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Orientation Identification: The terms “Hispanic” and “Latina/o” are normally interchangeable, even though most governmental and scholarly documents have a preference for the use of “Hispanic”, while religious affiliations and grassroots incline to the latter one[ Suzanne Oboler, Ethnic Labels, Latino Lives: Identity and the Politics of (Re)Presentation in the United States (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1995), 3.]. In the past decades, those terms have come into general use in the…

Background The Mexican Revolution, which began in 1910, was used as a chance to end dictatorship in Mexico and established a constitutional republic. This was a time of political and social unrest in Mexican history. It began with efforts to overthrow president Porfirio Diaz. A number of groups, led by revolutionaries including Francisco Madero, Pascual Orozco, Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata, contributed in the fight. During the Mexican revolution, both men and women joined together for their…

family of Mexican immigrants. Muñoz is now an accredited author and professor at the University of Arizona who is known for his short stories and novels. In “Leave Your Name at The Border” Muñoz hears a name at the airport that is said very incorrectly which peaks his interest on who the flight attendant that said it is and after seeing that the woman was hispanic he reflects back on his life of all the different family and friend names and his own name. Through Muñoz’s life many Mexican…

The recent changes made by the 2020 Census, which would move Latinos into the race category, brings forward the discussion whether Latinos should be considered a race or an ethnicity. Even though society projects a single stereotype of what it means to be a Latinos, the Latino community is actually extremely diverse with no physical characteristics bounding them together instead the shared experience of being a Latino is the United States ties this heterogeneous group together. This…

range in price from $6.00 - $9.00. Our freshly made soups will range in price from $6.00 to $9.00. Our steaks will range in price from $25.00 - $45.00 while our seafood dishes will run from $20.00 - $35.00. Our Mexican inspired poultry dishes will range from $15.00 - $25.00. Our traditional Mexican dishes will range in price from $13.00 – $29.00. Side dishes such as rice, beans, potatoes, etc. will average around…

discourage them from trying. Richard Rodriguez, a Mexican American, was going to a Roman-Catholic church that was a predominantly an Anglo-Saxon race. In the passage, “Aria:…

As Mexicans emigrated from the familiarity of their homes and learned new life in the United States, many preserved native culture traditions to aid the transition. Some Mexicans decided to adopt many American customs, while others stuck to their roots. Ultimately, their lifestyles were influenced, but many Mexican traditions were conserved. Some of the customs that Mexicans retained include religion, food, and entertainment. They kept these traditions like a piece of home. It made new life in…

Heroes Among Us is an inspirational book, written by John Quiñones, that is about different acts of heroism. John Quinones chose specific scenarios that best represented his opinion of heroism. This book was very interesting because it displayed random acts of heroism and bravery. Some of the heroes in this book encountered dangerous and fearful situations to help others in need. It takes true bravery to risk your life to help others. Not all heroes in the book risked their life for another;…

myself, know of the major role that Mexican-Americans had in the civil rights movement, especially their impact on the legal struggles on school desegregation. One such case includes Mendez v. Westminster, in 1946, where a class-action lawsuit was filed to represent over 5,000 Mexican-American students in California (Valencia 2005). This case was the first successful constitutional challenge to segregation; actually, the U.S. District Court judge ruled that Mexican-American students’ Fourteenth…

Coeur d’Alene was created by Richard Butler, in 1974, as a white only community. Hate crimes were committed until the 2000’s when Norm Gissel filed a law suit that bankrupted the compound. Because Coeur d’Alene’s past, they are believed to still be bias to white Americans against other ethnicities. While this is what the town was founded upon, they have slowly began to be more acceptable to other races. The media, or video, shows that the town is based upon preserving the white American culture,…