Chicano

asked myself as I walked along Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles. This street, along with Broadway street in Downtown Los Angeles, hold an important piece of history due to the fact that many significant events have occurred there. The 1970 Chicano Moratorium, for example, took place on Whittier Boulevard and immigration rallies have taken place in Downtown Los Angeles leaving an important remembrance on these streets’ history. While walking through Whittier Boulevard, I felt a strong…

The text “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”, by Gloria Anzaldúa is from her famous work “Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza. The New Mestiza is acclaimed to be her most outstanding work. In the text, she mentions her struggles with controlling her tongue. It is a struggle for Anzaldúa to control her tongue because she has been influenced by multiple dialects that have altered her own. The multiple imprints of dialects that she has learned has hindered not only her schoolwork, but also…

conservative and they never talk about what was prohibit. As I got older and joined the military, I became more aware and respect them because it was more outspoken. First of all, the group I identify with is the subculture Chicano. I am proud of being the first Chicano in my family as well. In intercultural Communications defines…

Can a writer ever truly be separated from their works, or is the inner context of their being meticulously woven within? Often authors inject their own personal conquests subtly into their works, giving readers clues to the writers’ personal lives. Chicano writer Dagoberto Gilb has published a multitude of works ranging from short stories to full blown novels, each assuming a pattern of distinct characterization and setting. One short story in particular, “Romero’s Shirt” tells the tale of Juan…

His name is Johnny Gonzalez, whose parents were Chicano activist during the Chicano movement. He grew up in an activist household where he learns the importance of the Chicano culture. At first look Mr. Gonzalez doesn’t look like an ordinary teacher since he doesn’t dress professionally, he just dress like an ordinary person. He is plain t-shirt with shorts and…

bilingual education and affirmative action. Gloria Anzaldúa was born in 1942 in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. She eventually became a schoolteacher and then an academic. More importantly, Anzaldúa speaks and writes about feminist, lesbian, and Chicano issues. Richard Rodriguez was born in 1944 in San Francisco to Mexican immigrants, and raised in Sacramento, California. He was a literary scholar and teacher until leaving the profession and becoming a full-time essayist. Indeed,…

roles one has always been expected to fulfill in the Chicana/Chicano household. The narrator in City of God throughout the book is at different stages of his life and through these stages one can see his journey of acceptance of who he is. Whereas, in Rain God, one of the protagonist through the use of gender role is able to fulfill his sexuality for a short amount of time. There is an inability to fulfill the “proper codes” of Chicano masculinity and as well be able to abide to their true…

America is considered a melting pot of both cultural and ethnic identities; accepting the diverse languages and religions of the world. In the essay about bilingualism “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” in the book Fields of Reading: Motives for Writing, Gloria Anzaldúa writes, “So, if you want to really hurt me, talk badly about my language. Ethnic identity is twin skin to linguistic identity - I am language. Until I can take pride in my language, I cannot take pride in myself” (172). Anzaldúa…

It says “treat others the way you want to be treated”. I believe it, and I believe it more after the Maywood Educational Fair. When I did outreach activities during the weekend with my cohort, I enthusiastically gave one flyer to an old lady who was with her four or five years-old granddaughter and attracted their attentions by introducing the Maywood Educational Fair. The little girl was excited about all the fun activities, games, free snack, and prizes. However, the grandma looked at me with…

Many of these groups would actively protest the war for example the “Chicano moratorium” which was a anti war protest in the 70’s.They were outraged by the high amount of casualties of the minority groups in the Vietnam war.Around 20% of the casualties during the war were chicanos while only being 10%of the population of the military(PPT:Vietnam).this was due to segregated units and those units being placed on the front lines…