Laredo and Nuevo Laredo in the 1940s-60s. Norma Elia Cantú brings together narrative and the images from the family album to tell the story of her family. It blends authentic snapshots with recreated memoirs from 1880 to 1950 in the town between Monterrey, Mexico, and San Antonio, Texas. Narratives present ethnographic information concerning the nationally distributed mass media in the border region. Also they study controversial discourse that challenges the manner in which the border and its populations
Cementos Mexicanos (CMEX) is a Mexican cement company with origins tracing back to 1906 with the opening of Cementos Hidalgo. And in 1931, it merged with Cementos Portland Monterrey, founded by Lorenzo Zambrano who becomes the CEO of CMEX. The company globalized its market internationally and became one of the largest cement companies in the world. The globalization of CMEX and other global competitors in cement derive benefits in diversification within its country of origin. In the late 1980s
que lleva el mismo nombre de la compañía, Coca-Cola, sin embargo ya cuenta con una mayor diversidad de productos para todos los gustos que se clasifican en dos principales categorías con y sin gas. La compañía Coca-Cola llegó a México en 1926 a Monterrey y Tampico. Para el año 1929 Emilio Arizpe Santos se dio a la tarea de traer una embotelladora a Coahuila (Saltillo) que hasta la fecha sigue trabajando pero ahora sólo se dedica a ser un almacén más. Coca-Cola tiene como misión “Refrescar al mundo
when I moved to Laredo, TX, when I came out as gay, and the many times I changed schools. The thing I believe affected me the most was moving from Monterrey, NL to Laredo, TX. I was born and raised in Monterrey until I turned 10 and my mother decided to move to Laredo. Since her family was originally from Laredo and she had been living in Monterrey for about 17 years of her life she decided she wanted to be closer to her family. Getting close to August my mother was still not completely packed,
A Trip to Paradise If I had no limits as to how much I could spend on a vacation, I would take a trip to different cities in Mexico. My dads side of the family is Latino and many of my relatives live in Mexico. My month long trip would consist of a variety of cities I have visited before and others that I would be visiting for the first time. I would take advantage of Mexicos rich culture by participating in the peoples customs and getting as much experience as possible. The trip would be very
serious student. My favorite cousins also went to my school and I have lots of fond memories of going to their home after school. One of my most favorite memories is when I went on a field trip to Monterrey Bay with my father. A very fortunate coincidence was that my uncle and his father were also at Monterrey Bay that same day with their Selma school. During this time period I was much more outgoing and sociable.
Cumbia serves as a unifier of Mexican people, especially families, and serves as a sociocultural outlet for celebration and upholds cultural traditions. A main theme of Mexican culture is togetherness of the family, and many celebrations create a community and place for family involvement. Celebrating together creates and maintains bonds and is an outlet for expression sharing commonalities such as cultural thoughts and ideas. Solidifying a connection in the community with people that listen to cumbia
Diego Zavala History 17A “California and The Expansionist Dream.” California is a place of invention, of new beginnings, and opportunities for those willing to seek it and work for it. Its history is rich with a wide assortment of characters, who seeking success helped it become what it is today. Among those characters we meet Thomas Larkin and Juan Bautista Alvarado; both individuals played a pivotal role in California entrance to the United States in the mid 19th century. Each one played a different
In order to understand why the war between the US and Mexico happened, it’s important to understand what each side was fighting for. I found “Manifest Destiny: An Introduction” to be very informative and provided thorough explanations of each side’s struggle. America was in search of manifest destiny and Mexico was coping with becoming a newly independent country. Though it doesn’t justify the actions that took place, it’s important to know why the US had this desire to expand. What exactly is
Much of my centered around the ability to work and the ability to be a husband or wife. Through the last three generations, the focus has shifted from education and work. My values and ethics have been given to me though my grandparents. My paternal grandmother, Maria del Jesus Aguilar, born in Mazapil, Zacatecas, Mexico. She was born in July 20, 1919. My grandmother’s family immigrated from Italy in early 1900’s looking for a better life, they settle in Zacatecas before my grandmother was born
INTRODUCTION The word "Mexico" is derived from Mexica (pronounced "Me-shee-ka"), the name for the indigenous group that settled in Central Mexico in the early fourteenth century and is best known as the Aztecs. The capital is Mexico City, the National Anthem is officially known as Himno Nacional Mexicano, the National Bird is the Golden Eagle and Dahlia is the National Flower of Mexico. The population of Mexico is estimated at 123,799,215 as of July 1, 2014. Mexico's population is equivalent to
The United Nations: ECOSOC The United Nation is an International Organization currently representing 193 countries around the world, in the enforcement of international law, economic development, social progress, security and human rights. There are six main organizations representing the United Nation. These six organizations can be considered as the heart and soul of the United Nation, as each has roles and responsibilities that promotes the effective functioning of the United Nations. The Economic
Causes After the Texas independence war, Mexico doesn’t recognize Texas’s independence because their president, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, was captured during the Texas independence war. Although we didn’t get to annex Texas because it would be a slave state and an unbalanced between free and slave states. Texas finally got annexed in 1845 which was one of the causes that started the Mexican American War. The other cause is that President James Polk wanted California, so he offered Mexico
Facebook (originally known as The Facebook) was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, a Harvard student, in January 2004 as a way to contact other students that attend Harvard University. After finishing the website, Zuckerberg told a few friends about this website and one friend suggested he send it to the three hundred people on the Kirkland House online mailing list. Through the next 24 hours an estimated amount of about 1,200-1,500 students had “joined Facebook”, which grew to more than half the Universities’
develop themselves as researchers and to improve their professional practices. It allows teachers know students contexts and the marginalized literacy practices they perform. Regarding my high school students, Preparatoria de la Arquidiósesis de Monterrey, ethnographic observation can be done as an extension of the socioeconomic study each student has before each semester. The totality In order to design and perform lessons based on such perspective, teachers have to identify possible funds of knowledge
rates of these developing countries. As seen in the headlines of the previous Presidential Election, President Trump committed to saving hundreds of American jobs, as Carrier was looking to outsource to Mexico. Though Carrier decided to outsource to Monterrey, Mexico, known as one of the wealthiest cities in Mexico, many outsourced jobs are to third world countries where working conditions are very poor and the labor rate is pennies on the dollar. Jeffcott believes as American’s we need to stand up to
in high school, I went, along with some other classmates, to Monterey, Mexico, for an intensive summer- term session in Spanish language and culture at the impressively named Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey- as we all quickly came to call it, Monterrey Tec”(Saks 18). Saks’ parents made sure that all their children would get all the education they need. Having parents that are both college educated, highly influenced the educational path that they took. She was sent to one
yet he still taught me how to be a great person in this world by teaching me good morals. “Never Give Up, and believe in God and you will accomplish what you want in life” are words my father always tells me to remember. My Father was born in Monterrey Nuevo Leon, then he was raised in Derramadero Coahuila a pueblo outside of Saltillo Coahuila. He was raised with my grandparents but his childhood was not the best one. He was mistreated and was not raised that good by his father. My grandpa
“How can we arrange this situation?” A typical phrase any driver or officer says when you get pulled over. (Najar) Street corruption in Mexico is something pretty sad that happens everyday. The main cause is that Mexicans are not willing to take responsibility of their actions and police officers use their power and take advantage of the situation. Since everyone benefits from these transactions in the short run, Mexicans, including cops, think it is not that bad. Citizens probably do not know how
Magdalena Solis, mostly known as “High Priestess of Blood”, was born in Monterrey, Mexico. She was born into a family so poor that her and her brother joined a cult with Santos and Cayetano Hernandez. Magdalena’s position was of a prostitute, while her brother was her hustler. Magdalena kept her sexual job for a very long time; it wasn’t till 1962 when her job would intensify. During late 1962 and mid-1963, Magdalena and the cult would advertise themselves as gods spreading rumors that they would