In the article, “Like Mexicans,” by Gary Soto explained to us how his grandmother gave him bad advice on becoming a barber and good advice on how he should marry a Mexican girl. His grandmother said don’t make the same mistake that her son did marrying an Okies who wasn’t Mexican, black, or Asian. His grandmother addressed him on how she must know how to cook, act like a women not a man, and the third she will tell him when his older on purity of how a Mexican girl should be. He even asked his mother’s advice on whether he should become a barber and marry a Mexican girl. His mom said barbers make good money and if you find a good Mexican girl, marry her of course. Later that day he saw his friend Scott. They talked about whom they would marry. …show more content…
They both came from different ethnic group, but they have same values like to marry, get jobs, and buy cars and maybe a house. However, the women he married was not Mexican, but she was Japanese. He was shocked that he married a Japanese girl because he had a vision of a typical Mexican girl wearing a white dress and dancing. However, when he was twenty he fell in love with another girl that worried his mother, who had his grandmother asking to see the calendar of the Important Races of the World. He was in love and he had no doubts about that. When Gary told his mom his mom wasn’t totally supportive of Gary because she would countlessly say marry a Mexican girl. Gary heard that everywhere and he started self-doubting himself and whether to marry her or no. Later Gary realized that his mom was saying that he should marry someone in their own class as in a poor girl. Then Gary started worrying if he was good enough for the girl. He could not stop thinking about it until Carolyn took Gary home to meet the family. As they approach in front of the house Gary noticed that their house is no different than
1. Write in MLA format all necessary publishing information. Peña, Matt De La. Mexican Whiteboy. New York: Delacorte, 2008. Print. 2.
In the reading, “Who Is a Chicano? And What Is It the Chicanos Want?” by Ruben Salazar we learn that during the era of the Chicano Movement, we see how this specific era has been an influence on ethnic labels and identity of the Chicanos. To begin with during this era a lot of people didn’t know what Chicano meant or who a Chicano was. Ruben Salazar mentions, “A Chicano is a Mexican-American with a non-Anglo image of himself” which means that they pertain and identify to belong to this group because they are nothing like the Anglos, the Anglos where the White Americans (Salazar, 1970).
In “So Mexicans Are Taking Jobs from Americans,” by Jimmy Santiago Baca, there are many references to the lives of minorities. One stanza shows the general theme of minorities in America, representing all minorities, not just the one being described, and even the abundance of the majority. “I see this, and I hear only a few people/ got all the money in this world, the rest/ count their pennies to buy bread and butter” ( Line 30-33). This quote describes the struggle that Americans experience every daily living paycheck to paycheck.
In the article Hispanic Team Changes Small Town Attitudes, by William L. Holmes, many things stood out to me. First of all, I think the race of the players can matter, especially in this era we’re in. Some races, such as Hispanics, tend to have a bad reputation, in the article it referred to the people in the stands calling them stupid, and mocking Spanish accents, just because they were Hispanic. I think the race can matter a lot, especially if you live in an area, that’s predominately another race. This can cause many problems in a community, if not addressed right away.
Have you ever read Baseball in April and Other Stories, but have no idea who the author is? Baseball in April and Other Stories is by Gary Soto and is one of his best-selling and most famous works. Who is Gary Soto? Gary Soto is a Mexican American author who writes his work mainly from the many experiences he has had in his life. Gary has become one of the most important contemporary authors throughout his life.
Imagine a world where people come into your cities and take your jobs without you getting a choice. Out of nowhere your source of income is gone. The poem, “So Mexicans Are Taking Jobs from Americans” attacks that point of view of from a Mexican perspective. Jimmy Santiago Baca is the writer of the poem. He reflects on his Chicano and Apache heritage throughout the poem defending the Mexican people.
Imagine being judged for the choices you make. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls and The Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry the characters in these three novels search for independence under unfortunate circumstances. This results in difficult decision making situations that they are later judged for. However, Hester confronts her sin, the Younger family moves into a white neighborhood house and the Wall’s kids move away from their abusive parents.
When reading this prompt, "So Mexicans Are Taking American Jobs," by Jimmy Santiago Baca, was the first reading that came to my mind. This poem brought light to the, recently more controversial, subject of the jobs in America. Mexicans are not "taking" Americans' Jobs. They are trying to survive in this world and are willing to work harder than some of the Americans. The workers do not confront American workers and tell them to give them their jobs, nor do they steal them in the middle of the night (Line 1-11).
The American Dream is represented in the two poems, “Ellis Island”, and “So Mexicans Are Taking Jobs from Americans.” The poem, “So Mexicans Are Taking Jobs from Americans” by Jimmy Baca is about Mexicans coming across the border to America to take jobs away. The author demonstrates that Americans discriminate against the Mexicans thinking their “lazy” and they are stereotypical about them, when all they want to do is make little pay to support their families. Jimmy Baca states, “And you grino, / take off your ring, / drop your wallet into a blanket spread over a ground and walk away.” (Line sjkajs)
Most girls dream of getting married in a beautiful white dress with the perfect guy. This dream is made clear in Christine Granados’s story “The Bride”. In this story, Lily, the narrator, describes how her sister Rochelle wants to have a white wedding, yet Rochelle’s dream does not go as planned. Since a little kid, Rochelle has dressed like a bride every year. As she gets older, she talks about how her marriage will be successful and elegant with her beautiful dress and her white guy dressed in tuxedo.
One of the toughest adjustments, having been born to Mexican parents, is migrating to an unknown country where traditions and languages differ from one 's own. Though many pursue an education and strive for a better life, the purpose behind an immigrant, like myself, differs from the typical American. Immigrants strive for a life that was once impossible, going to school is not only to attain an education, but to better prove that we can also become successful regardless of our traditions and skin color. I lived in a country for over fifteen years, fearing deportation, not only losing a home, but potentially saying goodbye to a bright future. Although many feel empathy for Mexican-Americans, it is undeniably difficult to truly comprehend the immense trauma children and even adults undergo upon experiencing racism and prejudice.
Las Vegas is where I was born and raised. That doesn’t mean that I just gave up on my Mexican culture. Like many others, I have a culture that is both American and Mexican. My culture has shaped my values, perceptions, and behaviors. The culture of my family, community, and society has made who I am as a person in numerous ways.
In the novel Insurgent Mexico, John Reed travels south of the border to experience the Mexican Revolution first hand while traveling in the year 1914. Reed was a journalist writing for Metropolitan and was ordered to bring back his work to publish in the United States. During this time Reed travelled to many places and met all different types of people from war generals, to peones, to Indians and many others. Reed has described his time in Mexico as the “most satisfactory period” in his life (Publisher’s Note), and it can be reflected through the stories he shares in Insurgent Mexico about his traveling companions and his experiences. Some moments were very serious, and at times even dangerous, while others were light hearted and amusing for
narrator thinks of herself as American, not so much Japanese was her friend and the United States government does. Her identity is based on what she likes of her experiences, not so much for heritage. Cisneros 's narrator sees herself as very clearly different from her Mexican grandmother. But others charge for others Mexican
I’m the first generation of my family to be Mexican -American, but I have been introduced to the Mexican culture since I was born. I appreciate the difficulties my parents have faced to make me the person that I am today even though I wasn’t born in Mexico my parents have taught me the language and the culture which I’m so proud of being part of. For others being Hispanic is actually being born in any Latin American countries which is not true at all. Being Hispanic is much more than my cultural background it actually describes how much I appreciate my culture and how I get to experience things other people don’t. I fit into the Hispanic community through the experiencing the culture first hand ,participating in traditions and planning to include my culture in my future.