Essays on Mexican-American

“Los Vendidos” written by Luiz Valdes is a one-act play that depicts and ridicules the stereotypes of Mexicans in California. It is a satiric play that shows the social inequality in the American society in the 1960-ies. So much has been said about the discrimination of the Afro-Americans, but I even could not imagine Latinos and Mexicans facing a similar situation. This play attracts attention to the social issues that have not been solved even after 40 years. Although it is full of ridiculous and rather witty moments, the message of the play is serious and profound. The author ...

XAP Task 1

XAP Task 1

Introduction

Various studies are pertaining to the nursing discipline are available in journals and on the web. Understanding these pieces of information is essential when it comes to increasing one’s knowledge towards the nursing discipline. Normally, these studies encompassing the nursing practice are based on the evidence gathered either through quantitative or qualitative method of research. An exploratory type of research that aims to establish an understanding about the related motivations, opinions, and reasons is the main characteristics of a qualitative research. On the other hand, the quantitative approach aims to gain understanding of the topic ...

Mexican American women were influenced by various components. Chaperonage refers to the traditional instrument of social control in the United States. Chaperonage existed for many years on the border separating the United States and Mexico. The concept is understood as an indicator of familial oligarchy. The elders in society took a leading role in dictating the life of the young generation (Ruiz 145). Chaperonage referred to the symbolic and actual assertion of familial oligarchy. The Mexican women coming of age in the 1920s and 1930s challenged the authority of the elders in society. Young Mexican-Americans in the United States ...

Question 1: Mexican-American War

The battle was the first conflict that America had on foreign grounds. It introduced a political divide and portrayed the unpreparedness of Mexico in combat. The Mexican-American battle was inspired by the Manifest Destiny whereby the United States held the expansion-minded perspective that they had the power to spread out into the continent. Later on, the two nations signed the treaty of Guadalupe to end the Mexican-American War. Mexico agreed to let go of Texas, California, and the territory of Rio Grande (Daniel, 2014).

Question 2: Gadsden Purchase

The Gadsden Purchase involved the acquisition of additional land by the United States that is ...

Abstract

The following examines Mexican American and African-American cultures and the ways that these two cultures interact the dominant white culture in the United States. While on the surface these two cultures might seem to have much in common (given that they are frequently discriminated against minorities in the United States), in point of fact they are very different in the ways that they assimilate into American culture. Anthropologists and sociologists have traditionally used words like “integration” and “acculturation” to describe the process in which immigrant cultures ultimately blend in to (and accommodate themselves to) the dominant culture of the ...

Introduction

Texas has had a colorful history since the beginning of time. It then became a nation, and then a state. Traditional history writers have often taken the path of romanticizing the events in history and rationalizing on why they had to occur. Oftentimes, the premise was always the proclamation of the superiority of the Anglo-American over the Native American and Mexican occupants of the land. Modern historians like Fehrenbach, Crisp and others have endeavored to write history in the context of how the events really happened, coming to their own conclusions as to how these events occurred, and avoiding ...

Introduction

The paper is a case study that focuses on subculture theories. As such, the paper will take an application approach where the theory is explored in the context of Pachuco subculture. The subculture relates to Mexican-American gang which developed in the 1930s (Sanchez, n.d.). The subculture was characterized by delinquent behavior thus forming a suitable case to apply the subculture theories.

Understanding the Emergence of Pachuco Subculture

Bourdieu argues that there are four forms of capital namely social, economic, and cultural and symbolic. To understand the emergence of the subculture, first, the social form of capital is applied. According to Bourdieu, social capital refers to ...

For years, the community of Chicano was viewed as a forgotten and silent minority. It was referred to as one of the most vulnerable and oppressed nationalities. Their plight was never considered a public matter. The condition changed dramatically in the late 1960s with the development of a movement that aimed to respond to the oppression of the Chicana people. Rodolfo Gonzales was the proprietor of the activism that demanded a sense of self-determination for the community. He wrote a poem called “I Am Joaquin” that described the harsh life of the forgotten Mexican ethnicity. This essay expresses the ...

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Business - Model Female Leader Award Introduction Leadership qualities that influence across cultures dead or alive have qualities that inspire, direct, challenge, and effectively change the world founded in strong ethical practices. Rhodes et al, (2005) describes how “converging political, industrial, and economic characteristics” aligned to ethical leadership practices prove effective (p. 87). The following is an academic exercise – a learning task demanding critical thought, organizational aptitude, and specific objectives toward achieving a better understanding about the human experience and what distinguishes leadership qualities influencing people across cultures.

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The U.S.A. and Mexico went into a war between 1846 and 1846. According to Griswold; “some of the fundamental issues that led to war were; annexation of Texas, the U.S desire for California, as well as, some territories in Mexico" (286). Factually, the Americans offensively invaded Mexico from the east through Veracruz port, from the north through Texas, and into the West (New Mexico and California). Griswold adds that, "the Americans won all the major battles due to the superior artillery they had over the Mexicans." According to Porterfield, "American General Winfield Scott captured the city of Mexico in ...

On July 12, 2015, Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, the leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel, escaped from his jail cell in Altiplano prison, outside of Mexico City. With an estimated net worth of a billion dollars, Guzman is known as a brutal leader responsible for the thousands of murders, and the exportation of large amounts of cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana into the United States. To many Mexicans, he is also a folk hero like Jesús Malverde, a Mexican Robin Hood figure who robbed Mexican banks in the early 1900’s (Campbell). In the Mexican state of Sinaloa, he is a ...