communities‚ both online and face to face‚ but there is only one that I’ve ever stuck to. At the age of two‚ my parents brought me from Mexico to the States‚ starting my journey of living my life being Mexican-American. This community isn’t only for those who were born and raised here with Mexican parents‚ but also for those of us who were also born in Mexico‚ yet have lived here for most of their lives. Geography and identity aren’t the only things that the people in the community have in common
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President James Polk orders Gen. Zachery Taylor and half the then American standing army to the Rio Grande. Mexican forces‚ asserting that the Rio Grande area is part of Mexico‚ cross the Rio Grande and ambush an American cavalry patrol‚ allowing the US to declare war on Mexico. Taylor invades Mexico from the north. Concerned that Taylor was winning too much glory in his fight against the Mexicans (Polk was concerned that Taylor‚ who was a Whig‚ had aspirations to be President and‚ in fact‚ Taylor would
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Spanish settlement of the west International borders has always been centers of conflict‚ and the U.S.-Mexican border is no exception. With the European colonizing the New World‚ it was a matter of time before the powers collided. The Spanish settled what is today Mexico‚ while the English settled what is today the United States. When the two colonial powers did meet became what is today the United States ’ Southwest‚ it was not England and Spain. Rather the two powers were the United States and
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security by ending the war on drugs‚ and eliminating NAFTA to bolster the economy. Mexico must look to end the war on drugs as it has not proven to be effective. Mexico has deployed troops across the country in the war on drugs. Despite this‚ former Mexican foreign minister‚ Jorge Castaneda‚ detailed that there are “almost 50‚000 dead‚ almost $50 billion in additional security costs‚ [and] ever more numerous human rights violations” which has ultimately lead to the discrediting of Mexico to the world
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Ceremony novel is full of emotions from the beginning to the end. It started with the trauma of Tayo when he thought he was shooting crowd of Japanese soldiers‚ in which his uncle Josiah was among. This novel portrayed the fearful feeling people show to change. For instance‚ the Night Swan showed a level of prejudice when she described some interracial relationships as “fools”. Also‚ this expression reveal the ignorance of the community toward mixed ethnic group. The lack of appreciation toward earth
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On the Mexican side of the border‚ there are some social problems. People try to get through the border all the time to escape poverty and violence‚ but gaining legal entry is very difficult. The new arrivals are given an electronic anklet and a court date to seek Asylum‚ but there only a certain amount of people can gain entry this way. President Trump has suggested ending this policy known as “Catch and release by building new detention centres‚ or by forcing them back over the border to Mexico
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taxidermist (2 July 1835 – 21 May 1918). Walter Potter distinguished himself by creating miniature scenarios of human life represented by stuffed animal bodies. One of his most famous works was “The Kittens Wedding” which featured kittens standing as if they were participating in a wedding ceremony‚ and dressed in proper
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The American people were for the Mexican American war because they felt that they needed the land from Mexico‚ Texas had already gotten independence and because they wanted to achieve Manifest Destiny. When Texas had gained independence it started some border disputes between Mexico and America. The war occurred in 1846 and lasted through 1848. The war was about a border dispute between America and Mexico. America wanted New Mexico and California and a few other states‚ but Mexico refused to give
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Grandmas Mexican Tamales As a Mexican there is many wonderful things that we are known for‚ but most famously Mexicans are known for are our great Mexican food dishes. Varying from chicken enchiladas‚ tosdas‚ tacos‚ chiles rellenos‚ and sopos; all these are delicious foods but the most common food during the holidays and any other time of the year would have to be tamales. Tamales have the greatest of food varieties‚ there are so many combinations that tamales can be made up of and combined with
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1960’s and so on was abominable. They were forbidden their civil and labor rights considering that they didn’t obtain any legal residency in the United States. As already stated‚ that’s how the rise of the Chicano Movement came upon. It began by many Mexican Americans who began to develop a whole new attire of political‚ and social consciousness. They then determined to call themselves chicanos and chicanas‚ who worked to enhance the political‚ economic‚ and social status of their people. (Richard G.
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