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Political factionalism was intensely divisive and led at one point to open civil war in the capital. The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended and specified the major consequence of the war: the forced Mexican Cession of the territories of Alta California and Santa Fe de Nuevo México to the United States in exchange for $15 million. In addition, the United States assumed $3.25 million of debt owed by the Mexican government to U.S. citizens. Mexico recognized the loss of Texas and thereafter cited the Rio Grande as its national border with the United

Voluntary minorities, see these barriers as “temporary problems” that can be overcome with hard work and education. They are able to do this, according to Ogbu, because they can compare the life they could have had back in their homeland to life in the U.S. Immigrants believe they can achieve better success in America and endure barriers because it is seemingly better than the life they would have led in their homeland. Personally I believe this perspective to be true of immigrants based off my experience coming from an immigrant family. My father and his brothers left El Salvador to escape the civil war that was occurring at the time.

I understand Troncosco’s context through my own background. His parents came to United Stated as an immigrant and support him even though his parents doesn’t know much English. Troncosco’s parents also set expectation as the same as my parents did to me. “Highest expectations for moral behavior, for self- respect for being good to others.” My parents came to United Stated when I was eleven and I remember how much they wanted me to learn how to be responsible and follow expectation as to respecting others. So, when Troncosco mentioned about his parents, I remembered how my parents used to tell me the same because I understand how much they have sacrificed their life to bring me

The Hmong refugees settled into America in a manner where they are supportive of their own ethnicity and they built a community of Hmong in America to help other Hmong settle into America (Vang 2010:57). Contrary to how the Hmong settled into America, Mario settled away from people of his ethnicity and family and so adapting to the new surroundings was difficult at first but with little ties to his culture from Bolivia it made it easier for him to assimilate into a new culture. Living in a diverse community has many benefits when it comes to fitting in. With so

In the face of adversity, they committed themselves to providing the best for their children. Despite growing up relatively poor in Mexico, they never complained because their community always had their back no matter the situation. The unity of their community was all they needed to take the steps in making the difficult journey of traveling to the United States. As a result, the significance of their life story is important to me because it demonstrates how a community can influence the character of a person and how that person chooses their path in

Sectional Tensions Gadsden Purchase: The Gadsden Purchase was a treaty made in 1853 by James Gadsden of South Carolina. Gadsden was appointed by Secretary of War Jefferson Davis to secure a chunk of Mexico for a railway route. He was able to negotiate land along the southern tips of current day Arizona and New Mexico, the northern border of Mexico, for $10 million from Spaniard Santa Anna. The land Gadsden had managed to obtain would have made making a southern railroad much more simple than cutting through more northern mountains. The Gadsden Purchase lead to criticism by Northerners who were skeptical of paying large amounts for a dessert similar to the size of South Carolina.

Children are taught at a young age that one must give the most “respeto” (respect) and honor to family members such as parents, aunts, uncles, and especially grandparents (elders). This is why most Mexicans consider it their responsibility and duty to help family members. For example, they will help one another with financial problems, health, and any other life issue. Another important aspect of Mexican families is the roles of family members at home. In most Mexican households it is traditional that the male figure such as the father is the head of the household.

But when Mexico gained independence in 1821, the U.S had already more than doubled its land by buying the “Louisiana Purchase” from France for 15 million dollars in 1803 This majorly increased the popularity of Manifest Destiny because settlers wanted to move to the new land to find gold or start new settlements. This started the many conflicts between Mexico and the U.S because now for the first time the U.S and Mexico shared borders. Mexico needed to protect its borders from the U.S and they had a plan. First Mexico needed to populate the area, then Mexico allowed some Americans to settle Texas, but the

In spite of the apparent level of poverty, individuals still believe in norms and values. They believe there should be forgiveness to more on with daily activity to societies as well as to one another because societies must maintain and preserve for a nation to survive. In the society there real culture is to provide and take care of family member and also survive because of poverty going in Sierra Leone. Once you wake up in the morning all you see is people working in make their community a better place, especially for the

Vietnamese people also have a close relationship with their relatives. They are frequently living in a same village or commune in order to support each other. Moreover, they try to have a good relationship with their neighbors because of an old saying “Sell far relatives and buy close neighbors”. In a typical Viet family, children are taught to be well-behaved and respectful towards their parents, grandparents and relatives. In terms of the relationship with other siblings, they have to be in accord and love each other.

I am evolved with volunteering at various events through the Interact club here at MHS. By volunteering within the town it gives me good morals. It teaches me to always give back to my community, but it is rewarding to help people in need. My leadership skills shines when I babysit. It is a huge responsibility to make sure a child, or sometimes an infant is safe at all times.

They provided a support system, which helped new immigrants adjust and acclimate to a culture very different from their own. They helped them find employment and provided a place to live until the newly arrived could stand on their own. Also, they introduced them to the area’s social and religious institutions established by earlier immigrants in order to preserve Arab identity and culture. Relatives live together in the same neighborhood and sometimes in the same household. They often work and socialize together, making it easier to preserve the culture and traditions that are so important to them.