Mexican American Heritage Studies Textbook Analysis

For example, “In a society marked by class and racial-ethnic segregation, appeals to either class or race had the potential to mobilize the Mexican American community, but other identities were also important,” (264). Perhaps Montejano cannot help but include his opinion in his book because he was however, part of the movement as a child and grew up in and around the poor, working-class. He says in his book he said he lived down the block from the Menchaca Courts and as adolescents he and his siblings had a few run in with rock throwing and insults from the pachucos (6). He could not sympathize on the side of the “gringos” since he did face the adversities of living in the west side of town. Also, his primary accounts are for the most part from the side of the Chicano’s who endured the challenges and how they felt during the movement. If it wasn’t biased, then he would have included an equal number of primary sources from the Anglo’s point of view of the Chicano movement but he

Throughout this first chapter of Latino Americans the key points in my opinion were the following. Starting with the origin story of the Americas, the book mentions there might not be a definitive starting point because there “500 nations in North America before a European ship ever dropped anchor off the Eastern Seaboard” (Suarez 3). The book from this point on chronologically starts narrating, first about 55 years before Protestant refugees from Mayflower ever stepped on American soil, a Spanish sailor Pedro Menendez de Aviles forced French protestants from their Florida coast settlement to then stablish St. Augustine. From this point the book continues to tell the stories of Juan de Oñate, from witnessing the founding of Santa Fe, the oldest capital of North America, to exploring more than half a dozen of American states, he is one of the most fundamental conquistadors who is the least

Title of Research: Hispanic on Board: How does Hispanic experience gap in career promotion in comparison with American employee. Background: The arguments to explain career theories have been criticized for their lack of ability to explain career development among racial and ethnic minorities (Brown, 2002; Fassinger, 2001; Fitzgerald & Betz 1994), and among

Bin, Leslie Mexican American History - 2327 Tovanche, Juan September 11, 2015 Mexican American History In The Classroom "A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots." was said by Marcus Garvey. Some observers may criticize the fact that Mexican American History is taught at the greater academic level, however a more diverse curriculum is fundamental in developing an awareness for racism; the recognition of potential self-subjugation through lack of education; and the basic obligation to keep students cognizant of a world beyond themselves. Mexican American History as well as the histories of other cultures/countries should be taught in the classroom for the sake of cultivating a broader

Unfortunately much of the Latino history has been ignored or not written in conventional textbooks, but the reality is that Latinos experienced similar experiences to the ones of African Americans. According to Richard Delgado, “Recent research by reputable historians shows that Latinos, particularly Mexican Americans in the southwest, were lynched in large numbers during roughly the same period when lynching of blacks ran rampart” (583). Moreover, Latinos have also been heavily discriminated within the educational system through segregation. Latinos along with African American were not allowed to attend school with white children and often had schools assigned to them. The purpose of segregating was to, “isolate Mexican American children and to retard their educational process” (Perea 601). Other methods of academically repressing Latinos included retaining them “in first grade for two or three years, which automatically placed them behind their Anglo peers” (Perea 602). Some of the rationale behind segregating children was that stereotypes were prevalent amid educators. Juan F. Perea sites in his article that show that, “teachers viewed their . . . students as lazy and favored Anglo students in . . . leadership roles . . . [that] were necessary to teach Anglos how to control and lead Mexicans” (Perea 602). The previous clearly demonstrates that the educational system sought hinder Latinos in the educational system for the purpose of maintaining a working

My person I have researched for Hispanic Heritage Month is Pam Munoz Ryan. Pam Munoz Ryan was born in Bakersfield, California’s San Joaquin valley on December 25, 1951. Pam Munoz Ryan was a famous book writer. She has won many awards such as, the Pura Belpre Medal, the Jane Addams

I am fortunate that I have been in study about the Hispanic culture, so I will name a few of my strategies that will accommodate this assignment. My first strategy would be to do some research; I believe that is the profound way to find out about culture, the differences and similarities. The research will help in defining ways to interact, assess and implement changers that need to be addressed. The next strategy would be to practice what I have learned about the Hispanic culture by being involved and applying the learned skills that will encourage or enhance the engagement process and built great rapport. The next strategy is to seek training this is so important, in order to do my job correctly. I believe that this is an added tool to approach the Hispanic culture because the lack of training and education could be like a spinning tire in mud. The absence of respect, as noted by Delgado (2007) can result in inaccurate history, decreased satisfaction, nonadherence to intervention, and inadequate follow-up. Yes, it is necessary to draw from scholarly research because much of our resources to help the Hispanic culture in evidence based and accurate.

In the Texas Tribune the article: “Committee Denounces Proposed Mexican-American Studies Textbook” explains how many people who contributed to this book to only show wrong ideas and how it is just about hate. The different people that were in the article mentioned that the new textbook had 54 pages that were wrong in all ways. State Board Member Ruben Cortez Jr said “it is an utter shame we must deal with racially offensive academic work”.

Within America, each state is responsible for the operation of public schools and rules addressing curriculum, teaching methods, and learning materials; the process Texas has implemented to adopt new school textbooks is illustrated in the three articles, “Publisher Defends Controversial Mexican-American Studies Textbook, “Explained: how Texas picks its textbooks,” and “Teaching Truthiness.” These articles, in particular, focus on problems with Mexican-American Heritage, a proposed Mexican-American textbook for schools in Texas. They each express similar information over this event, such as the unique viewpoints of people involved. By analyzing this information, it becomes apparent that the current adoption process for textbooks in Texas doesn't

This article is interesting because it shows the many conflicting view points regarding Hispanic Heritage month. It also tells a story about racial identity. For example, "Cesar Lopez identifies himself as Honduran", but Abraham Espina identifies her as Mexican. No matter what they identify as, they are always put into categories such as Hispanic or Latino. This proves a a dilemma for young Spanish speaking people who are trying to identify themselves and celebrate their heritage. Would it be possible to possible to be more precise with the recognition of Spanish and Latin American heritage? This article makes me wonder about who has the right to put people into groups; is it the government or the people

Mexican Americans (Spanish: mexico-americanos or estadounidenses de origen mexicano) are Americans of full or partial Mexican descent. As of July 2013, Mexican Americans made up 10.9% of the United States' population, as 34.6 million U.S. residents identified as being of full or partial Mexican ancestry.[1] As of July 2013, Mexican Americans comprised 64.1% of all Hispanics and Latinos in the United States.[1]

The de los Rios article taught me something I did not know about the curriculum that is represented in schools. In the article I noticed that some of the students like Reina a self-identifiers Guatemalan who felt embarrassed about who she was and how she wished she was “White American” but with the Chicana /o-Latina/ o studies helped her learn how to love herself and accept who she is as a Guatemalan. I agree with her research that claims resentment of a race or a class of people , if we look at how Reina felt about herself it is because of the environment around her that made her think that she was not beautiful and made her want to be white , however after taking the Chicana/ o-Latina/ o studies she had a self -revelation which from reading

In the article “Status of the Historiography of Chicano Education: A Preliminary Analysis” Guadalupe San Miguel Jr mentions Several factors that have altered and molded Chicanos throughout time. The cultural imbalance, geographical and society changes caused Chicanos to feel unfit for the Anglo-Society. This prevented Chicanos students from attending school

Jeffrey M. Pilcher and Samuel Ramos on the Topic of Mexican Culture It is a known fact that every human being communicates through language, but perhaps a little known fact that we communicate even through the food we eat. We communicate through food all the meanings that we assign and attribute to our culture, and consequently to our identity as well. Food is not only nourishment for our bodies, but a symbol of where we come from. In order to understand the basic function of food as a necessity not only for our survival, we must look to politics, power, identity, and culture.

Currently, more than half of the public schools are Hispanic so teachers and activists are now demanding schools to teach Mexican American studies. The controversial issue over the newly proposed Mexican American textbook being used in Texas public schools brings up multiple issues in the educational system. Critics call it inaccurate, racist, and ignorant and it should be not released. "There's no way this textbook can be corrected. The errors are so extensive," says Trinidad Gonzales, a history professor at South Texas College (Isensee). The authors of the book can’t even depict the difference between a Mexican and a Chilean. If the State Board of Education has Mexican American studies as a course of study in all Texas public schools, publishers