Mexican–American War

States annexation of Texas. These tensions reached a critical stage after "a skirmish broke out between Mexican and U.S. troops, both nations declared war" (King 65). The war between Mexico and the United States raged on for two years until it finally "ended in 1848 when the Mexican army surrendered at Chapultepec Castle and the U.S. army occupied Mexico City" (King 66). Due to its loss of the war, Mexico was forced to sign the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which turned over half of Mexico’s…

MEChA is a Mexican-American student organization that encourages cultural education and political activism. In their 1969 founding manifesto“El Plan de Santa Barbara”, they outline the basic ideas of what it means to be Chicanx. Using this document, we can determine what Mexican-Americans believed to be the root of their struggle and the type of people it would take to overcome it. The manifesto starts off by saying “For all peoples … the time comes when they must reckon with their history”…

Diego Mulato A Third Identity Poverty is the driving force for some, for others—war. For many more it may be the thirst for a better life. Regardless of the reasons, the immigration of individuals from other nations into the United States is a constant topic of debate. The topic of immigration has even spilled into the political agenda, resulting in immigration reform being a must for a presidential candidate. At a more individual level, immigration has resulted in a new identity for many…

In the 1920s, due to a lack of job opportunities in the agricultural and industrial sectors Mexican immigrants in the United States were encouraged to return to Latin America through the deterioration of their social and economic standing in American society. Mexican Americans went through repatriation in large numbers during the early 1930s because of the quickly rising unemployment rates caused by the Great Depression throughout the United States. These unemployment rates led to even fewer…

period of 18th to 19th century can be described as the crucible of Mexican American history. During this period, we see the old settlers, the Mexicans, the new arrivals from Europe, and the significance of the United States that shaped the society and economy of the region. More importantly, immigration was a turning point during this period. The social and economic conditions during The Mexican Revolution in 1910-1920 and World War I in 1914-1918 brought one of the largest shifts of population…

around the world, Mexican immigrants dominate the statistics. Between 1820 and 1930, Mexicans constituted over half of the documented immigrations. Like many immigrants before them and certainly after them, they experienced discrimination in the United States. Stereotyping and bouts of xenophobia sparked deadly riots against the most prominent minority group in the United States. Early experiences for foreign-born Mexican immigrants, and even first-generation Mexican Americans, was filled with…

The topic I chose for my online presentation was the Zoot Suit Riots. The reason why I chose the zoot suits is because it shows that racial tensions go far beyond African Americans, Whites or any other race. While most textbooks and history lessons oversee the struggles that Latinos have had to face. In the early 1940s, many young Latino males wore the Zoot Suits as a statement of their generation. The Zoot Suit are men’s suits that consisted of large high-waisted balloon pants, peg-legged…

The time prior to the Mexican American war and proceeding onward for women of hispanic descent was martyred with racism. The racism integrated itself from the relationship the mexican women have with the indigenous folk. Such that many of the Mexican Women have indigenous blood, since they are not of anglo descent they are still held to the idea that the indigenous are beneath the anglo communities that have been conquered, now more than once. Even in the shift from the indigenous community to…

Pachucas, in particular, faced issues with sexism, racism, classism, and heterosexism. They were despised by both American and Mexican communities by their way of dress and their way of life.…

To know a Mexican you must know the past you must know their ancestors and what they have been through. Mexico has been not through one conquest, but two conquests. Mexico was made of many different indigenous groups before the 1st conquest. More than ninety two percent of the population in Mexico was killed. The eight percent that remained either became a slave or fled north of Mexico to what now is Texas, California and New Mexico. The second conquest consisted in land being taken over by the…