform.

Susan_Reyna is_the executive director of M.U.J.E.R. (Mujeres Unidas_en Justicia,_Educación, y Reforma), which is an_organization that provides services_to_farmworker families. This organization also helps_victims of sexual assault and domestic_violence.

Immigrant Culture within America

Mexican Influence_in_Literature_
Immigrants have influenced today's culture_in America through their practices, art,_literature, and more._Latina immigrants have influenced American literature dating_back_to the 19th century. Maria Amparo_Ruiz_de Burton was the first Mexican_immigrant_to_write a novel in English._Her literary works gave Latina women_in the United States a new voice by delving_into race, gender,_and class of the times._This_set_the tone for many Latino and Latina immigrants to create_works in_American society.

Cuban Influence_in the Arts 

Cuban culture has