Chicano

Gaby Rodriguez grew up with past history of sisters and sister-in-laws being teen mothers. Everyone expected that should would to become a teen mother too. Gaby had ambitions to not go down the same path as being a teen mom. When she decided to do her senior project by pretending to be pregnant, she did not think her world would change this drastically. Gaby stated this “I pretended to be pregnant in high school and learned the meaning of my family, friends, and living beyond stereotypes”. As a…

mirage that inequality is being managed by moving the focus to “high-stakes testing”. According to her bibliography Gilda L. Ochoa lives in Southern California. She enjoys reading, writing, and running. She is also a professor of sociology and Chicana/Chicano and Latina/Latino studies at Pomona College. She teaches and writes about race, ethnicity, education, and communities. She is…

While Victor’s white friends tried to revived him, his Chicano teacher didn’t bother to help him because he assumed Victor was drunk just like any other Native American kids, he said “I know all these Indian kids. They start drinking really young” (Alexie 233). That teacher off the reservation made assumptions…

I was able to read only part of his book. I found it quite fascinating. Rodriguez goes through many problems of identity. He has mixed feelings about his own self. He mainly talks about affirmative action. What does the term “minority student” mean? Is it something we want to be classified as? I had an experience in high school in which a student denied a part of himself. His mother is Anglo and his father is Mexican. However, throughout school, when it was time to check on…

you can say I was a double minority [laughter] being both gay and a Latino woman.” Not only were the homosexual community dealing with injustice, other racial movements were happening as well. The African American’s civil rights movement, Latino Chicano movement, and feminist movement were just a few of the most popular during that time. “I believe our shared interest of equality is what brought us together instead of further distancing ourselves like society had already done”…

Tracking I include tracking as a component that serves to promote hierarchies within schools, for the simple reason that tracking creates groups based on ranking of “intelligence,” but most importantly, its generated by teachers and schools. Jeannie Oakes, identifies tracking as a process in which students are divided into categories based on performance. Teachers observe students and then assign them to specific classes, for example honors courses or the class for “the bad kids.” Tracking can…

Bryce Vue Mr.Coey English 10 Honors 25 October 2017 Dreams of Change and Growth Rudolfo Anaya’s classical Chicano novel, Bless Me Ultima, describes a six-year-old boy named Antonio setting out on a journey to manhood while also undergoing a search of his identity. The story takes place in the llano of New Mexico with a family of six including Ultima. Antonio, the main character, is placed in godforsaken situations that challenge his beliefs, sense of direction for the future, and…

Exaggeration of stereotypes can be the most powerful way to symbolize the impact of misrepresentation.Having each character be a symbol of the different stereotypes sprung upon by society, revealing the Hispanic perception of what makes a “good” Mexican in America. The satirical tone used in the play helps reveal anxieties of being a Mexican-American in the world they live in, appealing not only to mexicans but also Americans as well, in the pressures they face being in an Anglo culture. By…

Hearts and Minds begins with footage on a village that is northwest of Saigon in Vietnam named Hung Dinh. Without any type of introduction the film starts off in this setting and leaves its viewer unexpectant of what is to come. You see the activities of farming, children running around, and other normal day to day activites. What seems as a calm and normal environment for villagers to live there lives has a unexpected future in hold. The documentary follows this by showing rare footage dating…

Simón Bolívar is one of the most famous marks in history. Marie Arana is the author of the book Bolivar American Liberator which is written about Simon Bolivar a rich man who was born in Venezuela. Though an orphan at a young age he was passed around family members who never cared about him but his wealth. Later, he fell in love and found what he really was meant to do. Arana does a great job telling Bolivar’s story with much research and unbiasedness. He was the liberator of much of the South…