James Peltz Analysis

Cinco de Mayo is another example of appropriation of a Hispanic Culture. Cinco de Mayo is the historical event in Pueblo, Mexico where the Mexican Army was outnumbered to the French army who tried to invade Puebla in hopes of conquering it, Mexico won on May 5th, 1862. According to Symone Roque of 303Magazine.com the people who celebrate Cinco de Mayo most are Mexican Americans and Non-Latinos in the United States. Whether they use it to drink and party it's a huge disrespect to many Mexicans that do take pride in the day where their ancestors stopped the invasion of the French. People who celebrate it are usually culturally insensitive and use costumes that are seen as racist, where I agree because I seen white

As a little girl, I learned a lot about my Mexican heritage. I even joined my parents in their dance group and still involved in it today. Over the years it’s been so fun, and it helped me learn a lot about different Mexican counties. Who would've thought that I would learn so much just by dancing. I know it sounds crazy, but it’s the truth. Also being a little girl I learned about “Day Of The Dead” which in Spanish is called “dia de los muertos” which is a two day celebration. The day’s in which this takes place is September 1 and 2nd. September 1st we honor the children and September 2nd we honor the adults. When I was little I never fully understood why we celebrated people deaths. I always thought when someone dies we show our respects and grief about it, but throwing a whole

II. Summary of points: I hope that I have opened your eyes to the celebration of Dia de los Muertos by informing you about the history and why it is sometimes referred to as “a tradition that refuses to die”, how it is celebrated around the world, and the symbolism involved in the celebration.

Foreigners have more trouble understanding Dia de Los Muertos than any of Mexico's other celebrations. At first glance, they see Day of the Dead decorations which are colored paper garlands, little skeletons performing daily tasks and sugar skulls inscribed with names, which remind them of Halloween. Other tourists discover that much like Memorial or Remembrance Day in the US, families here visit, clean and decorate graves of loved ones for the

Stavans, Ilan. The Riddle of Cantinflas: Essays on Hispanic Popular Culture. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2012.

Cultural appropriation is not seen exclusively in dance but rather a multitude of pop culture. For example in fashion. Fashion is a huge part of today's culture, and many designers created their clothing through the inspiration of other objects and or culture. Appropriation begins to

In Western culture, people seldom realize the amount of cultural appropriation that occurs around them. Westerners are blinded by cultural mockery and cultural appropriation without realizing its offensive effects to minority groups. During the Halloween holiday, in Western culture, people of all ages dress up in a variety of costumes such as horror themed, fairy tale themed, job themed, cultural themed and much more. Harvard University members have argued that a cultural themed costume is a form of cultural appropriation. Also in Western culture, in the music industry, white artists have utilized and exploited aspects from minority cultures to boost their fame. Costumes, props, ideas, music, and others considered as cultural appropriation is often overlooked but it is apparent when closely examined.

December 12th is not just another ordinary day. For me and for many other Hispanics we celebrate El Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe on this date. People officially started celebrating El Dia de la Virgen on 1859. This tradition has been going on for more than 150 years and it will continue to be celebrated. Not only do we dedicate this day to the Virgin Mary but honor her with flowers, performances, music, and dances. On this paper I will be discussing the history behind el 12 de Diciembre, the appearance of the Virgin Mary to Juan Diego, and what people do to celebrate this special day.

1) Claim: Halloween being one of the world’s oldest holidays is still celebrated in many other countries around the globe. In Mexico and other Latin American countries Dia de los Muertos is a huge part of their culture.

Today, Native Americans are facing a rising challenge in cultural appropriation as their cultural practices are exploited by the dominant groups. Their traditional items are misrepresented in a disrespectful and wrongful way. Fashion is undeniably the area where cultural appropriation takes place most frequently (Holloway, 2016), and it has been taking place since the 1800s (Bazylinski, 2013). As a result, it will be relevant to examine more deeply at the cultural appropriation of the Native Americans by the American fashion industries today. This essay will describe the misrepresentation of Native Americans’ traditional items by the fashion industry, looking more closely into the problem, namely the causes and implications of inappropriate representation of the Native Americans’ items. It will then present a judgement on the current solution as well as suggesting a possible solution that can more effectively tackle the consequences of cultural appropriation in the fashion industry.

Many cultures incorporate styles, looks, and clothing from other races, and religions, to create or add into their own traditions. Everywhere you look, you see a mixture of traditions, from music, to foods served in a restaurant. Some people might even begin to love a certain tradition so much that they claim it as their own, which is not a bad thing unless they change up the name, or say that their race, culture was practicing it first, which is called subject appropriation. Subject appropriation occurs when an outsider represents members or aspects of another culture.(qtd Young 136).

This weekend I went to the Figge Art Museum to celebrate and learn about Dia de los Muertos with my friend Grace. While there, I learned that Day of the Dead is celebrated from October 31st through November 2nd and it originated in Mexico. I saw that you can celebrate Day of the Dead by putting things people liked when they were living, such as a drink, food, flowers, sports jerseys, even a box of cereal, in a shrine for them. Some people paint their faces to look like skulls with pretty or meaningful designs on them in color or in black and white and people decorate sugar skulls that you can eat with frosting. Crafts are also a big part of Day of the Dead. While Grace and I were at the Figge we saw several paper mache statues of skulls doing

If you are still blind and don't know what culture appropriation is, let me explain it to you. Culture appropriation is the borrowing of someone else's culture. No, no, actually, it's the "stealing" of someone else's cultural and using it for yourself.

One depiction of Mexican holidays shaping the city of Los Angeles into a Latino city can be seen in the Mexican holiday El Dia del Los Muertos. For instance, Mexicans believe in the concept of death not being the end of a person’s life as Paz

Cultural appropriation is when someone adopts aspects of a culture that’s not their own. That's only the icing on the cake. It’s particularly a power dynamic in which members of a dominant culture take elements from a culture of people who have been systematically oppressed by that dominant group. Cultural appropriation is not the same as cultural appreciation, (when people share mutually with each other, because cultural exchange lacks that systemic power dynamic). When it comes to wearing fashion based on other cultures, it’s hard to know if you’re being tacky, cool, or offensive. Practicing appropriating culture let’s people show love for the culture,