Reflective Essay On Mexican American

How would you discuss the worldviews and value systems of Indigenous peoples prior to European contact/invasion? How did these worldviews impact all aspects of life (science, agriculture, language, spirituality, etc.) for indigenous peoples?

Becoming Mexican American is George J. Sanchez’s document how Chicanos survived as a community in Los Angeles during the first part of the twentieth century. He goes into detail of how many thousands of Mexicans were pushed back in to Mexico during a formal repatriation. Those that survived in Los Angeles joined labor unions and became involved in New Deal politics.

Hispanics or Latinos are defined as a people of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish speaking culture. This term “Hispanics” was created by the U.S. federal government in the early 1970’s to refer to Americans born in a Spanish speaking nation or with ancestry to Spanish territories. Hispanics people are vibrant, socializing, and fun loving people. Among various facts associated to this culture is that they have a deep sense of involvement in their family traditions and cultures.

Section A: I am a Mexican-American woman, born to Mexican immigrant parents, and by birthright an American citizen. In my phenotype, I do not look like a stereotypical American, with blonde hair, blue eyes, or a light complexion. I have black hair, dark brown eyes, and a light brown skin complexion. While exploring my identity and my sense of belonging in my Mexican-American, or Chicana identity, I can relate to the growth and development described in the Model of Death and Dying. For, I have the privileges of an American, but have witnessed discrimination against my fellow Mexicans counterparts.

More than a century of prejudice against one of the largest minority residing in the United States that continues today. To these days Hispanics are targets of discrimination and are not offer equal opportunities in jobs and education. The roots of discrimination go back to the end of the Mexican War when thousands of Mexicans became American citizens overnight. The sign of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo not only transfer land to the United States but also the people that live there before it became territory of the United States. These people began to suffer from discrimination in their owl land. Their sons and daughters did not have better luck because even thought they were born in the United States therefore they are American citizens

“Wow...there is no way you’re Latino. You’re way too white!” was the ignorant remark made by a one of my peers during my school’s annual Latin-American Fest. Initially, hearing this claim made me look into the mirror. I began to stroke my face and examine my physical features. Was this true? Was I not Latino enough? Did the amount of melanin or lack thereof deem me as Latino?

Many Mexican Americans have been able to accomplish their own versions of the American dream by attending a 4-year college, owning businesses, and taking on political and public service careers. However, Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants continue to face the hardships that their ancestors went through in the 20th century. The ethnic Mexican experience in the United States has been a difficult one for Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans of the first generation. Two key factors that continue to shape the lives of Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants are labor laws and the citizenship process. Focusing on the research, statistics, and information provided by Mai Ngai “The Architecture of Race in American Immigration”, Natalia Molina’s, “In a Race All Their Own": The Quest to Make Mexicans Ineligible for U.S. Citizenship”, and George J. Sanchez, “Becoming Mexican American” will provide the cause and effect of labor laws and citizenship laws that made an impact on the lives of Mexicans during the 20th century.

As the population of Latin America and the Caribbean raised in 1995 with a 190 percent increase (Gonzalez 199), the job markets in Mexico are becoming scarce and competitive. The living conditions of residents in provincial towns like in Cheran, “whose timber-based economy is in tatters” (Martinez 9) are greatly affected. Mexican immigrant workers are forced to cross the border and find a greener pasture in the United States, because “in 1994, Mexico was crippled by a profound-and-prolonged-economic crisis” (Martinez 8). With the huge influx of Mexican immigrant workers coming to the States in search for better jobs, the US citizens are concerned about the economic impact: jobs, government and public services. However, the Americans’ concern that the immigrants are draining the nation’s resources, is a sweeping statement, it is based on a myth. There are many recent studies that the immigrant’s population living in the United States helps the economy. Similarly, the Mexican government and immigrant families are grateful for their immigrant workers for lifting the ailing economy and the status of immigrant families. Immigrant workers, legal or illegal, are positively reshaping the economy of sending and receiving countries through these major myths.

In 1950 17 states were still segregated by law, the average schooling for Mexican Americans was 5.4 years, also 72% of disabled children were not enrolled in school. With the disabled children fact, every race has children born with disables, and some people are only disabled for so long, it seems crazy that they were being excluded so much.

Starting in the late nineteenth century until the end of World War II, the immigration policy in the United States experienced dramatic changes that altered the pace of immigration. High rates of immigration sparked adverse emotions and encouraged restrictive legislation and numerous bills in Congress advocated the suspension of immigration and the deportation of non-Americans (Wisconsin Historical Society). Mexican American history was shaped by several bills in Congress and efforts to deport all non-Americans from the United States. The United States was home to several Spanish-origin groups, prior to the Declaration of Independence. The term “Mexican American” was a label used to describe a number of Hispanic American groups that

Tuscany is a region in Italy often referred to as a charmed land. Not only is it considered as the cradle of art, but Tuscany is also a part of the modern charm and ancient splendor. Here, one will find a hidden palace, hilltop castles, old towns nestled in the mountains, and ancient chapels. Each spot in the land of Tuscany has hidden treasures to be found, such as an original colored piazza, famous museums housing masterpieces, a fresco in the church, large fortresses and walls, and majestic palaces and cathedrals.

The Americanization of Hispanic and Latino-Americans has not been the easiest. Break down what it means to be a Hispanic American, you’ll find that the term Hispanic is very vague. In this sense everyone becomes grouped regardless of their origin; but if you break down the barriers and analyze the roots in which people come from, you’ll find several distinct and unique sub-groups. Hispanic-Americans make up several distinct ethnic groups that are all linked through a shared language and culture.¹ Mexicans, Cubans, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, and South/ Central Americans are all considered Hispanic, but what exactly is “Hispanic?” If you view this race on the Anglo-Conformity Americanization Tier, they are known as the invisible minority and are categorized based on

Imagine arriving to a place you've never been to, a place where you don't know anyone. You try asking for directions but when people see you they turn their backs on you giving you dirty looks for looking differently. Finally someone is not outraged by the way you look but all you hear coming out of their mouths is a bunch of sounds, with no meaning.

Mexican immigration to the United States has increased over the past decade; many people endure long, dangerous trips over the border to acquire a better life in America. Immigration is the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country, and that’s what immigrants coming from Mexico plan to do. Immigrants travel to states like California, New Mexico, and Arizona. Mexican citizens have poor paying jobs, and terrible working conditions. The Pew Hispanic Center estimates that the number of illegal immigrants in the United States has grown from 8.4 million in 2000 to 11 million today. People go through harsh trips in the blazing heat with no food, or water, in hopes to achieve a better life when they arrive to America. Often times travelers will try to be smuggled in cars going to America with legal immigrants,or they will try to jump fences with extreme border controls (Altman 2). Immigration to the United States from Mexico is incredibly dangerous, and sometimes not worth the risk of

Every person that I have met has something different to offer the world. They all have unique backgrounds that made them become what they have become. Living in a country with a different culture than yours can definitely be something a bit more difficult than it seems. I am a Mexican student who lives in America where I have been introduced to another culture. My background has allowed me to show others a little more about the Mexican culture, but it has also made me a victim of racism. My life has had a couple differences compared to my friends’. It was not until I grew older that I realized how I would struggle more than any person born here. The DACA program that was introduced by President Obama gave me, and thousands of other students, a new sense of