Analysis Of American Copia

In the Chapter titled American Copia 2 Marisol tells a story of how she and her boyfriend secure a grocery chart from a nearby market to be used in case Marisol goes into labor. Marisol and her boyfriend do not have a car and the hospital is too far for them to walk to. This brief story about a grocery cart was intriguing because after reading it I felt that it wasn't just about simply stashing away a chart for future use. What caught my attention about this passage was the lack of access Marisol had to basic health care at the hospital. Granted she and her partner did not have a car it seemed off putting that they were not able to easily get to and from the hospital even when living two blocks away. To better grasp the possibilities of why …show more content…
This goes to show that large corporate owned grocery stores are abundant in many areas, in all kinds of communities. Having access to affordable food in essence and should be available to anyone belonging to anyone class. The great thing about food co-ops is that they are diverse and can serve a number of different areas, when comparing stores like Whole Foods which are mainly in areas that are metropolitan. Huerta brings up Community supported agricultural cooperatives and how these projects could bring sustainable food sources to inner cities, low-income families and other neglected groups. The whole scoop of this book is revolving around going to the grocery store and I thought it was neat that he was able to incorporate how some people do not have the same luxury and finding solutions to help bridge the …show more content…
Huerta brings up his weight and wonders if he had stayed in Mexico would be have stayed thin. He mentions that when he was seven years old he had not an ounce of body fat on him at the time. Not long after being here in the States he went from skinny to fat fairly quickly. This made me think about how changing your environment can affect your eating habits. Coming to the US from Mexico is a big transition in all aspects but assimilation into American culture can have major effects on your eating habits and behavior towards food. After doing some research I found a popular scholarly journal that talks about how assimilating into American culture can lead to health issues and its focus on the Latino community. The study stated that acculturation among Latinos had a negative influence on food and dieting habits of children, adolescents, and adults. That is exactly what happened to Huerta, and you can kind of map his eating habits throughout the book as he ventures to the grocery