Zoot suit

up in the last century (Cohen 273). Latino theatre exemplifies diversity by portraying topics that affect various Hispanic communities and cultures, along with including a mixture of both English and Spanish in many productions of plays such as Zoot Suit and Lydia (Cohen 274). Asian American theatre shows such as Miss Saigon and M. Butterfly also serve to entertain and educate audiences about issues dealing with eastern cultures, such as the political strife from past wars or immigration…

Stereotypes have been around longer than most believe. A primary example is during the Nazi era in Germany, when the government put out photos of "the Jews" having big pointy noses. They were shown as greedy monsters who smelled bad and whose jobs were to ruin the government. Another example is the "cholo" look. The look is seen on the mexican youth. The guys are dumb, gang affiliated, and usually speak broken english. The girls are essentially the same, but they are dressed as guys and their…

In the Autobiography Of Malcolm X the authors purpose contributes to the beauty and power of the text by showing the beliefs of Malcolm which he believes understanding a person, their birth must be reviewed, which relates to the authors purpose of showing the reader how Malcolm became the man he became to know in his time period. The author began the Autobiography with Malcolm still being in his "mother's womb" which could reveal the connection of his belief, which he lives on throughout his…

was also racially profiled. The Latino race didn’t have it as hard compared to the African American race, but they still had it decently bad. Latinos, mostly Mexican Americans, were very hated by American sailors, which caused the battle of the Zoot Suit Riots to break out in 1943. Over 500,000 Latinos served…

speaks to World War II historiography. Virtually all general treatments of World War II and even several studies that focus on race in the war years mention Mexican Americans not at all or only in passing, usually in reference to the Los Angeles zoot suit riots in 1943” Throughout history Mexicans have always had a problem for those seeking a better future in the…

thought they would be issues. But of course their were some biased and disagreements with what they thought they were just culturally assimilating to the US and leaving behind some of the Mexican culture by creating new identities like the Pachuco, Zoot Suits, and Braceros. Following this in chapter two, by Mireya Loza she discusses the Bracero Program provided a guide where intensive labor opposed with opportunities for pleasure and a different form of gender norms. Bracero sometimes chose to…

The counter-society development of the 1960s was a response created by the recorded amnesia from the 1950s. This forced peace, which is known as the "false accord", was broken by the impacts a generational hole. The generational crevice permitted the discontent to uncover the "shrouded" prejudice of the United States, subsequently making a counter-social development. In part 22 of Anne Moody's personal history, The Coming of Age in Mississippi, she describes the start of this counter-social…

“Nunca Jamas” was recorded by the equally legendary Trio Los Panchos, Javier Solís, and Jose Feliciano. His Pachuco music that he produced in the late 40s was used as a soundtrack for the movie that Luis Valdes produced in the late 70s for the film “Zoot…

The Party had an intimidating and immediately recognizable look. Their uniform organized the group. They wore sunglasses, black jackets, and afros, which was a full and fluffy hairstyle inspired by African Americans’ natural curls (Tortora & Marcketti, p. 551) . Kathleen cleaver is featured in an excerpt called Black Panther Style from The black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2016) explaining that as black people we wear our hair like this because we were born like this. She goes on to…

20-years-old. Property crimes such as burglary, strong-arm robbery, and vandalism were their crimes of choice. They were very defensive of their barrio, and they would protect it with a vengeance. In our readings, they talk about barrios and the zoot suits which all tie into the Mexican gang life. A lot of young Latinos join the gang because they grow up around it, it is what they see and are around every day in their lives. Just like in a video I watch about Gang Life, Isaiah Arroyo "Cholo"…