Diego Rivera, a Mexican-born artist, used his murals and frescoes to influence the communication of shared interests and problems in many countries including Mexico and the United States. His cultural background inspired most of his artwork, as seen in his work, Man at the Crossroads, in which Rivera showed North America and the world that humanity as a whole was meant to unite and become greater than God himself. Through his work and connections with other artists, Rivera proved the importance of art as a form of communication and left a lasting effect on the art of today. Diego Rivera’s artistic prowess can be traced back to his youth. Born in 1886 in the city of Guanajuato, Mexico, Diego Rivera came from a humble family.
Although Quiñonez is Ecuadorian and Puerto Rican that does not mean that the Chicano movement could not have influenced him. Quiñonez lived in New York, which is a melting pot of ethnicities and could have very well been influenced by Mexican-Americans around him who talked about how they were working towards the goal of being ‘equal’ in the eyes of the majority. During the 1960s many the Mexican population had started to take pride in their heritage and culture and “the term ‘Chicano’ gained widespread currency as many younger Mexican American civil rights activists call themselves Chicanos. The Chicano movement embodies both a celebration of Mexican American art and culture as well as the fight for Mexican American civil rights” (“Invisible No More: The Latino Struggle for Civil Rights” 4). When Quiñonez was born at the end of the Chicano movement which is when he saw the majority of Hispanics were empowering each other for being themselves and embracing their culture which caused him to be proud to be who he is.
Many black and Latino residents in Los Angeles faced significant discrimination by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) during the 1950’s and 60’s. They received heavy criticism from members of the black community on the accounts of police brutality and unnecessary violence. Blacks did not feel safe in the vicinity of the police force, usually used to detain them, rather than protect them from violence. A quote from Malcolm X explains the situation well: "You’ve got some Gestapo tactics being practiced by the police department in this country against 20 million black people, second class citizens, day in and day out – not only down South but up North.
I believe these events could happen in Moreno Valley the majority people living in Moreno Valley are whites the second race is African Americans and browns. I believe racism has a big impact of these riots and crimes against each other. People move to Moreno Valley because of the property value. Blacks are coming from watts or Compton then we have the browns coming from Los Angeles to Moreno Valley, we are going to have the same problems how I like to call it is little Los Angeles.
He recognized where he was from, but respected even more where he was now, and that is what the rest of the characters were missing. They didn't appreciate their ancestry and heritage as much as Juan Francisco did, and this was apparent through their body and lack of knowing how to speak English. Xavi Moreno truly used his body and voice to portray his characters. Without using these basic skills, the meaning of the production would be lost and the writer's intent would be
United States believed Mexicans would be the perfect race to work in the fields being categorized as the labor race. When Mexicans start to come over becoming a bracero was not easy most men were pick by hand only if met the certain criteria’s which enforced almost perfect health. During the picking process Mexicans were dehumanized and treated as animals. Aside from being hand picked and put into specific groups men would have to have their blood, eyes, and even hands check for calluses which was a sign of hard work and later striped down to be check from head to toe making sure they were the right men for the job. “It was very difficult, they checked all our parts, without cloths they sprayed, fumigated us…”
Latina Women Are the Same As Anyone Else Being a woman in this world is hard, but being a Latina woman is even harder. Being a Latina women in the US and in Latin countries are just as equally difficult. People always talk about discrimination against African-American and their past but every one always forget about the fact that Latinas have and still face with the discrimination in their work life and in their daily life. They have studies “that show that about 3 in every 10 Hispanic worker feel that they have been discriminated against in their employment and some report being referred to with racial slurs at work while 1 in 4 feel they are paid less and have reduced career advancement prospects than their Caucasian counterparts.
I have worked with people of all age groups and people from all walks of life, I always enjoy learning especially if its about other peoples cultures. I believe that ignorance is the root of all discrimination and I 'm the type of person who hate injustices like that. being born and raise here in Miami I have always been exposed to many different cultures and I very much enjoy the union of such cultures living side by side. So I look forward to working in any type of enverment that helps me learn about new cultures
AFRO-DESCENDANTS IN MEXICO Afro-descendants are an important part of Mexico’s history. As the name said they are descendants of the African slaves that were brought to Mexico by the conquerors in the viceroyalty. Here, in that part of the history was started their discrimination. This people were invisible to Mexicans, in other words, they was been confused with indigenous. Nowadays, the existence of this part of the population is known thanks to the media.
Racism has always been the “elephant in the room”: everyone knows it’s there but no one really seems to acknowledge its. It has been affecting Latinos for a very long time now and it is something that people are still trying to fight against today. Latinos have been stereotyped, hated against, and treated badly simply for being of a different race. It seems like the discrimination against them can be seen everywhere. Many had hoped that by now racism would have stopped being a problem but the fact is that it 's still a relevant issue that affects millions of Latinos.
It is said in “Argentina Geography”, Argentina’s land flourishes with rainforests along Brazil, swampy choco plains, grasslands of the central pampas, plateau of Patagonia that goes to Tierra del Fuego. In addition, Argentina has a population of 41.41 million and is ranked the 8th largest country in the world, which is stated in “Argentina Culture and Traditions” and The World Bank. Some examples of languages spoken in Argentina would be Spanish, Italian, German, English and French according to “Language in Argentina”. In “Argentina Religion”, it is stated that the main religion which is practiced throughout Argentina would be Roman Catholic. However, behind Argentina’s beauty there is a dangerous environment for women, filled with restrictions
Over the course of American history, the question of have attitudes towards foreigners or blacks changed is continuously asked. With countless protests, reforms, speakers and even a war one would think yes considering there are no longer segregated areas or racial slurs yelled out. So, America has moved towards a more equal world, but what about countries such as South Africa that faced an even more difficult struggle overcoming discrimination? When reading the first chapter of Invictus, one particular quote made me think maybe so. The lines read, “ The curious thing was that while Mandela had been the supplicant, Coetsee was the one who felt uncomfortable.
After a troublesome and torrid time, the black people or what so called slaves, were entering the 20th century with hope of not being discriminated after the slavery had been abolished in the late 19th century. The beginning of 20th century had overseen the stampede of worldwide immigrants to America as they seek for a better life. As for African-Americans, they were entering the phase where they found themselves almost identical with the past century despite the slavery being abolished. Though the abolishment of slavery was written in the 13th Amendment, some of the states still legalized it. They were still in the same position as they were before in some of the states in America.
Three types of discrimination that occurs in the American society are gender, race, and age. Discrimination of gender occurs in the American society in the form of sexism. Sexism is the belief that one sex is innately superior to the other (Macionis, 2015). Discrimination of race in the American society consists of ethnicity, race, color, and immigrant status. Race is biologically transmitted traits, ethnicity is the heritage.
Benito Mussolini, an Italian politician, once said: “Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy”. Indeed, since the United States became an independent country, American people always proud to say their country is a democratic constitution. Long time ago, the United States used their rights as the “leader of free world”, using the guise of “democracy and human rights” in order to conduct wars of aggression such as Vietnam or Iraq War. However, America serves both democracy and republic. Some problems including discrimination, politics and social issues have made America is not a “democracy heaven” anymore.
