Mexican–American War

being an immigrant. Society doesn’t see immigrants as asset to the United States when in fact they contribute just as much as any other American. Because immigrants and the Mexican border are seen as “bad” political policies are set in motion that oppress…

Since the early 1970’s Vilma Socorro Martínez has been one of the major advocates for Hispanic Americans in America. Vilma Martinez was born into a Mexican American family on October 17, 1943, in San Antonio, Texas. As a child, she grew up in a segregated world where the climate of racial hostility attempted to limit her in her goals. However, growing up in this atmosphere only encouraged her further. At the age of 15, she volunteered for a firm of a local Hispanic lawyer, Alonso Perales, which…

In the two texts, “Mexican Migrant Workers in the 20th Century” by Jessica McBirney and “Deportation at Breakfast” by Larry Fondation they are both centered around same the topic of immigrants but they have two seperate central ideas that are presented in two seperate ways. In the text, “Mexican Migrant Workers in the 20th Century” by Jessica Mcbirney the central idea is Mexicans began crossing the border to the U.S. in search of higher paying jobs but were presented with terrible working and…

Bodies. During his years of field work he wrote this book describing his experience and how he had to cross the border. He examines how Mexican migrants live their lives, including the struggles and sufferings they go through in their everyday life. He doesn't only talk about what he saw or the observations he made but he actually go to live with a group of Mexicans and life through their experience of life. I found that very interesting because people don’t know about a culture until they…

Many Mexicans in the 1950’s and 1960’s came undocumented to the city of Fresno, California. The reason why many immigrants migrated to Fresno was because of the proximity to the San Joaquin Valley. The San Joaquin Valley is surrounded by agricultural fields that needed fast labor. Landowners employed many undocumented hispanics, because the general American population found agricultural work unappealing. The workers of these fields were treated unjustly by their employers, some actions include:…

happening, Mexicans in today’s America society are both love Mexican food for them like Mexicans accent and they don’t like how Mexicans how we act and what we wear and actually Mexicans think that Americans are a little paranoid. In Othello he had two characters a good one and a bad one he was ok at first he was very calm he didn’t really care about anything he was respectful to everyone and that’s why they respected him when the dad of Desdemona…

community. Also how consumerism is affecting the lives of many Chicanos. Newspapers were very common in the Mexican community at one point and showed many topics/propaganda that informed many Mexicans. An example from the article published by Charles M. Tatum is La Voz de Los Angeles by Ignacio Lozano published in 1926. Within the newspaper, he published important news for and from the Mexican immigrant community keeping them in the loop of news and…

bi-lingual and b-cultural. There are definitely more advantages than disadvantages when knowing more than one language. Being bi-lingual brings a lot of proud and respect from others like us (bi-lingual) and from ourselves too. When she talks about being Mexican, I can’t really relate to her because where I’m from, my country really support and admire bi-lingual. I do have friends who are ashamed and embarrassed to admit they know both languages, and honestly I feel embarrassed for them because…

For example, Mexicans came to the US for money and be able to provide themselves or family back in this country. I can assume that the person is more than willing glad to take any job that earns a good or great wage and is enough. Even though they may not like it entirely, they are doing it because they have no other choice. On the contrary, Americans are not as appreciative to have a job like Mexicans. We cannot necessarily for someone to do something they…

when a Mexican movement is created in response to anger and frustration. In California and Texas they urged better human treatment in the fields and in New Mexico fought to reclaim once owned land. They soon realized that without political power they would remain second class citizens. So they began a Mexican American Civil Rights Movement. They eventually accomplished there movement through the Raza Unida power. Poll Taxes and literacy and the incapability to speak English kept Mexicans…