... . In our class textbook, The American Experiment, it's quoted that by 1860 Whites had control of every ranch or piece of land worth having. Mexican's were promised "free enjoyment and liberty of their property," but in the end white politicians, lawyers and businessmen stole their land by fair and un ... the whites doing the same work. In the gold rush, Anglos operated the machines while the Mexican man did dangerous manual work in the mines. The life of a White man versus that of a Mexican man was much higher. Mexicans were also subjected to the foreign Miners Tax, dwindling their alrea...

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BASEBALL IN APRIL The book that I read was Baseball in April by Gary Soto. This book takes place in a neighborhood in California where there are several Mexican-American families living. The neighborhood is a poor place where you see a lot of children out side in the streets playing baseball. The book is told in different point of views ... when she only got an imitation doll it showed how poor the community was and how hard it was for her uncle to get the real doll. I learned that as a Mexican-American the opportunities are a lot less in the neighborhoods they live in. This book had a lot ...

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... the stories that have came up recently on the local news with policemen and encounters of beating, shooting, and arresting local citizens mainly consists of males, of African American and Mexican heritage. There is the incident with the boy shown on video being punched in the face by a police officer in California, while he was handcuffed. And another was of the ... being a "suspect" of racial profiling in shopping malls, department stores, gas stations, and even grocery stores. Many teens speak on being felt like they have no rights and that they want some kind of halt to the categoriz...

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... completely contrary to the pride we have taken in the past to be able to get foods from all over the world anytime we want. We can have Ecuadorian bananas in May, California strawberries in January, and Mexican avocados any time of the year. But at what cost? The average distance a grocery store's produce has to travel before it gets on your ... foods cause less of a carbon burden than, for example, shipping a container full of beets. Whether you choose to be militant about solely eating local foods from local sources or you want to travel only half way down that path, choosing to make ...

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... Curie, a scientist who discovered radium. Challenging the patriarchy - Male dominance and Low Art and high Art. The Feminists challenged the male gaze - females in art are submissive and what men want to see them as. The idea of universal sisterhood - the female experience is unique. The next generation of feminists took a different approach. They used post modernists ideas - pluralism - multiple ideas ... - the alternative to history An emphasis on women's achievement throughout history as opposed to men's achievements. 3) Collaborative efforts A communal process of working together as...

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... that Oklahoma was a southern state and in most southern states people still thought of black people as a lower form of humanity. Kind of like how people in California think of Mexican-Americans. They are just here to live off of the white man's hard work and tax money. I just did not understand and thought he was telling me one of his ... out of the car. When I asked him what was wrong, he just politely asked me if there was a problem. Of course I said no but he said that if I did not want trouble that I need to find myself in better company. "Better company" I said, "How is that?" He s...

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... southern and the northern parts of Louisiana. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo made settlement possible in California, New Mexico, and the border of Texas after the Mexican War. The question is why do people always want to move west? It could be because of religious freedom, cheaper land, good farming, and riches (California gold rush). The period of big business can be ... ...

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My Mexican American Neighborhood There are many different cultures that surround us daily. Different cultures vary throughout the world, and many also change from household to household. The neighborhood that I lived in ... with other people. Every little detail would be brought out and enjoyed tremendously. Americans on the other hand have to have things arranged and have a set schedule of what they want to do. Americans think they have to spend a lot of money to have fun, but that's not the case. If you just put yourself in another mind set, saying that ... ...

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