To say Pedro Gonzalez was just a man of influence to the Mexican people would be an understatement. But to understand his impact on his community and across the southwestern portion of the United States, one must understand his background. Pedro Gonzalez’s story starts out like so many others growing up in the time of revolution. Pedro grew up in a small town in Mexico and went to fight in the Mexican Revolution in 1910 as a telegraph operator for Pancho Villa. During his time of service, he had run into some trouble including being suspected of being a traitor and almost getting himself killed. It should be noted now that this seemingly average figure is significant because of just that. He was average but took his life in a completely new …show more content…
Not only did Pedro’s station feature music, it also fostered a preservation of Mexican culture, traditions, language, and music during a time where Mexican culture was viewed as a less than and was subject to racism. Mexicans were used as an excuse and scapegoat for the failing economy during the great depression so Pedro used his show to combat that racism. In fact, Pedro gained such a following and respect from Mexicans that the white people in powerful positions in Los Angeles began to feel threatened by him and the possibility that he could start some kind of uprising just by his request. They tried to end his show so many times by arresting him for no good reason but finally, they got him for a false accusation of rape which somehow made it through the court system. Pedro was subject to terrible torture and cruel living conditions in prison. With the help of his inmates, the prison residents and Pedro organized a hunger strike to protest their terrible conditions, which ended up succeeding. Through his unjust trial and terrible treatment, Pedro’s followers did not give up on him and eventually; they raised enough money to get him out of prison after six years. It is evident that people would do anything for Pedro Gonzalez. They would raise funds, show up for work in hoards, and would even organize themselves in protest. This is
“When Prisoner’s Protest” by Wilbert Rideau starts out by explaining that protests don’t happen often in prison. The logistics of organizing a protest is complicated, due to the lack of open communication between the inmates. They are also very dangerous for those included. So when protests do occur the inmates feel strongly enough to take that risk, even if the reason for the protest doesn’t directly affect them. Rideau talks about the 30,000 inmates in California who went on a hunger strike, hoping for change, specifically in regards to the use of solitary confinement.
No less important is the fact that Navarro is committed to a deep and comprehensive analysis of the Mexicano and Latino politics. In this regard, the value of this book is that each of its chapters can be seen as the result of serious scientific research and reflection. The author uses various scientific research methods based on the study of historical, demographic, social, economic and political characteristics of living in Aztlán. Historical study of the peculiarities of the region is inextricably linked with the social and economic characteristics of its existence. The author aims to provide a comprehensive picture of the issue.
Although Minerva spends her life battling against the implacable wrath of Trujillo, the two are more alike than Minerva would care to acknowledge. Minerva Mirabal, a rebellious woman aspiring to make a change in the world and Trujillo, a ruthless dictator, have many apparent differences. Despite this, they both share a multitude of qualities: obstinace, contentiousness, and tenaciousness. While walking to the Discovery Day Dance, Minerva makes a candid comment about the severe rain and her sister Patria snaps, "Ay, Minerva, por Dios, keep that tongue in check tonight"(Alvarez 94). Patria believes that if Minerva does not watch what she says at the party, she will put herself in grave danger.
After watching the movie “A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story”, I realized that I didn’t know much about how Mexico lost part of their land to the United States and about how hard life used to be for Mexican Americans compared to now. I learned about how Mexican Americans were treated in the United States. The movie was mainly about how Mexican Americans were discriminated and they were treated as inferior people. They were not seen as actual “Americans”, but as a second class, calling them names like “shiftless, lazy, dumb, etc.” Another important thing I learned is who was Gus García and what he did for Mexican Americans.
Esteban Trueba where can I begin to explain why I find him most interesting. Is it the fact, that he was the one that had the changed the most during the time of reading the book, or was it the fact that he was such a hardworker? In order to try and make himself happy, he fails others. Esteban was a child who lived in poverty and pain, but he became so sick of living life like that, that he decided to leave and search for a better life. He drove away all of his family members and was also known as a person to rage easily.
The United States’ fastest growing ethnic group, Hispanic Americans, have made grand achievements in developing the state of Florida. Through times of discrimination and hardship, it is immensely important to recognize the accomplishments that these individuals have attained. Mel Martinez is a Cuban-Floridian who not only used his political success to fight for the rights of Hispanic Americans, but overcame tremendous obstacles in his homeland, therefore serving as a role model for Hispanic/Latino American youth. First of all, Martinez had overcome a great deal of hardship from his homeland before he had any career in politics. Born in Sagua La Grande, Cuba in 1946, he was forced to flee to America alone in 1962 due to violence in
Young Pedro’s immaturity is evident in his opinion of his birthday gift. “On his birthday, they gave Pedro a soccer ball. Pedro complained, because he wanted one made out of white leather with black patches, just like the ones the professionals use” (Mazer 95) Though his parents tried to fulfill his wish for a soccer ball, he was not satiated by the lower-quality version. Pedro, much like many other children his age, was too immature to be grateful that his parents tried to make him happy. Because of his immaturity, he could not realize that his family wasn’t in a position economically to purchase a high quality soccer ball for him, though they may have wanted to.
To many people “I am Joaquin” is more than just an epic poem, it is the anthem of the Chicano movement which embodies our peoples struggles and culture. What made the work become the Chicano Movements anthem is the fact that it is a piece that seems to evaluate the Chicanos and their history from the good to the bad. It also seems to emphasize the Chicanos search and struggle for identity starting from the beginning of the Spanish conquest to our modern times. Basically this poem has become such an iconic work because it attempts and succeeds in encompassing as much Chicano history into it and makes no bias choice as it has both positive historical moments and negative, but they all tie back to Chicanos and their history. One of the main aspect that makes “I am Joaquin” an interesting piece of work and an icon for the Chicano movement is how the work seems to
In Bucknell University’s production of Marisol by Jose Rivera, one of the central themes is chaos and the effects of chaos. This theme of chaos is in part seen through the inconsistent timeline of the play. Chaos is also seen through the development of the main characters Marisol, June, and Lenny. Jose Rivera’s purpose in writing about chaos is to parallel the real life experiences of so many people before and even now that live the lives of his characters in Marisol. The chaos is present to give voice to the real people who lived in uncertainty, enduring the insane events of the play.
In order to write this book, the author clearly uses different manuscripts and papers that helped him to explain and show the situation of this social movement. He also uses and gets information from people that were living those situations, for instance in Chapter one, he mentions a note from Journalist Ruiz Ibañez: “Contrary to the common belief that those groups are composed of “punks” and hoodlums….”1. Related to him, he is an American historian and sociology that obtained his sociology and political science degrees in the University of Texas at Austin and Yale University, as well. Currently, he is a professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley and he is president of the Center for Latino Policy Research. He wrote not only Quixote’s Soldiers but also, Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836-1986.
This commitment to working as hard he could represents his practice of solid values and self discipline; this in turns results in recruiting a higher amount of followers. As Bill George states, “ If you do not exercise complete integrity in your interactions, no one will trust you. If they cannot trust you, why would they ever follow you?” (George 21). This is exactly what Juan Carlos did he gained the trust of advocators and there was an increase in workers, students, and nationalists strikes for change and the
People learn little from success, but much from failure. In a story by William Steig a little mouse named Doctor De Soto shows the meaning of success and hard work. Doctor De Soto and his wife dodge a not so sly fox. Doctor De Soto and his wife plan ahead to trick a not so sly fox as they knew that the fox would back stab them and try to eat them as a delicious snack , but as the fox thinks he's about to have a delicious snack Doctor De Soto and his wife had a surprise for the fox, they glue the sly ungrateful fox's mouth shut. In this story you would look though and find many Habits of Mind traits, they're 16 different traits in the Habits of Mind including Striving for Accuracy, Thinking Flexibly, and Thinking Interdependently which will be used and explained in the next few paragraphs.
One characteristic trait that every individual should possess is encouragement. Encouragement is giving someone the motivation, support, and inspiration to achieve a certain goal. Encouragement brings the motivation to people which is the key to accomplishing goals that have been set by an individual. One man who possesses the character trait is my former tennis coach and teacher, coach Ruben Vargas. Coach Vargas is a great encourager to many people, he always has an upbeat positive attitude, and always wears a smile on his face.
A Summary about Mr. Corte My Dad is probably one of the funniest people you'll meet; he helps out in Avon’s communities and likes to get involved in projects to help other people. Mr. Corte may have an intimidating appearance but he’s a soft teddy bear on the inside. To begin, he has sort slick black hair like grease lightning, strong broad shoulders, he is very tall, has so many muscles I bet he could lift a boulder if he had to, has a bit of a limp because he has heel spurs, and has so many muscles I bet he could lift a boulder if he had to.
“Amigo Brothers: Similarities and Differences” Felix puffed and said,”Let’s stop a while bro. I think we both got something to say to each other.” Antonio and Felix both want to become lightweight champions, but they each are better at different techniques. Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas have many similarities and differences. Each are very different in their own ways, but are alike in many ways as well.