My name is Fartun Khalin. I am a technical writing student at the University of New Mexico - Los Alamos. As part of my English course‚ I have been assigned a writing project to assist a local community service organization. I am especially interested in working with your organization because of the great impact your diversity and outreach program has had helping newly arrived refugees settle and assimilate in their new home. I had the opportunity to talk to few of the people that had completed your
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Navajo from Spanish/Mexican raids on the Navajo’s cattle. Eventually‚ a new military commander‚ James H. Carleton‚ was named in New Mexico and he began to raid Navajo lands with a vengeance. He ordered the Navajo to surrender. When the majority of the Navajo refused‚ their crops were destroyed and they were forced to leave their lands in what is called ‘The Long Walk’. They were forced to a reservation in Fort Sumter‚ New Mexico some 300 miles away. The reservation failed because it was designed to
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meet up by the conquistadors. The apache is a native american tribe ‚ they are related to the native american tribe from south western united states. Apache people have lived in Eastern Arizona New Mexico (sonora and chihuahua )‚ Mexico‚ West Texas and Southern Colorado. Apache homelands are normally high mountains‚ water valleys‚
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men laws and the government being thoughtless. The Navajo have been uprooted and placed on reservations; where the government wanted them. The Navajo have been called the Bedouins of America. They are a large nomad tribe. They live in the New Mexico‚ Arizona‚ Utah‚ and `Colorado area. The tribe builds their own homes‚ but the women are the laborers of their construction crew. In this essay‚ when it is completed I will give you all the information that you will be able to obtain. How
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United States is difficult to characterize; a massive demographic that has made its home in an equally massive nation - every major US city today boasts an impressive and diverse Hispanic population. Nowhere is this more true than in Los Angeles and New York City‚ where Hispanic Americans number in the millions. But who are Hispanic Americans? To what degree have they assimilated to the broader “mainstream” American culture? How do they differ from one another? In major American cities‚ Hispanics
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tension caused farmers to kill many Indians‚ even friendly ones. For many Native Americans the clash of the two races resulted in tension as the white settlers tried to change the Indian way of life. This was true of the Pueblo Indians in present day New Mexico who felt threatened by the Spanish because they were trying to impose an unfamiliar‚ Christian life on the Indians. With both groups we see a common tension: people are feeling threatened as a result of Native Americans and white settler interaction
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The Status of Mexican Americans‚ 1848-1900 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: treaty that conclude the war b/w U.s and Mexico. U.S wins and texas is now part of USA 50% of Territory: mexico forced by this treaty to give up 50% of its territory Mexican Nationals Property & Economic Rights Article IX: provide protection of property Article X: grants citizenship Changing Society: Americanization 1. head political system 2. dislocate the landed elite 3. displace
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Javier Hernández‚ aka "Chicharito"‚ is a Mexican soccer player who plays for Manchester United‚ being the first Mexican to do so. Before‚ he played for the Mexican team Guadalajara (a.k.a Chivas). He made his début for the Mexico national football team in September 2009 in a match against Colombia and represented them at the 2010 FIFA World Cup scoring two goals. Javier was born in Guadalajara on June 1st‚ 1988 and first played soccer when he was seven years old. His father‚ Javier Hernández Gutiérrez
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daily purposes‚ but the older they are‚ the less they are used. Zarapes del saltillo are located in Coahuila‚ which is North of Mexico. They were originally used for protection and warmth in the dessert. Today‚ they are used as blankets‚ bedspreads‚ table runners and more. They are also known as a highly symbolic garment. Tapetes de oaxaca are located in Oaxaca‚ Mexico. The specific patterns and colors used depend on the region and tribe. Most of the rugs and blankets are hung up on the wall‚ in
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Two Gray Hills Area Square foot for square foot‚ the Two Gray Hills is the finest rug that has come-and continues to come-from the post-Classic Navajo loom. The Two Gray Hills post‚ along with the neighboring posts of Brinks (at Newcomb) and Toadlena (which means "water bubbling out of the ground")‚ are west of U.S. Highway 666 midway between Shiprock and Gallup. Toadlena is at the foot of the Chuska’ Mountains; Two Gray Hills is on the plain‚ and Brinks is on the highway. Two competing traders
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