Mexican part 1 chapter 2 harvest of empire
This section shows Mexicans as the pioneers who have been into US soil for many years, a large population, and the largest group of immigrants. In the Hispanic group/culture in three individuals, there is one Mexican. People of Mexico in the Hispanic group were already in the US even before the inception of both US and Mexico as countries. However, they are regarded as both native borns and immigrants and faces struggle on their identity. This was lead by wars, treaties, regulations, and land rules imposed by anglos. The study provides a series of events and ancestry background giving examples of canales descendants.
Further, the author tries to show the influence of colonial influence changed many things landing to segregation. It is regarded as the key aspect in changing the location and inhabitants of people from one region to another, and from one nation to another. The Treaty of Guadalupe impacted two nations’ major divisions by the river Rio Bravo (Gonzalez, 2001). The river was changed the name to the Rio Grande by anglos in 1847, which led to the division of indigenous inhabitants.
The author tells about the effects of anglos in their activities in the USA and Mexico; this involved war, separation, and land disputes. The study also shows the problem that Mexican suffered as they resisted. Cattle stealing and Mexican lynching was in rampant in the regions and extending of territories. For instance, Santa Gertridus ranch house was changed to texas Ranger George Durham(Gonzalez, 2001). The author shows that such activities intensified territorial extension by people like Richard King in 1885, who was feared by their neighbors.
The authors showed that there are those diehards who remained in the land, but others come into the US later after WWII as the USA and Mexico agreed on Mexican workers’ importation. Howe the anglo racism is still evident over the Hispanic group in the USA despite having an ancestry line in the USA. The people of Mexico and the entire Hispanic culture struggle for their identity as some were already in the USA, and others immigrated later.
References
Gonzalez, J. (2001). Harvest of empire: A history of Latinos in America. Penguin Group.