Mexican American

practices but used as alternative therapy. One of the most important Mexican American cultural practices that influence health care is called “curanderismo” or folk-healing. Several research studies shows that Mexican American culture used these practices consistently with conventional medicine, but tends to settle for modern medicine if illness is chronic or serious (Padilla & Villabolas, 2007). Apart from folk medicine, Mexican American culture also have set of beliefs or rituals that is…

Let me start off with some background information for those of you who do not know what a “Zoot Suiter” is and how they came about. “Zoot Suiters” were often belonging to Mexican American Culture and often times were young in age, most under 25 years of age. These individuals were famously known for wearing a unique style of clothing, hence the name Zoot suit, and were usually found in groups. This movement in style and culture originated in East L.A. and rapidly spread into Hollywood and onto…

history was repeating itself, like the time when African American slaves were freed, but were never freed to choose what they would want to work in, because the hardships of the white men would always be blame at the black men. Which is what happened during the great depression for many Mexicans, they were blame for why the Great Depression was happening. Also as Acuna puts it “the ugly head of racist nativism revealed itself” (216). Many Mexicans were deported back to their homeland, even if…

In chapter 7 titled The Mexican American Family it talks about how there is an education gap, and how education might not be as important to the Mexican American family as it might be to other ethnic groups. I found this very interesting, because everything that I read in the chapter contradicted with that I learned in my interview. Our book…

Cuban-Americans and Mexican-Americans both have very different culture. Some of my colleagues at my current workplace are from both the Hispanic groups. Even though they share Spanish language, their dialects are very different. Both cultures use different pronunciations and phrases in their dialogues. History Mexican-Americans had an exclusive immigration pattern. Mexicans immigrated to USA at very small level until Mexico’s financial situation diminished in early 20th century. The country got…

Honors ELA 10 October 11, 2017 I Am Me Yo soy Jaslyn, and I am Latina. I’m a Mexican girl who was born in the United States of America, which makes me Mexican American. Being Chicana always made me feel like an outcast. When I tried to make friends with full Americans, I could never relate to them because I wasn't exactly like them. Mexicans always viewed me as a brat who doesn’t know anything about being Mexican. I’ve always hated when Caucasians put me in the category of “chola” or…

Both my parents were born in Mexico; however my grandparents came from Mexican decedent, fled the Mexican American Civil War, and were born in America in the 1920’s. Having their strong family ties and connection to Mexico they choose to return to Mexico and identify with the Mexican culture to raise their family. My parents settled in a geographical area in Houston East End, where most families were descendants of Mexican American families. The East End is now historically known one of…

Álvarez-Bermúdez, and James W. Pennebaker set out to understand if Mexicans are actually more extraverted than Americans. There are prevalent stereotypes about Mexicans in that they are extraverted and outgoing, however, in self-reports, Mexicans rate themselves as less extraverted than Americans. The authors of the study set out to test three research questions overall. The first research question is, to what extent do Mexicans and Americans differ in how sociable they consider themselves to…

Sylvia Morales served as the producer in Chicano! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement, a 1996 documentary which illustrated the Mexican-American civil rights movement.Migrant farmer workers were plagued with nothing but the consequences of poverty. In their environment, they made only a few dollars a day, sacred resources, and limited opportunities for an education. The farm workers were stuck in a trapped cycle of hard work with barely a chance to move up socially. There was…

“American blood on American soil”, said President Polk when he appeared before congress and this was the start of the Mexican-American war according to the US history books. There are many different stories on why the war started but in the United States the story states that the Mexicans are the people to blame and hence the name: the Mexican-American War. Before this war had begun Americans forget that there was natives who first lived the lands they took over. This means that those people…