Chicano

The history of the Aztecs was never recorded their only history was passed on through word of mouth from each generation. Technically, there isn’t just one group of people who are “Aztec.” Aztecs are a mixture of people throughout Mexico who joined together when the Mexica built their city Tenochtitlán. During the 12th and 13th century the Aztec people were looked down upon by surrounding people. They were poor and ragged; living off of vermin, snakes, and stolen food. By the 14th century…

Cesar Chavez has influenced the people in west by enhancing their workplace conditions. In literature, a hero is defined as a person or being who has completed Campbell’s Heroic Cycle. The Heroic Cycle is the guideline to most epics or hero based stories. It includes 12 different stages each having their own symbolic importance to the overall storyline. Cesar Chavez would be considered a modern day hero because of his contributions to the working conditions of the Latin and Mexican American…

smart, down to earth, and outspoken. Social and political issues are her main concern which include immigration reform, labour laws for farm workers and the roles available for Latinos/Latinas in Hollywood. Eva has been getting her Master’s Degree in Chicano Studies and Political Science. She also has her own cookbook and owns two restaurants, one in Los Angeles and one in Las Vegas. She packs in every minute of every day. She’s a busy woman and has a lot going on in her busy schedule. While…

The issues in education throughout the 1970s and 1980s revolved around educational opportunities. A renewed focus on inclusion and equality advanced opportunities, while reforms focused on educational achievement. Politics and the Social Pulse of the 1970s and 1980s Americans began to protest the Vietnam War in the early 1970s. The cost of the war was expensive, causing budget deficits resulting in high inflation that spanned Jimmy Carter’s presidency. The 1970s were considered a liberal…

She describes the Catholicism that Chicanos practice as an imperfect union of the religion of the conquistadors and the pagan religion of the Indians (Anzaldúa, 27). She also describes the struggle of her people to hold on to their native culture in the face of Christianity and colonization:…

told the story of Felix family’s strife and efforts to afford him a proper burial. While this was the main story involved in the book, the main thesis was broader in its attempt to reveal the political climate and the ideas and steps involved in the Chicano movement in Texas. The book kept close contact with the idea of racism and…

overweight Chicano man who constantly struggles with personal identity. As a county appointed lawyer in Oakland, California, Acosta experiences a mental struggle between his Mexican heritage and his personal integration into American culture. Oscar Zeta Acosta reacts to this internalized racism with a lack of personal identity displayed through his abandonment of responsibility, traditional male dominated gender dynamics, and his return to El Paso Mexican border. Prior to embarking on a…

helped produce leaders. Dr. Navarro is in his own words“a byproduct of the Chicano movement that emerged in the United States by 1966 and concluded by 1974.” Being a part of the most turbulent and dynamic time in the history of the United States for social activism, equipped Dr. Navarro with the necessary passion and knowledge of the methods required to stimulate social change with the goal of reanimating the dying Chicano…

Sandra Cisneros and Reyna Grande through their subjective narratives emphasize the important contributions that migration played about their family relations and the development of their personal identity. Both authors touch upon similar themes relating to transnationalism and liminal identities, however they greatly differentiate when discussing the factor of citizenship and mobility. Cisneros is born in the U.S. while Reyna Grande is born in Mexico and later migrates to the U.S. as an…

I knew that in order for me to show how my struggles have payed of was by following higher education as a young chicano male. Additionally, I knew that I wanted to follow the path of being a mathematics profession, to aid my community and show them that someone from the barrio can make it. Despite my classes have push me to the limit, I feel that all the resources…