Manifest Destinies: The Making of the Mexican American Race. By Laura E. GómezHernándezDavidingentaconnectAztlan A Journal of Chicano Studies
Achican American Identity Case Study Have you ever been asked what’s your race or ethnicity? Well I have, and it’s a strange question to answer personally. When someone asks me that I have to wait and ponder as to why in the world would one would be asking such a strange question....
Meanwhile, seseo, which is the pronunciation of these same letters as “s,” occurs in southern Spain and Latin American Spanish. This regional variation within Spain itself adds a layer of complexity to the language.Here are some examples of ceceo vs. seseo in Spanish:...
providing even more reason to sterilize Mexican American Women. Whether or not a family member had been previously committed to a California Prison was often used as a reason to sterilize Mexican American women. Such is the case of Manuela Morales whose brother was an inmate in a California Ins...
“A lot of the times they would tell me that I am too Mexican to be American or too American to be Mexican and that you can’t be in the middle. Why would I have to give up a part of myself to be accepted here and the other way around?” said ...
although these are also socialised by and learned within American institutions. YoungMexican immigrantsdescribe this double influence as positive, stating that they retain what is best for them. The Asian and Karen communities observe greater support for the values, traditions and behaviours of their ...
“As US President Donald Trump takes aim at the Smithsonian Institution for “anti-American ideology”, Adam Rutherford examines what the science of genetics has taught us about race. When scientists unveiled thefirst draft of the Human Genome Project25 years ago, it seemed to deliver the final...
she decided to vote for Clinton. But she added,“Honestly,this election, a lot of people are not that pumped to vote. It’s really kind of sad.” The number of Mexican-American and Latino voters who show up on Nov. 8 could determine the outcome in her state, and possibly in ...
Routines, race, and social control: Coordinating action and constructing identity as a neighborhood majority transitions from white-ethnic to Mexican-American Ticer-Wurr, Jolyon. The University of Chicago ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2014. 3668298. ProQuest...
Whether or not to teach Mexican-American history in classrooms throughout the United States is a hot topic of debate. However, to forget about an entire race and culture of a people is to sweep much larger issues under the rug such as racial divide. It is not only morally wrong to do ...