Mexican Revolution

Sylvia Morales served as the producer in Chicano! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement, a 1996 documentary which illustrated the Mexican-American civil rights movement.Migrant farmer workers were plagued with nothing but the consequences of poverty. In their environment, they made only a few dollars a day, sacred resources, and limited opportunities for an education. The farm workers were stuck in a trapped cycle of hard work with barely a chance to move up socially. There was…

Chicherias were the heart and soul of the chola neighborhoods of Sucre during the Bolivian national period. Though these chola were first considered to be just women with elite sexual connections, their societal roles changed dramatically between 1870 and 1930. The women that ran these maize-beer taverns controlled both the social networks as well as the most important public spaces in those neighborhoods. Consequently, due to their heavy involvement in gossip and politics, chicheras were also…

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…

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…

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…

“Si se puede!” Cesar Chavez was an American Labor leader and civil rights activist who was originally a mexican american farm worker. He dropped out of school at the age of ten to help his family work the crops. Cesar Chavez did his best to help farm workers in the most positive way he could to make things better. Chavez wanted better working conditions for the hard working farmers in the fields and the right treatment they should be getting for all their hard work. The National Farm Workers…

6 ZOOM Mexican food vs Tex-MexHistoryIn 1521 Spain invaded Mexico. Spanish foods had the most influence on the Mexican cuisine. They introduced new livestock, such as sheep, pigs and cows. They brought with them dairy products, and garlic as well as many different herbs, wheat and spices. It was at this time that the Mexican people saw the assimilation of many other cuisines including Caribbean, South American, French, West African and Portuguese. Because of this Mexican foods today…