Sandoval Family Essay

Mexican Americans in Texas have a long and detailed history spanning from the arrival of Cortez all the way to the present day. Through historical events, the culture and identity of Mexican Americans have shifted, diverted, and adapted into what people chose to identify as. The rise of the Chicano identity during the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement was an adaptation as a culture to oppressive and unjust treatment from white, Anglos that had almost all political and social power over all minorities. To stop the oppressive voices from silencing and oppressing the Mexican Americans, they had to stand up to fight for their rights as American citizens that also had Mexican or Spanish heritage to be proud of. In Oscar Zeta Acosta’s novel, The Revolt of the Cockroach People, he dives into the Chicano Movement as a witness and an active participant. His larger than life character is on the front lines of the movement and examines the shift in identity among the group. It was particularly rising of their Chicano identity that gave the people cause to organize politically and socially in order to fight for a worthy cause.

She struggles to reconcile the expectations of her traditional Mexican family and the influences of American society, leading to a sense of cultural dissonance and internal

Narrative fiction is a form of literature that was use by many Chicano writers to express their opinions on the Chicano Movement. One of their priorities was to reflect the issues that Mexican Americans were dealing with on a daily basis and how they reacted towards them. In this paper I will be discussing the works of Tomas Rivera and Jose Antonio Villareal, and how they illustrate the issues of challenging social norms, assimilation of a new culture, racism, and how Mexicans still face these issues.

The social movement held by Mexican-Americans in the US Southwest and Midwest between the 1950s and 1980s was known as the Chicano Movement (CM). It pursued the eradication of ethnic stereotypes and equity for Mexican-Americans. José Ángel Gutiérrez analyses five major strategies employed in the CM to bring about social change.

Chicano Literature is a relatively new literature movement whose writings focus on the documentation of Chicano history in America in the 20th century and in analyzing the Chicano experience through the years of various important socio-political changes. The main event that influenced this type of literature was the Chicano movement in the 1960's, which resulted in a better social environment, both in schools and in work places, and a new established guarantee of human rights for Chicanos. Chicano literature can be observed from two viewpoints; the first viewpoint concentrates on literature produced before the 1960’s (or works that reflected beliefs and events in that time period) that depicted the buildup of dissatisfaction with injustices

In addition, all passed generations of the Morocho have all been catholic because of their belief and faith in God and Jesus. The Morocho family has all turned to God and Jesus in time of need and thanked Jesus for giving them everything they have. An essential part of being catholic is children have to be baptized, do their first communion, and confirmation. Going through baptism, first communion, and confirmation give them the fundaments to learn more about their religion also how to communicate with god. Oscar a member of the Morocho family stated, “I learned the importance of believing in my religion and I pray for my whole family and I, using what I have learned in religion school”. In the Morocho’s Family parents sign their children up to be part of the play of Jesus birth in Bethlehem.” Through religion school they learn to say prayers and make the sign of the cross that is used in mass and in the mass of Christmas Eve. Lourdes said “We praise Jesus on Christmas because he is the Son of God and did so many things for us for example he sacrificed himself for us”. All in all, purpose of practicing religion on Christmas Eve is to honor Jesus’s birth.

In the novel Heart of the Aztlan written by Rodolfo Anaya I found many interesting comments or cultural beliefs that I could relate to. I found this book to be easy reading there weren't many difficult vocabulary words to stumble over and it was interesting to read because of the words that were thrown in the story that were written in Spanish. Coming from a Chicano background, I was able to relate to some of the characters and what they were going through. This book is an eye opener and allows you to see how Chicanos before you suffered and treated poorly and expected to be of lower class due to their race. They weren't expected to get a high education and get good jobs, they were to do hard labor work

They had honest jobs like bus driving and had their own cab services. Her brother and sister choose a different path because they seen and knew the struggle that their mom and sister Rosa had to deal with. Seeing Rosa life its self made you want to do right. Eight kids, having to steal, selling and using drugs and being back and forth in jail made you want to do right.

family is currently going through health, housing and economic issues. The Ramirez family consists of the father Mr. Juan Ramirez, age 81. Maria Ramirez, age 42, is the oldest daughter and Olga, age 28 is the youngest. Daughter Maria has two children they are Marco, age 22, who is diagnosed with Autism and daughter Lisa, 17 years old. The social worker has applied the strength perspective and the ecosystems perspective in helping them to assist their issues. The prioritized issues that will be face are Mr. Ramirez health issues, the possibility of loosing their home, and the economic issues the family is facing at the moment. The social work will abide

Money can buy food, dresses, heels and gorgeous weddings. However, what can’t be bought by money? The answer to this question would be health, confidence, ability, love and a lot of other things we have for our own that can’t be valued by money. To me, money is a thing. It is something that we can change for the stuff we want with. In the society now, it’s like everything can be valued by money. People with money can even buy position, children and women. Without knowing it, the society seems like being drifted from a market economy to a market society. Nevertheless, is it non-dangerous for a market economy changing to a market society?

The 1960s moment of Chicano are emphasized the importance of seeking of a synthesis of the Mexican and American culture. CHICANO FICTION Chicano option is full of themes and techniques. Chicano is a politicized identity that recognizes a Mexican ancestry that places its unique American experiences at the centre of the conversation, away from the margins. Originally the cultural forces gave rise to Chicano literature dates from the 16th century. By 1900, Mexican American literature had emerged as a distinctive part of the literary culture of the United States.

America is no foreigner to immigrants. From the pilgrims who came searching for religious liberation to African slaves that had lost their liberty, America’s history has been shaped by the influx of immigrants from different parts of the world. As America grew, it became, and still is, a promised land for many. As a result, immigration has become a pivotal topic in the American culture and with time, the dynamics of immigration has changed due to a shifting of focus between different immigrant groups. From the Chinese exclusion act in 1882 to the Immigration Act of 1924, which restricted Eastern European immigrants’ access to the USA, different groups of people have been the principal focus of immigration reform (HISTORY Corporation, 2009). Since the early-20th century to present, the main group of focus with immigration reform has been Hispanics, mainly Mexicans. From deportation to discrimination, many Mexicans have struggled in the hands of immigration laws. This pain is evident in the cultural marks Mexicans have left in American Culture. A prime example of such mark is within the Chicano movement. Beginning in the 1960s, the Chicano movement aimed to address the social injustices that the Mexican population faced in America. (Mendoza, 2001). From reinstatement of land rights to voter and political rights, these social injustices propelled the Chicano movement to fight for civil rights. This passion fueled multiple artistic expressions and many Chicano artists mirrored

Angie is a mother, kind hearted and very interested in hearing about Eddie and his mother (page 3, line 107). She wants to help him. In addition to that she is also like a big sister to him (page 4, line 148-150). And that is also because of how she is trying to help him. Angie is very important to Eddies development because by talking with him about his problems and his mother then Eddie develops. She tries to get him on the train and he also tries to catch it in the end. He leaves the bench and walks towards the ticket barrier. He are heading back home to his mother (page 5, line

No one can’t meet a family like mine’s. My family is well diversified. Every family member plays an important role in all my family’s lives. In my family, there are four people: my father, my mother, my little brother and me. My father is one who brings money home and is also responsible for organizing and planning family trips. My mother is the one who is in charge for making meals and makes sure everyone eats at the appropriate times. My little brother is the pet of the family. He actually doesn’t have any responsibilities, for he’s the pet. I am the rock of support in my family. I always go beyond my parents’ expectations. I also support my younger cousins and little brother, by being a role model that they can look up to. Another

Angie was brought up by rigid, authoritarian parents who kept her on a tight leash. They rarely considered her feelings about anything, showing a complete lack of empathy and compassion for her feelings and desires. If she came home five minutes late from school or from an activity, she was punished. Yelling and hitting were their favorite forms of punishment.