Mexican American

to the U.S at a very early age. This distinction is important to note because I face discrimination on both sides of the Mexican-American border. There are many Latino stereotypes in the U.S; I am listing the ones most prevalent to me. Latinos are gangbangers, they are lazy, they are undocumented immigrants, they are gardeners, and they are also hardworking. Native Mexicans hold their own stereotype of Chicano Latinos, which is that they are rich and snobby. I should also address the two…

1. Interview After having an interesting interview with Vanessa Hernandez, a Mexican student at Durham Tech in the library on October 20th, I understood more about the culture as well as food of Mexican people. First, when we were talking about Mexican culture, I realized that Mexican culture and Vietnamese culture have some common values. Vanessa was born in Michivacan, Mexico. When she talked about most of the population in her hometown were Christian, I was thinking about the movie “Conquest…

The Mexican Revolution was a time period that lasted from 1910 to 1920 and called for social, political, and economic change. This powerful rebellion is considered as the first major revolution of the 20th century that began the expression of nationalism. One of the revolutionary leaders during this era of revolt was Francisco “Pancho” Villa. Social justice can be defined as the fight against unfair and uneven opportunities in order to achieve equality among the lower masses and the wealthy…

Not all african americans and white people have the same cultural. I Am Mexican, born in the united states but, i have been in Mexico most of my life.I miss one of the main parts of my culture, my language. My first language is spanish, there is a lot of different type of spanish. Mine is Mexican spanish.I had to learn English to be able to defend myself in the United States.I hate that English is not my first language, sometimes people don't understand me.The only people I talk to in Spanish…

The ethnic group that I consider myself a part of is Hispanic-White. The reason for this is because I am a Mexican descendant and I believe that a Hispanic is an ethnic group of people who have heritage in a Spanish speaking country; additionally, I can speak Spanish, and although speaking Spanish isn’t a requirement to being Hispanic, I feel like it adds to it. I don’t like to self-identify myself with any race but I’m considered to be white. I’m actually not sure why I’m deemed to be white, I…

but I undeniably contradict that. Blue hair and light skin with a grungy style and hipster ways. They all look at me and make assumptions that I am white and cannot understand another language. Bueno estan equivocados. Once I mention that I am Mexican, people make me prove to them my heritage. Living with theses comments and discriminations for so long, I usually expect these surprised and negative reactions from the new people I…

of Guerrero, on August 10, 1782 but would only live to be 51 because on February 14, 1831 he was executed. During Guerrero 51 years of live he accomplished many things. Some of these include being one of the leading revolutionary generals in the Mexican War of Independence. As well as fighting against Spain for independence in the early 19th century, and later served as President of Mexico. Most importantly though, was when he abolished slavery in Mexico. In 1829 Vicente Guerrero’s political…

Mexican food does not taste good unless it is made at a Mexican home because of all the detailed work they put into preparing the meal and the love that comes with it. The food always tastes different when it is made from scratch instead of going to get them made at restaurants which are more of a commercial production. I eat tortillas at every meal and there are tortilla shops at every corner, especially here in San Diego, California. These shops have big machines that make tortillas all the…

eat them both”. In this paper we will discover the origin of the taco and the mighty burrito. How the Chili Queens became the sexually alluring creature that they are. How the Taco became a Friday night ritual and how the culinary tourism promotes Mexican food. The origin of the taco dates back to the 19th century and the Silver mines. Many people believed that the Spanish word taco could be associated to the silver mines. Miners would call it an explosive wrapped in paper “Tacos”. The miners…

3931: Conquest & Conflict in Mexico Essay #2: Mexican Revolution A Revolution of Many Faces Revolutions generally have two sides. For example, the American Revolution was fought between the northeastern colonies of the New World and Great Britain. The Mexican Revolution, however, greatly differs because it was composed of several civil wars with many different political and radical leaders with opposite views on how to reform the country. The Mexican Revolution involves a complex range of…