or college, I can barely recall anytime I learned something about Mexicans or Latinos in general, during the sixties. Although the other topics that are usually discussed during this period are extremely important to acknowledge in America’s history (Civil Rights Movement, Feminism, etc.), I also feel that it is important to recognize the events that took place in the Chicano movement. What I learned from this reading that Mexican immigration rose very rapidly, mainly because of the growth of Mexico’s
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On September 15, a very special person came to Texas Lutheran University to share their inspiring story. She shared her journey of being an undocumented immigrant and a victim of sexual assault. In my Mexican-American Literature class, we discuss many social issues and struggles that the Chicanx community faces, immigration being one of them. A character reflection that will be used today is from Alex Espinoza’s, Still Water Saints. Rodrigo struggles with being an undocumented immigrant and is also
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Americans have thought that Tex-Mex was Mexican food. Differences, similarities, history, and origins are a reason Tex-Mex and Mexican food are not the same.The history of Mexican food is a diverse and long one. It is believed that Mexican food came the Mayan indians. In 1521 when Spain invaded Mexico Spanish food had an impact on Mexican food. Dairy products along with many spices and herb were introduced. TexMex used to be the abbreviation for the Texas Mexican Railway. In the 1920 ́s th hyphenated
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Pacos’ Intergalactic Adventures He had always been proud of the work he did in the Intergalactic Potato Confederation (IPC). He was the highest ranking official in the Security Council subdivision, which served to maintain intergalactic peace and security for all potato-kind. Paco the potato couldn’t be happier with the work he had done over the course of a decade. On the other hand, one of his superiors, Pedro the potato, was angry at the IPC for not considering the repercussions of deploying military
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a surprise attack to kill Panfilo de Narvaez along with his army of 900 men. Panfilo died and Cortes asked Juan Rodriguez and the remaining army to join him in his conquest and promised they would become rich. In 1520-1521 Cortes and his army had a war with the Tenochtitlan Aztecs. The Spanish lost the first battle but came back with even a bigger army. At the second
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Mexicans are the strongest race, there can be but we just don’t know it. We could devour and conquer the country if we all stood together. Our ancestors went through so much trouble to thrive for a better life and future. They came from different parts the country to better their lives, but most of all to get their kids to a better start. The sociocultural approach is pertained in the Mexicans’ movement because of the suffering of their time; which led them to pursue a better life style. Every Mexican
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something everyone contributes to, if it’s conscious or not, it happens. One of the groups that faces marginalization every day is those of Latino/Hispanic origins. The fact that there are people who think that everyone coming from Latin America is Mexican only validates the existence of this idea. Although stereotypes relating to Latino/Hispanics come with a piece of truth as do all stereotypes do, breaking the myths on the Latino/Hispanic people requires understanding and education to combat the stereotypes
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to achieve accomplishments that were out of reach to Mexican Americans. On “September 12, 1989, [Dr. Garcia] Received the ‘Hispanic Heritage Award’ by the National Hispanic Leadership Conference [in] Washington, D.C" (Memorial Foundation). It
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to have hair like mine; they would tell me how life with my skin was so much more fruitful. With adolescents I had the opposite impression; time after time they would taunt me and exclude me: “you’re not Mexican enough to eat this,” “Mexicans can’t be white like you,” “you’re not a true Mexican”--these comments would echo in my mind. I felt alienated from my culture, as if I did not belong, as if I was born into the wrong family. Watching teleNovelas with my mother I came
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As a Mexican-American, it’s hard to know to wich world I should identity myself; I really feel Mexican when I eat spicy foods all days or when I dance banda in the party's, but that feeling goes away when I speak English in school or even in my house. As a Mexican, I feel myself a true, native, Mexican born American. So I am Mexican-American. Althought sometimes I feel confused as to wich world I belong to, for me there’s no question I’m first Mexican; I’m the result of my parents American dream
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