Culture of Mexico

Guatemala Guatemala is a Central American country south of Mexico, it is known for its steep volcanoes, ancient Mayan cities and vast rainforests. It is a national place of religion, culture and ethnology. Guatemala has a rich and distinctive culture from the many mixes of elements from Spain and the native Maya people. Their pre-columbian history, and many beauties of the land show a lot about their country. Guatemalan art is usually a mix of traditional styles with the Spanish and Catholic…

The phrase “manifest destiny” is the belief that the United States would inevitably expand westward to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican territory. The word manifest means obvious so the destiny was manifest or obvious. Americans assumed the United States would expand to the Pacific Ocean. Thomas Jefferson was president at the time and he dreamed of expanding the U.S. to the Pacific Ocean. People had many reasons for wanting to move to the west. For example, people had personal economic…

Family Family is a huge deal in Mexico. In Mexico, family comes first. Children are celebrated and are more sheltered than in the US. Family structure is more patriarchal as men are the head of the family and women are the caregivers and models of morality and religion. Men and women have a duty to help each other. Interdependence, rather than independence, is expected. In the US, family is usually second to work and are typically smaller. Children are often minimally parented and more…

gendered aspects of stat policies, especially in the U.S. Mexico border region. Munoz recognized that even though there have been studies regarding comparison of the labor process between different countries but felt they were leaving other parts of the story out. More specifically, how depending on gender, race and immigration status shape the working conditions of individuals between two factories of residing on the border of US and Mexico. Furthermore, Munoz guided the study with her analysis…

ourselves to get up from the bed. The family and I were heading for Mexico and the plane was to leave at 8:30 a.m. We had packed earlier that week. I was anxious mostly because my father would continuously talk about the dangers of the streets and people. The time though would arrive when we would all aboard the plane to fly to Guadalajara, Mexico. After a five hour delay and a two-hour flight, we finally touched down in Mexico. While in the country, we traveled to stores and outside restaurants…

In The Deportation of Wopper Barraza by Maceo Montoya, the author tells a story about Wopper Barraza, who is suddenly forced to live in a culture where he has no prior experience. In Make Your Home Among Strangers by Jennine Capó Crucet, the author describes how the main character, Lizet, enters a strange new setting, and goes through self growth, as a result of the waning absence of her family. The two stories coincide due to their common theme of leaving home and trying to make it without…

Mexico is located in North America and borders both the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico between the United States and Belize. It also borders the North Pacific Ocean between the United States and Guatemala. Its climate ranges from tropical to desert (CIA). Close to 93% speak Spanish only, 5.7% speak Spanish and some indigenous languages (including: Nahuatl, Mayan, etc.) and less than 2% speaking only an indigenous language or another unspecified language (CIA). The capital of Mexico is…

influence and corruption of the political system. Many journalists and authors have written that the narcotics business has direct links to political power, and they are right in the fact that the growth and structure of the narcotics business in Mexico during the twentieth century were directly tied to the Mexican political system (Navarro & Vivas, 2012). Drug cartels start off by taking over small and local businesses, then progress to larger ones, and eventually having some sort of power or…

Dolores del Rio was a significant Latina actress during era Hollywood films. She is perhaps Latin 's most celebrated actress to crossover to Hollywood who successfully represented Latin culture and identity to the masses. Her celebrity and iconic status helped spread awareness in differentiating between race and Mexican ethnicity in the U.S. Through her charm and beauty, she garnered a great deal of attention from the public eye, consequently many of her peers and colleagues saw her in the same…

small towns rich in cattle and agriculture scattered across the nation. Being able to go from one country to another, the United States and Mexico, within minutes has given me a unique way of understanding and be able to adapt to the two different cultures at the same time. Being born in Mexico, and having to move to the US at a young age wasn’t a huge culture shock. Giving me the opportunity to have a broad vision of how bonds could be created within two countries, without having to abandon my…