Mexican American

The article discussed the recognition that Indigenous Mexican immigrants are a growing population in the US, but are continuously made invisible. The authors claim that it is important to recognize that although there may be a small difference between these indigenous immigrants and other immigrants in adaptation, their diasporic qualities in culture and language make them stand out as their own group and should not be overlooked. Many of the authors’s sub-claims connect the cultural behavior,…

As for the Vietnamese, they practice traditional roles as well and in the Vietnamese society, family is the center of an individual’s life and activities (Phan). One of the well-known scholars of Vietnamese culture notes that a Vietnamese individual cares about their family more than his or her self. According to Phan, “The word family in Vietnamese means a social entity that consists of all an individual 's relatives, not just father, mother, and sibling.” Researchers and authors have argued…

During the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, the African American communities were trying to make peaceful demonstrations and bring awareness about the injustices they were enduring in their daily lives. The civil right marches were a way to come together as a community, to protest peacefully, to change the laws about equality, discrimination, and segregation. During the demonstrations, there were times violence would break out, then rioting would ensue which caused many injuries and…

her childhood friends. Her difference is inevitable: “Even though my umbilical cord was buried in Iguala, I was no longer considered Mexican enough. To the people there, who had seen me grow up, I was no longer one of them” (Grande 2013:28). She negotiates this experience by accepting the difference by creating a dual identity “Mexican American”. As Mexican American (a liminal/in-between identity) and a legal resident Grande is allowed to move between both countries. She is personally in harmony…

from Latin America has created an American society that struggles to find a true identity within a heterogeneous…

Mexico and the United States were high due to the United States annexation of Texas. These tensions reached a critical stage after "a skirmish broke out between Mexican and U.S. troops, both nations declared war" (King 65). The war between Mexico and the United States raged on for two years until it finally "ended in 1848 when the Mexican army surrendered at Chapultepec Castle and the U.S. army occupied Mexico City" (King 66). Due to its loss of the war, Mexico was forced to sign the Treaty of…

about her country. In the same side of the portrait she shown the moon in the cloud too which is illustrate depression. Also she shown the flowers, wild plants, and some corn are on the floor which the natural, colorful, and beautiful spirit of the Mexican country. On the on the right side Frida represent the United States with other interpretation. For instance the sky is covered by smoke from the from the factories…

the US has had a greater number of Latinos in metropolitan cities, it has also tried to limit it growth through deportation and stifling its influence over US society. Mike Davis in Magical Urbanism tries to present the contemporary experiences of Mexican and other Latino groups in the US, whether it is the higher demography, the racism faced by many, or the chances for the Latino group to succeed in the US. The experience of Latinos in the US has followed the same experience as those of Latin…

and two sons. He speaks very little English. He says that his family practices both American and Mexican cultures, but leans more to Mexican tradition. He stated that his family and roots of where he and wife come from are important. Since he was a little boy it was important to provide for the family especially because he was poor. His father made him quit school so he could work in the fields farming. Mexican stress the importance and value of work, but “many fail to complete a high…

Fox News published an opinion piece titled Make America Mexico Again: Why Americans are fed up with illegals.” This news story discusses the issue of illegal immigration from Mexico. According to Britannica.co, Fox News was created by Robert Murdoch who “enlisted television producer and former Republican political consultant Roger Ailes to oversee the new network, and Ailes’s business acumen and political leanings became closely associated with its eventual success.” Fox News trademark slogan…