This article is called “Latinos in World War II: Fighting on Two Fronts” and was written by Lorena Oropeza, for the National Park Service, adapted by Newsela staff. It is a secondary source due to the fact that it was not written by a latino in WWII and is just providing examples of latinos in WWII. The author is claiming that latinos have been fighting for their citizenship as Americans through military service. This is a strong claim due to the fact that it is backed up with many examples of…
Al Young was born on may, 15, 2005, in Ocean Spring, Mississippi, he is a American poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and professor, he is currently 78 years old, on May, 15, 2005 he was named Poet Laureate of California by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, an Austrian-American actor, producer, businessman, investor, author, philanthropist, activist, politician, and former professional bodybuilder. Al Young grew up in the rural South of villages and small towns, and in urban, industrial…
Have you ever felt like the conditions of working weren’t being fair? Ever felt like after doing all the work, it wasn’t as good to someone else? Cesar Estrada Chavez wanted to change that for all farm workers everywhere. Born in Yuma, Arizona, second child to parents Libardo and Juan Estrada Chavez. Both his parent worked in the fields that were over a 100 acres long. However, the chavez family lost its land, when the Great Depression came around. Like other people, they became of the migrant…
In this essay I will be talking about what it means to be an American. Being American means having the opportunity to choose a career you want to .In mexico they have very few jobs available. People in Mexico don't have many opportunities as we do here.as an American Being American means. It means that you can pick what job that you want go into. I want to be an officer and help people and have my K9 dog search for drugs and help stop the bombings that…
The Mexican Revolution and the Russian Revolution were two very significant events in the history of their two respective societies of Mexico and Russia during the early twentieth century. There are certain ideals that can be used to compare and contrast both of the revolutions. Both of the revolutions were to gain rights and better conditions for the lower class/poor. They both attempted to gain these better rights by replacing the government that was in place with a different one. Both of the…
Did you know that 900,000 died in the Mexican Revolution due to a dictator? The Mexican Revolution was the biggest turning point in the countries history. There were three different parts of the war before, during and after the war. Before the war there was already an unstable country which is what caused the whole country to rebel. During the war most of what was happening was political intimidation to get more people on one of the sides. After the war the country ended up divided but now free…
Julia Alvarez, in her essay I Want to Be Miss America, expresses her concerns regarding cultural appropriation in America during the nineteen fifties. Her main points consist of her reliving the most powerful events that she remembers as a child in New York. Alvarez then goes on to describe the Miss America contest in which hardly any contestants were a minority. Alvarez uses artistic and inartistic claims to support her argument throughout the essay, but mainly utilizes her artistic proofs. Her…
race are consistently left out. This happens in both Mexican Whiteboy, by Matt de la Peña, and I Am Joaquin, by Rodolfo Gonzales. Both of the main characters, Danny and Joaquin, come from two different cultural backgrounds which makes it very hard from them to fit in and feel comfortable in their own skin. Danny, being both Mexican and white, struggles to fit in with the white kids at his elite high school, and struggles find a place with his Mexican cousins and their community. In a similar…
In The early twentieth century the world saw revolutions in both Mexico and Russia take place. While both of these countries hoped their revolutions would end in a government which supported their countries on working class, the method of revolution and their final government outcomes differed greatly in Mexico and also in Russia, as well as there were key factors that took place during both Revolution time periods that had similar comparisons. For Mexico masses of peasants and urban workers…
Chicano homeland known as: Aztlán. His commitment to poetry in the 1960s translated into a commitment to social activism by reciting poems in support of causes involving leaders of the Chicano movement, including César Chávez. His understanding of Mexican indigenous languages that he’s studied coupled with his knowledge about religions, such as Islam, Hindu and Pre-Columbian religions are heavily reflected in the frequent use of Christian and indigenous culture and imagery. In his must be the…