Essays on Mexican

Introduction Mexican Americans have a long and colorful history dating back hundreds of years. Over the span of nearly a century, Mexican-Americans have created a distinct identity. They are separated into two groups: those who have just arrived in the United States and those who...

Throughout time gender roles and stereotypes have transitioned and accommodated to social views. There have been many innovative ideas and misconceptions that have shaped what we know or believe about sex-roles. Periodically, individuals have developed their own idea of what the roles for each gender...

All of nature commences to whisper its secrets to me in my ear through it gushing, powerful, unexplainable sounds. Sounds that were once unclear to my soul now become the meaningful language of my nature and my culture that make me who I am. As...

In Never Marry a Mexican, Sandra Cisneros’s protagonist Clemencia begins her narrative by recounting something her mother had told her: “never marry a Mexican”. In the next few sentences she explains the irony by clarifying that she, too, is Mexican. Clemencia internally struggles to decipher...

Mexican cartels exploit the US – Mexican immigration dilemma by forcing immigrants to smuggle drugs into the US as a way of payment for getting passage into the US. Multiple methods to stop the drug trade have been made, but no method has lasting effects....

The Mexican-American War, one of many controversial wars in U.S history. In a debate over where the Mexican-American border was, and the ownership of none other than Texas. A war like this you never talk or hear much about it compared to wars such as...

Environmental determinism claims that a society’s physical environment predetermines its social and cultural development. Naturally, environmental determinists would argue that Mexico’s appreciation of nature and agricultural roots influence its circular outlook and thus determine its laidback mentality. Mariano Azuela’s The Underdogs tells the story of...

On April 25, 1846, the Mexican army attacked a group of United Sates soldiers under the command of General Zachary Taylor. The Mexicans killed about a dozen American soldiers and then laid a siege to an American fort along the Rio Grande. While General Taylor...

The international student that I interviewed was Carmen Hernandez. Carmen is form Veracruz, Mexico which is by the Gulf of Mexico. The reason why Carmen choose to study at Oklahoma State University was because, the place she studies at gave her an opportunity to come...

The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was validated on February 2, 1848, the treaty ended the Mexican-American war. This war lasted about two years which was based on a few disputes between the United States and Mexico. Mexican Americans struggled to achieve first class citizenship. Not...

One story that challenges the role of Machismo in men is “Never Marry A Mexican”. In this story, a woman named Clemencia exudes some of the characteristics of Machismo by being compared to La Malinche. La Malinche, in a quick summary, is an infamous figure...

Before the Chicano movement, there was constant discrimination against Mexican-Americans. Much like the segregation that African-Americans faced, there were “No Mexicans Allowed” or “Whites only” signs on business windows and public areas. Those who discriminated against Mexican-Americans used the phrase “chicano” as a racial slur,...