Discrimination is like looking at a box of crayons and not seeing all of the colors. The police brutalize to people in the U.S. who they frequently arrest entire groups of Mexican American kids who socialize on street corners and they charge them with vagrancy‚ crimes. Since Mexican Americans are the largest racial minority in Los Angeles‚ discussions about youth crime waves and rebellion inevitably focused on them. This is an example of how youth are criminalized in our community
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September 22‚ 2011 The book Zoot Suit has symbolic significance for Mexican Americans and tells about the riots during the World War II. The Sleepy Lagoon Murder was one-step in the fight for the rights and respect of Mexicans American’s. In the play El Pachuco wearing an elegant long zoot suit‚ and is the centerpiece of the play where he is able to pause time and take Henry to the past. El Pachuco symbolizes Mexican American youths who fought for nationalism‚ family‚ and equality. Throughout the
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Among some of the most revered modern forms of artwork has included Chicano Art that had a core relationship to Las Carpas‚ Indigenismo‚ rascuachismo and other forms of performance art. Indigenismo or Indianism was a political ideology in the Latin American countries that sought nationwide relation between the state and the indigenous minorities. In some quarters it was perceived as the pursuit of social and political inclusion among the indigenous people in America through national level reforms ad
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Mexican American Cultural Approaches to Health Mexican American‚ or Latino‚ traditional views on health and healing practices are influenced by several other cultures that they have historically had some kind of contact with‚ such as the Spanish colonizers‚ indigenous Indian populations‚ and Western medical practitioners. This varied background accounts for their holistic healing methods and their belief that good health stems from internal balance‚ a clear conscience‚ and a strong spiritual relationship
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Antithesis in "Legal Alien" "Legal Alien‚" a collection from "Chants‚" is a short free versed poem written by Pat Mora. The poem explores the lives of Mexican-Americans and the cultural tension they have to face. The poet discusses a bi-cultural person whose parents are from Mexico but the person was born and raised in America and is an American citizen by law. Although he can speak fluent English and Spanish‚ he still has a hard time being accepted by both or one race. Mora’s use of poetic techniques
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how you came about. “Legal Alien/ Extranjera Legal” by Pat Mora gives a very realistic message of how it can feel to be a mexican american and to be seen as a ‘legal alien’. To feel not wanted by either side‚ and to be judged based on the origins of your ancestors and your race. “viewed by Anglos as perhaps exotic‚/ perhaps inferior‚ definitely different‚/ viewed by mexicans as alien.” This here‚ is a perfect example of the way Mora feels about being judged and seen as an alien and her interesting
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catholic man who had nothing just like those he help fight for; “one of America’s most influential labor leaders of the late twentieth century” (Griswold del Castillo); and one “who became the most important Mexican-American leader in the history of the United States” (Ender). Cesar Chavez; an American farm worker‚ who would soon become the labor leader that led to numerous improvements for union workers; it is recorded that Chavez was born near Yuma‚ Arizona on March 31‚ 1927 and died on April 23‚ 1993
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caused controversy and outrage in Mexican-American activism. This book is put together with documented evidence and interviews with key figures. Carroll explains the reason behind why Longoria’s incident ignited activism. There were more severe acts of discrimination against Mexican Americans that were not brought into the spot light. He clarifies why this particular incident became such a turning point in nationalism and emotion between the Mexican and American cultures. Felix Longoria was a first
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Tortilla Curtain by T.C Boyle‚ the author clearly illustrates the borders in the lives of the Mossbachers and the Rincons: as not only physical borders but mental. These borders separate each couple into their own worlds and show the idea of the American Dream can never truly be achieved. The Mossbachers are a middle-class‚ white family that lives in the Arroyo Blanco Estates. They have a nice house‚ two expensive cars‚ and can buy about whatever they please but they unsatisfied‚ still wanting more
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Reading Response 4 – Manuel Munoz‚ “Leave Your Name at the Border” (71-75). In “Leave Your Name at the Border” Manuel Munoz states that he is a Mexican American living in a small California town. Growing up‚ he and his peers spoke English at school and Spanish at home. Munoz writes about how American names are becoming more popular among immigrant Mexicans. RR4 Munoz Page 2 Response In “Leave Your Name at the Border‚” Manuel Munoz describes how people today "leave their name at the border" which
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