Montebello High School - A Half-Century Later
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- Опубликовано: 30 апр 2008
- Montebello High School, 50 Years After I attended it back in 1959-1960. I have a companion video here on RUclips, it's URL - • WELCOME TO "MEXIFORNIA!" - added only recently.
kids will be kids thats all I have to say, it's up to the parents to educate their kids about how to properly express the pride they have for their heritage
@calman1951 Montebello High School, despite what most people think, is actually a very mellow place and the administration has done a really good job. I was there when this happened, as a student, all of us were inside teh school as kids from OTHER SCHOOLS did this.
I grew up in Montebello and this was shameful. It is my understanding that many of these students were not in fact
Montebello students. Regardless, this was shameful.
this is awesome.
Wow my old school school rivals go BG
I'm glad to see other Americans of Mexican heritage standing up and saying they don't agree with this.When people see a video like this it gives everyone of that background a bad name. More Latinos need to stand up and be proud Americans.
i agree.
But i still don't see why they, or anyone in that situation, would feel the need to disrespect their host country that is providing these jobs.
The Great Potato Famine of 1845-1849, Irish people immigrated to the US searching for jobs and opportunities. The Irish immigrants faced prejudice, both from being Roman Catholics and from being poor. Protestants, frightened by allegations of a catholic conspiracy to take over the country formed mobs and constantly harassed them. Other people resented the irish for their willingness to work for cheap labor.
See there are very close parallels between the two immigrants.
if pancho villa and emiliano zapata were alive they would be very hapy
This video was made by Richard Barnes AKA Rich31442 MHS Class Of 1961. He died three years ago and this video and view is obsolete. For a more up to date series of event go to the recent RUclips production named: Montebello High School, Ca K.I.A.Vets Event May 23, 2014. This is the real school, the real student and the real Alumni.
Me personally,I treat everyone with respect, but thats just the way I was raised. I am half German and American. I was raised in the military lifestyle in which I had to move around a lot overseas. I have many friends over the world of many different races and ethnicities. I have a higher level of tolerance than most people. So i guess that all i can say is sorry that not everyone in the States is as nice as I am.
its true!
NICE VIDEO
I'm not a pot head and Im mexican. In fact I know plenty of non pot head mexicans. You can't just generalize people by what you see. Thats like me generalizing all white people are racist. Its untrue, some of my best friends are white and they hang around mexicans all the time.
Finally someone is doing something right.
I was there that day it happened and saw the whole thing. First of all Montebello High was put on lock down when they heard of the agitators coming. The kids you see in the photos were not Montebello students. they were students from El Rancho, Whittier and Pioneer. As soon as the agitators were cleared out the flag was quickly fixed. they had done much damage to our school and the property around it. This incident was not our fault.
@Ericisgoodenough Actually, the Indians were and then the Spaniards and then the U.S.
these were just kids, they shouldn't be taken so seriously.
i go to this school should i show you guy whats its really like?
thats not just offensve its illegal has anyone thought about taking legal action against the people involved, the pics are there identify them and take action
@Ericisgoodenough Last time I checked there's still 50 stars in our flag.
Oh Man
this makes me so ashamed
I'm Mexican but i would never do that
wooooooooooooooow
They would be puting the same coments if we were them
That's the problem with these kids, their pride!
They are all blinded by ignorance and somebody has to teach these kids the meaning of RESPECT!
@tinaw1969 word
@misfitsg17 i know man there mexicans born in the usa this what pisses them of even if we are born in the states we consider our self mexican im not an american and im not mexican but i sure love beans and tortillas my first language was spanish i was still born here but people judge me as mexican so i guss i am mexican and im going to make sure my kids like beans and tortillas there first language is going to be spanish and there kids are going to do the same its a cycle dont forget your roots!
@Ericisgoodenough But we defeated you guys during the Mexican War.
Yeah the reason u want this part is because of everything is better over here, if the tables were turn u folks frm mexico wouldn't want this section.
hah i was there that day!
@wwefanworld dude (or dudette, quite possibly. idk), i'm Mexican and i think what happened in this school is wrong, i think the American flag should fly over all. i love this country and all of the liberties it has given me and my family. i think ur wandering a little too far. were not all 'degenerates' my friend, my father and my uncle served in the military for all of their life and 2 of my cousins are in Iraq. one just made captain. everyone needs a chillpill-stop with racism on both sides.
To the students and their sympathizers.. Get it straight. If you were born in Mexico than you are Mexican. If you were born in the United States you are a United States Citizen AKA American. You may be of Mexican Ancestry but you are still an American so... Embrace this country or move to Mexico.... Oh yea, Mexico doesn't want you just your dollars.
Absolutely disgusting. Each of those kids soaks up 5 figures of taxpayer money for their public education EACH YEAR, and this is the loyalty and thanks they show the U.S.?
well then i guess you know your priorities.
Jeez they were expressing their love for their mother country and celebrated a holiday. Whats wrong with that? I hate racist comments, people don't even think things through all the way, just being thick headed and ignorant.
@CrzyAsianGuy how can you type that with a straight face on? i'm not saying some don't, look, at my neigborhood (sacto)--hmong and khmer gangsters where ever you look expl. asian boys, in my old-old neighborhood it was black and mexican (broaderick)--it varies, even you can see this through the fog that you live in--Oh, but why bother. you know what never mind. i have a paper to finish.
@fearthenoise They are suppose to be the future of the United States. (the ones that belong here anyway) We have to worry about how they are being raised!
Welcome to Mexifornia... This is only one of the many reasion why Mexicans do not get the respect they feel they diserve. You have to give respect to recieve it!
An up side down American flag is a sign of distress. If the students involved are the future of Montebello, California and our nation than the United States is in distress.
if both your parents are born here what makes you mexican american?
Eric G
Nationality is where your born.
Heritage is your ethnic background.
@arivas713 Yes, I agree some are not 'degenerates' but most of your kind are. Face the fact.
well these part of the usa used to be part of MEXICO in the past, so that kids are doing OK
funny mmmmmmm
@Ericisgoodenough California is not even Mexico.
at least he "picked a side?" You logic is also flawed. how do you know they are from mexico? Secondly, if they aren't from mexico- with your own logic about timothy mcvay- arent they "picking a side too?" Iam not saying it is right or justified. i definitely don't agree with it & their anger is displaced. But if there is a large majority like folks such as yourself who let's face it, historically, just want to oppress any group for whatever reason- people rise & have enough.
@neodeville F Y
wow how disrespectful is that shit! imagine if we did that in anyother country they would lose their minds! but no we have to sit back and be so fucking PC about everything so we cant say anything with out sounding racist
Charge them all with treason.
There WILL be payback for this.
@Ericisgoodenough Alright, I'm going to tell you straight to my point: California is nothing like Mexico and never will be.
I dont understand why they love mexico so much but dont choose to live there. Why live in a country you obviously have no respect for?
This is about the most ignorant I've seen our people act as a way to express their disbelief in this country! Why seek it?, Why live in it?, Why play the part when you can BE the part? Very uncivilized!
What these students did was irresponsible and only hurt the possibility of some type of resolution when it comes to immigration. It is alright to love ones heritage but it a totally different thing to disrespect the very country that is giving you an education and freedoms you may not have had otherwise. I am of Hispanic heritage 5th generation American and was ashamed by this display. These types of acts only fuel a fire of ignorance and intolerance. That should not have been allowed to happen!
Well maybe if we were treated with respect with everyone we would feel more welcome and home in this "host country"
@marsaiaja Nobody you mean just whites
Well- the sad thing is that these kids ARE American. Venting their frustations. i agree it's disrespectful & I don't condone it. At least they're not as disrespectful as Timothy McVay.
If I had been there, I woud've called the cops. It happens to be illegal to desecrate the American Flag or hang it below another nation's flag in a time of peace.
@fuugon No digas tonterias , esos cabrones tienen guevos mis respetos.
Viva Mexico..!!
a discrace to the american soil!
also those kids did not know what
they were protesting about! they
just wanted to ditch school!
It is illegal to fly any flag over the U.S. flag on the same pole. so call the police, if they don't remove it. you have every right to do it yourself.
@wwefanworld youre ignorance is evident there exist over 15 millions of polish living outside poland ilegally and in United states exist millions of polish specially in Chicago in a place known as Jackowo, so.... who is the ignorant.. but for you is more important john cena isnt it..jajaja
@jaws14 Uh, see... the most popular myth out there is that this was Mexico before. Before Mexico it was French and before that Indian and before that who knows? GET OVER IT. And who cares? It is now the UNITED STATES so RESPECT the country you are in. Love it, protect it, be proud of it. What has Mexico done for you lately?
Richard Barnes the author of this video/slide show aka "Rich31442" was a 1961 Oiler Grad. Richard Passed Away 2 years ago. One small incident by a small group of misguided individuals. The truth is that these activists came and left within 1/2 an hour. The correct flags were hoisted back up and that's it. The faculty, student body, and the police all did the right things. Again the School was on Lock Down and any violation of this Law/Policy would have put the school in legal jeopardy. .
thank you (@SuperDave1946) I'll add a little to this reckless originator.......
bums
wow. as the saying goes- two wrongs does not make a right. Perhaps these children feel your hatred and react in such a manner, albeit- it's inappropriate. Mexico is a "pig pit?" All over mexico? then you haven't seen mexico. I've never been there myself but I do READ. I'm not attacking you- i'm just astonished that you would call another country a "pig pit." that's is our problem- very egocentric. And it sickens you more then the middle east protest? where they are killing american soldiers?
Don't people know lots of these kids were Mexican Americans, meaning they were born here!? hahaha!
GO SCHURR!!!
@waynebollman FFFFF you
This makes me sick...
now i agree with you that they shouldn't disrespect the american flag- but your comment "nobody wanted you here to begin with." Is quite laughable. How can that be if the history of that particular ethnicity has been settled in the southwest since before the spanish conquest & certainly before the english colonies. I don't think it's an accident all the names of the states are in spanish. Also, mr. smart, all the "native americans" in the south west are mexican indians. other than that, ur good
Did you notice that´s California? ¡Mexican territory!
Shamefull