Mexican Cession

She was falsely accused of turning in a paper she didn't write, simply because she was Mexican. Her professor showed Marín first hand that being a Mexican student meant you are a held to a preconceived standard. In “Spanish Lessons” Christine Marín states “This time the lesson was that my skin color and spanish surname- not my language proficiency and ability in english…

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 Spanish speaking country I picked to research their food and its history is Venezuela. Venezuelans have three main meals: a small breakfast, a large dinner (around noontime), and a very light supper in the evening. Breakfast in Venezuela is a small meal that usually consists of a small pastry or toast served with coffee or fresh juice. Venezuela’s breakfast is all about salt, starch, meat, fruit, and cheese. The largest meal in Venezuela is lunch, which is also when most restaurants offer…

Metamorphosis of the Mexican State Revolution causes transition. A transition of power in the Mexican state caused by conservative revolution unleashed a series of policies that permanently penetrated the structure of the country. The Diaz regime began, in 1876, as a dynamic and modernizing administration. Porfiriato enable Mexico to modernize at the expense of the peasantry class. Additionally, often utilize oppressive methods to deunionized opposition and civil unrest. Due to the restrain…

identatys . The food that people eat can show who they are, if you eat a lot of mexican food i could say mexican is part of your culture. I eat things that are cagin and things that are…

of Puebla in 1862, the Mexican Army, led by a general named Zaragoza, fought against the French and won an unlikely victory. This battle took place during a very chaotic time in Mexico’s history. However, the Mexican Army still managed to achieve success with the many struggles they were facing. Following their success, the soldiers held a party in celebration of their massive achievement. Cinco de Mayo, the 5th of May, reminds people of the numerous struggles that Mexicans faced during this…

The 1960s is known as a turbulent political decade in the United States. The advent of the Vietnam War gave rise to the wave of anti-war protests that challenged policies of the President Johnson administration and opposed a mandatory draft instituted at the time. The anti-war protests, in turn, fueled the student movement with teachers and students alike staging “teach-ins” to show their opposition to the war. At the same time, this decade saw the emergence of the civil rights movement with…

outsider by her childhood friends. Her difference is inevitable: “Even though my umbilical cord was buried in Iguala, I was no longer considered Mexican enough. To the people there, who had seen me grow up, I was no longer one of them” (Grande 2013:28). She negotiates this experience by accepting the difference by creating a dual identity “Mexican American”. As Mexican American (a liminal/in-between identity) and a legal resident Grande is allowed to move between both countries. She is…

Latin word Hispanicus and Hispania, Hispania means Spain. (“Hispanic (adj.)”, 2017.) After the Mexican American war, the word Hispanic referred to a group of people who were native to New Mexico and had Spanish ancestry as well. They differentiated themselves from other spanish…

with how the boy grew up, not his race. However, Racial Bias Among Jurors at Heart of Supreme Court Case talks about an assumption that Mr. Pena Rodriguez was guilty of sexual assault just because of his race. “I think he did it because he’s Mexican, and Mexican men take whatever they want.” One of the Jurors is making an immediate opinion that the defendant is guilty based on a stereotype about his race, It is different than Twelve Angry men because it has much less character that, and talks…