Essays on Luis Valdez

The complexities of racism, and the ways in which society should end it, remains intriguing fodder for literature. Some of the most intriguing portrayals of these arguments are in Frances Watkins Harper’s “The Slave Auction” and “The Slave Mother,” Luis Valdez’s “Los Vendidos,” and Zitkala-Sa’s School Days of an Indian Girl. While Harper’s direct, anguished portrayals of the evils of the slave trade elicit an implicit argument to stop these practices and end their pain, Valdez is more explicit in his call for aggressive revolution and demolishing of stereotypes, and Zitkala-Sa similarly advocates for a ...

Introduction

Navel is what is used to refer to Barrio Logan that is located in the southeast of San Diego. Mexican-Americans started to settle in the area from 1890s, and the migration increased due to the Mexican Revolution and the poor economy in Mexico. The community had extended up to the waterfront and had even their own local beach. However, when the U.S navy and defence industries came to the area, the residents lost their houses, businesses and waterfront.

The Mexican-American citizens that were in Logan Heights had faced many negative changes in their community after the Second World ...

1) Who is Luis Valdez? He is an American film director, writer, actor and a play writer. The man who was born in 1940 is believed to be the father Chicano theater in America. He also initiated Chicano movement and has broadened his scope in theatre and arts.2) What connection is there between the Teatro Campesino and the UFW? Basically, Teatro Campesino is a troupe that was formed as a branch of United Farm workers in 1965. All the initial actors were from the farmworkers and most of their performances described lives of their audiences.3) What is an acto? ...