Selena Quintanilla Perez: Queen of Tejano Music Selena Quintanilla Perez as we may all know has taken us away with her voice, music, and her beauty. Selena grew up in Lake Jackson, TX with her parents, and her siblings. Selena’s dad wanted her to embrace her culture and create a band called Selena y Los Dinos. The band quickly grew and the iconic singer was name the Queen of Tejano Music.…
Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo were Argentinian women whose children and grandchildren disappeared between the years of 1976 and 1983. These years were known as the Dirty War. Women who disappeared were mostly young, educated, and some were pregnant. They were taken by the government and tortured because of their beliefs. Unfortunately for the women expecting a child, as soon as their child was born they were taken from them.…
http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/cinco-de-mayo Read the article and watch the videos to answer the following questions. Ask HISTORY: Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo is/is not (circle one) Mexican Independence Day. Mexico’s Independence is celebrated _____________ _______. Why did France invade Mexico? When the French tried to take the town of ___________, they were defeated by a ragtag army of Mexicans, even though the Mexicans were outnumbered 2 to 1.…
Among some of the greatest of Chicano activists very few could hold a light to one Cesar Chavez. A man who dedicated action and sacrifice to changing and improving labor conditions for immigrant farm workers in California. Mr. Chavez was born March 31, 1927 in Yuma, Arizona. Cesar grew up with his family working in fields as migrant workers which they ended up losing their land to a scrupulous lawyer. Very early on Cesar learned the difference between Mexicans and white people; which would follow him for many years, even throughout his school years.…
The Effect of Cesar Chavez’ farm work movement of labor, race, and immigration policies in the United States was that people found Cesar a role model and people also became fans. When the Grape and Delano March happened it was for the workers that were not getting support, so says Cesar Chavez. This was making immigrants struggle. I personally think this might have changed these citizens' lives and made them have a fair life as others that did not struggle and were not immigrants. These events took place in many areas and it drew people's attention, they soon did join to help and win these strikes.…
Hernando de Soto “Glory be to God, who by His goodness has directed all.” A quote from a letter written by Hernando de Soto (Letter to Justice and Board of Magistrates in Santiago de Cuba, 3). God guided his entire life. Much progress in America’s history was made during de Soto’s early life, conquests in Central America, and expeditions in the New World.…
Espanola is a small town where I am from. Since I’ve lived there, I never came across someone where I thought to myself, “Wow I want to be just like that guy!” I’m a highly misunderstood individual, and it might sound like I’m throwing people under the bus. I’m not saying I’m better than anyone else, I just learned to follow my own steps.…
Being a New Orleanian, it was a right of passage to go to your first parade. For many, you were barely out of your mother’s womb. Your mom or dad holding you in one arm and using the other to catch/deflect beads. If this sounds crazy to you, chances are, you haven’t been to Mardi Gras!…
I chose to write my essay on Mexican Independence Day. Mexican Independence Day is on September 16th. They celebrate by having parades, festivals, parties, dancing, fireworks, feasts and much more. They hang Mexican flags everywhere this day. They blow whistles and horns and throw confetti is thrown everywhere.…
for the Mexican worker. The logic and goals of the government are sound but the results are minimal, in reality maquiladora industries invest little in technology or human capital development; this trend has depressed the development of technologically advanced maquiladoras, human capital development that would diversify and develop the Mexican economy. Samstad and Pipkin establish the variance between first, second and third generation Maquiladoras, first generation factories are structured as high intensity / low skill labor operations, second generation factories marry labor with technological advancement and third generation factors make service sector and technologically trained positions central. Unfortunately, empirically this development…
There have been many movements that were created though out Latin America. The one movement that stood out to me was The Mothers of La Plaza de Mayo. In this essay I will give some background on the movement, look at the changes this movement has caused, what benefits have risen and what benefits are still currently in practice today. It all started in Argentina when Military troops decided to take over and run the government.…
Mexicana Morada, on Key Islamorada, crafts delectable Mexican cuisine with a fresh and vibrant spin in its relaxing and welcoming restaurant. For an ideal start to your meal, enjoy the marinated octopus and shrimp ceviche and the nachos made with homemade tortilla chips and topped with beans, cheese and pico de gallo. Some of Mexicana Morada’s specialty entrée dishes include the slow-cooked bistek a la Mexicana with onions, tomatoes and jalapenos, the deep-fried chicken chimichanga burrito and the marinated pork al pastor tacos. Vegetarian options, such as the cheesy quesadilla and the super-stuffed gordita, are just as well prepared and flavorful as the meat dishes. A variety of fruity margaritas are available and go perfectly with the cuisine.…
Junior year I was taking AP spanish my friend was debating whether or not to take AP spanish or just regular spanish. She was not sure of taking AP because her older sister took it and she had failed the class and complained that it was very difficult.i promised her that I would helper her out whenever she needed the help, but she was still not sure. At that moment I was struggling in my ap spanish literature, for the whole week I spent my lunch time studying for that test I was going to have.…
The American government, under president Hoover at the time, organized massive deportation campaigns that heavily impacted the well-being of both Mexican nationalists as well as American citizens of Mexican descent, seemingly casting a cloud of fear over the United States during the early 1930s. In the early twentieth century, the immigration of Mexicans to the United States was greater than ever. Due to the industrial growth at the time, Mexicans were invited by the United States government to immigrate to the United States and work. As many crossed the border in search of the higher wages that much of Mexico’s current economy could not offer them, this pattern of immigration was put into reverse by the Great Depression with the number of…
Shauna Healey Christopher Woolley LAH 3931: Conquest & Conflict in Mexico Essay #2: Mexican Revolution A Revolution of Many Faces Revolutions generally have two sides. For example, the American Revolution was fought between the northeastern colonies of the New World and Great Britain. The Mexican Revolution, however, greatly differs because it was composed of several civil wars with many different political and radical leaders with opposite views on how to reform the country. The Mexican Revolution involves a complex range of events and political players who sought power to change the Mexican political structure.…