affected Mexicans in the United States. Although there were some positive effects on a national level‚ most remembered are the negative ones that impacted the Mexican communities in Los Angeles‚ California. It is what became to be known as the Zoot Suit Riots. To understand the Mexican community’s point of view of their treatment during the riots‚ one first needs to
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exclusive but limited to murals‚ paintings‚ music‚ and fashion‚ and that during the breadth of the Chicano movement these forms of artistic expression were an integral part of forming the cultural identity of the Chicano people. Jazz music‚ the Zoot suit‚ and urban graffiti also added to this formation and these elements combined created the revolutionary Chicano Movement. The search for the Chicano “identity” started around the 1920’s. The Mexican government commissioned Diego Rivera‚ David
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Maya Arce Period 6 3/20/13 Reading Response Questions 1. –Reviled: (Verb) Criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner. “Tom reviled after listening to a lecture that he didn’t agree with.” -Subversive: (Adjective) Seeking or intended to subvert and established system or institution. “The subversive prisoner approached the warden to speak his mind.” -Reconcile: (Verb) Restore friendly relations between. “She wanted to be reconciled with her mother.” -Rapacious: (Adjective) Aggressively
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Plays from African American‚ Latino-American‚ Asian American and European American cultures often deal with important and relevant issues pertinent to that culture but they also connect to all cultures in a universal way. Throughout history in America people of all races have been discriminated against. Immigrants have dealt with experiencing new ways of life and struggled with the tough decision of holding on to their culture or adapting to change. A Raisin in the Sun is a play about an African
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Rigoberto Rodriguez Professor Beeles SPA 281 April 26‚ 2016 The Emergence of the Zoot Suits In the early ’40s in Los Angeles‚ several factors made the city remain under stress‚ contributing to conflicts known as the Zoot Suit Riots. Decades of discrimination have forced the Mexican-American community to turn inward. By the 1940‚ LA 240‚000 Mexican-American lived in a series of neighborhoods called barrios. These communities were traditional‚ conservative and self-contained. During those years‚ segregations
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1940-1945 ( Social ) Mexican- Americans experience on the home front during WWII.....In Los Angeles‚ California a series of riots broke out that involved whites and latino youths running around wearing zoot suits. Army men stationed in Southern California did not like Latinos roaming around in suits that weren’t seen as suitable during wartime. Los Angeles‚ with the highest concentration of mexicans outside of Mexico‚ were separated into the worst and oldest parts of the city. In addition to that
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Choose your friends wisely because they could be your fortune‚ or your downfall. In the Mass Arrest‚ the police arrests the Zoot Suit “gang” during the dance for the Sleepy Lagoon incident where Henry Rena and his friends were accused of murdering José. While situated in jail‚ the Pachuco tells Henry to not give up and fight back for his friends and family. In the Zoot Suit play‚ it shows a conversation between Pachuco and Henry‚ “Pachuco: Forget the war overseas‚ carnal! Your war is on the homefront
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50 years? For a similar reason why A Raisin in the Sun and The Zoot Suit were famous for. All these three play are based on racism and prejudice against an individual because of their sex‚ skin color‚ religion and sex preference. Human creature tends to fear things that are unknown and if someone or something that is different than them‚ their reaction to solve the problem would be hatred toward that individual. Which led to racism and prejudice toward other because of the sex‚ skin color‚ religion
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the theme that is stressed the most would be how Latin Americans had to deal with being discriminated against. Riots broke out between the Zoot Suiters and the public around the L.A. area during the WWII. Latinos were discriminated and accused of being criminals because of their skin and wild style of dressing They were known as the "Zoot Suitors". The suits that they wore had long‚ broad shouldered coats. Extra baggy pants that fit tight at the ankles. They wore a long chain pocket watch and a
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Behind the Suit Have you ever been wondering what your life is about? And what it is for? Well‚ practically I don’t know. I don’t even know who I am‚ where I am‚ why I am here. All the people lied to me. All! Including my parents; I remember their lies but I blurry remember their face. Is my mom beautiful? What is going on? The truth is: I didn’t ever know. When I was 7 years old‚ I realized I am extremely different; I live in my grandmother’s house not in my parents’ house‚ not anymore. She is the
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