Discrimination In Mexican-American Culture

This book shows some of the political and cultural struggle that Chicanos have experience within the anglo society. Some of the major cultural issues that many Mexican Americans encounter were racial racism, inequality, and also discrimination as seen on the video Latinos Beyond the Reel. The video illustrates how Media and television have

Notwithstanding, many Chicanos stand up for their values and ideals to defend their own culture and spread it around the world; one example is Gloria Anzaldua. Anzaldua denies the comments of Paz and emphasizes that the Mexican culture is antique and useless. She affirms due to her rebelliousness, she was “the first in six generations to leave the valley.” p.2 a shocking declaration. In the modern world, most of the Mexican values have been dismissed and have reached a point where they are not longer apt to adapt to the new world.

This chapter portrayed the cross of races, the opportunities for both the positive and negative sides, the ultimate goal that Mexican-American woman wanted was acceptance. Acceptance they believed they deserved because of the hard work and dedication they were

Did you ever wonder how immigration laws and policies impact the Latinx community in both offensive and helpful ways? If you want to learn more read this essay. There were nearly 60 million Latinos in the United States in 2017, approximately 18% of the total U.S. population. (pewresearch.org) There was a boycott led by Cesar Chavez and the whole point was so the immigrant farm workers could have better work conditions and for them get paid more. (Mexican immigration history)

The Chicano movement brought unity, nationalism, and cultural pride by addressing social and civil right issues. However, the Chicano social identity that arose in the 1960’s was not inclusive to Chicanas, moreover, it did not acknowledge and encompass the contribution of Central Americans and Asian Mexicans. The Chicano social identity definition needs to be changed to be more inclusive and accommodate all the configurations and diverse expressions of

Before the 1960s many social science disciplines utilized cultural determinist paradigms as their framework for knowledge production. For example, in “The Anthropology and Sociology of the Mexican-Americans,” Octavio Ignacio Romano describes how anthropologists and sociologists used the concept of Traditional Culture to explain the history of Mexican Americans. According to Romano, this concept “deal[s] with human beings only as passive containers and retainers of culture,” which posits Mexican Americans are ahistorical people (“The Anthropology” 26). Therefore, in using this theoretical lens Romano argues social science scholars not only erase the history of Mexican Americans but also perpetuate the idea that Mexican American culture is deficient and prohibits their progress. For example, he criticizes Ruth Tuck along with other sociologists and anthropologists for describing Mexican Americans as fatalistic people who adjust to their problems, instead of making an effort to overcome them (“The Anthroplogy” 29).

Growing up in a Hispanic community, I was exposed to the limitations of females and was taught to know my place. I recall many times in which I saw firsthand the belittlement of women. Beginning in my own home, my father expects my mother to cook, clean, and organize his belongings. As a Hispanic female, I have been surrounded by this mentality. In Latin American countries the corresponding roles of women are justified by the term machismo.

Many stories embody the cultural aspects of Mexican-Americans and their struggles with living in a discriminatory society. Stories like With

As the child of two first-generation immigrants, I’ve witnessed harassment against my family and me for who we are and our culture. The rise in hate crimes against people of color is something imperative that we should be fighting to abolish. Despite the countless fights and protests for our rights and lives, nothing seems to really have that much of an impact. Hate speech and crimes continue to this day. In Espada’s “The New Bathroom Policy at English High School”, he’s seen fighting strongly for Spanish in many ways.

The text is important because not many people know the difficulties of being Mexican-American, especially when it comes to being themselves or the inner turmoil that comes with it; being Mexican-American means following traditions and speaking perfect Spanish, while at the same time having a grasp on American traditions and

“The common denominator all Latinos have is that we want some respect. That 's what we 're all fighting for” - Cristina Saralegui. Judith Ortiz Cofer published the article, “The Myth of the Latin Woman,” where she expresses her anger towards stereotypes, inequality, and degradation of Latin Americans. Cofer explains the origins of these perceived views and proceeds to empower Latin American women to champion over them. Cofer establishes her credibility as a Latin American woman with personal anecdotes that emphasize her frustration of the unfair depiction of Latinos in society.

One particular way for modern generations to begin to enforce social justice is by defying the rejection against their cultural identities. Unfortunately, as easy as it may seem, it is harder to carry out a change of perspective with Mexican Americans. They are the first ones to put Mexicans down out of fear of association with them. Current studies from the article “Bullying of Mexican Immigrant Students by Mexican American Students: An Examination of Intracultural Bullying” by Julian J. Mendez, Sheri Bauman, and Raphael M. Guillory support this claim with a study of a Hispanic public school in the state of Washington. The study shows the factors that push Mexican American students to become bullies against Mexican immigrant students who practice or resemble their culture.

As a first generation American, I have seen my family, specifically my parents, face certain societal preclusions, namely language based discrimination. Being immigrants, my parents do not have traditional eastern American accents, and therefore have been presumed uneducated by many people they have encountered. This would often lead to my brothers and me handling conversations with financial and educational institutions, because, as semi-articulate teenagers, we would receive more respect and have more authority than our middle-aged parents. However, one of the few places that my parents have never faced this kind of discrimination is a hospital. When I was ten I had to tell my father that he needed his gallbladder removed.

Over the history, there has been tremendous changes and transformation regarding Mexican culture. Although many Mexican citizens live in the cities, the small suburban and rural communities still portray a strong connection to the Mexican cultures thus making Mexico to be a vibrant community. Since Mexico is the 12 most populous nation in the world according to the world factbook records, it has also been found out that it is a nation that carries about 123 million people. For that matter, the nation is in the records of being a country that has numerous ethnic groups with its population showing that it has 62% percent, American-Spanish people. The Indian-Americans constitute to about 21% percent of the 123 million people whereas 10% of the Mexican’s population represent whites (Simpkins et al., 2013).

AFRO-DESCENDANTS IN MEXICO Afro-descendants are an important part of Mexico’s history. As the name said they are descendants of the African slaves that were brought to Mexico by the conquerors in the viceroyalty. Here, in that part of the history was started their discrimination. This people were invisible to Mexicans, in other words, they was been confused with indigenous. Nowadays, the existence of this part of the population is known thanks to the media.