Bigotry against Mexican Americans has a long history. I found this article by Ken Rodriguez very informative given the fact that I spent much of my adult life abroad. This is the world I was born into and understood.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/...
Never the less I am grateful to be in this country and I love it. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
I will post links to my reflections on being a Mexican American after the fold.
I will start first with my grandma.
Maizie the Union Maid!
http://www.dailykos.com/...
Why ethnic profiling fails is here.
http://www.dailykos.com/...
Why I will never forget that I was rich, because I had shoes.
http://www.dailykos.com/...
My witness of a Neo Nazie slap down in Nuremburg.
http://www.dailykos.com/...
And finally Who the hell am I!
http://www.dailykos.com/...
A mi me gusta oblejas de cajeta! Como las que se venden en Monterrey..
Casi todo de la comida del Dia de Dar Gracias es de la gente Hispana/Indio Mexciano.
El guajolote
Las papas
El camote
El elote
Los frijoles
El tomate
La calabasa
y tambien
en la noche
El chocolate
Just for starters
Translation for non spanish speakers. Almost all of the food at Thanksgiving dinner is of Hispanic/ Mexican indian origin........
The turkey
mashed potatoes
Candied yams
corn
beans
tomatoes
squash
and later the chocolate
Oh and uh Mikey.....
BBQ is from the Spanish barbacoa.
Still unpacking.
Happy Thanksgiving and I am gonna have it with my family!!!!!!!!!!!