Magali's Basis Of Hybrid Identities

Above is the quote in which I believe best describes the phrase, “Hybrid Identities” in Magalí Murià Tuñón’s dissertation of Tijuana and cross border consumption. The word hybrid describes a mixture between two different objects. In Magali’s dissertation hybrid describes the Mexican/American people and their culture which they have cultivated living in Tijuana. The quote mentioned earlier accentuates this concept of “Hybrid Identities” in terms of Mexican/American’s. In Magali dissertation she talks about how families in Tijuana cross the border to get food, clothing, and other basic necessities for survival. The reason families go to the United States to acquire these materials is because they are better quality and often those materials
Thus the quote above means an individual can be from anywhere and everywhere and still be part of each side and receive the Mexican or American land’s benefits. These people can be born either Mexican or American but the individual chooses when to be each type when it bests suits them. Meaning they want their fellow friends and family to respect them because of their rich Mexican culture, but also want them to realize that them or their children have American
In the long run their chidden can have more opportunities than their parents previously did in living in Mexico alone. Overall these people formed different identities from one another but everyone shared a common quality they are all hybrids because of the mixture of both American and Mexican culture infused in their lives on a daily basis. I myself am a hybrid because I am both Mexican/American as well as the people mentioned in this dissertation. When I was younger my parents had me born in the United States, but I did my early education in Mexico city. After completing my early education I moved to the United States with my family to start my new life in the United States. My parents wanted me to be diverse and have many abilities unfortunately they weren't as lucky as me. They were born in Mexico and didn't at the time have the same intrinsic gifts bestowed to me by being born in the United States. At a early childhood I was exposed to a gamut of culture beliefs and