Spanish Armada

For my first 15 years of life, I grew up in the city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, located in Mexico. My life there was normal, I went to school, assisted to church on Sundays, visited my grandma, had friends and most of my family with me. But as soon as I grew up, I realized that not everything was simple, I had to enter to a competition between me and the others, as there are few spots and a lot of participants. Life in Mexico is always competitive, because you are born with a set of skills, and…

Prompt #1 (300 - 5oo words) Describe the world you come from — for example, your family, community or school — and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations. Growing up in the inner city of San Diego for the early part of my childhood life was difficult. Facing the challenges of the stereotypical Latino family was a daily occurrence, such as parents not being able to support the family and also facing the fact I might never make it to college. As a Latino, you are always…

Puerto Rican food is a bold, unique blend of Latin, African and caribbean cuisine, using both native ingredients and imported elements. Often high in fat and sugar, this cuisine is as big on calories as it is on flavor. Whether just visiting a regular island , you’ll be sure to experience food and drinks that you will never forget, and that might kick start your cravings. One way that this article analyzes that it uses explanation and examples is, explaining what Puerto ricans use to…

Most immigrant families experience a multitude of challenges when they migrate to the United States of America. In her novel How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents, Julie Alvarez narrates the difficulties of growing up bicultural in the United States. As narrated in A Regular Revolution, Julia Alvarez tells the story of the Garcia family who migrates to New York and the struggles they face once they arrive. The Garcia girls were born in the Dominican Republic and moved to the United States as…

In the coming weeks I will be conducting research on the topic of access to reproductive justice movements and services by Latina immigrants in the United States. The following sources are two papers I have recently utilized as I begin this process and collect information on this particularly salient topic. Gomez, M. M. (2015). Intersections at the border: immigration enforcement, reproductive oppression, and the policing of Latina bodies in the Rio Grande Valley. Columbia Journal Of Gender…

Have you ever been to a drug controlled foreign region? If yes, have you ever been in a corrupt police station in that region? Can you imagine the feeling you go through trying to explain yourself to such corrupted, barely speaking English, money hungry individuals? I did, with my other two buddies, Sal and Brice. It was supposed to be a great vacation, a cup empty from disappointment and drama, and filled with joy and laughter. But that wasn’t the case, at least for part of the trip. My…

their blood line, or they feel a little prouder of being a descendant of one specific race. For example, there are mestizos who will undoubtedly put their indigenous blood line far more highly than their Spanish blood, but at the same time there are mestizos who feel more connected to their Spanish culture. Even though now a day, being a mestizo is worn with pride by many individuals, there are some people who disagree when it comes to calling themselves mestizos. This is due to the fact that…

Jennifer was raised with a Mexican mother and predominantly Mexican family, and perhaps because of Mexico’s proximity to Arizona, she says she did not experience the same culture shock on her trips to Mexico as she did overseas. “I can speak enough Spanish to communicate any major needs,” she explains. ”I don’t speak any French so I could not do that in Paris. There were a…

Mexico's Economy By: Taylor Hering The Mexican economy is the 15th largest in the world. They use their own currency called the Mexican peso. Pesos do not have the same value as U.S. dollars, usually one U.S. dollar equals about seventeen pesos. They have a low unemployment rate of only 4.9%. Their inflation rate is 4%. They also have a GDP of $2.1 trillion. Mexicans have a moderately free economic freedom. Even though Mexico's economy may seem pretty stable they have a big problem with drugs.…

call back-home. I was born in Costa Rica, Central America; consequently, limiting North with Nicaragua and South with Panama. Costa Rica have many of cultural influences like Indianians, European, afrocaribean, and Asian. The official language is Spanish, but local Indigenous spoken Maléku, Cabécar, Bribri, Guaymi, and Buglere; in addition, immigration to Costa Ricabrought Afro-Caribs, who spoke an English-bases creole language called Maketelyu or Patua. Costa Rica is very traditionalists also…