Once Upon a Quinceanera #3

Post #3

Quote I

"She was too consumed with feminism to see past the historical significance of quinceaneras" - Page 45

Significance

This quote spoke to me because this also can relate to the quotes I used in my first blog post about immigrants families losing there culture and becoming more American than what they really are. This quote is saying that sense they lost touch with the reason they really have a quinceanera, and focus and other things that don't really have to do with there tradition.

Personal Connection

I can compare myself to this quote because when I talk to my mom or someone about my family about my future plan for a quinceanera, I know everything that I want it to be but have no clue, what's so ever one why I'm having one. So really the quote is saying that now the population of girls having a quinceanera have forgotten the traditional reason why there having one.

Question

Do you ever feel like your celebrating something that you don't know much about? or why you are?

Quote II


"It's a Hispanic tradition, but these other groups are going to these parties and wanting one as well.” Page – 99

Significance

This quote is saying that now that a lot more families live here in the United States, more and more cultures and traditions connect together. If someone at school is having a quinceanera and your invited but you don't celebrate that in your family, you still go and sometimes end up wanting to make one of your own.

Personal Connection

I can relate to this because, this past year I have been going to many more bar mitzvah and some sweet sixteens; and after going to all of those celebrations it makes me want to have one of my own one day. Even though my family might not believe or celebrates these celebrations. What the quote says to me is that, now that a lot more families from other countries come to America and share there traditions and culture with people here.

Question

Do you think that once people connect with other traditions, and cultures they might want to be apart of it? Why? or why not?

Once Upon a Quinceanera #1

Post # I

Quote I

“Your family is probably not rich; in fact, your mami and papi have been saving up since you were a little girl or they’ve mortgaged the house or lined up forty godparents to help sponsor this celebration, as big as a wedding.” - Invitation

Significance

This quote is saying one of the hardships or the challenges immigrant families went through, especially to make a Quinceanera. I feel like after reading this quote, it gave me a better understanding on how hard it was to pay off a quinceanera. A couple lines above this quote I predicted that this family was going to end up not having a quinceanera, because they didn’t have enough money to pay it off, but instead the quote explained that the daughters parents were doing all they can have money to make this qiunceanera.

Personal Connection

I can relate to this quote because, when I went to Mexico I over herd my mom and grandma talking to a family that needed help paying off a quinceanera. When the family left I asked them what they needed, and why they couldn’t help them? My grandma said that she gets many calls asking for money to help pay off a celebration; and said no because, if she helped all those people she would be broke. I felt as the family in the book was giving up a lot just to have one celebration.


Question

What do you think about the facts COSSMHO is bringing up in the story?

Quote II

"Of course, this began to cause trouble in our family. My sisters and I wanted to hang out with our friends, sleep over at thier houses, attend their parties, wear clothes like thiers-skirts that were too short, tops that were too skimpy, ragedy jeans." Page 23

Significance

This quote really spoke to me because, it's saying that when girls immigrate to the United States or have parents who immigrated here; there a lot more different. They act different and want to do things that people in America are use to doing in a regular basis.

Personal Connection

I can relate to this quote because I would bring up somethings i do with my friends to my grandma when I visit Mexico; and her reaction to the things I'm telling her make no sense to her. She tells me "Beyra, here in Mexico people don't do that, in fact they wouldn't think about things like that, well at least when I was your age, the only concern that went through our heads was to make something of our lives and never wast time." I didn't think the things I told her was a waste of time, but apparently to her it was. Which shows me even though I don't see it, people do actually change when coming to America, and its hard to stay in touch with there own culture.

Question

Do you think it's hard to keep in touch with your culture when your surrounded by people who live an American life style?

Field Trip Reflection

Part I

The purpose of this exhibit was to learn more in debt about immigration. I found interesting, one thing I found interesting was that Ruth Handler was the inventor of the “Barbie Doll” Another thing I found interesting was that George Washington made a letter which stated that “No government can be racist” As you can see I found many things interesting on this field trip. I also learned that immigrant that came to the United States often, most likely had to sleep with two families in a two bedroom apartment, in New York. I’ve always wondered where and when we got the Statue of Liberty, and I found out it was a gift from France on July 4th, 1884. Overall I enjoyed going to the exhibit I learned a lot.

Part II

The Picture that I liked at the exhibit was the called “Mother and daughter from India, International Airport New Immigrant Arrivals 2000. The reason I liked this picture was because I thought that it said a lot about what a immigrant feels when coming to America. In the picture there is an Indian woman holding the hand of a young girl. They both looked tired and in a way relieved. I also noticed that they didn’t have that many things, which also shows me that when coming from another country you can’t bring much on such a long journey.

Quote

“The greatest thing I hope for in my life is to become a successful person and to have a family and friends to support me, not to be looked at by just the color of my skin but who I am inside.”

I picked this quote because I liked what its saying. I think this a great way to express what an immigrate wants when coming to the United States. I liked this quote also because you can also relate this to just regular citizens that might feel there getting rejected because of there skin color and not just immigrants. I can also relate to this quote because I’ve met people who treat me differently or look at me different because of my race.

IMMIGRATION

What is your definition of an immigrant?

Somene who migrates to another country. Some reasons why an immigrant would want to leave their country, are maybe because they might not like the rights they had or they might of had a lot of disagreeing with the choices there government made. Another reason they might have left there country is because they got payed very little for the long hours they worked, in comparison to the country they want to go to. My mom left Mexico because she didn't like the way our government was running there country.
Some things that out country has to offer in comparison to other countries is probably the fact that our country is a lot more stable and secure. Also because the government makes lawsthat really help our country stay in order, and they care and try to do the best they can to make this country better for everyone.As well as the way were payed and treated. Immigration has affected the US because now that they all live here theres more types of culture. It helps the US because it helps keep the economy moving by filling low-wage jobs, and theres a lack of true ethnic diversity. Theres also a lot more languages, and sometimes that could be a good or bad thing depending on the way you look at it. Immigrants also affect our laws because, like I said a lack of true ethnic diversity which means they could be lying about almost anything which causes problems for the US.
My connection to immigrants is close because my mom was an immigrant, a couple year after she got here in the United States, she became a citizen and my dad already being a citzen helped my mom a lot. Other than my mom and grandparents, I'm not really I know any other immigrants. I feel after hearing someone slose to me talk about what they went threw to get here, gives me a way better understanding on why someone from other country would want to come to the United States.