The And Chicano Works Of Literature

The portrayal and the representation of the Chicano Art Movements are entrenched by the Mexican-American artist who institute artistic personalities and identities in the United States. The plenteous amount of the artist is massively influenced by the immense Chicano Movement (El Movimiento) which, was established in the 1960’s. The influence of Chicano Art was due to the Mexican- Revolution philosophy, art of Pre-Columbia and indubitably European techniques of painting, cultural, social, political issues. The movement took a stand to fight against stereotypes of Mexican- Americans conducive and to resist typical social norms. The movement to concentrate on awareness of collective history, equal opportunity, grants and social mobility. Chicanos have used the movement in pursuit of expressing their cultural values. Ever since it first appeared in America the art of Chicanos has matured to illustrate common struggle and social issues in conjunction with uniting the youth of the Chicano people to their culture and history. Chicano Art is not only Mexican- American artwork; it further emphasizes and accentuates the histories of the Chicano people in a superb and sublime way of American art.

What I believe Kimberly Koza meant in “The Literature of the Americas,” where she wrote , “By discovering the literature of our neighbors, we may learn more about ourselves.” is that if we take the time to get to know the people around us and in other countries around the world, we will find that while we may be different, we are also alike and we’ll possibly find we are more alike than different. The story from our unit 1 selection that I think applies to my interpretations of Kimberly Koza’s quote is the “Aztec Creation Story.” The author of this story would be the Aztec’s who were from Latin America. One example to show proof of this interpretation would be where both the Aztec and North America believe their higher powers went to work

During the 1960’s, the Civil Rights Movement wasn’t the only one occurring. Struggling to assimilate into American culture, and suppressed by social injustices convicted by their Anglo counterparts, the Chicano movement was born. In the epic poem “I am Joaquin” written by Rodolfo Gonzales in 1969, we dive into what it means to be a Chicano. Through this poem, we see the struggles of the Chicano people portrayed by the narrator, in an attempt to grasp the American’s attention during the time of these movements. Hoping to shed light on the issues and struggles the Chicano population faced, Gonzales writes this epic in an attempt to strengthen the movement taking place, and to give Chicanos a sense of belonging and solidarity in this now

Caminero-Santangelo, Marta. 2007. On Latinidad: U.S. Latino Literature and the Construction of Ethnicity. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida.

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

In American history, civil rights movements have played a major role for many ethnics in the United States and have shape American society to what it is today. The impact of civil rights movements is tremendous and to an extent, they accomplish the objectives that the groups of people set out to achieve. The Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement, more commonly known as the Chicano Movement or El Movimiento, was one of the many movements in the United States that set out to obtain equality for Mexican-Americans (Herrera). At first, the movement had a weak start but eventually the movement gained momentum around the 1960’s (Herrera). Mexican-Americans, also known as Chicanos, began to organize in order to eliminate the social barriers that

The Chicano power movement of the 1960's is characterized by Carlos Munoz, jr. as a movement led by the decedents of Mexican Americans who pressed for assimilation. These young people, mostly students, became tired of listening to school rhetoric that stressed patriotism when they were being discriminated against outside the classroom. Unlike their parents, the young people of the Chicano movement did not want to assimilate into mainstream America and lose their identity, they wanted to establish an identity of their own and fight for the civil rights of their people.

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Chicano San Diego Cultural Space and the Struggle for Justice edited by Richard Griswold Del Castillo

Discrimination has been the brawn of injustices done to people of color. Most don't know of the Chicano struggle in the United Stated for the past four to six generations. Chicanos in America were forced to face chaos, poverty, and pain. Chicano, by Richard Vasquez is a perfect example of how Mexican Americans and Chicanos were treated in America during the 90's. Although Chicanos faced a burdensome life in America, lots of customs and culture immigrated to America with them, which has fabricated the Chicano Culture. The book Chicano profoundly demonstrates how hard it was for a Mexican family to immigrate to America. Once Chicanos started a life in America, it was very hard to get out of it. Mexicans were not socially accepted because

Ernesto Galarza is considered to be one of the most famous Mexican- American authors of the Chicano culture. He was born on August 15, 1905 in a tiny village in Mexico.At the tender age of five, Galarza, his mother, and two uncles fled Mexico and travelled for three years until reached Sacramento, california. A fled the Mexican Revolution. They traveled for three years until they reached Sacramento, California. When he was twelve, an epidemic of influenza struck their family, and his mother and uncle died.

(142). The boy decides he does not want to remain in the dark any longer on why he is condition this way. His fascination lead to him, absorbing information which expands his mind, this shows him the reality of him and his fellow Negros are perceived and judged by society. The character becomes shocked at what he understands now, the truth for him is difficult to accept as he tries to find ways to cope with his new reality. The truth comes out, and he makes the choice of not wanting to live as society expects of him.

Throughout the history of the United States people have been immigrating to America for better opportunity. Some were part of human trafficking and brought here to be slave labor. From day one this country was built by multiple ethnicities, all having something to offer, but not everyone was treated fairly. Regardless of how people landed their roots here in America, they all have a story to tell. With all of the rapid changes the county was going through over the course of a century, there was plenty to document and American literature was born. The industrial revolution created an influx of immigration, and that too brought created events to write about. Throughout this paper discussion will focus on what Ethnic American literature is, and

Commonly, stereotypes are often about the races of people. In elementary school a kid by the name of Juan Cortez is a perfect example of someone who has been stereotyped in some way. Cortez was a short Mexican sixth grader at the time when the boy ran into a very negative stereotype while picking out a flower from the tall grass or his mother. Being a mexican child, Cortez was introduced to the stereotype that all mexican people worked a hard labor job such as in the field picking crops or doing lawn service for other people. Cortez did not know what to think about that stereotype that has been placed in front of him and began to believe it was true. One day he went to his parents and asked what their line of work was at the moment, and brought up the question asking if they work for a lawn service or in the fields picking crops. The parents were shocked at what they heard from their son and with no hesitation told him that they do not work in that line of business and that they were going to go complain to the school. Mr. and Mrs. Cortez have believed that with someone telling their son that stereotype, that it was actually racist in their perspective. The stereotype is not racist but as one can see, it definitely has a negative effect on one’s life and mentality. Just like in the reading with the African American whistling boy who realized he was black in a similar situation. An African American child has wondered why only on

This can be seen in the writing styles of Borges and Marquez. This time has passed with the introduction of stories like the House on Mango Street the life of a Latino/a is on on full display to the world. In her story Cisneros use colorful language to express what it is like for her in Our America. This can be seen in her vignette The house on Mango Street. Her she confesses that this is not the house she had been promised “ it is not the way they told us at all, it is small and red with tight stairs in the front with windows so small you would think they were holding their breath” (Cisneros,2009,p.4). This was in stark contrast she was told that “her” house would be one with a yard and no fence in the front. In her writing Cisneros speak of this new and different place as though it has promise for her. In contrast to her hope Latin American author Jose Marti states that “that land for them, go and live with the English during the years when he saw the English marching against his own land? These incroyables who drag their honor across foreign soil, like the incroyables of the French Revolution, dancing, smacking their lips, and deliberately slurring their