Spanish Barrientos

During this time period worker were not getting enough pay because of their skin color or where they came from. On page 216 there is discrimination toward Isabel. “ Has a Mexican girl ever been chosen for Queen of May? She asked Josefina. Josefina face took on a disappointed look and silently shook her head no.” Esperanza felt this was completely unfair, because Isabel was the best applicant, and yet she was still not picked to be Queen of May. On page 220- 221 Esperanza is enraged that the Okies stole Miguel´s job. “ A temper that Esperanza did not recognize raged to the surface. Why didn't your boss tell the others to dig ditches. You can not work on engines because you are Mexican.” This challenge was hard on Esperanza because her own family and friends were being

Doña Josefa grew to loathe Spaniards born in Spain who exhibited a very arrogant attitude toward creoles. She has an anti-Spanish attitude which came about from her engaging in “literary societies.” Writings from varying from Voltaire to Rousseau and Descartes were

The 1930s were a period of many changes in Spain, especially because Francisco Franco started ruling the country and the political problems that arose. Things slowly started changing for women because of the foundation of Mujeres Libres, a female anarchist organization that fought for female rights. Until then, the general view of women was that of Proudhon, which meant that women were to be seen as reproducers whose role was to contribute to the society by taking care of their household and their children . This was especially common in the rural areas of Spain, where women could even be forced into arranged marriages against their will and almost had no say in what happened to them. The main oppressor of La Casa de Bernarda Alba is actually Bernarda, the mother of

The author shows that in order to act the part of being rich white girls they need to change their hair color which is in some way a part of their identity.Also Martinez shows us that the Mimis would purposely pretend to not understand spanish “you no puedo-o hablar-o Españal-o,”(3) This proves that when they acted like rich girls it harmed them since it affected the mimis interactions with other family

Chicanos faced another problem along with their land being taken and being treated as second class citizens. Assimilating into American culture was difficult. Do you keep in touch with the roots of your homeland or do you change and adapt to the new ways of American culture? This was a struggle for Chicanos and it was difficult to adapt. A new language and a new culture in a place they once called their home. Some people tried to fit into both cultures, putting them into somewhere else entirely. This didn’t help their sense of belonging, and ultimately casted them farther as outsiders than before.

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

The movie also displayed a "Gringo" with Ms. Alice Harper who was an American woman who offered Enrique a job in Chicago that would help him earn his citizenship and make good money. Each of these ethnic groups have a different relationship towards each other Mestizos and Indians view each other as enemies as we saw when Rosita was on the bus and she had the conflict with the Mexican man behind her over a window. Mestizos view the Chicanos in a negative manner because they feel that they should be in better touch with their heritage but the Chicano 's as we saw in the movies gave Mestizos ways of adjusting to American culture as far as employment and even language. The Gringos view the Indians and Mestizos as good hard workers, they are aware of the fact that they need the work so somet8imes they take advantage of them by underpaying them or making them work in unfair conditions. The Mestizo and Indian immigrants depend on the Gringos for work and education opportunities when they first come to America.

1. What was the view of Las Casas in relation to Spanish treatment of the indigenous people of the Indies?

“Mixed cultural signals have perpetuated certain stereotypes…”(Page 372, paragraph 2, line 1). The Myth of the Latian Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria, by Judith Ortiz Cofer is about how Judith Ortiz Cofer was discriminated because she is a Latina Woman. She describes about several people treating her differently than others, through song, through looks, and through sexual thoughts and actions towards her. Even after all the discriminating actions persisted upon her, she still pursues on to help others learn that Latinas are not always like the movies say they are or should be like. Judith Ortiz Cofer does this by writing poetry and novels. “My personal goal in my public life is try to replace the old pervasive stereotypes and myths about

The foreigners were needed to keep making supplies to sell, but they were treated like enemies and looked down on. In her speech she openly spoke out about the officials not giving their workers the benefits they deserved. “Have your public officials any thought for the citizens of this State, or their condition?” (1912) The condition that many foreigners lived through were horrible not just the tenement housing, but looking at Jacob’s Riis’ photographs, young children can be seen with no shoes, working around dangerous machinery, and sleeping on the streets. At this time there were no child labor laws or work regulations a corporation had to follow. Out of all the immigrant groups there was one group who was ostracized from the rest. An act was passed in America that would not allow Chinese immigrants into the country anymore. The main reason being because they could not assimilate the American culture. The Chinese Exclusion Act’s preamble discloses that “Chinese laborers to this country [endanger] the good order of certain localities within the territory.” (1882) These people were excluded from the rights of the amendment and of the Country itself. They were not seen as equal, but as different and the American society could not accept them. The

Lesson 1 1. These neighborhoods called barrios had Spanish- speaking businesses and Spanish- language newspapers, and they helped keep Hispanic culture and religious traditions alive. 2. The discovery of silver and gold led people to the west. 3. When people heard about minerals in the west cities that had only a couple hundred went to thousands California’s population also grew from 14000 to 100000. 4. It was a cheap food source during that time. 5. The new settlers wanted only for themselves that is why they kept pushing the Hispanics out in order to have a sole ownership and advantage from the minerals from the area. Most of the Hispanics has been thrown by the new settlers out of their homes and lands. The Hispanics in Mexico were the

This passages main idea is about a man named Antonio de Montesinos, who stating how the Native Americans are being misused as the Spaniard’s slaves, and how they have mistreated and cheated them. For example the Europeans are trading

Not only did these women find a place in society other than by the stove, they won the appreciation and respect of men and women around them. Two of the most extraordinary of these women were Dolores Jimenez y Muro, who was an important political writer, and Hermila Galindo, who was a political speaker and advocate for Carranza’s campaign and regime. Dolores Jimenez y Muro's importance is evident in how she was able to have her voice heard and listened to by high-ranking revolutionary officials. Hermila Galindo's prominence is shown by her distinguished political career and feminist movements.

“The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria”, by Cofer explains what she has been through with stereotypes and how she dealt with them. Growing up in an Hispanic culture is very different than growing up with an American family. There are certain things expected from each of those culture that are different from one another. “... for example, that of the Hispanic woman as the

In “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria” the main argument made is that Hispanic women often struggle being identified. Judith goes on talking about her experiences with men and how they identify her as “Maria” because of her Hispanic heritage. They also identified her as a person she really wasn’t because if the way she dressed up. She talks about her Puerto Rican culture and how her mother made her dress and act like a woman at a young age. Later on in the reading passage she says a story about a job interview in high school and how they had to dress up. For her, dressing up was different from the other girls because of her heritage. The day of the interview they were identified as negative models and the whole day they were steered at. They also called her a “Hot Tamale” which is a stereotype for Hispanic women and a couple of other stereotypes were said to her. One of her most memorable incident was when she was at an event in a boat in Miami and a women called her over because she thought she was waitress. Those rough times didn’t stop Judith from wanting what she wanted to do which was to fit in the American culture. She accomplished to get an education and to set the reality of who Latina women are despite the stereotypes and myths.