Oaxaca

Coming from Huitzo, a small town in Oaxaca Mexico, my family has traveled far to be where it is today. We have all experienced new things, but as the oldest sibling, I have the honor of being the first person to go to college. The summers in my latter years of high school and my first year in college were spent working in the fields alongside my father. I learned to value all the opportunities I am given and learned of the importance of giving back. When I arrived in college, I knew I wanted to…

describes the suffering of undocumented Triqui farmworkers from Oaxaca, Mexico. In this ethnography, Holmes calls for immigration and healthcare reform, and emphasizes the high costs to human bodies and the planet of cheap food accessible in developed countries thanks to Third World labor. The book is based on 18 months of full-time, multi-sited ethnographic research encompassing a multinational agricultural migrant circuit linking villages in Oaxaca, Mexico to agricultural areas of Washington…

After the arrival and conquest of the Aztec Empire by the Spaniards, the production and use of clothes in Mesoamerica changed drastically. The Spanish people banned most of the Prehispanic dresses and body adornment, as they were considered as “uncivilized.” Indigenous, European and Asian fabrics influenced Mexican clothing production by the mid colonial period. The Spanish did not appreciated the local cotton, nor did they find the material produced on traditional backstrap looms wide enough,…

Sophie Cruz, 6 year old Activist for Immigrant Rights. Sophie Cruz a young activist from America born in 2010. Her parents, Raul and Zoyla Cruz, are undocumented immigrants from the state of Oaxaca,Mexico, she was born is america, she also has a 3 year old sister that was also born in america, but her parents are undocumented immigrants and might face deportation. “I have the right to protection. I have the right to live with my parents,” Sophie declared, “I have the right to live without…

On my visit to the Kimbell Art Museum there were two artifacts that I found interesting. The first one was “Urn in the Form of Cociyo, God of Lightning and Rain”. It is of Zapotec culture from the site Monte Albán Illa (in modern day Oaxaca, Mexico). This artifact stood out to me because of its weird and intriguing features. The eyes are shaped into two parts representing the clouds and the water needed to grow crops. Its snout extension has a combination of jaguar and snake allusions: the shape…

school in La Puente, Calif., east of Los Angeles. She then entered Stanford University, where she graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in English and, among other activities, conducted anthropology field work in a Zapotec Indian pueblo in Oaxaca, Mexico. In 1997, She was named one of Hispanic Business magazine's “100 Most Influential Hispanics“ and in 2002 was named one of its “80 Elite Hispanic Women.“ Running NSF is as much about politics as about science: Córdova spends long hours…

Hernan Cortes Hernan Cortes was a spanish conquistador, military leader and explorer. He was most greatly known for conquering the Aztecs. He was born in 1485 in Medellin, Spain. His full name was Hernan Cortes, marques del Valle de Oaxaca. He sometimes also goes by Hernando Cortes. In some accounts it says that he studied at the university of Salamanca for a time. He came from a lesser noble family is Spain. Cortes died on december 2, 1547. Hernan Cortes was a very important historical leader…

For an adolescent, a first job represents an exciting moment in their lives. A job teaches responsibility, the importance of punctuality, performing duties in a timely manner, working independently or in a team to accomplish a similar outcome. It promotes character, teaches discipline, and tolerance of others. Equally important, is understanding that there is an authority that must be respected and obeyed in the job site, even though circumstances prevent a mutual accordance. But the true…

I was born in Compton California and my parents are of West Indian descendants who stressed the importance of education and personal achievement. I am an Entrepreneur, Writer, Motivational Speaker, Author, and Real Estate Investor and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, President, and Chairman of Briggs & Lay Pro, Inc. I have been in the real estate business for the past 15 years. As an American business magnet to for fill my dream and goals, I have observed the teachings of…

Living in the United States people have the right to speak freely and to act freely. Of course some of their actions might have some repercussions but indeed they have the right to those actions. How would you feel if one of your actions was to protest an idea or event because it was inhumane in your eyes. You felt like your voice had to be heard in order to make a change but with speaking out, the government came and not only told you, you were wrong but also decided to kill you because you…