the Mexicans how Mexican we are‚ and we gotta prove to the Americans how American we are‚ we gotta be more Mexican than the Mexicans and more American than the Americans‚ both at the same time. It’s exhausting‚” this is a quote from the movie Selena. Throughout my life‚ I’ve dealt with a lot of obstacles‚ but one I seem to continue to deal with is knowing my cultural heritage. I am a Mexican-American. Every day I have to deal with the struggles of not fully understanding what being a Mexican-American
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The Mexican American war is often overlooked when in reality‚ it was one of the most important wars in US history which changed history. This war was first started in 1846 and ended in 1848. Though the war was a little short‚ a lot changed for the US in just two years. The war started about a mile North of the Rio Grande because a squadron of American troops “crossed the border” and 16 peaceful Americans were shot and killed. The United States was definitely justified in going to war with Mexico
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naturally caused them to have issues with their neighbors. The Mexican American war the very first‚ which was actually fought on foreign soil. Something they were not used to. After settling a good portion of the United States‚ they looked to the Mexican territory for conquering. Mexico and America have been neighbors for a while and tensions ran high between them since they were both looking for new territories. When Texas gained independence from Mexico‚ the state became an independent zone between the
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Do Mexican American parents have different rules or expectations for their children than Anglo American parents do? Studies show this is true. Mexican American parents have big traditions‚ expectations‚ and rules‚ not only for their children‚ but also the whole Latino population. Therefore‚ Mexican American parents do expect their children to abide by stereotypical “rules” such as patriarchal authority‚ motherhood‚ and sport. First‚ machismo or patriarchal authority is a big and famous stereotypical
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Segregation has always been a problem. Attitudes regarding racial separation probably arrived in Texas during the 1820s and obviously accompanied views toward the "peculiar institution‚” slavery. Anglo-Americans begin extending segregation to Mexican Americans after the Texas Revaluation as a social custom. Tejanos formed a suspect class during and after the revolution‚ and that fact led to a general aversion of them. After the Civil War‚ segregation went hand-in-hand with the violence often employed
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“Hispanics are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as people of any race who are Mexican‚ Puerto Rican‚ Cuban‚ Central or South American‚ or belong to any other Hispanic origin group” (U.S. Department of Commerce‚ 2000). “55 million is the Hispanic population of the United States as of July 1‚ 2014‚ making people of Hispanic origin the nation’s largest ethnic or racial minority. Hispanics constituted 17 percent of the nation’s total population” (Bureau‚ 2015). In 2008‚ there are an estimated 3‚838
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Mexican America’s ‚ Cubans‚ Puerto Ricans‚ and Central and South American’s are the groups I have chosen to write on. It took some time to study these groups as I am one of the typical American’s who seems to link the groups together. I do not mean to be that way‚ I simply haven’t done a whole lot of research on the matter. What I have discovered is that they are all very similar‚ but have somewhat different priorities and traditions. It also appears that economic status is a dividing factor.
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The Mexican-American War all started by Texas. They wanted its independence and started fighting with Mexico and that lead to the Mexican American War and led to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 where they paid $15 millions of dollars for Texas‚ Arizona‚ New Mexico and California and bits of other states as well. Mexico was filled with internal struggles that approached on the Civil War. However‚ it was refusing to recognize the independence of Texas. Mexico threatened war with U.S if it took
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1861‚ the year when brother fought brother and American blood was shed on American soil for the first time. The main cause of the American Civil War is a controversial issue that continues to be the topic of much debate. Nevertheless‚ it is apparent that the Mexican-American War had a great deal to do with it. It is not however‚ the only factor that contributed to the Civil War. The Mexican-American War only heightened issues that were already present‚ such as slavery. Similarly‚ the road to the
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*** The Impact of Western Culture on Eating Disorders and Poor Body Image in Hispanic Americans While obesity stands as one of the leading causes of death in the United States‚ with the much of Latino community at risk of the disease‚ another potential health problem stemming from the association of food is the concept of body image‚ as well as its correlation to eating disorders. And while it is duly noted that many of the studies conducted have focused on the female Caucasian population‚ there
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