The Journey of Maria Luisa Alcantara As a precondition for my Mexican Anthropology class interview essay, I had the pleasure to meet Mrs. Maria Luisa Alcantara. Maria Luisa is a Mexican lady that has a very friendly character and excellent communications skills. Because her husband was promoted to work in the Ford company office in Detroit, Maria Luisa immigrated to the USA. During her journey she was accompanied also by her children. She was 38 years old when she left Mexico. The central argument of this essay is to narrate Maria Luisa Alcantara’ journey from Mexico into the United States.
Life in Mexico Maria Luisa is native of the City of Chihuahua. The City of Chihuahua is situated in the largest states of the Estados Unidos Mexicanos, …show more content…
She told me that one of the things that she miss a lot is when her, her parents and her siblings went to swim in the hotel’s pool or albercas, and in the river. Also, when they were playing after school in the streets of their neighborhood. There was not fear to play with friends outside the houses in the streets. This is because everybody knew everybody. She miss a lot her parents that still living in Chihuahua. Other memories were during holidays for instance, Mother’s day, Christmas, September of 16th Mexico Independence Day, November the 20th celebration of the Mexican Revolution that was the end of the Porfiriato which she explains was a political maneuver.
I asked her about the 5 de Mayo, about the El Dia de Los Muertos. Maria Luisa told me that they don’t celebrate the 5th of May because it refers to a small battle that Mexico wan against the French. The only reason for the Mexican victory was because it was raining that day. This is the reason by which this is a holiday. The Day of the Death is not celebrated in the North because is an indigenous celebration from the center and southern Mexico. These are beautiful memories that remains in Maria Luisa mind after she immigrated to the United
Life in Mexico Maria Luisa is native of the City of Chihuahua. The City of Chihuahua is situated in the largest states of the Estados Unidos Mexicanos, …show more content…
She told me that one of the things that she miss a lot is when her, her parents and her siblings went to swim in the hotel’s pool or albercas, and in the river. Also, when they were playing after school in the streets of their neighborhood. There was not fear to play with friends outside the houses in the streets. This is because everybody knew everybody. She miss a lot her parents that still living in Chihuahua. Other memories were during holidays for instance, Mother’s day, Christmas, September of 16th Mexico Independence Day, November the 20th celebration of the Mexican Revolution that was the end of the Porfiriato which she explains was a political maneuver.
I asked her about the 5 de Mayo, about the El Dia de Los Muertos. Maria Luisa told me that they don’t celebrate the 5th of May because it refers to a small battle that Mexico wan against the French. The only reason for the Mexican victory was because it was raining that day. This is the reason by which this is a holiday. The Day of the Death is not celebrated in the North because is an indigenous celebration from the center and southern Mexico. These are beautiful memories that remains in Maria Luisa mind after she immigrated to the United