Mexican American

Spanish: Puerto Rican vs. Mexican Puerto Rico and Mexico are two different Latin countries that have many cultural differences, but after all have a big similarity which is the language. Both countries share Spanish as their official language. Most of the Languages from México and Puerto Rico is the same, but the context in which a Mexican can use a word may be the opposite from what it will mean to a Puerto Rican and vice versa. In this essay, I will focus on the history and contribution of the…

The Mexican Revolution in 1910 was the war to end oppression in fighting the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz, who had ruled Mexico for over thirty years. The war was fought for three major elements: political, social, and cultural. This has caused chaos among the citizens.The rising of poverty within the country had caused the great disparity between, both(frag.), the rich and the poor. Many of the Mexican were abused by the wealthy as the rich gets richer, while the poor gets poorer. Furthermore,…

Brenner, with a balanced view of the candidates presents information about Limantour, Reyes and Don Nicholás. Unlike the bias Mexican government, Brenner defines the candidates fairly with strong information and also explains what had happened to these candidates in the past along with what will benefit or harm them in their upcoming election. During Brenner’s “Mexico For The Mexicans” a lot is described more about how the people live and what other problems went on throughout it all. Economic…

Taco Bell is one of the most famous mexican restaurant chains to ever exist. Though few know of Glen William Bell Jr., he definitely still deserves a mention in history. His restaurant chain, legacy, and mexican delicacy will live on forever. Taco Bell is one of the most beloved mexican eateries in American history. Honestly who hasn’t had Taco Bell, have you? Glen William Bell was a dedicated family man as well as a visionary and innovator of the restaurant industry who has a humble yet…

What is an American? When people ask me what my race is, I convince myself that replying “Mexican” is a lot easier, than getting blank stares, after I say “ American” followed by multiple questions like whether i know spanish or not, and let’s not forget the typical “You don’t look American” comment. I’m born and raised in MIlwaukee, Wisconsin but my parents are born and raised in Mexico Therefore my race is American but my culture and traditions make me ethnically Mexican. So when predominantly…

Redrock Canyon is probably more formal if I would say so Mama Roja is formal, but also a Mexican restaurant not a typical Mexican restaurant though. Mama Roja and the red canyon, sometimes have long waits to be seated down, especially in an event like mother’s day and father day. Though, this restaurant are both alginate. This restaurants is places people usually go to celebrate something like a birthday party obviously not for kids, anniversary, and business meeting or if not just a place…

One of the major issues relevant today in regards to race, ethnicity and migration in American history in the period following the Second World War is that white people are still seen as “more than.” For instance, in Steve Kroll-Smith, Vern Baxter, and Pam Jenkin’s book, Left to Chance, white people are seen are more important than the black people who have their homes completely submerged under water from Hurricane Katrina. The book focuses on two black neighborhoods in New Orleans, both of…

that the purpose of the play is to illustrate how Americans treat Mexicans in the United States in order to show the audience how Mexicans feel about their treatment from Americans. The Mexican-American playwright, Luis Valdez, brilliantly utilized satirical and absurdist elements in this play in order to emphasize the ideas that Mexicans are treated as objects and that few Mexicans, such as Miss Jimenez from the play, try to conform with American society in order to avoid this treatment while…

“Being Judged By Society” In the excerpt “ How To Tame A Wild Tongue”, Gloria Anzaldua provides a description of her struggle being a Mexican in the United States. Specifically, Anzauldua argues how people in society can categorized people and be judgmental because off little information known about them. In this paper, I write about different aspects of myself that I feel are misunderstood and how I feel prejudged based off my circumstances. I will describe parts of me that others are not…

[US] prosperity than Mexicans, yet none makes white America more uneasy about the future (Gonzalez, 2011, p. 96). Mexico is at the core of our country’s Latin heritage and every 2 in 3 Latinos in America are Mexican. But, how did Mexicans get to the discrimination that they are suffering today? In this paper, I will show the violence Mexicans endured following the U.S.-Mexico War, and the many Mexicans groups who were fighting back against their Anglo counterparts, and the Mexican groups who are…