Dear President Obama, Your goals on this nation is to benefit more people of the U.S. by raising minimum wages and giving the people more opportunities to move this nation forward by creating more jobs. Someone with such a huge influence on the nation should have a day to honor his achievements. So therefore, I believe Cesar Chavez should have a national holiday. I understand he has a state holiday, Cesar Chavez Day in California, Texas, and Colorado. His political and civic participation
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Mexico. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian and The Devil’s Highway, they both facing the poverty issue. Sherman Alexie is telling us about the Indian American living in a hard life and Luis Alberto Urrea is telling us about the poor Mexican people migrating to United States for gaining wealth. Both of the two stories meets the same problem which is poverty forcing them to make change. The path to success are tough and hard, both of them have to discard something for the cost. However
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Latino countries like Mexico and El Salvador many connected to those homeland do not associate with each other due to pride. On the other hand calling yourself Hispanic,Latino, or Mexican-American gives you a sense of belonging in a group of people who you call your family. In the article, Are Chicana/os the Same as Mexicans “This term is often used to refer collectively to all Spanish-speakers. However, it specifically connotes a lineage or cultural heritage related to Spain. As many millions of people
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acquired his doctorate in Social Sciences in Education at Stanford University in 1978. Currently, he is a professor of History at the University of Houston. Through the years, he specializes Mexican-American
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The southern border of the United States has been left open, leaving the entire border of the nation open for whoever wants to try America for themselves. Walking in almost freely through our great country's border. Mexican illegal immigrants have infiltrated the u.s. in the millions, and in their teeming masses have done horrors to the likes of true native and naturalized citizens. Their gangs and criminals perpetrate a large percentage of murders, thefts, robberies, and other crimes, creating an
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The most prominent focal group in Dane County is Hispanic or Latino. Even though, the Hispanic or Latino group turns out to be the largest among our focal groups in Dane County, their population percentage (6.3%) is significantly lower than that of the U.S. overall (17.6%). Additionally, due to the large percentage of Whites in Dane County (85.8% compared to the U.S. overall of 77.1%) and relatively low percentage of Blacks (5.4% compared to the U.S. overall of 13.3%) and Latinos, the large majority
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People like you and I don't really apreciate our citizenship and the privileges that come with it. The undocumented population doesn't have those same privileges.What is a undocumented immigrant? An undocumented immigrant is as stated by texas.edu “Typically, undocumented immigrants have entered the U.S. without inspection or legal permission or through the use of false papers. Being undocumented can also refer to a person with expired paperwork or a person in deportation proceedings.” . But, by
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My True Cultural Identity Being born as your average American, I never really payed much attention to my true cultural identity or where I originated from. Instead, I lived according to who I thought I was and did things the way any typical American would do. However, this story isn’t about who I thought I was or why I have dealt with the fact that I am an American, this story is about who I really am and what I’ve learned about my true cultural identity. Since before I can remember, my grandfather
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Chicano’s life where it becomes critical to reflect upon the achievements of their people. Due to the poor quality of this nation’s educational system and the lack of resources available to predominantly Latino schools, the accomplishments of many Mexican-American leaders are hidden; instead, history classes all over the country choose to discuss the ways in which the prevailing race has contributed to society. As a result, students are left to embark on their own educational journeys, and in the process
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The term Chicano or Chicana refers to Mexicans living in the United States. The Chicanos have experienced discrimination from citizens of the United States for a long period of time. The original citizens of the United States refer Chicanos as a group of displaced people who migrated to the United States to seek refuge (Brunswick and Rutgers, 1983).The Americans denied them certain human rights such as worshiping, carrying out their cultural practices, right to equal education and right to vie for
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