Rodolfo Gonzales

Reframing these ideation resources of racial identity into the context of Chicano life was necessary to involve the community. Mexicans in America faced similar levels of discrimination as African Americans but African Americans never had question their citizenship status. Although Mexicans were legally labelled as whites, they were not afforded the same rights as them. The lack of education amongst Chicano populations served as an indicator that the struggles they experienced as a race were unique

After contemplating this year’s National History Day theme, “Taking A Stand”, I decided that I wanted to research a topic that could connect to my life and could genuinely interest me. During that time, my classroom was learning about the African-American Civil Rights Movement and it brought great inspiration because it led me to wonder if Mexican-Americans had ever taken part in a civil rights movement of their own, so I went online and low and behold, I found out that they had taken part of the

they could be excluded, many college-goers keep their undocumented status a secret from friends. Many of the respondents in Lives of Limbo hide their status from their friends because they felt embarrassed and did not want to experience exclusion (Gonzales, 113). The negative discourse about Latino immigrants also take a toll on the routines and activities of undocumented American. The racial constructions of Mexicans as criminals caused immigrant youths to repel this stigma by concealing their undocumented

Historically, the terms Chicano and Aztlan actually had a variety of different meanings. What was interesting about those meanings, particularly for the term Chicano, was that they were defined and implemented by the people who the terms referred to. Initially, the term Chicano was used to define a person of Mexican-American ancestry who lived in the United States. There were a couple of factors that led to this definition, the most salient of which was the rejection of White Americans of the status

Chapter 3 Research Methodology This chapter represents and describes the research design, research setting,sampling procedure,data gathering instruments and statistical treatments of data. Research Design The descriptive method of research was used in this study.With this it does not only require the collection and tabulation of data,but also it entails describing the data presented in this paper.In particular, the study attempted to describe and analyze the factors that lead the development

racial hatred.” The quotes from the poem “ Yo Soy Joaquin” by Rodolfo Gonzalez represented discrimination. The meaning of his quotes are what he has been thru america. Destroyed by modern society symbolize the deaths of people’s culture, religions and how not all america is great as they say. Immigrants come to america for better life and hopes,dreams ,better education. As an child with immigrant parents i understand what Rodolfo might have been going thru the years he has been in america. Is

thousands of years the story of Tonantzin, what the native Aztec people called their Virgin Mother Mary, has been passed down and celebrated in the Mexican culture for all of the good and protection that they believe she has brought them. In Rodolfo Corky Gonzales’ epic poem “Yo Soy Joaquin” he references this Aztec goddess, Tonantzin because she is a religious figure, she was considered a native and she is a symbol of independence. To begin, Our Lady of Guadalupe, or the Virgin Mary, has always

Immigration has always been an issue in the United States, which is often portrayed as harmful and as major threat to American culture. As a result, various anti immigration policies have been aimed against immigrants in order to prevent and preserve the miscegenation of American culture, such as English only policies. Among the largest minority groups in the U.S, are Latinos who currently compose of 15% of the U.S population (Delgado and Stefancic 3). Unfortunately, Latinos have been accused of

Introduction In its most basic form, the radio has always played an inherent role in the development of societies around the world. Before the mobile first generation, and even the television, the radio was the device that families would allow into their home and embrace as a connection to the outside world. With no exception to this rule, Hispanic radio has shaped the growing minorities ' role in American society ever since its boom. Hispanic radio has been the unifying force between Latino communities

In the United States, and especially in border states such as California, Mexican immigrants and Mexican-Americans have had to live with constant racism and discrimination throughout the better part of the twentieth century. Finally, after years of trying to assimilate and live up to the “American” standard, tempers finally reached their boiling point. The accumulation of pent up tension over the years between the Anglo and Mexican communities reached its limit. The end result was the Zoot Suit Riots