Spanish music

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 said most people in Mexican culture speak Spanish. I told them I had some question of my own may I ask…

community with multicultural influences. I would hear Spanish being spoken, but it was always from a distance. Moreover, even though it is part of my own Puerto Rican heritage, I did not grow up in a household that spoke Spanish. It wasn’t until I transferred to Texas Tech University that my interest in Hispanic culture expanded and became my focus. I was introduced to the Texas Tech University Center in Seville study abroad program in my first Spanish course and was motivated to be involved.…

well. Because there are many places associated with Latin America one can see how cultures and people blend. People are exposed to many different types of pop culture, music, media and learning. These elements influence how they think and live. One Latin American musician who was exposed to many different cultures and genres of music was Shakira. Shakira is a singer and dancer…

ranked number four as the most diverse public school in the state of Michigan (“2017 Most Diverse High School,” 2016). However, I was incognizant of the number of Spanish speaking students and involvement of the Hispanic community at Wyoming Public Schools. Majority of students belong to a rich Mexican culture and are bi-lingual as Spanish being their primary language. It was a concept I had to become accustomed to considering it was unfamiliar to me. I had to become culturally sensitive and…

In 1970, the United States government came up with the word to describe a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. This is a word we are all familiar with when it comes to referring to this group of people. This word is “Hispanic.” At the present time, the United States Census Bureau defines race in five categories and does not specifically define Hispanic with a category of its own. The categories include: white…

explains how speaking Spanish at recess could get her “three licks on the knuckles with a sharp ruler” (Anzaldua 2947). She later evaluates the different languages the Chicano speaks and where they use them. She goes into more…

Her musical journey never followed a simple south-to-north narrative that ended with her arrival to the U.S. Nor did she simply enter the U.S.-Latinx market as a mere discovery of the Latin music industry. Her use of language also complicates the traditional crossover ideal by not adhering to the expected Spanish to English transition. Shakira, then, has created her own version of the crossover phenomenon—a globalized crossover artist. As a musical phenomenon, Shakira crossed over from being a…

She said that living here is a better way of living, especially when you are raising children. The five most important values of the Mexican culture are the love and respect for the family, especially the elders, the language, food, traditional music, and religion. Dendi reiterated that the Mexican culture really value their elders and would never put them in a nursing home; in their culture, the elders live with them until they die. Grandparents always have good advice to give to everyone and…

about Selena Gomez, I’m talking about the queen of tejano music. She was also known as the “mexican version of madonna” for her bold outfits. Selena was born into a family of musicians. Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16th, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. She didn’t know how to speak spanish at first but her dad taught her by music. One of her accomplishments in 1987, selena became a spokesperson for coca-cola. She also won the tejano music award for best female vocalist. (Munoz) Selena is…

They bought me several books to keep me constantly practicing and learning. I was very determined to learn English and found myself enjoying English music and shows very much. For me music and television shows were enjoyable means of education that exposed to me to language and pronunciation. Even when I wasn 't in school I was motivated to learn and expand my vocabulary enough to be able to communicate easily and never…