As the United States entered the Second World War‚ migration to California increased because of the wartime boom‚ bringing an influx of outsiders to the state. However‚ as these newcomers came to the state‚ they were not always welcomed with open arms‚ specifically African-Americans‚ and Mexicans. The new wartime industries‚ such as the aerospace and shipping industries needed a temporary workforce as many Californians left to join the war (Textbook‚ 482-483). The state’s new workforce was incredibly
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constitution does not violate the U.S. Constitution of federal law then it is supreme within the state’s borders‚ thus in both cases the U.S.Constitution will always prevail. Hence in the case above the DOJ enforcing the constitutional laws trumps the ABC suit conflicting with state law. The U.S. Constitution will always trump any federal statute but it is irrelevant if a federal statute conflicts with a state constitution due to the supremacy clause. US Constitution Art VI‚ Clause 2 “This Constitution
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expression were an integral part of forming the cultural identity of the Chicano people. Jazz music‚ the Zoot suit‚ and urban graffiti also added to this formation and these elements combined created the revolutionary Chicano Movement. The search for the Chicano “identity” started around the 1920’s. The Mexican government commissioned Diego Rivera‚ David Siqueiros‚ and Jose Clemente‚ known as “Los Tres Grandes” or “The Big Three” to paint murals in major areas of certain cities. The goal was to introduce
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For many years now America has been seen as a melting pot. There are hundreds of immigrants coming every year from all over the world in search for something better. With them they bring their languages‚ traditions‚ music‚ and food but most importantly they bring their cultures and backgrounds that they can share with us. But does the multiplicity of cultures in the U.S (in LA) affect who we are today. Immigrants have had an impact in our society in many ways it was just very difficult for them
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illustrates thirty years of Chicano street gang life starting in 1959 in East Los Angeles. American Me came to theaters on March 13‚ 1992. This marked the directorial debut of Edward James Olmos. The protagonist is Montoya Santana whose character is based on Rodolfo Cadena and played by Edward James Olmos. Santana along with his childhood friends J.D. and Munda founded one of the most powerful street gangs in Los Angeles. Montoya Santana ran the Mexican Mafia commonly referred to as La Eme inside
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Texts can be modified or appropriated to suit different audiences or purposes‚ yet still remain firmly within the genre. Discuss Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ and at least one of the films you have studied. FW Murnau’s 1921 film Nosferatu is an appropriation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula. Despite it being an appropriation‚ explicit gothic conventions remain evident‚ which explore societal fears and values. These fears and values differ from Dracula‚ due to distinct contextual influences of different
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In your opinion‚ are women given enough freedom to choose the role models that best suit them? Are they pressured into choosing career-driven women as role models rather than women who prefer to focus on family life? Before several decades‚ women are weak‚ rely on men‚ obedient in society in country. Seems like everything women do that is for men. Women do not have freedom or choose to do what they want to do. However‚ as time change‚ people have high education‚ modern technology development and
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Chicano - a political term made popular in the sixties with the Chicano Civil Rights Movement which followed the example of the Black Civil Rights Movement. The people of the Movement adopted the word Chicano for themselves just as the African Americans had adopted Black. The Chicano Movement fought for all people of the Southwest of Mexican descendancy. These people included those whose ancestors had been citizens in the southwest when it was Mexico before the United States occupied it in 1848
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The Zoot suiters would wear high-waisted trousers‚ and a long coat with wide padded shoulders. The aryan community felt threaten like how it does now they viewed the Zoot suiters as African Americans with baggy jeans and black hoodies. The chicanos faced discrimination in Los Angeles and the white sailors used their “superiority” to harass the Mexican Americans along with in general people of
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of the theatre in this discovery of identity‚ and how did the theatre give social voice to this formerly unheard group? The clearest answer to this question can be found through the Teatro Chicano movement‚ Luis Valdez’s character El Pachuco in Zoot Suit and the performance art pieces and writings of Luis Alfaro. The name El Teatro Chicano is actually a blanket term used to describe an entire theatrical movement by the Mexican-American population in the United States. Established in 1965‚ Luis
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