Growing up in Mexico as a teenager and as a woman, I absorbed the traditions and norms that Mexican society expects from one. As a “Senorita” one is held up to standards such as not dating before the age of 16, going out and coming home no later than 12 am, and having sex until marriage. A young Mexican woman is more exposed to the Cultural practices that are on that side of the border than a young Mexican woman who is growing up and who is being raced in this side; The United States. Although Mexicans and Mexican-Americans share the same tradition, beliefs, and culture, they still practice them differently. Creating an invisible line between Mexicans and Chicanos.
