Music of Mexico

their way into a great country filled with opportunity. In Sonia Nazario’s “Enrique’s Journey”, Nazario recounts the tragedious journey that Enrique had to undergo. What I was not aware of is, the discrimination Central Americans are subjected to in Mexico. I was also ignorant about the number of children who embark in the journey alone, in search for their parents. According to Sonia Nazario(2014), “an estimated…

I develop a friendship in my neighborhood with a person who is a Mexican Cultural and I learn about their culture when I was over there for the weekend. I listen to Mexican music and went to the groceries' store with them. I learn that they like to season their food a lot and I try chilaquiles for the first time. I even learn how to make chilaquiles too. They were telling me about the religion and most Mexican are Catholics. I ask their mom what different language do Mexican culture speck, she…

border between the United States is not only used and an actual dividing line in the movies but a division between the families. The division between the families is felt between the members who were born in the United States and the members born in Mexico. In the movie “Mi Familia” the son, Jimmy, and his siblings do not remember the struggles that their family had crossing the border. The hardships that their family went through put a border up between the family members. This theme is also…

impassable struggles immigrants must overcome when travelling from Mexico to the United States. The story follows the deadly journey of a group of undocumented male immigrants who in 2001 attempted to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona through a desolate area known as the Devil’s Highway. Urrea provides the reader with not only a compelling story but also a complex historical compilation of information on the Mexico-United States border conflict in terms of culture,…

holidays differently which I believe is unique because it defines the meaning of the holidays to their culture. Celebrations can be set up with various types of ways, for example; the food they cook, music, dances, people, lights,…

Growing up, since I lived in Mexico, I did not have much of interaction with a different race. The majority of the people in my neighborhood had about the same skin tone, some lighter than others. I would only see a difference with people that had indigenous blood. There were a few people with indigenous blood that I met during my childhood and it primarily included my maid and my nanny and her family. When it came to bring a friend home, I had to be very selective. Most parents within my school…

The state of Oaxaca, Mexico is best known for its culture and indigenous people, it offers the best of Mexico, both old and new. Their oldest inhabited village, Teotitlan de Valle, can be traced back to 8,000 years ago (Penland, 2015). The cultures of the indigenous people have been preserved because the state remains isolated due to its rocky terrain. The state of Oaxaca is located in Southwestern Mexico, its most predominate features are its coastline on the Pacific Ocean and several mountain…

The history of Mexico is rich in art, language and the development and growth as a country. Beginning with the early settlement of the Aztecs, the Olmecs and the Mayans, growth continued not only through culture but also through their government and judicial system. The implementation of their constitutional rights, increasing the lives of the civilians through jobs and an ever-growing education system has helped Mexico progress into the country it is today. Mexico’s history dates back 10,000…

affect Mexican-Americans society in that Mendoza became very popular while touring cities because, “Often reproduced narratives of Mendoza’s dedication to traveling and singing to poor migrant laborers and her recording success in ranchera and corrido music have…

for Spanish-speaking countries. Carnaval is one of the wildest holidays occurring on February twelfth to the seventeenth. It is usually a five day celebration. “Carnaval is celebrated generally with parades, costumes, floats music and dancing in the streets” (“Carnaval in Mexico”). During Carnaval everyone participates in a series of events and activities. The tradition is to throw and break cascarones, confetti filled eggshells, over each other. Carnaval is like State fairs that the United…