Reies Tijerina Lopez Analysis

This is an incredible story about a young Mexican boy who went through so much to achieve something he never thought he would. The tragedy of his infant sister’s death and an economic crisis in 1970s made him take this life changing chance – to cross the border to the United States. His cousin used to tell him that he would spend all his life working in the fields, Quinones-Hinojosa was ready to accept his fate, he did not know English language, did not have working permit, what else could he expect? So he started working in the fields, picking fruits and vegetables, pulling weeds until his hands were bleeding, hands that perform brain surgeries today. He discovered that being a poor immigrant without an education in a foreign country will make people treat you differently. At this point in his life, he decided to prove to

Over the past fifty or so years great strides have been made on the subject of Mexican-American civil rights, but the first pivotal moment for these civil rights barely gets any recognition in the annals of American civil rights, in which it rightly deserves. This victory, which has been labeled “The Longoria Affair”, would cause a momentum within Latino civil rights movement that was previously unseen and would lead the way for political opportunities for Latinos.

The article “Cesar Chavez Saved My Life,” written by Daniel “Nane” Alejandrez reflects on Mr. Alejandraz’s past, covering some very unfortunate events, but with a purpose of pulling emotion from the reader. While reading some parts of the article, I had to reread it over a few times to comprehend the point that the author was trying to make. The most important thing about knowing his past is that it is significantly different, and much more positive in the future because of one person, Cesar Chavez.

Throughout the years, there have been many rises to power and dictators. Some of them being good and some of them being bad. Everyone remembers the bad ones such as, Hitler or The Roman Empire. But, there are some that go unrecognized such as, Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. Rafael Trujillo rise to power and dictatorship over the Dominican Republic brought on many people to rebel against him and eventually take him down.

The book starts by presenting the complex interaction between Latinos and institutions. He argues that between 2001 and 2012, Latino migrant activists and their allies could not gain momentum following short-term victories because they are against an anti-migrant hegemony. Chapter 1 opens with The Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act (HR 4437) also known as the Sensenbrenner

Gloria Anzaldua is among the many feminist theorists that has moved into the realm of addressing post-modern identities. In Gloria Anzaldua’s articulation of the new mestiza consciousness, she makes the argument of identities as multiple, hybrid, and more specifically created as a result of the Borderlands. However, according to Anzaldua, and despite the difficulties engendered by her very existence, the mestiza is also a figure of enormous potential, as her multiplicity allows a new kind of consciousness to emerge. This mestiza consciousness moves beyond the binary relationships and dichotomies that characterize traditional modes of thought, and seeks to build bridges between all minority communities to achieve social and political change.

Arcelia De La Cruz Hernandez Sanchez was born on May 2, 1973 in Mexico, Leon Guanajuato. She grew up on a ranch with her 3 sisters and 5 brothers. She only lived in Leon and the only time she moved was when she crossed the border to live in the United States. Her setting influenced who she is now because she is religious, cooks mexican foods, and responsible because she had to take care of her siblings being the fourth oldest. Her setting also influenced her to become independent because she started working since the age of 13 and hasn’t stopped. Arcelia was pregnant with a girl named Karen when she got married to my dad Gerrardo. Then she got pregnant with another girl named Sarai. Arcelia wanted a better life for her family so she and most

On October 24, 1981, Rafael Leónidas Trujillo was born in the city of San Cristobal, Dominican Republic and was the third child of eleven. At the age of sixteen, he got a job as a telegraph operator and stayed with that job for about three years until he diverted to a life of crime by stealing and creating a gang called “ The 42.” (Wikipedia) Later in his life, Trujillo enrolled in the Dominican Army in 1918 and was trained by the U.S Marines during their occupation in 1916-1924 because of threats of “defaulting on foreign debts”.(Wikipedia) He quickly began to gain power as he moved up the ranks. According to Britannica, it states “He rose from lieutenant to commanding colonel of the national police between 1919 and 1925, becoming a general in 1927.”

The next day a large number of protesters were tearing down the tall fence surrounding the construction site. They were yelling repeatedly, “Gym Crow, no go.” In minutes the police arrive and force, pulled, and shoved the protest away from the fence. Some of them refused to move and they get arrested the rest. The protest march back to the campus in the way to the campus, he saw a young man with a bullhorn on his hand hi introduce as the president of Columbia. Jimenez stops and listened to his speech, against to construction of they want to build in the Morningside Park. He talked about ending racism and sexism. They also want better jobs, housing, schools, and equal treatment. He was saying a rang true to him, at the end of his speech he made his way out a few students follow he passed by Jimenez and they stretched out hands and said, “Thank you.” All these remind Jimenez went he and his brother were punished because they caught speaking Spanish at school, they also called us wetback. It was painful and humiliating for us, but we were proud of our heritage. Jimenez explains how he and his older were depot to Mexico went they got caught by immigration

I believe that this quote told by Zoe that shows that she thinks wildness is defined as unusual. The reason I think this is because she says “ he’s one of us”. “ One of us” is relating to their family. Their family is very unusual. Zoe raising herself, Henry disappearing from being a heart doctor to being an artist, Wil being her unknown brother that she never knew about, and so on. I also believe that Zoe’s term of wildness is unusual because when she made that statue and they called it the “ Wild Thing”. The cat, in his perspective, explained that it resemble her. If she and Henry know that the statute resemble her they were exclaiming that she is a Wild Thing, and she has wildness inside of her. Therefore, I believe that Zoe thinks the term wildness means unusual.

Pablo “Yorúba” Guzmán’s “Ain’t No Party Like The One We Got: The Young Lords Party and Palante” detailed the daring group of young Latino male adults and select women who met weekly on Saturdays in El Barrio (Spanish Harlem) to organize the Young Lords Organization in 1969. What started out as a 6-7 member group of nationalists, the “YLO” were essentially a group of educated—and extremely passionate—activists who cared about history. As told in a first person narrative, the chapter “Who Am I” outlined Guzman’s proliferating interest in learning his country’s history while informing us of an auto-biographical timeline. It’s important to note his influences as Nat Turner, W.E.B. Dubois, Harriet Tubman, Malcolm X, and Stokely Carmichael to name

In the beginning of chapter 12 Isabel begins to talk about the festival of the May. I think it is awful that Isabel desperately wants to be queen, but that she doesn’t have a fair chance just because she is not white, with blonde hair and blue eyes. I feel like this sort of thing always happens. I wish I could be in Hamilton but they are only taking “non-white” actors. Plus, there was a time that I wanted to have a part in a song, but I was not able to have it because I was white. So, even though it was clear that I would have been good for the part they gave it to someone else. I was devastated so I understand how disappointed she will feel. I think it is so unfair to judge people just based on their skin color or where their family

T’Challa and Ororo Monroe (Storm) have had various aspects of their histories retconned over the years, but one of the most significant changes came in 2006, when Marvel announced that the pair would be marrying one another. The sometimes leader of the X-Men and the ruler of Wakanda were married in a huge Wakandan ceremony surrounded by their superhero friends and allies.

¿Como estas? I just feel like you're a Spanish person. As you know I am will not Bill. That's the only thing that I will never except. I am a balloon of expressions and emotions that I will most likely show during class( I hope it isn't too distracting). My sister is Anna, I am not anything like her, I am the total opposite.

I also chose the Reckoning with Mestizaje theme and your post have done a good job of explaining why this has artwork is also a good representation of the term Mestizaje. The picture shows the different cultures standing together in peace even though the things that brought them to the place they were at, at that particular moment was everything but peaceful. I believe that is what makes this painting so beautiful. The different cultures are standing together in harmony, perfectly demonstrating what the term Mestizaje means. The mixing of cultures was something that was forced on the native Latin American people but the mixing of cultures have led to many positive things. The different cultural groups working together have built Latin America