Today, all marriages are determined by the clan. It is considered incestuous to marry someone from either their own mother’s or father’s clan. The Navajo will go to greater lengths to help the clan relative than to help a non-relative to the clan. They will do this even if the clan relative is a complete stranger. This is interesting because it shows how close that the families are to each other and how much that it will help each other out even if they do not know them.
In the article “White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming to See Correspondences through Work in Women’s Studies,” Peggy McIntosh, a well-known feminist and anti-racist activist, writes about the privileges whites are granted with. McIntosh explains white privilege as “…unearned assets that I can count on cashing in each day…” (118). As McIntosh includes in her article, a white person can talk with their mouth full, swear, and dress in secondhand clothes without it being attributed to the bad morals, poverty, or the illiteracy of their race. However, if a Mexican made the exact same choices it would be attributed to the Mexican race. Society will just say all Mexicans are rude and poor.
English 121 7/5/2010 A Homeless Language Gloria Anzaldúa wrote “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” with the intent of letting others in on the language barriers she faced in the America she lived in. She was of Mexican descent but born in Texas during a time when being bilingual was not seen as something to boast about on a resume. She repeatedly tells the reader of the importance of maintaining their native language and to not be ashamed to use it. The essay uses various methods that help convey the message to her readers. flashbacks, pathos, Spanish phrases without translation, and symbolism while using the fluctuation of her tone to emphasize each one.
Eventually everyone loses their childhood innocence, could be from seeing something, hearing something or just growing up be no matter what, you will almost always loose your childhood innocence. This is shown in two pieces of literary work, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Lord of the flies by William Golding. Kids learn by watching and listening to others. They watch their parents, friends, and other family. The first piece of evidence is from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
explains that "they named me Ladybug, but they mostly called me L.B., which, through several misunderstandings early in my education, became Ellie (34)". Ellie does not know who her real father is and neither does her mother, so when Ellie was younger she tried to find her father. after searching, she saw an autographed photo from Jim Morrison other mother and wanted to see if his children had odd names as well. Ellie explained that "I thought Jim
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo it guaranteed enjoyment of all rights to the first Mexican Americans. I think this is something that obviously were not following and where not giving the rights to the Mexican Americans. For example in California and Texas the education that was provided was often from unskilled teachers that would teach the students. Racial identity is an issue that Mexicans
This is the common consensus, and it also seems to be the shared experience of my target group, both male and female. For a male member caringly reffered to as “brother” the picture starts to fade rather quickly as it soon becomes apparent that violence and a macho persona are not only acceptable but expected and respected normal behavior. In this way the female members (sisters) almost instantly differ. Although it is expected that a woman be ready and willing to defend the many aspects that accompany gang life it is not expected for her to be overtly aggressive or tough. The female counterparts or Latin queens are initially viewed as a subservient faction of the nation, breeders and en masse event planners, however this could not be more wrong, this is the majority for many female members but there are some outstanding Queens that transcend these roles and involve themselves in expected “male” behaviors such as violent acts, outstanding verbal leadership and over the top representation of the group or “repping”.
Chicana feminism much like other forms of feminism is centered on the idea of equality for every person regardless of how different they might be from the dominate norm of a given society. Chicanas are women that are of Mexican descent who are born or raised in the United States. Chicana feminists focus on equality, but they also face uniquely Chicana problems. Some of these challenges include the identity crisis experienced because of the conflicts between tradition and reality, the clash of American culture and Mexican culture, and the view of sexually by the Mexican culture. Cherrie Moraga is an internationally recognized activist for Chicana feminism.
How can we get pass the misconception? To be successful in America do you have to be more “American”? Valdez uses comedy to lighten the message but the impact is still relevant. By using four Mexican characters in the play, Valdez tries to address all the stereotypes and misconceptions. Should Mexican-American relinquish their heritage to succeed in America?
In order to stay away from the disrespect, to get more benefits as well as the deference, assimilation is considered as a solution. In “Leave your name at the border”, Manuel Munoz point outs an example of his stepfather. He reluctantly anglicizes his Mexican name in order to be advantageous from work (11). Some even unhesitatingly erase their old traditional values, and are willing to adapt a completely new culture because of the fear of cultural rejection. One example is from K.Oanh Ha, a Vietnamese woman who immigrated to America at the early age.