Tamale

only one parent is not easy for six kids with a mother who never made it past middle school. We made do with what we had and what we had gave through to some significant memories from my childhood. I remember my aunt and mother meeting up to make tamales and champurrado to sell. I can remember the humidity that would come from the giant stockpots and fill the rooms up with its smell. My aunt would kick us out of the house to play every time since we always bothered them through the process.…

Demount Williams 23 carnell's first cousin elaine's brother Brookhaven Mississippi; a small southern town The ending of june and beginning of july Well i'm going to sell it. I'm going to sell this house and every stick of furniture in it. And i don't want to hear anything from you bout it. Its mine; its been given to me. And i'm not going to feel sorry for you just because you went and dyed your hair fire engine red. As the Miss Firecracker contest opens, Carnelle Scott is practicing her…

Growing up in a hispanic household I was raised around some of the most delicious food you can imagine Enchiladas, Tamales, Tortillas and lots of fried food. Growing up I really never payed much attention to it it was to delicious to resist biting into a warm sweet tamale. As i started to get older I started to notice I had a weight problem i was getting uncomfortable with myself on how i look. one time when i went to go visit my family members in colima mexico we all as a family decided to go…

As a child every girl wants to know that their dad will always be there for them, since they are their little girls. Well, unfortunately, my parents weren’t together, and I didn’t get to spend as much time with my dad. Although this should’ve upset me, it actually really didn’t affect me because I got to spend more time with my grandpa. Although I don’t remember everything we did, whenever I look back at my photo albums from when I was younger, I only smiled whenever I was with my grandpa. He…

became the center of all our family get-togethers, parties, and casual events which occurred, respectively, on a weekly basis. Major events that were hosted at my house were the annual Tamales Parties and the annual Pig Parties. On those days, a plethora of relatives would come and join in on the making and eating of tamales and sausage commonly found in my family’s country. The parties were always fond celebrations that brought my family closer together and fortified our roots; they’re easily…

Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a traditional Hispanic holiday that is celebrated in Mexico during that last days of October and the first days of November. This holiday stems from many different traditional Aztec rituals that have been carried on throughout history. It is a celebration of life and death, and is spent in remembrance of those who have passed. People prepare all different kinds of foods to celebrate and honor all the people that they have lost. They believe that on…

Identity is quite a complex term. There are different types of identity including ethnic, national, personal, sexual and many others. Every person has a unique perception of reality, which forms there way of thinking and personal views. Identity pursues everyone throughout his or her life, and defines how we are perceived by others, as well as how others are perceived by us. Variety of different identities makes our world diverse, and makes each person distinctive. Identity tries to define…

he prompt describes the most critical aspect of community: “part.” Communities develop in hierarchies, with those who hold power at the top, and those who follow the voice of the leader. However, to exist within a community, one must understand that the necessity of the community comes before individual drives. Community, inherently, carries the connotation of partnership, communication, comradery, altruism, and trust. I have stayed a part of my minority community through small bodegas that…

build altars, marigolds, favorite food, and also visiting graves. We honor our deceased ancestors by cooking their favorite food and putting it on the altar so they can get full. One of the most popular food offerings are tamales and there are hundreds and hundreds types of tamales they make for example chicken or pork. Mexicans have two different altars, you can find one in homes and…

not all mexican. Do you feel you face stereotypes of your ethnicity? They feel they are always stereotyped because they have lighter skin, that to everyone around them, they aren’t mexican enough. What cultural dishes do you enjoy the most? Tamales, Barbacoa (which is cow cheek and is a traditional meat used in many dishes). Chicken tacos with homemade salsa. What traditions do you follow based on your ethnicity? Christmas and mant…