Mexican American

The production of "Esperanza Rising" by Lynne Alvarez was an interesting adaptation of the novel. The stage is set in Mexico during the 1930 's and is about a young Mexican girl named Esperanza. She is the only child of a wealthy landowner and therefore spoiled. During the beginning of the story, everything is business as usual for Esperanza and her family, until tragedy strikes. Bandits kill Esperanza 's father and his wife is meant to inherit the estate, but women were not allowed to own land.…

The time prior to the Mexican American war and proceeding onward for women of hispanic descent was martyred with racism. The racism integrated itself from the relationship the mexican women have with the indigenous folk. Such that many of the Mexican Women have indigenous blood, since they are not of anglo descent they are still held to the idea that the indigenous are beneath the anglo communities that have been conquered, now more than once. Even in the shift from the indigenous community to…

In the novel you learn that Jessica’s non-native speaking students are quite intelligent. Jessica’s Mexican-American students aren’t unintelligent, they are actually extremely intelligent, just in a different way from the English-speaking students, “Jessica glanced at a page, which appeared slightly about a fifth grade reading level. A bit more advanced than she had pegged Marisela as ready for.” (33) This happens in schools all across America, a student named Samuel moved from El Salvador to…

Ethnic Studies Midterm According to Ignacio M. García, author of Chicanismo: The Forging of a Militant Ethos Among Mexican-Americans, the so-called “liberal agenda” refers to the traditional manner in which immigrants and minorities were supposed to integrate into the American mainstream. Do you believe Chicano performance of traditional Mexican music and Chicano Rock can be perceived as reactions to the “liberal agenda”? Explain why or why not. Also, make sure to provide a detailed description…

living on the Texas-Mexican border. When she was in elementary school, speaking Spanish on accident led to her getting smacked with a ruler by her teacher. She was then sent to sit in the corner for “talking back” when all she was trying to do was tell her American teacher how to accurately pronounce her name (Anzaldua). Oppressive incidents like these became a recurring part of her childhood and, unfortunately, the same can be said for many others like her. The oppression that Mexicans in…

Labor and Legality by Ruth Gomberg-Munoz. I did not really know about the topic of Mexican immigration and their need to find work in the U.S. Honestly, most of my knowledge came from the media and what I had previously learned about how it was wrong that Mexicans were coming into the U.S and “stealing” our jobs away. However, this book changed my opinion drastically about not only the struggle that immigrant Mexican workers face coming to the U.S, but how we (the united states) as a country,…

of a person, or the feelings of the person who wrote the song. Some people criticize people by their songs, or people criticize the artist for their lyrics either way. Donald Trump had a similar thoughts about criticize other people he stated “On Mexican immigrant – They are rapists, and some, I assume, are good people.” The lyrics of these three distinctive songs, “Por el Mexicano”, “justicia”, and “illegales”, easy illustrate the life of many people who leave their country. When I was a child…

fought in the Mexican Revolution during the early 1900s and later fled to the United States. Juan’s description in the first chapter allows the audience to create a certain perception of Mexico’s crumbling foundation at the time. The Mexican Revolution’s failure caused a massive outcry by the citizens of Mexico and later led to the largest Mexican migration in history. With over 1 million Mexican citizens fleeing the country in search of a better life, the United States’ patience…

me the most was Gustavo “Gus” Garcia. Gus Garcia was a Mexican-American lawyer who attended school at The University of Texas at Austin. In that institution he was the captain of the debate team and a successfully academic student and eventually became a civil rights lawyer (Allsup, 1982). When World War II was occurring Garcia was drafted for service as were many other Mexican Americans. The problem with this is that many Mexican American men had volunteered or had signed up to serve their…

fought for Mexican American Civil Right with the stated goal of achieving Mexican American empowerment. Chicano movement goals included many issues like restoration of land grants, improved education, farm workers' rights, and to voting and political rights. Generally, the Chicano Movement addressed negative cultural stereotypes of Mexicans. Chicano movement included many people from different culture to fight for their rights; it included Mexican-Americans, African Americans, Asian- Americans,…