Foreigners In Their Own Land Reflection

In this paper I will discuss my reaction to researching cultures that are different than my own. For this experience, I visited The Arkansas Arts Center where there is currently an exhibit titled "Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art". This exhibit includes a six week film series that focuses on the history of Latino Americans. I attended the first film on Sunday, October 18, 2015. The film was titled "Foreigners in their Own Land, 1565-1880". After the film, there was also a community discussion with Dr. Kristin Dutcher Mann, UALR associate professor of history and social studies.
Discussion
"Foreigners in their Own Land, 1565-1880" is a documentary that concentrates on the Latino American portion of the American story. The documentary

To the cry of "REMEMBER THE ALAMO," Seguin assembled a troop of Tejanos and joined Sam Houston's Army of The Republic of Texas at The Battle of San Jacinto. The Mexican army was taken by surprise and the battle was over within 18 minutes. Santa Anna surrendered, handing over Texas to Houston's Army of The Republic of Texas. Juan Seguin was named military commander of West Texas, elected Senator of the new republic, and later Mayor of San Antonio. In the midst of this, Seguin felt torn between his allegiance to The Republic of Texas and his loyalty to his own

Every party of volunteers in route to San Antonio declared that they wanted to kill Juan Seguin. Seguin's Anglo allies sold him out. They did not protect him when he needed protection. In 1842, Seguin had no choice but to give up the mayoral position in San Antonio and leave Texas, abandoning all that he had fought for. The survivor of El Alamo retired to Mexico, where he died, forgotten, in 1890. Eighty years later, Seguin’s remains were brought to Texas and buried with honors. In his memoir, Seguin called himself "a foreigner in my own land" and spoke for tens of thousands of Latinos, now second-class citizens in a land that had once been