The two Mexican American characteristics that I saw in the Zoot Suite movie are, “Showing an Oppositional way of thinking, and “Rewrite the Mexican American and Mexican experience back into history”. The movie Zoot Suite was about a play that relived the trial of Henry Reyna, which is based off the real trial of Henry Leyvas. They showed how Mexican Americans in Los Angeles were being treated and how they were wrongly judged due to the way they looked. The “zoot suites” was the style of young Chicanos back in the day, and the police associated crime and violence with their look. The movie clearly expressed the inequality they faced during the jury trial. These are all examples of how the movie used Oppositional way of thinking/ questioning…
In my adventure to find the right store for this assignment, I solicited the assistance of my neighbor. My neighbor, Edith Yarbor and her husband Larry own a convenience store in Agua Prieta, located in the northern region of Sonota, Mexico so this was the venue of choice for me to observe for a few hours.…
The United States-Mexico border has always been viewed as a location or space of immense chaos, often a place for criminal stories, where families are separated, where social imaginaries and representations can be constructed. This is the image often portrayed through social media, reinforcing and creating such border stereotypes (Iglesias-Prieto, “Border Representations” 186–87). In spaces like these, individuals, more specifically, children, create perceptions and social representations, as they experience the impact of the border settings. Social representations are ways of viewing the world and because social representations function as powerful interpretations of reality and guide actions, it is important to understand the extent to which the U.S.-Mexico border is significant in children’s social representations of themselves and others (Moscovici).…
NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS Mexicans do not trust government or anyone. Mexicans do not respect the law and are prone to not paying taxes.…
It helped me realize and analyze a different culture. In Ruben Martinez, Crossing Over the book tells about how life is in Mexico and how their tradition are different from the US. The migrants who are in US are creating a new Hispanic-influenced culture that is histrionically altering both Mexico and the US. Martinez makes a claim that tradition culture has not disappear. I agree because we have many different cultures in the US. I will prove this by exploring Mexican-American culture.…
The year is 1776. In an act of defiance of the oppressive rule of the powerful nation of Great Britain, the political leaders of the British-American colonies sign into existence the United States of America. Even before this inception of the United States, North America had been seen as a place where one could move to start a new life and reap the full rewards for one’s work. These opportunities combined with the new United States government founded on the ideals of freedom and equity have attracted countless families from all over the world, making the United States truly a country of immigrants. Immigrants from European nations coming to America both assimilated and helped to shape the culture of the nation. Others, either immigrants or those forced to come to the United States, were marked with distinguishable differences from the European majority. The Africans and Asians are examples of some of these minorities, but, in my belief, one of the groups that has had the most unique struggle to become part of the ‘great melting pot’ of America is the Latino culture. For many different reasons Latin Americans have struggled to assimilate with the American culture for hundreds of years.…
Differences in culture and lifestyle tend to be shown in how many; resources, money, food and a good health plan, people have. As a result, this is something that can help or affect people that have PTSD. Studies shows that Latino community that are illegal in the USA are more bound to obtain PTSD from any trauma than Caucasian and African-American, who can access any therapy available for them, some of this Latino people has only their families are some other loved one to depend…
Throughout the world, the expansion of religion has significantly influenced the development of humanity in many different ways. Religion is an organized collection of belief and cultural systems with world views that relate humanity to spirituality and moral values (dictionary.com). Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to explain the origin of the Universe and give a convincing meaning to life. It was Hernan Cortes who first brought the Catholic Church to Mexico in 1521. His expedition, which included a friar named Bartolome de Olmedo and a priest named Juan Diaz, was mandated to convert the Indians into Christians. After the Spanish conquest,…
In my Jamaican culture we have a different Thanksgiving and Christmas ceremonies/events compared to my regular American culture. In my Dominican culture we have to travel around the world visiting different family members to celebrate those holidays with my mother's side of the family. When we flew to Jamaica, I instantly noticed the cultural changes in the way they dressed and how their music was different from American music. I started to notice where my father got his traditions from. Thanksgiving there lasts for a couple days and it's nothing but unique foods and dances.…
I am the result of a cooperative effort made through generations of hard work and sacrifice. I am a representative of over 30 million people here to defy the expectations of a misinformed society. I am, and could not be prouder to be, the next generation of Peruvian Americans. But it hasn't always been that way.…
We categorize based on what society tells us about that certain race or group. For example, society tells us that Mexicans are unintelligent, lazy, or even criminals, but if someone personally knows someone that is Mexican then they will know that this is not true. There is always someone in each race or group that can be unintelligent, lazy, or a criminal. Society sometimes sticks to old stereotypes on some or most races. “On this view, Stereotypes contain information about social groups, including typical and striking group properties, as well as facts about what group members “ought” to be like” (Beeghly, 677). Although not all stereotypes may be true, that does not mean that none of them are wrong. There are some lazy people in every group.…
My experiences in a cultural group are many. I have been married to a Mexican man for almost 23 years. The one thing that stands out most in my experience is the amount of love that is displayed in a family group. My husband comes from a family of twelve children. The first time I went to Mexico to visit his side of the family, our son was four months old. I remember seeing the whole family setting together on one very long couch with Aunts and Uncles and parents. Everyone was jammed in there together with their heads on each other’s shoulders watching television. It astounded me because when I was growing up, my siblings and I used to fight over “our cushion” on the couch. Granted, I came from a family of only five children, but they…
When I was younger I never really fully grasped the concept of being Mexican-American. When my mom would ask me, “What are you?” I would simply reply, “I’m white.” Thankfully, over the years, I have come to fully understand my heritage and appreciate the culture that is immersed with being Latino.…
Let’s be honest. There is an underlying current of condescension towards Mexicans in America. They are often associated with illegal immigration, low-wage jobs, gangs, poverty, crime, the lower tier.…
México and Japan, two countries rich in culture and tradition, are well known for their trade agreements and business relations. Mexico is located in North America, the primary language is Spanish, the currency is known as “PESO” and the capital city is Mexico City. On the other side Japan is located in Asia, their primary language is Japanese and there currency is known as “YEN”. The capital city of japan is Tokyo, which is one of the leading cities in technology and innovation. It is important to know Japanese culture for many reasons. You need to know how to communicate with them, you need to know what they like and dislike, you need to know what they believe in. All of these reasons are important in the business world.…