Chicano History And How It Has Been Throughout The Years

Chapter five in the book, From Indians to Chicanos, by James Diego focusses on the how the breakup and transformation of the social order happen. There are three subtopics that the chapter covers. The subtopics are the contact enlightenment, the conflict that occurred because they wanted independence and the change that happen when they experimentation on the nationalism. These three things were important because they had to do a lot with how the breakup and transformation of the social order happened.

It is crazy how much acceptance and understanding comes out of hearing someone else’s narrative. Yesterday, I read an academic journal by Traci Fordham-Hernandez titled, Raising Chicanos in the Great White North: A White Mother’s Muse, and it gave me a new perspective on the challenges that parents with two different ethnicities, cultures, and customs face when raising children. Undeniably, preserving the customs of our Mexican heritage mom has been something that you constantly try to instill in us so that we do not forget who we are. Traci, the mother in this narrative, is white, her husband is Mexican-American/ Chicano, and her children areLrt brown Mexican-American/Chicana/o. Just to give you a little bit of background mom, Traci lives

“I'm not Mexican. I am not American. I am not American in USA and Mexican in Mexico. I am Chicano everywhere. I do not have to assimilate anything. I have my own history”, stated the writer and novelist Carlos Fuentes. The Chicano subculture is the mixture of the Mexican and the American cultures. This subculture has its own history and unique characterizations that make it stand out. According to the Merriam Webster dictonary the word subculture is defined as “a group that has beliefs and behaviors that are different from the main groups within a culture or society”. The Chicano subculture has a history, language, leaders, art, literature, and even their music, and it’s the perfect example for this definition of the word subculture.

Chapter three in the book From Indians To Chicano by James Diego Vigil focuses on explaining the breakup and the transformation that occur with the social order. This chapter talks about who were the conquerors, how the destruction of Tenochtitlan occurred and how the colonial practices began after that. These three subtopics are important because it is what made Mexico. The first subtopic the book talks about is the conquerors.

During the late sixties and early seventies, a Mexican - American movement was taking place in the United States, The Chicano movement. This movement takes place because of the Mexican American society 's suppression in the country. Indeed, during the years, 1966 to 1981 was a period where the Mexican American society was looking for equality and justice from the Government of the United States. In fact, they will start to organize their own communities, where the Government will accept their new ideas. David Montejano, “a historian and sociologist, and Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley,” wrote about that movement that helps the Mexican - American society being part of the United States. One of his books is Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836-1986, where he describes the relation that the Anglo and the Mexican American people have in those years. In the same way, he wrote Quixote’s Soldiers: A local history of the Chicano Movement, 1966 - 1981, where he describes the Chicano movement as a way of helping the Mexican American community. By describing the Chicano Movement and the political changes made in San Antonio, Montejano relates the problems of equality and justice, the organization created at that time, and the consequences of this movement.

Chicano Studies has been taught in schools for many years now, however there has been recent issues on whether Chicano Studies should be banned or stay available in schools. Many believe that Chicano Studies has played a beneficial role in student’s success while others strongly disagree. I will be presenting both sides of the issue on whether there should be a Chicano studies curriculum or not. I propose having several regulations for Chicano Studies in a way that may not be too liberal and will essentially satisfy both parties.

In American history, civil rights movements have played a major role for many ethnics in the United States and have shape American society to what it is today. The impact of civil rights movements is tremendous and to an extent, they accomplish the objectives that the groups of people set out to achieve. The Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement, more commonly known as the Chicano Movement or El Movimiento, was one of the many movements in the United States that set out to obtain equality for Mexican-Americans (Herrera). At first, the movement had a weak start but eventually the movement gained momentum around the 1960’s (Herrera). Mexican-Americans, also known as Chicanos, began to organize in order to eliminate the social barriers that

Ochoa began as a young girl living in Kenner, LA from a low socioeconomic family. As the daughter of two Honduran immigrants, Dr. Ochoa learned from an early age the value of hard work, the importance of family, and especially the value of an education. Dr. Ochoa credits much of her success to her family for their support and guidance throughout her

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Discrimination has been the brawn of injustices done to people of color. Most don't know of the Chicano struggle in the United Stated for the past four to six generations. Chicanos in America were forced to face chaos, poverty, and pain. Chicano, by Richard Vasquez is a perfect example of how Mexican Americans and Chicanos were treated in America during the 90's. Although Chicanos faced a burdensome life in America, lots of customs and culture immigrated to America with them, which has fabricated the Chicano Culture. The book Chicano profoundly demonstrates how hard it was for a Mexican family to immigrate to America. Once Chicanos started a life in America, it was very hard to get out of it. Mexicans were not socially accepted because

Provided how squeamish I can be, I did not want to become a medical health professional despite my ancestral lineage’s commonality of such professions. This trend led my family to expect me to mirror my grandfather’s career and become a medical physician. My family viewed health care workers as the optimal profession for humanitarian purposes. However, my grandfather believed that an engineer creates solutions to human problems and thus can have a larger human impact than a health professional. I decided to major in chemical engineering as an undergraduate with his words in mind.

Chicano society in the United States is still having some issues regarding acculturation and racism. It has been a conflict between Mexican-American and Anglo-American, each fighting to keep their legacy alive, by attacking the other community for many years, since the Mexican American war. Also, the racism against Mexican was and still is a problem, although not as harsh as before. Chicanos are fighting to keep their traditions and history alive.

Throughout history, the Chicano movement has never given up. The Chicano movement believes that giving up is not a choice. They determined to one day receive equal rights. A Chicanos dream is to travel with their family outside of the country, vote during elections, earning fair pay, although they haven't accomplished that yet. Chicanos are very talented people who migrate to America in order to provide themselves a better future and their kids a successful life, however, it's not that easy.

Together they raised nine children, 3 females and 6 males, she is the second oldest daughter and the third oldest child. Growing up she attended school up until high school and throughout her education, she helped with the drudgery of the home and nurtured her younger boisterous siblings. Moreover, her daily schedule included the preparations of meals, which were mostly simple dishes always involving beans, attending school, persuading her sibling to get ready for school, finishing homework assignments, and entertaining them while her parents worked. Holidays most celebrated were Christmas, New Years, Rosca de Reyes, Day of the dead, and the bull fights festivals, all having their very own dining event. Her life didn’t always orbit around her education and family. She also had an abundance of friends and considered herself a social person during her childhood. Friendships during her adolescence consisted of kids from the neighborhood and from school, they would play games like tag, run races, and explore the town. On the cusp of adulthood, she would spend her time with girlfriends chatting, congregating by the river or plaza, and enjoying her free days by drinking and

Born and raised in Mendoza, she grew up in the country where she wasn't unable to attend secondary school. While, at home, she was thought things that were expected from women at the time, and worked in a factory. She did not know anything about politics although, she knew about the coups and events going in Buenos Aires. Eventually, she married a man from Buenos Aires and starts her life as a housewife. During the coup of 1976, her husband and eldest son tell her about how the rise of Videla will impact the country negatively leaving hunger and suffering. Although, she did not know what was happening throughout the country, her son informed her everyday about the unemployment and killings of civilians.