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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…

of the U.S. History—The Segregation period, and The Vietnam War. Luis Valdez’s demonstration of Los Vendidos reminds me of the Depression and the New Deal Era, which the Mexicans and Mexican Americans(Chicanos) receive this stereotype discrimination from the Anglos. Los Vendidos talks about how the Anglos treated Mexican and Chicanos as robots that could be bought or sold as they wished in this fictional store, “Honest…

In Sandra Cisneros’ “Never Marry a Mexican,” the narrator of the story recalls her troubled affair with a married white man. It is evident that the narrator is a Hispanic female, but her age is unknown. Nevertheless, most readers will infer that the events in “Never Marry a Mexican” occurred over a long period of time. Hence, “Never Marry a Mexican” is a brilliant, short story that discusses self-hatred and white privilege. White people are extremely influential in the Western Hemisphere due…

and death cycle, so it is not unusual for people who are dying in pain. Religion plays an important part in the Mexican culture, so prayers is often used to give hope to the sick. Mexicans believe that someone giving the infant or child the” evil eye” causes them sickness and the spell is broken only when that person touches the infant or child (Giger & Davidhizar, 2013). Mexicans do not believe they have control over their health. They believe that death is an unpreventable phenomenon and…

As for the Vietnamese, they practice traditional roles as well and in the Vietnamese society, family is the center of an individual’s life and activities (Phan). One of the well-known scholars of Vietnamese culture notes that a Vietnamese individual cares about their family more than his or her self. According to Phan, “The word family in Vietnamese means a social entity that consists of all an individual 's relatives, not just father, mother, and sibling.” Researchers and authors have argued…