The first article I have chosen is‚ "Juncture in the road: Chicano Studies Since: "El plan de Santa Barbara" by Ignacio M. Garcia. I have chosen this particular article for various reasons. One is because reading the first few paragraphs of the article stirred up many emotions within me. I found myself growing angry and once‚ again‚ repulsed by the United States discrimination system. The more knowledge I obtain on the United States‚ on its past and how it develops today‚ I can finally say that I
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These gangs were formed in the 1960s and 1970s in prisons in California. These gangs are as follows: Aryan Brotherhood‚ La Nuestra Familia‚ Mexican Mafia‚ Texas Syndicate and The Neta Association. However‚ Zackasee writes that in 2004 the Federal Bureau of Prisons classified the following prison gangs as disruptive groups. These are as follows: the Mexican Mafia‚ the Black Guerilla Family‚ the Mexikanemi‚ the Aryan Brotherhood‚ and the Texas Syndicate. The threat of prison gangs Usually prison
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60‘s and 70‘s. The 1968 Democratic Convention was held in Chicago. There were lots of civil right issues at the time. There was the Chicano Movement which was the empowerment of Mexican Americans. What were some common Chicano culture stereotypes that existed during this time frame? What were some chief concerns of Mexican-Americans during this time (employment‚ political involvement‚
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Understanding the Chicano movement requires an understanding of the past. Often heard among Mexican Americans is the saying‚ "We did not cross the border; the border crossed us." This refers to the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the war between the United States and Mexico and ceded much of the Southwest to the U.S. government for a payment of $15 million. The treaty guaranteed the rights of Mexican settlers in the area‚ granting them U.S. citizenship after 1 year and recognizing their property
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family because most died in their adventure to South Africa. The survivors that still attend the meeting were Jasper the Dolphin‚ Will the Tortoise‚ Jimmy the Grape‚ and Dollace. “Last night I had a dream‚” Hector explained‚ “that I will create a Mexican restaurant and turn this family back into rich people again!” “How is that possible? You do not have enough money to even buy a piece of wood to start a restaurant.” Dollace described doubtingly. “Quiet down Dollace.” Great Aunt Jasper the Dolphin
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Chicano Movement‚ not only did the rebellious youth of the 20th century create a drastic change in the connotations associated with Mexican-Americans but they also sculpted‚ painted‚ sang and danced to form a cultural identity unique and distinctly their own. Mainly focusing on Southern California during the 1940’s to the present‚ Chicano Art took its roots from Mexican painters like Rivera‚ Siqueiros‚ and Viramontes. The struggle for a Chicano identity‚ one that was not instilled by the dominating
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Whose values count? Culture: any group sharing values‚ beliefs‚ customs “…isms” ethnicism/racism sexism heterosexism (homophobia) classism ageism prejudice against disabled religious bigotry Cultural Competence Familiarity with other groups culture Know thyself People including students‚ therapist‚ profs‚ are humans first and Three challenges to know about yourself Humans rarely contemplate the origin‚ validity or meaning of their value Humans underestimate the arbitrariness
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Alvarado 1 Scot Butwell Period 4 English 12 Mexican-American Women: Bound by Tradition The plot of the 2002 movie Real Women Have Curves revolves around a young Mexican-American woman named Ana‚ who has graduated high school and in hopes of pursuing a college education. Ana is the youngest daughter of her traditional‚ first-generation‚ Mexican-American parents. Although Ana is a bright young female‚ she is enslaved by Mexican tradition; she has the potential to attend Columbia University
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how much does it have to flourish in order to be granted racial status? This is the issue the Mestizos in both Mexico and greater Mexico run into in defining themselves. The interesting statistic is that‚ given only the racial choices on a census‚ Mexicans choose to define themselves differently depending on where they live‚ the percentages changing between Mestizos in Mexico and those living in the United States. I believe that Mestizos living in the United States predominantly choose white as their
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What immigration policies proved problematic for Mexican officials? Speculators acquiring land grants‚ promising to build companies‚ but selling the land to Americans instead. National Colonization Law (1824) – gave states the power to govern immigration; didn’t work well State Colonization Law (1825) – encouraged immigration Coahuila y Texas; made things worse American immigrants began to outnumber Mexicans and refused to acknowledge Mexican culture Who were the key figures in leading the
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