Mexican American

A few degrading words that people use when referring to Mexicans are; Wetback, Spic, and Beaner, whether American or not. They also have many stereotypes against them such as lazy, machismos, drunks and many more. One of the main reasons they are discriminated against is because of their illegal immigration into the United States. Mexicans were left no choice but to cross illegally to seek a better life, because of the cost and many obstacles it made it difficult to become a citizen. Often…

As far as american history and civil rights goes, the education system should not teach us that black and white racism was the only issue at the time. In fact, schools managed to ignore the civil rights struggle involving Mexican Americans, Asians, LGBT community etc. I became heavily interested in this topic my first semester here at state once I took a latino studies course where we touched bases on the Chicano movement that occurred in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Growing up Chicano this issue and…

to the advancement of Mexican Americans in our society. It’s is considered as a historical event which changed thousands of lives. A Class Apart demonstrates discrimination and segregation between whites and Hispanics. The decision over Hernandez V. Texas was a feeling of gratitude and peace of being given actual equal rights. Thus, it leads to the journey of heroes who fought for Mexican American rights. The documentary of A Class Apart is centered on Mexican-Americans equal rights…

The Mexican-American war was a bloody battle between two large world powers over the annexation of Texas. Spain granted the territories of Texas, New Mexico and California from Spain. Because of the weak Mexican government, they were unable to govern their northern territories. Mexico allowed some Americans to move into these territories, and they spread American culture and beliefs. Over time, more Americans began settling in the Mexican territory of Texas with disregard for Mexican law and…

The Mexican American war is considered one of the most important war in America and Mexico because the U.S gained a bunch of land which created manifest destiny. The war occurred during 1846-1848 because the annexation of Texas. The is a major turning point in American history because after the war we almost double in size. Texas had tried to declare their independence in 1836 and Mexico didn’t want to give them their independence, Texas and Mexico went war the United States of America so that…

mistreatment of Mexican-Americans in the Southwest United States during the time period specified above. It will address not only individual cases of violent discrimination, but also structural discrimination that affected the political and economic status of Mexican-Americans during this period of time. The second part will focus on how the discrimination against Mexican-Americans caused the development of Mexican-American communities and mexicanidad. These communities embraced their Mexican…

In Mexican culture, we see how the children have a precedent set to look after their family as they get older which makes the possibility and precedence of higher education more of a privilege than a natural next step in a child’s path to adulthood. Whereas, Americans expect their children to leave and pursue their own life, education and take their own steps to reach adulthood. For Mexican Americans, there is a clear distinction between public and private…

The Mexican-American War is a forgotten war that was fought over questionable motives and has greatly affected our nation. Annexation, Greed, and Manifest Destiny One cause of the M-A war was America’s admittance of Texas into the Union. Mexico was still bitter over their loss of Texas in 1836, so much that they did not recognize it as the sovereign nation it was. This is one of the reasons caused America to refrain from admitting the nation despite Texan support. Another was that Texas was a…

proudly called myself a Mexican-American. I don’t know anymore. I would call myself a Mexican-American such as I did back then, but I can’t. It’s not an answer that is accepted by anyone. Not by my family, my friends or my classmates. I have to choose between these two options, but I am not accepted in either one of them. If I call myself an American, there will people telling me that I am not a true American because my parents are not from here. If I call myself a Mexican, there will be people…

Being a Mexican American, you are born and raised in the United States with Mexican blood. At home you live in your deep Mexican culture and at school you’re surrounded by American culture. With my Spanish not being perfect and neither is my English. Many from my culture judge me for loving the US, and many Americans criticize me for being “too Mexican.” I’m torn between two worlds of a deep rooted culture and a new founded one. I am not from here nor there, I am Mexican American. My life is…