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    free from colonial forbearers‚ it was only the former that doggedly pursued expansionism under the guise of Manifest Destiny. As early as the 1820s‚ the enduring racial stereotype of Mexicans as an “idle‚ thriftless people” was used to justify the rapid influx of White Americans into the Mexican territory of California‚ with the eminent statesman Richard Henry Dana reported to have exclaimed that “in the hands of an enterprising people‚ what a country this might be!” After the Mexican-American War

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    In 1821‚ newly independent Mexico (from Spain) starts inviting American settlers into Texas to settle the Comanche-dominated territory. In the early 1830s‚ Mexico‚ doubtful of the settlers’ loyalty (whether it was to the U.S. or to Mexico)‚ stops immigration from the United States and outlaws slavery. In 1835‚ the Texas Revolution breaks out‚ which is ended by Texas’ victory in 1836. Although the Texans would petition for immediate annexation into the United States‚ concerns over slavery in

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    Latinos are the leading and fastest growing population in the U.S. As of 2015‚ they are considered the largest Mexican-origin population worldwide aside from Mexico

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    There are many similarities within the Mexican and Indian1 experiences of schools and education policy in what is now referred to as America. However‚ thematically‚ these similarities represent the larger scope of Anglo attitudes and policies that characterize the educational "missions" applied to most dominated groups in the United States. Most notably is the emphasis of addressing perceived language deficiencies and implementing language education programs. Secondly‚ is the staunch attempts

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    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

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    Mexican Independence from Spain In the late 18th century‚ the Spanish monarchy decided to improve the defenses of its empire because of its many military losses in Europe. Because of this‚ the Spanish Crown was forced to increase revenues. Between 1765 and 1771‚ Spain sent José de Gálvez on an official tour of inspection of New Spain. He restructured the current taxes and their collection methods.. In 1778‚ Spain‚ attempting to increase its own revenues‚ lifted restrictions on colonial trade

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    means I’d rather die on my feet than live a life on my knees. This quote has often served as an inspiration to many Mexican and Mexican-Americans throughout history. Several times this quote has been brought to a reality in the struggle for the equal human rights among Chicanos. In this paper I will be illustrating the unfair opportunity at life that Mexican immigrants and Mexican-Americans were given by the United States. Three major themes that persisted throughout the early history of Chicanos were

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    fight in the war‚ many people had to leave work to defend their country. This meant that jobs would have many open positions‚ and this wasn’t good for the economy. In order to fill the spots‚ the United States invited Mexican Americans to fill in the jobs that had been neglected due to war. The program that was then started was the Bracero Program‚ which was a program started in 1942 to hire temporary workers from Mexico until the war ended and the people returned home.

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    moving to a far place to try to find better jobs for my mother and him because with the two jobs my father had and the washing and ironing of other peoples clothes my mom did was not bringing enough money to support my sisters and me and did they wanted to provide a better life for my sisters and me. Mexico was such a poor country that my parents could not see themselves make enough money to support my sisters and me‚ let alone see us get a better education. So my parents decide to migrate to the United

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    A Proud Mexican-American As a kid‚ we usually don’t focus on small things like what ethnic title society labels us‚ we just want to be kids and have fun. Growing up we start to realize that these things aren’t small at all. It’s actually a huge deal for people to question what ethnic label they are referred to as. Not only that‚ but it’s a bigger question what people label themselves as. I was introduced as to being Mexican. Made sense since both parents were born in Mexico. But I was born in

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