Selena project
1. Selena 's father says it is difficult to be a Mexican-American. Why does he say that?
He says this because he feels the Mexicans want you to be more Mexican and the Americans want you to be more American.
2. Selena and her brother don 't seem to be as bothered by the difficulties the father describes. Why do they not share his feelings?
Things had changed since the time their father grew up and both the Americans and the Mexicans had become more accepting of cultural differences.
3. Selena 's Spanish is seen as a potential problem for her in Mexico by her father. Has anyone else ever felt their Spanish was being judged, by anyone anywhere? Why do you think Selena was able to overcome this problem in Mexico? Why was she so popular?
Different areas that speak Spanish have different dialects. Some of these areas do consider people from other areas to be outsiders. An example would be people from Mexico are not necessarily accepting of people from Puerto Rico because they consider the Puerto Ricans to be outsiders even though they are both Spanish speaking countries. I think Selena was able to overcome this problem in Mexico because of her personality and she didn 't try to hide her American heritage either. Selena also had a very confident approach to everything that she did. I believe she was popular because people could relate to her and they viewed her as one of them. Selena also did not allow her popularity to change her, she was still the same person she always was.
4. What was easier for Selena--gaining acceptance in Chicano/Mexican/Latino/a culture or gaining acceptance in Anglo/North American culture? To what degree did she succeed in "crossing over"?
I believe it was easier for her to gain acceptance in the Chicano/Mexican/Latino/a culture. She was able to cross over some but with her life being taken away so abruptly, early in her career, she was not able to have a complete crossover. Selena had two singles that performed well in the
He says this because he feels the Mexicans want you to be more Mexican and the Americans want you to be more American.
2. Selena and her brother don 't seem to be as bothered by the difficulties the father describes. Why do they not share his feelings?
Things had changed since the time their father grew up and both the Americans and the Mexicans had become more accepting of cultural differences.
3. Selena 's Spanish is seen as a potential problem for her in Mexico by her father. Has anyone else ever felt their Spanish was being judged, by anyone anywhere? Why do you think Selena was able to overcome this problem in Mexico? Why was she so popular?
Different areas that speak Spanish have different dialects. Some of these areas do consider people from other areas to be outsiders. An example would be people from Mexico are not necessarily accepting of people from Puerto Rico because they consider the Puerto Ricans to be outsiders even though they are both Spanish speaking countries. I think Selena was able to overcome this problem in Mexico because of her personality and she didn 't try to hide her American heritage either. Selena also had a very confident approach to everything that she did. I believe she was popular because people could relate to her and they viewed her as one of them. Selena also did not allow her popularity to change her, she was still the same person she always was.
4. What was easier for Selena--gaining acceptance in Chicano/Mexican/Latino/a culture or gaining acceptance in Anglo/North American culture? To what degree did she succeed in "crossing over"?
I believe it was easier for her to gain acceptance in the Chicano/Mexican/Latino/a culture. She was able to cross over some but with her life being taken away so abruptly, early in her career, she was not able to have a complete crossover. Selena had two singles that performed well in the