Queer Mexican Story Summary

Queer Mexican Summary
In the book, "Queer in Aztlán: Chicano Male Recollections of Consciousness and Coming Out"
edited by Adelaida R. Del Castillo and Gibran Güido, a variety of queer Chicanos share their stories
about coming out and having to deal with the tasks that they go through in their society. Specifically
there is a story written by Luis H. Román Garcia titled, "In search of My Queer Aztlán" who
describes some of the challenges that he has had to face as a queer Chicano at home, school, and in
sexual encounters, involving white men. In this essay I will describe what the author means by
conceptualizing "home" as a quest, displaying queer Chicano oppression as multi–layered, and
describing identity as a process of self–discovery. Also, I will add what I ... Show more content on
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The reason why Garcia sees home as a quest is because he sees finding home as an obstacle to
overcome. What he means by this is that not only is he a queer Chicano immigrant but he also has
difficulty mapping his own identity. The author states how he finds it difficult to write about who he
is, where he comes from, and where he wants to go because he does not have a place to call home.
The meaning of that is that not only is he in a society that limits his opportunities of where to live
because he does not fit in but also the one place he could try and call his "home" does not feel like
home. Garcia includes, " Home, the traditional site of love, is also the place of rejection."(304).,
meaning that in order for a place to be home there has to be sincere love. The author has always had
to flee from his own family and resulted with him searching for a loving home. The reason being
that his mother has continually rejected his existence as a queer Chicano. What the author means by
conceptualizing home as quest is that he has yet to find a place where he feels that he belongs and
where he is fully accepted. The lack of acceptance in his society has made it difficult for him to find
a place to call
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Semiautobiographical Work- Borderlands/La Frontera: The...
Every writer has the ability to make their writing remarkable, beautiful, and complex by using
elements like genre, discourse, and code. Borderlands/ La Frontera: The New Mestiza is a semi–
autobiographical work by Gloria Anzaldúa. She examines the relations of her lands, languages, and
herself overall. She defines the borders she has around herself in the preface of the book: "The
actual physical borderland that I'm dealing with in this book is the Texas–U.S. Southwest/Mexican
border. The psychological borderlands, the sexual borderlands and the spiritual borderlands...the
Borderlands are physically present wherever two or more cultures edge each other, where people of
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It has the concepts of identity, memory, experience, and space (Hight).
Furthermore, by using myths like the one about Coatlicue, the Aztec goddess of life, death and
rebirth, she is able to find her own individual space and reinvents the birth of her affiliation to her
community. I also put this book into the category of critical ethnography. It focuses on the implied
values expressed within ethnographic studies. "Critical ethnography begins with an ethical
responsibility to address processes of unfairness or injustice within a particular lived domain"
(Madison). These are the misunderstood biases that may result from implied values.
Discourses can be either implicit or explicit. I would describe this as a form of telling the reader
what the author wants them to know. Language can be manipulated in such a way that it can cause a
certain effect or provoke a specific response. The discourses for this book were put into the
following categories: Chicano Cultural Nationalism, Post–Colonial Theory, strategic essentialism,
mestizaje, sexual and cultural identity, queer theory, shamanism, and feminism.
Chicano Cultural Nationalism tends to highlight civil rights, political and social inclusion, and uses
the culture to reconstruct the nation's pursuit for the self: "nationalism focuses on the role that
imagination and myth play in the development of the self–image that precedes nation–creation"
(Fernández). However,

Essay Book Review
The book, Honor and the American Dream: Culture and Identity in a Chicano Community, and the
film, Salt of the Earth, both relay to their audience, the pursuit of happiness within the Chicano
community in which they live. These works aim to show how Mexican–American immigrants fight
to keep both their honor and value systems alive in the United States of America, a country which is
foreign to their traditions. The Mexican–Americans encountered in these works fight for their
culture of honor in order to define themselves in their new homeland, a homeland which honors the
American dream of successful capitalism. The author of Honor and the American Dream, Ruth
Horowitz, takes us to Chicago's Chicano community of 32nd Street in the ... Show more content on
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The consequences of racism in the United States can affect and therefore manifest itself differently
among various American communities. This essay will look at the similar affects of racism among
Mexican–Americans in two different social groups. The Chicanos in Earth's Zinc Town fight against
discrimination in order to obtain their civil rights that should be afforded to them by the
Constitution. Racism experienced in Salt of the Earth is much more prevalent and more openly
expressed than it is in Honor and the American Dream. At work, Ramon and the other Chicano
miners are forced to take on the most dangerous jobs while working alone, while white miners were
allowed to work in pairs, doing some of the less life–threatening jobs. The Chicanos become
indebted to the company through high prices, as the only stores in the town are those owned by the
company. Ramon and Esperanza, along with the other community members fight against verbal
abuse and discriminatory practices in the working and living conditions they encounter on a daily
basis. In the opening scene of Salt of the Earth, at a small shack–like home, Esperanza tells of her
sorrow. "This is our home," she says. "The house is not ours. But the

Chicano Women Essay
I took an Uber the other day, and my driver, an African American woman, gave me a deeper insight
on what I have learned in Chicano studies this quarter. It so happens she was writing a dissertation
on minority women in leadership positions. What struck me the most about her findings was that
one of the biggest determinants for minority women being able to be promoted to leadership
positions was their partner's race. If the woman's partner was aso a minority the woman was less
likely to be in a leadership position. Minority women in top leadership positions were mostly single,
or married to white men. She believed minority men preferred women who stayed at home. I saw
this as a consequence of minority women being marginalized by men within their communities. This
was evident in founding of the Chicano movement and the exclusion of women from the beginning
of the movement. The movement was founded to challenge ahistorical borders by recovering the
Chicano narrative. The transition from Chicano to Chicano/a aimed to challenge the marginalization
of women in the movement by acknowledging that women had been historically wounded and
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With this came a patriarchal movement with the anthem "Yo soy Chicano" and an ideology of
"Chicano = Machismo". Women within the Chicano movement were afforded one of three roles:
mothers, nuns or whores. They were not allowed self determination. This stemmed from the idea
that men were the ones that were rising against oppression, when in fact women "broke their
shackles and stabbed the spirit of injustice when confronted in the fields by a shotgun, when
bloodied on the streets", when constructed under the violence of "Anglo/chauvinism or Chicano
machismo." The transition from Chicano to Chicana was in protest of previous marginalization and
a step towards representation and manifestation. (I Throw Punches, Chabram,

Chicanismo in BurciagaÂ´s Drink Cultura
In the book Drink Cultura by Jose Antonio Burciaga talks about how it is not easy to get into one
place and get anything you want in this world or something you wish for, but it's something you
have to work for, like any other person. It also explains how it is being an immigrant, and how it is
to grow up in the United States as in immigrant and how had it is, and the obstacles that as in
immigrant we have to overcome. Antonio Burciaga specifically talks in his book the Chicano
history, the language that we speak as a person, the family values and how we as a Chicano stick
together. One quote of Burciaga is "Naces pendejo, mueres pendejo ––– You were born a pendejo
and you will die a pendejo (Burciaga10)". This particular quote caught my ... Show more content on
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for a while. Jose Antonio Burciaga was born on August of 1940, in El Paso, Texas. In 1966 Mr.
Burciaga became a graphic illustrator and moved to California with this wife and began writing
critical assessments for numerous newspapers and journals. Arriving at Stanford University, the
Burciagaas were integral in helping to develop and support numerous Hispanic organizations
including El Centro Chicano, a local Latino student center. Mr. Burciaga is most famous for his
mural the "Last Supper of Chicano Heroes", which he painted at the university with the help of his
students. Burciaga is also famous for expressing the flaws of social and political systems and used
irony and satire to explore issues of racism and discrimination. (HispanicHeritage.Org). I believe
this book was included in the ethnic studies group curriculum because Burciaga was famous for
expressing the flaws of the government and politicians and people like Tom Horne saw that as a
threat. In his "Open Letter to the Citizens of Tucson," Tom Horne explains why he believes ethnic
studies should be banned. Horne explains what happened at the Tucson magnet school when a
Republican Latina came to speak. Tom Horne writes, "Her speech was non–partisan and
professional, urging students to think for themselves and avoid stereotypes. Yet a small group of La
Raza students treated her

Woman Hollering Creek By Sandra Cisneros
The book Woman Hollering Creek, by Sandra Cisneros highlights many examples of "everyday
verbal mythology" in the Hispanic culture, literacy and language as sites of conflict build up. The
violence in lack of translation, interpretation by translators, culture betrayal and existence of
encoded language only familiar to insiders are some of the issues that seems not to appeal to the
translators.
The sufferings and subordination of both the culture and language by the leading culture is
accompanied by other elements that erupt from "unconscious" of the book's author to make things
work for its conscious signification. The author says that "[The poem is] Pretty in Spanish. But you
'll have to take my word for it. In English it just sounds goofy." (161). this clearly highlights the
issue of untranslatability of the discourse subordinated culture to the dominant languages. The
untranslatability of the Spanish language, the unpronounceability of Spanish and Amerindian name
and the invisibility of silencing of Chicanos are all figured out by Sandra. Spanish operates in the
text as a sign of insider status, specifically the bilingual Spanglish which, according to Castillo 's
poet–narrator, is spoken "with an outrag accent splattered with Chicanismos, one could only assume
was done with some intention" (54). The character, Cleofilas, calls the mixture "Spanish pocked
with English," the metaphor, perhaps inadvertently, evoking disfigurement and disease (55).
Woman Hollering Creek,

How Did Catherine Ramirez Discuses The Invisibility Of The...
In The Woman in the Zoot Suit: Gender, Nationalism, and the Cultural Politics of Memory,
Catherine Ramirez discuses the invisibility of the Chicana women in Chicano movement. For
instance in 500 Years of Chicana Womens History, Elizabeth Sutherland Martínez, gives us an
example of how important Chicanas were to not only the Chicano movement, but to the United
States Military as well. "The largest number were in the Women's Army Corps (WAC)" (Martínez,
81). Ramirez argues that U.S culture and wartime, as well as Chicano movement have excluded the
involvement of pachucas, due to the intimidating gender roles. According to Ramirez pachucas test
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Which was the death of twenty– two–year–old José Gallardo Díaz, a young man who was found
nearly dead in Commerce, California on August 2, 1942. Even though his death is still an unknown
until this day, Seventeen Mexican– American youths were arrested and held as suspects in prison by
the Los Angeles police department without bail and on murder charges. Jude Charles W. Fricke
sentenced nine of the seventeen defendants of second– degree murder, on January 13, 1943. Those
sentenced served time in San Quentin Prison, the rest were charged with minor offenses and served
time in Los Angeles County Jail. What was interesting to me about Luis Valdez's movie Zoot Suit, is
that we see for our eyes how much the Sleepy Lagoon case broke out the zoot suit riots all around
Los Angeles, and near by cities. Similarly to Blood in Blood out and American Me, after being
released from Prison, Henry is shown as having three different path ways in life, the first is going
back to jail, second is joining the Army, and the last is making a family of his own. Henry is being
presented with a fresh start to life, he has chance to pick his own fate. Similarly Blood in Blood out
(1993) focuses on vicious crime that occurs in Chicano communities. The characters in Blood in
Blood out also spent the majority of their time in and out of San Quentin Prison, and once being
released they too had chance

Literary Devices In Mexicans Begin Jogging By Gary Soto
"Mexicans Begin Jogging" Throughout the poem "Mexicans Begin Jogging" by Gary Soto, Soto
uses a variety of literary devices such as synecdoche, comparisons, and imagery to strengthen the
diction of his poem. "Mexicans Begin Jogging" describes an average day in the life of a Mexican–
American man. When the border patrol arrives he is forced to run from the factory where he works,
even though he is a legal occupant of America. As he describes, he "Ran past the amazed crowds
that lined / The street and blurred like photographs, in rain" (13–14). This comparison is a metaphor
that compares the sight of the watching crowds to a wet photograph with running colors in order to
convey how the speaker's speed blurred his vision. This allows the reader

Music And Culture Of Los Angeles
At the beginning of the twenty–first century, popular music and culture became significant
influences on the lives of many individuals within the city of Los Angeles. East Los Angeles ("East
L.A." or "the Eastside"), in particular, was a center of flourishing musical, cultural, and social scenes
with strong connections to the changing Chicano/a identity. Under this environment in which the
Chicano movement (moviemiento) continued to prevail, a large number of socially aware and
politically active, Latin–fusion "Chicano" bands were developed. One of such was the Ozomatli
band, who strived to express their activist viewpoints through popular music. The spatial context of
the band's emergence, their links to past musical movements, and their implementation of a wide
array of musical styles and genres all define their impact on Chicano identity in Los Angeles.
Through their music, the Ozomatli band has showed much about the importance of the changing
Chicano culture and served as the framework for cultural and social dynamics of present–day Los
Angeles. Ozomatli, which originated in Los Angeles, California, is a six–piece (six person), all male
band that was formed in 1995. The name "Ozomatli" is derived from the Nahuatl (Uto–Aztecan
language) word for "the Aztec god of dance who is represented as a monkey figure in the famous
Aztec Sun Stone" ("The Battle of Los Angeles" 725). This band plays a variety and mixture of
genres, from "classic to modern Latino, urban, hip–hop and

Chicano Film Analysis
Chicano Films for Future Chicanos Chicano film is a special and important genre of film that has
become an outlet for Chicanos in order for their voices to be heard and stories to be seen by all.
After watching a number of Chicano films this semester, I have gained a deeper understanding of
Chicano history and have even been able to relate to many of the stories, conflicts, struggles, and
pride shared through these films. I feel as though Chicano film has progressed quite a bit since the
beginning of Chicano cinema in 1954 when Salt of the Earth was released, and many modern films
have allowed different perspectives to be seen regarding Chicano and overall Latino culture. If I had
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The students both in Walkout and Stand and Deliver experience some sort of discrimination brought
on by administrators at their own schools. In Walkout, Paula and her classmates face apathy from
school officials after asking for reform in their school system, due to the fact that they attend an East
Los Angeles public school filled with mainly low– income Chicano students. In a particularly
powerful scene, the filmmaker showcases this apathy in a high angle shot, when the school board
dismisses a call for action by Paula, her classmates, and Sal Castro after they show up to a meeting.
In Stand and Deliver, we see the same event happen in a scene when Jaime Escalante proposes
teaching calculus to his students during a board meeting. The filmmaker uses reaction shots and
close up shots to show the other school teachers and administrators disapproval over the idea, stating
that they do not believe the Latino students in the school can rise up to the challenge. I believe that
this is very influential, especially with Chicano students, as discrimination in film can serve as a
teaching lesson to be more empathetic and open minded to others who are different in some

The Chicano Movement 1960s And 1970s
The Chicano movement was part of the American Civil Rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s.
It sought political empowerment and social inclusion for Mexican–Americans. The term 'Chicano'
was originally used as a derogatory label for the children of Mexican migrants. People on both sides
of the border considered this new generation of Mexican Americans neither 'American' nor
'Mexican'. In the 1960s the term 'Chicano' came to be accepted as a symbol of self–determination
and ethnic pride.
The real beginning of this movement predates the 1960s and 70s. It began with the Treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo. This 1848 agreement ended the Mexican vs. American war and resulted in
America acquiring territory from Mexico. However, not only did the United States obtain a huge
land mass, but it also obtained most of the Mexican population. These people and their descendants
were not assimilated as full and equal citizens; instead, they were systemically discriminated.
For many years after, the Chicano people were considered the silent or forgotten minority. As well
as this, Chicanos suffered the highest unemployment, the lowest income, the worst education, the
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They based their actions on the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which was signed by the United
States and Mexico in 1848. Mexican lands were granted to the United States but the agreement
ensured that landowning Mexicans would keep their pre–existing property rights in the lands
transferred; however, the United States failed to honour the latter part of the agreement. Many
Mexicans thus lost their lands. Those in the Chicano movement, argued that many Mexican
Americans were not immigrants and that the Mexican people owned the land ceded to the United
States. When this failed, the Chicanos demanded that the land be given back to Mexican Americans
as they believed it constituted their ancestral homeland, also known as

Mexican And Mexican Americans During The War Of Texas And...
The Unit explains the hardships many Mexican and Mexican Americans have carried and continue
to carry till this day due to their ethnicity and roots. The inequality and struggles rooted from the
invasion of Texas and the wrongful "won" over Mexican territory by the Euro–centric American
who then expanded their border down south unjustly colonizing the Northwest of Mexico. Along
with land many Mexicans who resided in this land were now living in among a strange new
government and environment that was once their land. This began the expectation of having
Mexican–Americans being able to assimilate into the Euro–Centric culture. These assimilations they
were presume to make caused for many to lose touch of their own culture. Mexican–Americans
continued to be oppressed even when serving their own country. Many young Mexican–Americans
turned to joining the military due to financial hardships, like many due this day. Although these
young men were risking their life they were still wrongfully treated and racially discriminated while
in service. Having men risking their life for a country and still be discriminated because of their
ethnicity shows how progressed the hatred for Mexicans was developed. The recognition and
triumph of many Mexican–American soldiers went unacknowledged due to their ethnicity.
Mexican–Americans were also labeled as criminals and murders due to media and their portrayal of
Mexicans. Also, the meaning of being called a "Chicano/a" is also included and

From a Long Line of Vendidas
In order for a patriarch system to perpetuate male superiority, they must first create a space for male
domination. This is accomplished by instilling feelings of self–hatred and unworthiness in females
so that they accept their inferiority. In a patriarch society that facilitates female inferiority it seems
that unification of women is the only way to achieve liberation. In Cherrie Moraga's Loving in the
War Years, the chapter entitled "From a Long Line of Vendidas" teaches that patriarch society
negatively influences the way women feel about themselves, thus influencing the way women relate
to each other. This cultural environment perpetuates gender hierarchy by both ruining the self–image
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The myth is embedded into the fabric of Chicano culture to the extent that even women who have
never heard of the myth experience the affect of its existence.
Women themselves perpetuate their inferiority; the author recounts a moment in her life when her
emotional connection with her mother was interrupted abruptly by a telephone call from her brother.
In this instance, the mother chose to speak with her son, the Chicano, over her daughter, the
Chicana.
What I wanted from my mother was impossible. It would have meant her going against Chicano
tradition in a very fundamental way. You are a traitor to your race if you do not put the man first.
The potential accusation of 'traitor' or 'vendida' is what hangs above the heads and beats in the hearts
of most Chicanas seeking to develop our own autonomous sense of ourselves, particularly through
sexuality" (42).
This highlights that Chicanas prefer Chicanos more than they prefer each other; they perpetuate
gender hierarchy by constantly placing males above females. Chicanas fear the criticism they will
endure if they defy gender boundaries. Joan Riviere addresses this phenomenon in her essay
"Womanliness as a Masquerade. Her essay explores the discomfort that woman feel when they act
outside of the boundaries established by a male dominated society. In one example, she describes a

Essay about The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1948 would have lasting negative effects on Mexican
Americans. The Treaty was signed after America had won the Mexican American war. America
gained possession of the southwest states that had been part of Mexico for the price of around
eighteen million dollars. In Article IX of the Treaty, it states that the Mexicans "shall be maintained
and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty and property, and secured in the free exercise of
their religion without restriction"(Vargas 139). And as Rachel Rivera points out Article VII promised
the Mexicans the right to keep their land which previously belonged to Mexico. However, the Treaty
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recaptures the growth of a movement for Mexican Americans. According to the film, the word
Chicano was used because of its meaning–poorest of the poor. Before the movement because
nationally known, it had to have a leader. Reies Lopez Tijerina led the beginning of the movement.
Tijerina raised questions of Spanish and Mexican land grants. Tijerina fought to uphold the Mexican
American rights protected by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Tijerina opposed the government for
confiscating the Mexican American land illegally. In an open letter from 1969 he writes from the
Sante Fe jail. He compares the Mexican struggle with the black struggle in America. The black Civil
Rights movement of the sixties would help open the door for other causes, such as the Chicano
movement. In the movie Chicano! the blacks led by Martin Luther King Jr., and the Chicano
movement led by "Corky" Gonzalez plan for a poor people march on the capital in Washington D.C.
However, Dr. King was shot weeks before the planned march. Without King's leadership the
movement did not have the same effect. The different ethnic groups could not organize as well as
they could behind King's strong words. The movement would have had positive effects on the rest of
America. Unfortunately, as stated in the film, they never could get it together.
The social awareness of the 1960's was in part successful because of the youth. The Chicano
movement and many organizations began to grow in high schools

The Civil Rights Movement: The Chicano Movement
The Chicano Movement emerged during the Civil Rights era with three goals: restoral of land, rights
for farm workers and education reforms. Prior to the 1960s, however, Latinos lacked influence in
the national political arena. That changed when the Mexican American Political Association worked
to elect John F. Kennedy president in 1960, establishing Latinos as a significant voting bloc (Issues).
The Chicano movement leading up to the 1960's did have some triumphs through the efforts put
forth by many different activists who participated and organized people in marches. There were
those like Cesar Chavez who pushed for unions to be formed on behalf of the working Mexican
American in demand for fair and descent wages and who also fought for equal

Mexican Generation Vs Chicano Generation
During the 19th Century the United States sought to expand westwards and increase their land.
Since Mexico stood in the way they did all they could to provoke it and start a war. "The Mexicans
fired the first shot. But they had done what the American government wanted" (Zinn 151). What
they wanted was California, soon they wanted Texas and then Arizona and New Mexico came along.
For a long period of time, probably still today; Mexican–Americans are seen as "an ahistoric
people" (Romano 44). An assumption that is completely wrong. Mexican American have been
fighting for their rights and equality since they became part of America. In fact they had two
movements conduct by different generations. The Mexican–American Generation between 1930 and
1960; and the Chicano generation between 1945–1960. Although both generations were had the
same ancestry, they had different world view because their history and the events that were going on
in their time. Both Mexican–American generation and Chicano generation similarities and
differences help understand the overall Chicano history in the 20th Century.
The standard way of thinking about Mexican–American is as immigrants. However, as previously
mentioned, they did not start off as immigrants. Their land was won by the United States during the
Mexican–War. Yes, they had the option to return to Mexico, but that didn't include returning with
their land. It was their land or their country. Many chose to stay because they were not guaranteed

Essay On Mexican Americans In The 1960s
In the 1960s, the Mexican Americans identity reached a point where it was integrated into the
political life of the nation. The Chicano population was so large in numbers that they could no
longer be ignored in the cities. They had profoundly affected the economy, politics, fashion, and
music in the 60s. The baby boomers generation listened to Rock–and–roll and supported integration
and opposed the Vietnam War. World War II raised the awareness of civil rights and liberties among
minorities. The revolt of youth during the decade challenged the stability of the middle class and the
ruling elite. The Ford foundation in the 1960s, funded a million dollars to the University of
California to study Mexican Americans in the 1960 census. The census showed that Spanish–
surnamed persons in the Southwest earned $968 per capita, less than half of the income that white
Americans made. Unemployment was also higher among Chicanos. Social segregation was still
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Poverty project, especially juvenile delinquency programs, brought together youth who formed the
Mexican American Youth Association (MAYA), the most active Chicano organization in El Paso
during the 1960s. In Los Angels, the Mexican population more that double in the 1960s, from
576.716 to 1,228593. More that a third of Mexican lived in overcrowded housing, and payed
abnormally high rent.
The Harvest of Shame was a documentary that was aired. It went on to tell the miserable plight of
migrant workers, showing families working in horrible working environments, living in run down
housing, enduring misery so that an affluent nation could be fed. The people in the video were the
forgotten people, the underclothes, underfed, and undereducated. Most immigrants didn't get paid
for holidays, sick days, or overtime; they had no retirement or disability plans, or medical

The Three Archetypal Roles for Women in Mexican and...
In several cultures, women are seen as archetypes more than men. The proposition of women are
instantly idealized and glorified and instantaneously ignore the true complexity of a woman.
Countless of these superficial images can be seen across various cultures where the societies within
these cultures define what it means to be a female and what type of behavior is and isn't acceptable
within those parameters. The persistent restatement of these stories throughout these generations
reinforces the gender system. Women who step out of the norm in these societies are then held
punishable for their actions. Alicia Gaspar de Alba pinpoints the three archetypal roles that are given
to the women in the Mexican and Chicana cultures. These are, ... Show more content on
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For Perez, Chicana/o history is not resolvable and must continually be debated and comprehended
as multiple and unstable. Perez, like other Chicana theorists, initiates an added dimension that
recognizes that woman's voices and their stories have become subordinated to a colonist racial
mentality and to a male consciousness. Perez argues that the quintessential historical accounts.
Women become appendages to men's history, the interstitial 'and' tacked on as an afterthought' (12).
Nevertheless, Perez also suggests that even though some stories have not been told, does not define
their existences, asserting, "Chicana, Mexican, India, Mestiza actions, words spoken and unspoken,
survive and persist whether they are acknowledged or not" (7). The task of locating the voices of the
Chicana are often discharged or lowered by the dominant groups. The mythical rewrite is necessary
to the demands of rewriting ideological and cultural norms that manage the theoretical framework.
In Chicana/o culture three female shapes, La Malinche, La Llorona, and La Virgen de Gudalupe,
separate the cultural borders of female behavior. Gloria Anzaldua proclaims in the Borderlands/La
Frontera, La gente Chicana tiene

Reflection Of The Cultural Event : Rooted And Ready
The cultural event, I attended this semester was on campus. From all the cultural events I could have
attended to the one I went to is called "Rooted and Ready". The event took place on Tuesday,
October 10 at the Ferman Presentation Room, in the Oviatt Library. Rooted and Ready was focused
on a lecture. The participants of Rooted and Ready were one Host and four guest speakers. The four
guest speakers are Professor Everto Ruiz, Professor Rodolfo Acuna, Professor Jorge Garcia and
Diane Velarde Hernandez. They all contributed as they all shared their own stories. Everto Ruiz,
known as Veto was actually a student at csun in the year of 1966 and he graduated in 1969.
Professor Everto continued to work on campus and at the moment he is still a professor, he is a
professor here at csun. He was also the first founder of United Mexican American students in 1967
while he was considered a student. Professor Rodolfo Acuna known as Rudy was the first Chicano/a
Professor at csun and was also the founding chair. Rodolfo was hired in the year of 1969. Professor
Jorge Garcia was a Professor at csun which was hired in the fall of 1970. Diane Velarde Hernandez
was just hanging around csun and then actually attended the school, she began in the spring of 1970
and graduated in 1974.
The cultural event was both based on a historical and recent significance. Historical for the fact that
Rooted and Ready was to inform csun students, the way csun got ethnic studies on campus. In the
cultural

Chicano Movement Analysis
Throughout the years, women's participation has been overlooked by the general public, where their
contributions to civil rights movements has been belittled or removed from history all together.
Their hard work is often accredited to men, where women are forced to remain silent and oppressed
– all while depicted as unintelligent second–class citizens who belong in the kitchen in both the
Latino community and the Anglo community. The Chicano Movement itself is a gendered
movement, in which only men have portrayed as leader of El Moviemnto where whenever one
googles the term 'Chicano Movement' the images that come up are of Cesar Chavez, Rodolfo
Gonzalez or Jose Angel Gutierrez – all men. In the 1960s, the image of the Soldaderas was adopted
by the Chicana feminists' movement as a symbol of revolutionary womanhood and female
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They were a unique combination male attributes, courage and valor, while performing traditional
female responsibilities, such as being a caretaker of the wounded soldiers and providing sustenance
for the army. Soldaderas sought to gain their equality as well as fighting against the injustices
women had endured during the 1900s in a patriarchal and misogynistic Mexico.
The main advantage of the Soldaderas during the Mexican Revolutionary war was their ability to
fulfill multiple roles in the Mexican militia. The women executed domestic obligations, were fierce
warriors on the battlefields, provide medical attention for mutilated troops and acted as a secret
weapon to sneak supplies across the United States boarder utilizing their flowing

World War 1 Immigration Essay
The U.S. was built off immigrants, the idea that it would be a place of opportunity, a place where
immigrants could have a new beginning. When WWl and WWll occurred, because of the ideology
and sense of being patriotic, Chicanos included were seen as to also be taking part in helping out
during these tough times. Despite the discrimination they endured it was expected of Mexicans, and
Mexican–Americans to be contributing. During WW1 the U.S. lacked soldiers, in reality they were
unprepared for war. Mexicans enlisted and proved that their contribution was highly important
during the war, as well as receiving medals for their contribution. Soldiers like Marcelino Serma
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When WWll came around, more Hispanics were involved in enlisting to the military. Not only
enlisting in the army did latinos help, but it was one of the first times that women were able to
contribute and help at home by working while the men were away. WWll impacted in my opinion
moreover the women then the men. Nevertheless, preexistent to the war, Mexicans were being
"scapegoats" due to the great depression, they were being seen as communists, and they were still
being treated as second class. If it wasn't for the contribution from Mexicans in WWl the U.S.
would've never gotten the same amount of soldiers as they did, the outcome because they were so
low in numbers probably would've affected who would've won. Despite the discrimination that they
were already facing prior to the war, it would've most likely increased. Being treated like second
class in their jobs would've worsened. At this point in time, not only Mexicans were stereotyped as
"bandidos", but also as a "takers", later on they would've began to be stereotyped as other comments
because they wouldn't have

Taming Anzaldua's Contact Zone Analysis
"The Contact Zone", is defined by Mary Louis Pratt as "the space in which transculturation takes
place – where two different cultures meet and inform each other, often in highly asymmetrical
ways." Pratt describes what she calls 'contact zones' and elaborates on the pros and cons of these
cultural interactions. She sees the contact zone as a place that allows people to exchange cultural
ideas and break down the dividing cultural borders. When a contact zone is started, people are able
to interact on new levels gaining a new perspective because they are able to collaborate with people
from foreign cultures. If you are always with people of the same culture as you, you become used to
hearing everything from the same perspective. With a ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Anzaldua takes great pride in her language, "So if you want to really hurt me, talk badly about my
language. Ethnic diversity is twin skin to linguistic identity – I am my language" (p89). She states
that her language is a part of herself so when you insult Chicano it's like a strike to the heart of
Anzaldua. Anzaldua goes on to explains that although Chicanos all over the US speak different
dialects of Chicano Spanish, they are still all Chicanos. Just because the language varies a little does
not diminish its authenticity. People who speak a variation on a language should not be ashamed
because they speak a little differently. "There is the quiet of the Indian about us. We know how to
survive. When other races have given up their tongue we've kept ours. We know what it is to live
under the hammer blow of the dominant norteamericano culture. but more we count the blows, we
count the days the weeks the years the centuries the aeons until the white laws and commerce and
customs will rot in the deserts they've created" (p93). She strongly urges Los Chicanos to not give
up their culture and endure. She believes that the will of their culture will outlast any obstacle they
encounter and demands that they not give in to the temptation to conform.
With so many people coming to American and under the incredible pressure to conform to the great
Melting pot of America, Anzaldua continues to create

The Cultural Aspects Of Rasquachismo In Middle School
As a child, I had no knowledge of what it meant to be apart of the working class. I could not grasp
the concept of money and had always wondered why the kids at school were so different from me.
Why was I always wearing hand me downs and patched up clothes while the other kids showed up
to school with their nice looking clothes? It never occurred to me what my social status meant until
the beginning of middle school. That was when I was aware that we had to resort to rasquachismo
throughout the years to make ends meet. Rasquachismo, as defined by Ybarra, is a coping strategy
of taking discarded materials and combining it with a bold display of embellishment to make it into
something reusable (Frausto 133). A rasquache item that resonated with me the most was a dresser
that I used throughout middle and high school, which my parents had found on the streets. They
took something that was originally thrown out and after decorating it, turned it into something
practical and personal. The drawer was no longer just a piece of furniture. It became an item that
was not only functional, but also carried a sense of empowerment, aesthetic, and a cultural
significance. In middle school, while walking through one of the department stores, I happened to
stumble upon a beautiful dresser. Since I didn't own one, I begged my parents to buy it for me,
however, at the time, they could not afford such a luxury item. After days of insistent begging, they
finally agreed to get me my own dresser.

La Raza Character Analysis
Like the Chicano character, the La Raza personality rose up out of the historical backdrop of
political, financial, and social disappointment of Mexicans in the United States and their ensuing
social activism (Gutierrez, 1995; Ochoa, 2004). The term was initially used to affirm that the mix of
Native American and European societies created a capable and even predominant raza cosmica
(astronomical race) (Vasconcelos, 1997). The 1960s Chicano development grasped a politicized
Raza personality that underlined the indigenous parts of their legacy and de–stressed European
segments (Oropeza, 2005). In late decades, the term Raza has turned out to be more comprehensive,
mirroring the way that Hispanic/Latinos are a blend of a large portion of the world's races, societies,
and religions (Vasconcelos, 1997). The historical backdrop of sociopolitical challenge implanted in
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A subjective investigation of secondary school understudies and instructors (Matute–Bianchi, 1986)
depicted cholos as minimized from school, oppositional, and slandered or dreaded by different
understudies on account of their conceivable posse association. An investigation of seventh grade
understudies in Southern California (Fuqua et al., 2012) found that understudies who self–
distinguished as cholos (despite the fact that they were most likely excessively youthful, making it
impossible to have been dynamic posse individuals) will probably smoke cigarettes, in respect to the
individuals who related to different gatherings, for example, athletes, prevalent children, keen
children, skaters, and so

Chicanos And The Liberal Agenda
Chicanos and the Liberal Agenda In the early sixties, when times were of segregation, racism and
discrimination, Chicanos often suffered the most. It was a dark time for Mexican–Americans, who
were negatively referred as 'Chicanos'. Chicanos did not always have the empowered meaning it has
today. In the early sixties, 'Chicano' was often used to refer to Mexican–Americans' as lower class,
ignorant and as a derogatory racial identification. Furthermore, racism, exploitation, inequality,
conformity and assimilation were all main factors of the early sixties liberal agenda. Chicanos often
faced numerous struggles as Mexican–Americans were often exploited profoundly in the workplace.
Along with being exploited, Chicanos often face new threats like being fired, pay cuts, and
ultimately deportation due racism. Anglo societies were advanced due to the inequalities Chicanos
faced from education system and workplace. In addition, Chicanos who were proud to be 'brown' or
embraced their culture, and practice their norms were often seen as outcast. The sixties main focus
of the liberal agenda was to conform the Mexican–American. The liberal agenda attempt to make
Chicanos deny their culture and assimilate to the Anglo culture. However, Chicanos often did not
assimilate and conform. Chicanos often displayed their pride by dressing in their zoot zoot attires,
speaking their language and embracing their culture. As a way to fight back, Chicanos embraced
their culture in their music

Artworks And Chicano Art Analysis
Artworks and Chicano Culture in LA Frank Romero's Chicano art served as a point of
communication that illustrated the role of Chicano culture in Los Angeles, and also drew attention to
the social and political implications that manifested on the behalf of the rise of this cultural
perspective. Throughout his career, he produced works such as "the police brutality series" which
drew attention to political issues, and works like "Going to the Olympics" and "History of the
Chicano," which illustrated the beauty and pride of Chicanos in LA. Moreso, the paintings "La
Llorona" and "El Teatro Campesino" displayed the origins of chicanismo and the cultural affiliations
that originated in Latin America. The Police Brutality Series included the paintings

Violence In Chicano Art Essay
The Untold Stories of Violence in Chicano and Chicana Art "Non–violence is not inaction. It is not
discussion. It is not for the timid or weak. Non–violence is hard work. It is the willingness to
sacrifice. It is the patience to win." Cesar E. Chavez
In the art world the artwork that comes from the brilliant minds of Chicanos and Chicanas is more
than just art. Its art with a cause that many of Chicanos can relate to because of the themes that are
depicted throughout the art for viewers. Chicano art has a major theme that is being told by the
artistic. The theme that is being used is a theme that the artist has experienced or gone through as a
past situation that has been a part of the artist's life or culture. As a Chicano it's those situations that
gives the artist of the Chicano culture the themes to depict in their art. The one major theme that is
carried throughout many of the artworks is the theme of violence. The theme of violence is a strong
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In many of the art works it's a present issue that is depicted in the images and in others it isn't so
clear but has a history that relates it to violence. Chicanos and have a history that is rich in violence
that is and will always be a part of the Chicano culture. To be Chicano and Chicana isn't just a word
and a culture it's an experience to the individual telling his or her story. You have to go through it
and live that life to really know what it was about. Many of these artist have taken what they have
learned in life as an artist and focused their talents into art to send the message of a culture that is
rich in history as well as culture. In conclusion this is the untold stories of violence that leads back
to Chicano and Chicana art as a theme. Dan Simmons once said "You treat violence as an aberration
... when in truth it is the norm. It is the very essence of the human

Self-Love In The Story Of Malinche By Norma Alarc�n
Even in cases where mothers happen to fail in providing the security their children needed, these
children grow into adults that are able to compensate for the strength they had needed so long ago.
Thus, the mother still influences the outcome of her child, even when it is the opposite of her
actions. An example of this can be seen in the reimagining of the story of Malinche by Norma
Alarcón, in which she develops a theory that Malintzin, in a way, discovered a form of self–love as a
way to fight against the forces oppressing her. As per the historical tale, Malinche was sold into
slavery by her own mother, for reasons justified as securing the future and well–being of her son,
giving into the patriarchal social structure. This sacrifice was the unfortunate failure of her own
mother, leaving her to be tortured and raped, which is worth noting because of a mother's role to
protect and defend their offspring. Alarcón's analysis is helpful to examine the role of motherhood,
drawing on how Malinche must compensate for the mother she was denied. Upon being trapped and
stripped of all that she was, Malinche then had no choice but to step in and become her own mother
as a means of physical and psychic survival (Alarcón, 2015), thus having to care for and remedy
herself in order to live through the torture she endured. This is particularly relevant because the
absence of her own mother was reworked to strengthen the traitor–whore portrayal of her character
through the sexist male

A Reflection Of I Am Joaquin
I Am Joaquin, also known as Yo soy Joaquin, is a famous poem, which associated with the Chicano
movement in the 1960s in the United States. The poem was written by Rodolfo Corky Gonzales, a
Mexican American boxer, poet, and political activist. Besides that, there is a photograph, which also
talks about the Chicano movement, and it named The National Chicano Moratorium Protest/March
was held on August 29, 1970. Both the poem and the photograph spoke of the struggles that the
Chicano people had faced in fighting to achieve the economic justice and equal right in the United
States.
As we know, Mexican Americans had been oppressed for years in the United States. We can say that
they were sometimes treated worse than African Americans. According to the textbook, the Mexican
American Political Association (MAPA) formed in 1959, but there were a few memberships.
Besides that, "many MAPA members were active in the liberal California Democratic Council
(CDC), which supported the Civil Rights movement and promoted representation for African
Americans but ignored Mexicans" (Acuna 300). Recognizing that, Gonzales wrote the poem I Am
Joaquin, which spoke of the oppression of Mexican Americans to reach out to Chicano youth
fighting to get the cultural security and the political and economic justice. The poem was
appreciated because it provided the revolutionary movement with a brief statement of Chicano
nationalism and ideology. Similar to the poem, the photograph had outlined the Chicano people's
political ideology. They wanted to live in the peaceful, non–violent, and they wanted to fight for
civil rights and to end the war. In order to promote the Chicano movement, Chicano people had
given out many strategies. By 1967, more students of Mexican entered into the colleges. They
"formed the Mexican American Student Association (MASA) and on May 13, 1967, Chicano
students met at Loyola University (Los Angeles) and founded the United Mexican American
Students (UMAS)" (Acuna 309). The organizations mainly gained the rights for Chicano people
about the public education, Mexican American studies programs, antiwar, and labor movements.
Besides fighting to achieve the civil rights, Mexican Americans established many organizations

Beauty And Culture In Contemporary Bicano Art And A...
The term Aesthetic was originally derived from Greek. Throughout time European aesthetics
became assiociated with classy, good taste. It represented things of beauty and love. Following the
ancient Roman times the expression of art was mediated by the church. This gave the perception that
""high" art reflects the ideas and acheivements of the ancients, and the "low" art does not".(Vargas,
2009) This is basically saying that art that only represents beauty, or wealth and the better things in
life was what made up the European Aesthetic. If you have good taste it was asoociated with Greek
art. This is similar to A Chicano Aesthetic because the in reading Contemporary Chicano Art, states
how the Chicano Aesthetic represents the reality over time. Much of Chicano art historicall was
made outside the museum. For example things such as Low riders, and graffiti which can are
misunderstood because of the bias against the Chicano culture. These things are unable to be in a
museum, and are sometimes seen as an act against art. These expressions of art and culture are not
accepted because they are not contemporary and true to the European Aesthetic. As America
changes throughout this century, the aesthetic should continue to evolve just as the culture has. The
difference between this and European is that, Classical art is the standard for truth, good and beauty.
The fact is that Chicano art is actual representation of truth because art does not always have to be
pretty. There is

The Impacts Of The Chican @'s Movement
Being a part of something that'll create a better society for others will create a better future.
Following World War II, many Mexican Americans renewed their efforts to achieve equality in all
areas of life, political power, and greater workplace rights. In the following three decades,
individuals and groups achieved levels of success in achieving some of their goals, while others
were not. The Chican@ Movement was a time where Chican@s protested, worked for, and created
programs/organizations for equality. Equality fro Chian@ meant to be ready to risk a lot, but always
for a good reason, which was a better future for Chican@s. The impacts of the Chican@ Rights
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The issue that occurred during this time was that the Vietnam War still going into battle. In
document 2, found in Vietnam War U.S. Military Fatal Casualty Statistics, National Archives, shows
two tables of Vietnam War Casualty Statistics; one of group races and the other of Casualties from
each five southern states. The less kills of races were Latin@ with about 3,170, showing that mst
Latin@ did not want to be art of the war. Chican@s however were choose to be apart of the war
without consent. Most past veterans who had children do not recommend their children to go into
the military because with an education they believe they can go further. The U.S population of
Chican@ began to drop because of how many Chican@ were being sent to fight during the war.
Their goal was to be able to stop the Vietnam War for creating more trouble towards their society.
Strategies Chican@s used to stop the Vietnam War was the act of protesting. Chican@s going into
the military was their only choice if you didn't have an education. In document 13, found in
University of Washington, shows a picture of Chican@s protesting to stop the Vietnam War; one
sign reads, " OUR FIGHT IS AT HOME NOT IN VIETNAM". It also shows that most people
walking with the similar signs held up. Chican@s during that era were killed more than others. The
strategy however did not work because

The Chicano Movement 1960s
The Chicano Movement of the 1960's also known by many as "El Movimiento" surfaced during the
Civil Rights era. During this movement Chicanos encompassed a great variety of symbols to express
their movement during the 1960–1970s. These symbols meant a lot to Chicanos and were done
meticulously to convey their message. As part of the "movimiento" Chicano artist needed an outlet
to portray and protest societal inequality. They wanted to advocate ethnic identity as well as wanting
to express self–identification. Consequently, they began to convey their message through art in
murals, posters, magazines, logos, etc., which is considered public art. These Chicano artists wanted
to represent the facet of the battle for human rights. Let's take

Chicano Identity Research Paper
Throughout history beginning with the Spanish inquisition, Chicanos have been overpowered,
underestimated, exploited, and forgotten. Chicanos have been ripped from their dignity and viewed
as ignorant, lazy, and uneducated. It was not till Rodolfo Corky Gonzalez created a poetic piece, "I
am Joaquin", that would change the way Mexicans thought of themselves for all eternity. No longer
were they this broken social identity, but now they embraced being both the Mayan prince, and the
sword and flame of Hernán Cortés, as stated by Gonzales, ultimately giving birth to the life
changing social identity of Chicano. Over the decades, traditional Chicano social identity practiced a
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Central Americans contributed greatly to the definition of Chicano identity. The people from Central
America, more specifically El Salvador are one of the few people who have to leave their families in
order to come to American for a prosperous life. Transnational families in the twenty–first century
are not uncommon since thousands of people cross the infamous border on the search for a better
life, but what is unusual to have their stories shared and recognized by the rest (Abrejo 2). Similar to
Mexican immigrants they too, cross the horrendous border in light of new opportunity, but are faced
with a substantial amount of issues that can be life changing. As discussed by Abrejo in lecture,
women were the leading gender that was migrating from El Salvador (Nov.10). Unlike Mexican
families, the head of the home was the woman in Salvadorian families. Migration and family
separation of Salvadorians are hardly mentioned in Chicano history. To migrate to the united stated
Salvadorian people crossed Mexico in order to reach the United States. Even Mexico implemented
border security in order for Salvadorians not to migrate. Salvadorians like women and the Chinese
were just on a road on search for a better life and along that road their customs, tradition, heritage,
sorrow, and pain were integrated among Chicano

The Development Of Chicana Identities Throughout The...
Edited by several scholars such as Gabriella F. Arredondo, Aída Hurtado, Norma Klahn, Olga
Nájera–Ramírez, and Patricia Zanella, this book in particular highlights the development of Chicana
identities in the twentieth century by showing "how Chicana feminist writings move discourse
beyond binaries and toward intersectionality and hybridity" (Arredondo e.al. 2). What is interesting
is how the feminist scholars in this book used different epistemologies and methods in capturing the
experiences of the Chicanas which include oral histories, poetry, theatrical performance, painting,
dance, music and social science survey. Some of the contributors also combine "analytical tools and
cross disciplinary boundaries" (5). The approaches used are very unique as they enables to unravel
the Chicana experiences thoroughly and disrupt "the notion of Chicana identity as monolithic and
homogeneous" (6). Also, the format of the book which presents articles and then the responses by
another activist or scholars offers a very distinct way of presenting critical and provocative analysis.
Such format allows the editors to "reaffirm the tensions and creativity of individual and group
consciousness that underlie Chicana feminism and scholarship" (Salas 122). From this edited
volume, I choose three articles along with their responses. Those articles are Cartohistografía:
Continente de una voz/Cartohistography: One Voice's Continent by Elba Rosario Sánchez (response:
Translating Herstory: A Reading

How To Tame A Wild Tongue Essay
"What is your identity"? On the surface it's a simple question, but it carries a much deeper meaning.
In the year of 2014 I started my first real job as a customer service associate at the gas station
convenience store Wawa. While working there I learned many things, how to properly make a
sandwich, how to run the register, how to deal with rude customers, and most importantly what I
like to call the "customer service bible". To elaborate, it's how every customer service associate
learns to act, how we deal with stressful situations, and how we communicate with customers. The
normal everyday person doesn't appreciate how many times a day I ask if someone needed help,
asked how their day was going, and talked about the weather. And though this ... Show more content
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When I started school, I added student to my list. But this doesn't just relate to me, everyone has
their own lists, their own stories. When a couple has a child they become parents, two people with
similar interests become friends, and peoples who share the same background create cultures.
Author Gloria Anzaldua describes how she found her identity in her essay "How to Tame a Wild
Tongue". A story about both her feelings and her own story on the social and cultural difficulties
Mexican immigrants faced when growing up in the southern United States. In Her essay she
explains how there was 2 sides to the coin. They were ridiculed and forced to speak perfect English
by their families and the US school system, but they were also antagonized by other more "pure"
Mexicans for not speaking Spanish. Anzaldua says she first found her identity when she read her
first book by another fellow Chicano. She says "a feeling of pure joy flashed through me...I felt like
we really existed as a people" (211). Which is to say, that we as people tend to combine and live
under one roof and when we find people who we can relate to, who we find a deep rooted
connection, we feel pride and we rally around that feeling. "And peoples who share the same
background create

Analysis Of ' How Of Tame A Wild Tongue '
Seth Mauck Professor MacDonald Comp 099 Oct. 11,2016 Cracks in Culture In Gloria Anzaldúa
article "How to Tame a Wild Tongue," she shows us how different worlds so close can be so
different. Anzaldúa shows that people have restricted freedom in society by the social norms set in
them. Anzaldúa pressed her awareness and distraught on how people treat her depending on the type
of language she uses. She also explains some of her emotions towards the way people are like with
speaking and listening to accents. The article is how Anzaldúa explains how culture and accent
shapes a person's identity by being controlled and oppressed to fit into the social norms, which is
how she creates cracks using language and code switching. Anzaldúa cannot be defined by any one
culture because of the area of Texas she lives in, the languages she speaks, her identity, and where
she fits into society. In the United States, the most common language people speak is English
because it surpasses the language border. Culture leans more to the sides of men and that they can
do more than a woman can do in society. The founding fathers were all men that created the
Declaration of Independence. Men of that time expected to be well dressed, socially responsible in
how they acted, and what they said. Women were held to higher standards because the women made
sure everything was in order in the house and that the children had at least one good example for
how to live in society. The expectations I grew up

Mexican American Stereotypes
Mexican–Americans are an essential part of the United States' diverse mix of cultures. Although a
prominent part of American culture, they are often repressed into stereotypes in literature. More
often than not characteristics delegated to Mexican–Americans have negative connotations: poor,
violent, alien, etc. This stems from years of tension between Mexico and America, whose
relationship seems to be a never–ending cycle of highs and lows. Cultural critics recognize these
problems and work towards equality within both literary and real culture. With each passing
generation, the demographics of the United States progresses towards being a country without a
majority race. Despite this, authors of realistic literature remain stagnant in ... Show more content on
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They live in an underprivileged section of Chicago in a raggedy house. This produces the single
narrative's misconception that Mexican–American people are lazy. Esperanza defends her
unfavorable housing situation using trees, who "do not belong here but are here. Four raggedy
excuses planted by the city" (Cisneros 74). The trees act as a representation of the confines society
has placed on Latinxs; there is no possible way for the trees or the people to leave. Though moving
away may seem voluntary, decades of governmental discrimination, such as redlining, keep them
trapped in impoverished areas. Any group would rather live in a pleasant suburb to obviate the
humiliation that Esperanza exemplifies when someone asks her, "You live there" (Cisneros 5)? This
is unfair because the aesthetic appearance of her house is something she cannot control. Reading
these inequalities allows Mexican–Americans to become familiar with their historic oppression,
which lets them know their living conditions are not their fault (Hughes–Hassell 215).
Soto delivers a powerful message about being born into discrimination as a minority in Fresno,
California. His novel centers around Eddie, a Latino teenager who grapples with the day–to–day
obstacles society places in front of him. In this novel, Soto showcases the institutionalized
discrimination he faces through his relationship with law enforcement. Even though he is

Essay about Chicano, A Community That Has Overcome
The Chicano community has endured and overcome many struggles since the conquest by
conquistador in 1491 and eviction from Atzlan. Race was used by the white community as tool to
structure inequality for the Chicano community by classifying the Chicano community as white but
treat them as a minority community. Chicano activist during the Mexican American generation
found community self–determination by becoming actively involved in their community and taking
hold of their own destiny. The Mexican American activists created a new way of seeing themselves
by taking the term Chicano and making the term a symbol for who they truly are and who they want
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Instances such as this sparked the Chicano community to begin to take matters into their own hands
and shape their own destiny.
By becoming actively involved in the community and in politics, Chicano activist began to achieve
community self–determination. By starting to speak up and act for the Chicano community, Chicano
activist broke free of the chains which have tied them down since the white man came to their
homelands and drove them from out of Atzlan. A great example of Chicanos involving themselves in
their community came from the walkouts staged by the Chicano youth in East L.A. In Ian Lopez's
Racism on Trial, Lopez states, "the student strikes symbolized the awakening of Mexican youth to a
political consciousness of themselves and of their ability to fight for equal treatment." (Lopez 23).
By organizing the walkout the students began the Chicano communities search for self–
determination and pursuit of equality. Then there are movements such as the farm workers
movement which brought to the public's attention the dehumanization of the Chicanos field workers.
People such as Cesar Chavez took the political approach to win the Chicano community equality
(Chicano!).

The Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement: The Chicano...
The Chicano movement was a social movement characterized by the politics of protest in the
Mexican–American community. Focusing on a wide range of social issues, the movement was
involved in: social injustice, equality, educational reforms, and political and economic self–
determination for Chicano communities within the United States. Some of the struggles that evolved
within the Chicano movement were the United Farmworkers unionization efforts, the New Mexico
Land Grant movement, and the Raza Unida Party. Chicanas (female activists) participated in all of
these struggles, helping to make the Chicano movement stronger. However, unsatisfied with little
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Named after the aforementioned Mexican women's underground newspaper published during the
Mexican Revolution, the Chicana group Hijas de Cuauhtemoc was one of the earliest most
influential groups for Mexican American feminism during the second wave. The Chicanas who
formed this feminista group were initially involved in the United Mexican American Student
Organization which was part of the Chicano student

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