This week’s readings discusses different aspects of the Mexican war. In “Mexican Views of the Mexican-American War discusses the origin of the war between Mexico and the United States, it states “To explain then in a few words the true origin of the war, it is to say that the insatiable ambition of the United States, favored by our weakness, caused it”, the weakness that it’s referring to is the Mexican government. Like we discussed on Thursday, Mexico has always had a chaotic government that contributed the loss of Mexican land. It can be lead to think that if Mexico had a secure government, the loss of the land wouldn’t have happened. Mariano Otero’s “Considerations Relating to the Political and Social Situation of the Mexican Republic in the Year 1847” relates to the previous reading because he explains the Mexican government and weak army contributed to the loss of…
Throughout the introduction and first two chapters of his book, In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio, Bourgois describes the multiple causes of impoverished living within the Hispanic and Black society. He attributes the colonization of Puerto Rico and the immigration of its people to the United States as the central impediment to the welfare of Hispanics living in East Harlem during the time he conducted his research. The immigrants from Puerto Rico were not only expected to adapt to a foreign society and economic system, but to do so while suffering intense racism from white supremacists. In order for them to acclimate, they had to abandon their previous values and customs that shaped their identity. This process of settler racism…
Neither John, Gwen, nor Miguel began taking drugs with the intension of harming others. Nor were they aggressive or abusive by nature. Yet their long-term substance abuse harmed others, including family members, friends, and the communities in which they lived. John’s substance abuse had negative consequences for his family and community. During his senior year of high school, however, he began smoking marijuana and drinking with his buddies.…
Narco Corridos is affecting both Mexican and American culture although it affects one of them more than the other. Hispanics that come for a better future to the United States usually feel different from others that speak another language and feel left out. When they listen to narco corridos they feel identified not only because it’s the same language they speak but because narco corridos singers make it seem that everything they say should be okay. On the other side Hispanics that live in mexico get more affected by narco corridos because usually they live in worse conditions and do not have opportunities like people that live in the united states so they wish they had money and think that they don’t have a way to get out of the way they live…
more sources The Effect of the Drug War on Latinx communities in Brooklyn, New York (1990-2000) Abstract: The war on drugs could easily be classified as a war on race. I will be analyzing the effects of the drug war on Latinx and African American communities in Brooklyn, New York during the 1990’s through the 2000’s. Not only are Latinx people targeted, they are incarcerated, including African Americans in large numbers. The war on drugs is more of a method of mass incarceration for minorities.…
Mexico and Drug Violence Imagine having rights you take for granted taken away. Think about not being able to live comfortable in your own neighborhood or even having the your right to stay alive. There are growing Mexican cartels invading manys’ lives in and surrounding the Mexico area. The cartels, as of 2006, are murdering while distributing drugs among many other countries and the issue has been growing.…
I’m Mexican, I was born in Mexico but then brought over here to the US when I was around 3 years old. My whole family was born in Mexico and I’m the youngest child which means that all of my brothers and sister grew up for most of their childhood in Mexico and my oldest sister even got married over there. We eventually all moved over here and that resulted in our family being very culturally connected with Mexico’s culture. My mother is a strong believer in continuing cultural traditions even if we are in a different place. So she made sure we always knew a lot about where we came from or special traditions that were done in Mexico.…
The impact of substances abuse to a cultural group can create problems in the long run such as the integration of the substance into the cultural patterns. Native Americans are the most prevalent to become dependent on alcohol among minority groups. Many of the side effects of alcohol abuse include teen suicide, birth defects, break up of families, violence in the home, high incarceration rates and affect the education of the youth. Among Native Americans and Alaska Natives 11.7 percent of deaths were alcohol-related, compared with 3.3 percent for the U.S.A as a whole, out of those mortality rates 66 percent of victims of alcohol were younger than 50 while seven percent were less than 20 years old. Many people turn to substance abuse for the…
Growing up in a Mexican family I knew that my background was valuable, my parents taught me that being Mexican is important but I didn’t really pay much attention to that topic, until I got here to UTSA I have learned so much about my background. Things I didn’t even know I learned and knowing my culture In more detail has made me have much more respect to where I came from. Although I was born in the United States I consider myself a Mexican because I was born and raised the way my parents were. This Mexican American studies class has taught me about the importance of my cultural background and why it is important to know where as Mexican Americans came from. I didn’t know how much Mexicans had gone through to get us where we are now until…
In the text Is there a Mexican View of Death, by Brandes the author talks about his experience in Mexico. A neighbor in the community had died, and he was present for the funeral and the mourning. It was known that he was the only person with a camera, and the loved ones of the deceased asked him to take pictures of the body for them before it was buried. They wanted pictures that were straight on and that really captured the full picture of their loved one. From this experience, you could tell that those around the author, in their culture, were very direct when speaking about death.…
Drug abuse in America is at an all time high across the country. The effects of drug abuse on 18-35 year old male and females in America changes the way drug addicts see reality. Drug abuse can affect a person’s mental alertness, consciousness, cognitive and neurological functions, as well as lead to death, homelessness, loss of family and friends and even prison. Prescription drug overdoses constituted for more overdose deaths than heroin and cocaine combined, and as many, more emergency room visits. Most people start out with a legit medical issue that leads to a prescription for pain, cancer, and even stress.…
For the culture shock assignment, I decided that I would go to a Mexican grocery store. I went to Bonito Michoacán. Before going, I decided that in order to have the best experience I would have to look around the whole store and buy something. To make things more exciting I decided I would buy something to make for lunch and possibly a treat. On my way there, I was kind of nervous.…
The use of drugs by Native American Indians is a prevalent issue in today’s society and by looking at the history of these drugs we can find out why this problem remains (“Native American Drug Use Highest Among Teens, New Study Finds,” 1). There are three main drugs that American Indians used before European settlers began their voyages to America. They are, coca leaves, peyote, and tobacco. These three main drugs all have early origins among the American Indian people and are used as stimulants providing a high with the correct dosage. The first records we have of these drugs being used are when Columbus received gifts from the Native Americans containing tobacco (“The History of Tobacco,” 1).…
Drug use and abuse has been a major concern to the society for a long a time. There are myths and facts about drug abuse. Many people have been having misconception on the truth about drug abuse. This has led to many people, both old and young, to continue abusing drugs and substances. With drug abuse becoming more common in our society, many scholars have been trying to explain reasons that make people, especially young people abuse drugs.…
The TV show Narcos depicts the bibliography of the famous drug lord Pablo Escobar, his political growth in Columbia and the interception of his drug development by two Dea agents named Javier Pena, Steve murphy and other Columbia police officers. The TV show Narcos takes place in Bogotá. Columbia in 1989, most of the events are true however, the producers attach fictional events to create a more dramatic plot. Episode 3 portrays the chaos that took place in Columbia a period of time where drugs were easily distributed, manufactured and transported to the United States. It follows the hardships that took a tool on many police officers that were trying to eliminate these problems.…