What do Mexicans REALLY think about Mexican Americans?
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- How are Mexican Americans seen by Native Mexicans? How are Mexican Americans treated in the USA and in Mexico? Do Mexican people like Mexican Americans? I wanted to find out more so I decided to investigate.
I've got help from some Mexican American RUclipsrs to discuss this topic and how it has affected them, both living in the US and living in Mexico. If you haven't seen their channels, check them out!
Jenny and Kevin Eat Baila Travel
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Serg and Tana
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I think that the topic of identity for the children of Mexicans who are born in the United States is very interesting and it is something that can cause some friction between Mexicans and Mexican Americans. I had always considered that if you are born in Mexico, you are Mexican and if you are born in the US, you are American. It appears that Mexican Americans are very proud of their Mexican culture and heritage and can feel hurt if they are not seen as Mexican by people who were born in Mexico.
It was very interesting to hear the experiences of the Mexican American people and how they are perceived within American society. It was surprising to me that everyone has faced some racism or discrimination because of their Mexican heritage.
I had always considered that the words pocho and chicano were both relevant terms to describe people born in the US to Mexican parents. I never realized that pocho is an offensive word!
If you are Mexican or Mexican American, I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. Let me know in the comments below.
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Yes, you have accurately described what it is like growing up in the US as a Mexican American. It's an interesting experience. I grew up speaking both English and Spanish, but because of school, my dominant language became English. I took Spanish classes in high school, and then some Spanish literature courses at my university, so that significantly improved my Spanish fluency and vocabulary. My Mexican family from Mexico no longer tell me my Spanish sounds "feo". lol This was a thoughtful video and I enjoyed the different perspectives. Thank you.
While I think in English, my Spanish pronunciation is not bad.... but I'm aware that my Spanish grammar is odd, awkward, to a fluent native-speaker.
@@davidday2373
same here, about the awkwardness, lack of grammer, etc.
I didn't ever take Spanish in school, because people would say we were being lazy--we all know that wasn't so.
I decided to take French.
I'm from a small town in Florida, you don't often run into a Mexican that speaks French.
I wanted to be exotic, lol.
@@lucio.martinez Our choices were Spanish or German!... I chose the "lazy" route, 😆. The joke was on me. I showed up first day, new semester... none of those kids taking Spanish were in any of my Algebra classes or English classes, etc. I only saw those kids in Homeroom & P.E. All of the "smart kids" chose German. No surprise, the quality of the Spanish class was sub-par. By 9th grade I found myself in A.P. Spanish Literature with all these Juniors and Seniors looking at me like "what are you doing here?"... I learned next to nothing, tbh (besides an appreciation for author Jorge Luis Borges 👍).
@@davidday2373
Ah. I'm just trying to into Grabiel Garcia Marquez, El Escándalo del Siglo. (In Spanish, of course)
It's a collection of his writings, but i can't get into it. It's tedious.
As a kid, I wanted to go to college to Mexico's UNAM.
I tried my best to understand their process of applying, to no avail.
Idk what I was thinking, since I had no Spanish studies.
I was just thinking it would have been nice to be in a sea of all Mexicans, que loco!
Instead of being the only one.
I settled and went on to the University of South Florida--Tamoa.
I has a slightly younger cousin that finished HS in the States. He did have full legal status to be able to go to college. He would have been a foreign student, it was a lot of money.
Do he went back to Mexico and did college there.
He worked for the Mexican immigration in Canada.
Now he's a Canadian Border Agent.
For me it was the opposite maybe cause i grew up at the border surrounded by nothing but mexicans or cause my relatives or appearance but the mexicans always accepted me saying you're a mexican that was born here or oh yeah sure you're american blue eyes and blonde hair sarcasticly but they're cool i think even cooler than the 3rd gen Chicanos.
As Mexican-Americans I sometimes feel we have it harder. The saying "ni de aqui ni de alla" is very real for us. On one hand we try to assimilate to United States culture, but we're never looked at as real "Americans." On the other hand we try to retain our parents culture by trying to speak Spanish, but we're not accepted by Mexicans. It's hurtful and difficult.
I am not a "chola or poncha" and I don't consider myself a "Chicano." I'm Mexican-American with indigenous purepecha blood. I'm a college educated woman who double majored in history and anthropology. I am not a criminal or the stereotype both Americans or Mexicans believe and continue to push.
Thank you for another informative video Karen.
"I don't consider myself a "Chicano". I'm Mexican-American..." Lol, actually, that's what chicano means, so yes, you are...
@@rickfava8204 some people just don't like to be called certain things. As long as someone doesn't say they are binary or something else like that, that just confuses me what to say. 🤔
Eso de tratar de hablar español como que no te está saliendo muy bien que digamos.
Weird. My whyte kids face all sorts of racism from your people. So who's telling the truth? 🤣 half my paycheck gets taken to pay for Hispanic immigrants yet you feel the victim? This is insane. Trillions upon trillions go to your people yet you are still playing victims. Tell me, what the fuck has whytes done to you sweetie that made you a victim? Do whytes feel they have a right to your money? Free housing for whytes in Mexico? You folks are so lost in your hate for people that have never done anything but open their wallets to help. This is now YOUR KARMA and its growing by the second. You folks chose guvment and diablo will want his payment. Good luck
@@Naturestheway Why do you make it seem like it's white vs "Mexican"? Mexicans can be white so wdym? Look at Canelo Alvarez, a red headed, white Mexican with freckles. Nvm some of the other things you said, I'm sure other people will attack you for that so I don't need to say anything. Anyway I hope you and your family are well in these COVID times. God bless!
Best quote from Selena about being Mexican American, “Being Mexican American is tough. … We’ve gotta be twice as perfect as anybody else… We gotta be more Mexican than the Mexicans and more American than the Americans, both at the same time. It’s exhausting!”. I lived my entire life in Texas where my parents came from Mexico illegally up until this year. I moved to Latvia and now trying to understand what being Mexican American really means, even in Latvian I would have to say I'm only American (Es esmu amerikanis). Being Mexican American is its own shared experience that I'm slowly finding out is unique.
We need to know about Oprah and Christina!
Ah i love the Selena movie reference!
@@JoeBloww762 same names lol!
Which is why we created Chicano culture and even young Mexicans from the homeland grow up trying to dress and talk like us lol🇲🇽🇺🇸
That's actually very true. We Mexican Americans have to be as twice as perfect as everyone else that's actually very true and no joke that's the only way we can mix well. Cuz it's either one way or the other way for both sides.
If you're born outside of Mexico you're not Mexican. If you're born outside of Germany you're not German. No such thing as X- American. You're just american
Yes, but unfortunately, that’s not the reality of living in the USA. People will always label you here.
Trueee
@@thekingofmoney2000So why do you let them? White people aren’t from here either yet you let them dictate who you are. If you were born in America, speak English, know American culture and history, and spent most of your life here. I have news for you….y’aint Mexican bud. Same for these Italian, Irish, German, etc. you will be mocked by people in Mexico and they don’t claim or care about you.
If this is true, then why does the Mexican govt allow someone (like my husband) to achieve citizenship through family unity (his mother was born in Mexico). This policy seems different than the prejudice of the general population, verdad?
@down-to-earth-mystery-school ethnicity and nationality are not the same thing.
Someone born in America from Mexican parents is American. Unless they also have Mexican citizenship, it's weird to introduce themselves as Mexican-American. Nobody goes around pointing in the map the origen of their genes as a greeting.
Yo soy nacido en SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA USA, Siempre creci con gente y familia hablando Espanol, Yo me siento orgulloso de mis raices Mexicanas aunque soy nacido en USA. Soy de cuarta generacion y mi familia sigue hablando los dos Idiomas, Espanol/Ingles.
Ala 😮 really ? thats amazing over here closer to the north of California that is very rare, i notice alot of 4th don’t know spanish or undertsand. I feel cities closer to the border have closer ties to mexico! i was raised in a very nice neighborhood & never learned how to speak & think well in spanish 🙃 i feel my dad did it on purpose so we wouldnt know. He rarley has conversations with us never talks to us 🥲 & only says hi. now i try to teach my daughter spanish & he said don’t teach her spanish🥲🙂. And when my Poor child tríes to talk to him in spanish he tells her what did you say 🙂. He technically ignores her. now i see as an enemy my own dad.😞
yo tmabien aunque curse mi formacion academica en colegio privado en Tijuas ademas que me influencie mucho por familiares que tengo en el sur de Mexico al Igual que de Guadalajara y Juarez y la verdad me intriga la nocion de relizar estudios en la CDMX ya que me da curiosidad la percepcion y estructura capitalina del sur a diferencia de la cultura fronteriza del norte.
I agree with "A Mexicans worst enemy is another Mexican.." Envy and greed have something to do with it.
We can't be enemies of pochos or Chicanos 'cause they're not even mexicans 👍🏻
100% agree
This. We are pretty two faced. During national scale disasters we will overcome these with our cooperation but in our day to day lives, not so much. It's quite sad.
No we, son los gringos.
??????????????I wouldn't blame any cousin in Mexico for such a difficult moment we've had plenty of our history washed by many of the white that many current cousins don't even know about Mexico owning the West USA states in the past so they also struggle to see the similarities we've always had. It's just hard to believe the poor Mexicans and Mexican Americans will ever really be offered their real reclaims of land being returned to them.😭.
Im mexican but i been living here for 30 years and i been learning about mexican American history! I really feel very proud of them and i appreciate everything they did for us to have a better life here in USA!Many can criticize them or don't accept them as a real mexican but they are very mexican like us! They struggle so much here in USA and they never forget their identity! Many chicano heroes! Coqui Gonzalez Cesar Chavez Macario Garcia Roy Benavides! Etc etc! I feel very proud of my chicano or mexican American brothers!!
Thank you for your excellent work on this video! It’s not an easy topic to talk about, as it is sensitive for many people, but it’s very important to us and we feel honored to have been a part of this conversation with you. We look forward to continue this journey of exploring identity in Mexico as Mexican-Americans (aka Chicanos aka Latinos aka Hispanics aka Pochos lol) via our RUclips channel and journey through Mexico. Last but not least, thank you so much for your friendship and kindness during our time here in Querétaro! ❣️
Thanks so much for your insight guys! I couldn't have done it without you.
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Chicos, can you all please expand on the the perceived notion that Mexas, in MEX are resentful, discriminative and odious towards us Mexas from the USA?
I realize the bullying on here, but how do they treat you out there?
Do they show or express their disdain?
They say that we go around belittling them, being stuck up and so on.
I believe it's their perception, how they take us.
While I realize there's nefarious people, I venture to say that that's the exception to the rule or norm.
I like to believe that we're wholesome people, humble and well aware of our good fortune.
How do assess these issues out in the filed?
@@helpfulcommenter
Nah, el que entendió, entendió.
@@helpfulcommenter I'm asking about their experience with people in Mexico.
I find a lot of aggression towards us Mexas in the US.
From why we don't speak Spanish.
That we are arrogant, etc.
I find a lot of ignorance on their part.
They are quick to call out the racism in the US, but they don't know it.
We know it living the US.
Anyway, i just wonder about the treatment of them by naive Mexicans, since I believe there's about of resentment.
Which is not our fault. They can't hold that against us.
Enjoyed your input on this topic and it was spot on. One thing I wanted to point out is that the school system in the U.S. has been trying to suppress the Spanish language far longer than mentioned. My mom related that when she attended grade school and spoke Spanish she was punished and actually hit with a ruler across the knuckles for doing so. This was in the 1930s! As a result, and as you mention, many purposely avoided teaching their own children the language as a form of protection against the blatant discrimination.
In my experience, nobody treats Mexican Americans worse than Mexicans. They can be downright awful, condescending, and rude. Like they feel an impulse to let you know you’re inferior. I’ve met a lot of friendly Mexicans who’ve been gracious and really chill, but I’ve also met ones who act like you insulted their mothers and want to boil you alive because they detect that your Spanish is slightly Americanized. When I travelled abroad to France and Spain, I was absolutely shocked at how much better I was treated in both countries and never once experienced any amount of resentment or rude behavior (even in Paris). Mexicans need to chill out with the extreme judgmental biases they have toward Mexican Americans. It’s even worse when you see how much friendlier they are to gringos but treat you with contempt. I was paranoid about my Americanized Spanish and when I’d meet other Latin Americans, they’d tell me I was crazy, that I spoke excellent Spanish. It was only the Mexicans who felt a need to be dismissive, insulting, and disparaging.
It called envy. They have this inferiority complex towards the American culture and can't stand that "one to them" is no longer "one of them."
Sorry to read you had this kind of problems, but not all Mexicans are like that, personally I got no problem with anyone, whether is black, white, asian, Mexican-american, arab etc.....
In this world some people are assholes, and they are in all races....
They also hate on Latinos from other nationalities, but watch them besa that gringo cullo!
Pero no eres mexicano , eres gringo superalo
@@lupeyoscar10 hay. Y tu donde vives? Si vives en Los estados unidos eres un hipocrita.
Both sides discriminate equally. Even in Mexico it happens against certain groups, especially against indigenous Mexicans. There’s also a lot of classism in Mexico. Mexicans just love to discriminate each other.
Some people should understand that you just can't control what others think of you or anything else for that matter , be content with who you are and don't go around trying to please strangers , love thyself and don't care much about haters which you would encounter anywhere in the world given the chance ! The race card is mostly politics !
Couldn’t have said better
Yes! Just be happy who you are!
Well said.
Honestly as a Mexican we got beef with most Mexican Americans. Mostly those who post stuff online.
Some people try to act like actual Mexicans and try to speak for us, but they can't even speak Spanish 🗿 it's annoying.
You are from the United States and now they do want to be Mexicans because they do not accept them. It is their problem. If they will accept them, they would not be interested in Mexicans wanting them. They take Mexico as a second-rate set. Table
@@Chris193_The one who cries because the United States doesn't want him says it.
Ni madres, I ain't got beef with Mexican Americans and I was born and raised in Mexico until I was 17 years old. That's just you!
@@randomcamus9445nah😂
Jealous morales!😂💪🏽🇲🇽🇺🇸🏜️🌵🪶
thank you for the chance to participate in this! it was interesting to see everyone’s perspectives and it was a really cool way to present the topic 😁🇲🇽
Thank you so much Serg! I didn't want to ask you really specific questions because I was sure that you'd come up with something interesting that I hadn't even considered - and that's exactly what happened.
Hi Serg, I felt like you represented us, Mexican American’s perspective very well in the way you spoke. Thank you! 🙌🏽 however, I did want to mention that tex mex food has a very unique background that many ppl are not aware of. According to a documentary called “Truly Texas Mexican” (on Amazon Prime for free, its great by the way) did research & talked about the origin of Tex Mex food. Turns out it was first introduced shortly after the Mexican-American war in Texas. Although white Americans loved the Mexican food, they did not want to deal with Mexicans so they invented dishes that in there perspective resembled Mexican food so they could cook it themselves. To quote the documentary, “ tex mex was created by white people for white people”. As a Mexican American, I’m not shy to show of my heritage. I often do research to cook our Mexican food as authentic as possible. This trend among younger Mex. Americans is becoming more popular. Anyway, just wanted to mention that. Thank you again ❤️❤️
I love your insight and am interested in watching the documentary. Thanks
Really awesome to hear your guys perspective, I really echo the same thoughts to my friends from abroad who don’t really know about Mexican and/or American culture. Cheers from a Mexican American living in Shanghai.
@@LaKarencitaMXsoy Chicano y orgullo pero mi mama no es mexicana es indigena de Canada 🇨🇦 yo soy miembro de mi tribu y orgullo, Creo que yo soy el unico que es Mexicano y nativo lol 😂
My biggest insecurity as a women raised in the U.S. by Mexican/Honduran immigrant parents-is most definitely my sense of not belonging. There is already a cultural difference with my parents being from different countries-but on top of that, there has always been a fight with which “side”would claim me. I believe my parents tried shielding my siblings and I from discrimination and/or racism , so they never forced us or expected us to speak Spanish. They learned the English language right away and little by little I lost the Spanish language completely. It was refreshing hearing the young couple sharing their story as Mexican /Americans. I never realized or thought there were others like me-as crazy as that sounds. It seems like a majority of Mexicans feel that Mexican/Americans are ashamed or don’t feel like we care about our parents’ Mexican culture; but hopefully this video can shine light on the majority of us who truly weren’t given the opportunity to learn as a result of our parents’ trauma. In their minds they felt they were truly helping us and didn’t want us to face the trauma they were facing. Unfortunately, their decision to “shield” us seemed to have caused more insecurity and identity issues. They describe their choice of “protecting” us as one of their biggest regrets.
You need to look into the Hebrew Isrealites.
You’re not Mexican
@@Student0Toucher what is Mexican to u???
@@ayuanabradford3206 Someone that has 2 Mexican parents,raised with Mexican culture, goes to Mexico,knows spanish
What about the English, German Irish and Italians, they are not european anymore they are American. They suffered the same traumas you are currently suffering. Irish people not black has been the most discriminated group in the history of America. You are American put that in your head. Once you have seen New York city you will feel more american trust me.
Si naces en estados unidos eres estadounidense. Una cosa es nacer y crecer en América Latina y otra es nacer y crecer en USA con papás latinos, no confundamos.
Vanessa Sallgado Curioso dato, muchos, digo muchisimos Mexicanos con ciudadania Estadounidense, viven y prefieren vivir en Mexico. Claro, estoy hablando de gente que se sabe y puede ganar la vida en un buen trabajo. Por supuesto, hay perfiles de todo tipo pero este en particular, me llama mucho la atencion pues expresan su falta de gusto por la cultura del Mexico-Americano y por la descomposicion social y discriminacion entre todas las nacionalidades en EU. Ademas, debian llamarse Mexicanos-Estadounidenses y no Americanos. Saludos.
@@Olga-jm5xf lo de los chicanos/pochos que prefieren vivir aquí, muchos es porque generan sus ingresos de allá y se quieren dar la gran vida que alla no se pueden dar, es básicamente lo mismo que los gringos/canadienses blancos que quieren vivir de "vacaciones eternas" con sus pensiones de allá aqui. Y deberían llamarse Americanos, porque eso es lo que son, ahora resulta que solo los americanos blancos de origen inglés son americanos mientras todos los demás son mexican-american, African-American, Italian-american, etc, las raíces no valen nada
@@yurihime3730 Te entiendo. Si, tambien hay los que estan en Mexico porque les alcanza mas el dinero. Pero si hay muchos que no quieren seguir viviendo alla entre sus 20's y 40's con profesion y trabajando en Mexico. Y bueno, Americanos, Americanos...todos los que somos de Alaska hasta la Patagonia en Argentina. Que EU se haya apropiado del nombre, bueno, ni hablar.
Si naces en usa de padres latinos y hablas la lengua eres latino.
@@Olga-jm5xf Que raro. Los mexicanos no dejan de entrar a EEUU ya sea legal o ilegalmente. No sé de dónde sacaste tus datos pero no se ha sabido que muchísimos mexicanos prefieran vivir en México si el mexicano busca immigrar a EEUU precisamente porque en México no hay un buen porvenir. No inventes. A la otra pon tus dientes.
I don't think I've seen a video like this before, but it really provides some interesting perspectives and insight. Thanks.
Hi. It was a very difficult video to edit. I didn't know how to portray it
@@LaKarencitaMX You did very well for not knowing how! You stayed strong and learned from it. Your editing will only get better. 😊
@@LaKarencitaMX It's nice seeing Mexican-Americans living in Mexico for a while. Many Mexican-Americans have never been to Mexico (due to visa issues or bad perceptions of Mexico).
Mexicans in México,can take a lot from here.
Especially, as to why Mex-Am, don't always speak Spanish.
I remember in HS, latins were criticized for taking Spanish as a second language. They were accused of being lazy, say that they already knew the language. As we all know, that's not so. We can have an advantage in familiarity, but we need the basic grammer.
I figured, I'd take French, instead.
@@LaKarencitaMX 1. First plan on the new world order Georgia Guidestones is for 93% of all people to be disappeared.
(That includes blacks, whites, Mexicans, Asians, Christians...and Democrats too.)
2. True width of Washington Monument is 666 inches wide on each of its 4 sides.
3. Former elite banker R-onald Ber-nard says most billionaires are Luciferians (Satanic).
Jesus said, ”and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
Please be respectful with the people who participated in this video. They were kind enough to help with the video.
Great video! I love how you raise these type of topics in your videos and don't shy away from taking on socially uncomfortable conversations. As a Black American I'm obviously not Mexican or Mexican American but there is some relatable stuff in this video.. Not to mention I've witnessed some of these very things play out in the lives of Hispanic friends and people I know here in America.
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Oh you mean los pochitos, J&K?
Los norteñitos de Chicago? Jajaja
Just kidding y'all!
I don't take pocho to be a pejorative. It's my term of endearment, jajaja
Naco, the same. Not a insult to me.
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As a Mexican, If you love Mexico and if you identify as Mexicans. It is enough for me. You are Mexicans. Also, do not forget to get your Mexican passport, legally you would be Mexicans, It wont matter what the people think. You are always welcome to this beautiful country
No
Thank you
Thank you. I was born in Guerrero in 1997 and at 6 Months old arrived in Los Angeles and have lived in California since then.
Nah we left that shithole country for a reason.
@ariel5598 If your Mexican American then you would have a United States Passport.
Real Mexicans are indigenous to this continent - many are mixed now with French, Spanish, Portuguese but still contain much indigenous blood, blood that we should treat as liquid gold and not mix with others because that is a goal of the Europeans to completely wipe out the North & South American indigenous peoples! WE ARE INDIGENOUS to this continent for thousands of years, so why do we allow a border to continue to separate us? Africans & others are being illegally brought to the U.S. and are wanting to be anything but African - they search out vulnerable women to mix with - this is not racist but a survival message! Europeans have been stealing indigenous lands and resources and are bombarding the North American continent with Africans from everywhere into our land space for control.
"A Mexican's worst enemy is another Mexican."
Sad but true. It took my gabacho best friend to point that out to me decades ago. Pretty much all people of Mexican descent LOVE Mexico and mexicanidad, but still have room to hate on the "wrong" kind of Mexicans.
Especially the Mexicans that don't look like typical Mexicans. They be hating on mexicans that look asian or mexicans thst look white or mexicans that look black. Calling them "fake mexicans."
Exactly as Octavio Paz’s book “El Laberinto De La Soledad”
The main problem is there are too many Mexican people (NOT all the Mexican people) that are lazy and hate working hard to go ahead and they end up bitching and complaining about their lives. They prefer to do the easy way to have money or to become rich. When they see a Mexican that’s responsible, disciplined and headstrong and very successful (especially when we talk about being well recognized worldwide such as an actor, an entrepreneur or an athlete) because she/he worked hard to achieve its goals they insult her/him because of envy.
@@rodrigogonzalez7858 Cool story bro.
thats every country they discriminate everyone that was born somewhere else, its all nonsense
Thank you for sharing this. I am a 54 year old Mexican American woman, I was born in the U.S. I wish more people would talk about this. Sometimes i feel like we are a people without a country.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. I suppose for your generation was much more difficult but I hope things are changing now
@@LaKarencitaMX Yes I wish more people would talk about this. I'm a 2nd generation born and raised in Texas, as were my parents born in Texas. My son a 3rd generation. The couple said it best, "we're stuck in the middle". We're raised American, but still have some cultural differences even from Mexicans because Texas is a whole other culture itself.
@@DontCareBeare.5791
You're Texmex!...I've been to Texas many times, and love that culture, especially the music!
@@SMWLM Yes!. TexMex. Love it 💗. Miss it so much. Moved from Texas to Vegas, 22 years ago.
@@DontCareBeare.5791 You are American and that is what you should take pride in. Just like the white Americans that have roots in England, Ireland, Germany, Italy etc. but are not those, you are the same as them American. Most Americans are people with roots elsewhere, but they are Americans and the USA should be their pride.
Very good job. Muy bien hecho. I was born and raised in the United States. I retired from the US Navy the I had a Government position for another 15 years. My Parents were both born in Mexico and some of my brothers were also born in Mexico. I grew up in Los Angeles during the 60s & 70s Chicano Movement, Cesar Chavez Farm Boycotts and I learned how to stand my ground. I don’t feel outta place anywhere in the US and I challenge anyone that tells me to “go back where you came from. Our house in Guadalajara has been in the family for about 75 years. We went to Mexico almost every year for summer vacation during the school year. I am fluent in Spanish and English and due to my employment clearance, I had to wait for my retirement to get my Dual Citizenship. I feel at home in either country and don’t worry to much about what Americans or Mexicans think of my status. I’m happy.
Thanks for your service hermano. I watched the news today and i seen a chicano who served in the marines get killed today! They dont know it if was a hate crime or random killing but i urge all my chicanos que se pone los huevos and dont hesitate to defend yourselfs. Get a gun permit or learn mixed martial arts and mete la verga a los que offendan si te hacen un threat. The World is changing! Being a "nice guy" wont cut it anymore! We've been nice way too long!!
@@andradeb2695 👍😎. As a black American, I must totally agree with your position, as it could apply to (ANY) non-white American today.
Many of us didn’t have a choice. My mother took me to the U.S. as a child. I am a Mexican National but was raised in the U.S. I understand perfectly what she said, people treat us like we are neither from the U.S. nor from Mexico. No reason to be ugly to others. We are still Mexican! 🤷🏻♀️
It happens in other people groups too unfortunately. I am Ukrainian and was born in Ukraine and go through that too. I have a Russian friend who knows I am from Ukraine, but because I have been here for most my life and don’t know much Russian anymore, he said I wasn’t really from Ukraine. It really hurt because that is my home. And here in the U.S I am treated not the same. People say I’m am Hispanic or Arabic and they treat me differently.
Why can't you be both?
@@madiivanivna 1. First plan on the new world order Georgia Guidestones is for 93% of all people to be disappeared.
(That includes blacks, whites, Mexicans, Asians, Christians...and Democrats too.)
2. True width of Washington Monument is 666 inches wide on each of its 4 sides.
3. Former elite banker R-onald Ber-nard says most billionaires are Luciferians (Satanic).
Jesus said, ”and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
Ok India Maria 😂
U.S and mexico have way different mentality, culture , and way of life once you go to the US you miss some of the details that make a mexican a mexican no one can be both you have to choose. Live on U.S or Mexico.
I loved this video. I grew up in Mexico up until I was 12yrs old. I still speak Spanish and have a heavy accent. So I can definitively relate to Jenny and Kevin when they said they are seen as foreigners in the USA and in Mexico. Or people think you're not smart enough cause you have an accent.
White southerners go through the same thing with accent thing.
You are absolutely right about the accent part. When my grandfather came to this country he spoke 7 languages fluently only English wasn't one of them. I was told that my grandfather had to take the heaviest work and the hardest work at the factory he was working at in this country even after he learned his 8th language...English. This is a big problem for all foreigners in this country. I don't think the discrimination is so fluid now as it once was in some cities but it still exists in other cities. The area where I live was settled by central and eastern Europeans, so of the descendants from those families still live in and I'm one of them. Now a new immigrant has come to this area and most are of Mexican nationality. Those of us that came from immigrant families are always glad to help and look at these Mexicans as we looked at our grandparents. Nothing more and nothing less. Everyone came here for a better life. As far as I'm concerned anyone that mistreats an immigrant is someone I wouldn't want to know. Anyone who thinks they are so arrogant who thinks they are better than someone else is someone I don't care to know. Almost all Mexicans on my street either started their own businesses or they work for a family business and they are providing a good life for their kids. Are there some in this city that don't? Yes, but we have people born here that don't care what their kids do on the streets as well as any foreigner might but in most cases foreign children study harder than those born here from what I see here because their parents want them to have a good life.
@@TomM60 Which 7 languages did he speak?
Very enjoyable video! Well done,I was born in the states and my father, wanted us to only speak English, I just now realized why, he did not want to be discriminated against.
Guess I am lucky, I have never felt judged, in anyway here in the states, nor in Europe and I have always proudly stated that I am Mexican/ American.
I too try very hard to sound Mexican, when I visit Mexico, people usually think I'm from South America, and then I explain 😕
La verdad es que no eres ni Méxicana ni gringa...al momento en que se mezclaron se destruye la originalidad de la sangre....
I have a similar situation as you. I am not mexican though, I am Ukrainian born in Ukraine but when I came to the states my parents wanted me to stop learning Russian and learn English. I understand why they made me stop learning Russian to protect me. It is difficult because I want to identify with my Ukrainian heritage but I am not seen as Ukrainian here. And here in the states I am not seen as American. Most people think I’m actually Hispanic.
@@kian-88romanov86 cual originalidad? México es un país mestizo, no manches 😂
@@kian-88romanov86 En ese caso los mexicanos tampoco son mexicanos. En el momento en que se mezclaron con europeos destruyeron la originalidad de la sangre.....
Chicano is more a political term from the *(apparently 60s-70s) and going into the 80s-90s we are mostly Latino or Mexican American and I agree pocho is a very derogatory and disrespectful term and as for the learning Spanish we are taught only English until high school and then we have an option of taking a few years in high school or opting for another language like french so the only place we usually "learn" Spanish from is at home from our parents but that's completely different from an actual education
Sorry, but the Chicano movement started in the '60s, I was there as a kid in the 70's. This was about equal rights, similar to MLk. Please do some research about the Chicano movement, most Mexicans, 1st generation have no idea. We made it better for recent arrivals, like, maybe you're parents.
@@SMWLM I wasn't sure at the start date but it is more of a political identity than a cultural one since most these days don't identify as Chicano
In my experience here in New York we took Spanish from grade three and In hs they had foreign language classes available (spanish being one of them) and in college you have the option to continue as well. In my opinion there kind of isn’t an excuse to not know if you are older and have family that doesn’t speak English (why wouldn’t you want to communicate? ) But I agree it also starts at home. My parents always encouraged us to be proud of our foods music and language so for me it was an honor to be able to perfect my Spanish as best I could with the resources i had available. As a young adult many people i meet and speak to are surprised when they learn im born and raised in nyc because my Spanish is pretty good. And it makes me feel pretty awesome since I know my father prides himself in having taught all his kids to love his roots.
@@amezvel8239 I have met many people (first generation/second) who can understand Spanish but for whatever reason they can't speak it for various reasons I don't blame them since they can at least understand it and even my younger sister she understands Spanish but she speaks English only she is elementary school age she grew up watching RUclips and same parent as me but she speaks English only it's a different era English is a dominant language worldwide
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You are correct, most recent Mexicans, and there's a lot, don't take "Chicano" as viable. They're parents didn't arrive until probably the 80's. Being Chicano meant they were not true Mexicans, and not loyal to Mexico. But, I've noticed these individuals are not even truly accepted by Mexicans of Mexico. Chicanoism is more of U.S description of American, but Mexican decent.
The opposition from Americans against speaking Spanish is more something that was pre-1970s. It got better during the 1970s and '80s, but there has been a resurgence of racism against Spanish-speakers, especially those of darker skin, starting in the 1990s that continues and has gotten more violent in recent years (this was due largely to Reagan's late 1980s deregulation of media that allowed right-wing media to spread nation-wide, which allowed a small group of far-right broadcasters to sow racist anti-immigrant attitudes far and wide and popularize them again, leading to the first huge border walls in the nineties, something that didn't exist before then). Back in the 1950s, though, it could be really bad. When I lived in Texas, I had two separate Mexican-American coworkers who grew up in small Texas towns who told me that back in the 1950s, Mexican-Americans weren't allowed to name their children Spanish-sounding names. Doctors and nurses at hospitals or government registrars would actually tell new Mexican-American parents, "You can't name your child that. That's not American." Thus, one of the coworkers who told me this ended up with the name Janie on her birth certificate instead of Juana; another ended up with the name Rosie on her birth certificate instead of Rosalinda.
That's a very one sided, biased look at history. Especially considering Reagan was the president that granted amnesty to hundreds of thousands of Mexicans to become Americans in California, for better or worse.
@@ee.es00 He is absolutely correct. Reagan had the amnesty but he ended the FCC fairness doctrine. Clinton also let it die. Broadcasters previously had to allow for equal time to opposing viewpoints. Now people take it as a given that broadcasters can inundate people with propaganda all day like Limbaugh and Fox News.
@Michelle Firstly, I wouldn't agree with that statement at all (that hispanic contributions aren't recognized). Nearly half of the USA has Spanish named states and cities. But if you want to, go for it. I don't do things looking for appreciation from society. You'd never get anywhere that way.
Yes so true. I remember such stories and history lessons from my Chicano/latino classes in college. It’s sad that I had to pay to learn about our history. It’s still sad many people don’t know about all this history about us in this country or some people wanting to erase Chicano/latino history in schools in southwest etc. but yah it’s important we recognize the history and all different experiences de nuestra gente.
@Michelle that’s a complex answer to all that you said. Cause unfortunately many people can’t stay in their countries or do want to in order for better live. I’m sure they wish they could. But immigration/migration very complex topics and people have to do what they have to do to survive. But I don’t think that our contributions are largely forgotten. I feel like now people realize that the latino population we are a influential contributor to American society. Lots of things or places bilingual depending on where are and the Spanish language for example very popular now to learn in schools and jobs. Also our music and culture etc. it might not be perfect but we latinos are getting up there. Still lots of work to do though for equality and recognition
Loved the topic. I was born in the USA to parents from Mexico. Dad from Guanajuato and mom from Jalisco. I went to Gaudalajara in July for the first time and was shocked when watching videos of a band that I thought was Mexican. I noticed that in Mexico, the Mexican flag that was flown in their video was blurred out. I asked my family why they did that and they said because they are Americans trying to portray themselves as Mexicans when they are not. She said although their parents may have been born in Mexico, they shouldn't fly the mexican flag because they are americans. I was shocked.
Let me guess...Banda Buknas?
@@The1stGurehaundo lol that is one of them
I think it goes deeper than that , In Mexico patriotisim runs deep and proud and the flag cannot be used the way we use the american flag
y tu familia tiene razón, si ni nacieron y crecieron en México no son mexicanos
@@t4m4l-d3-dvlc3 La constitución dice hijos de mexicanos en el extranjero también son connacionales mexicanos, más a parte en identidad, raíces, cultura, historia, es parte de ser mexicano.
Well as a Mexican I don't consider "Mexican-Americans" Mexicans. You gotta live in Mexico, experience the real Mexico. Mexican-Americans try to imitate the Mexican experience in the US, but it is simply not possible. I've lived in California for a year. All I can say is they should all be ashamed of what they consider to be "authentic Mexican food". Sorry but they don't have the right ingredients.
It's not like Mexico is that important. Who care anyway? Why would anyone want to identify with a second world country like Mexico? You guys are nothing special.
@@thekingofmoney2000 sounds like you care
@@danieldanieldadada Um, not really. That's what most people think about Mexico in general. Mexican really think too highly of their country, it's annoying.
@@thekingofmoney2000 Mexicans not born nor raised in Mexico are not Mexicans. They can fake all they want. Making quesadillas with American cheese. Please.
It all depends on where you eat actually there are some Mexicans that are immigrants from Mexico making authentic Mexican food in California. It’s not imitating if their actually born in Mexico. My parents are from Mexico so I’m blessed to eat Mexican food.
Son gringos para mi
Honestly I don't care what mexicans think of me. I just know I come from an indigenous family from Mexico and honestly mexicans can call me whatever they want. I just know I'm an indigenous person who lost connection to my tribe. And yes I can speak spanish and I don't care what mexicans think of my spanish. I speak fairly decent so no Im not a no sabo.
Excellent video! My parents insisted that we continue to speak and learn Spanish after we immigrated to the U.S. However, most Mexican-Americans I know, people in their 50s, 60s, and 70s, were not permitted to learn Spanish. Such a shame. I love being bilingual. Note: When I was a child in Mexico I attended a bilingual pre-school starting at age three. I took Spanish courses in middle school and high school in the U.S. When classmates asked me why I was enrolled Spanish class, I simply asked them why they were enrolled in English classes!
My parents were born before World War II ended in the 40’s. My mother came from Mexico as a four year old to Los Angeles. She first learned English in kindergarten. My grandmother was around 30 years of age and didn’t speak much English, mainly Spanish. My grandfather was born right on the border in Nogales Arizona in 1915; he was bilingual. My dad was 2nd generation Chicano, his parents (my Nana was Tejana from El Paso, and my grandfather’s family were from Zacatecas). I grew up understanding Spanish but not speaking it well. As I get older, I’ve been self teaching myself with Babble and taking to native Spanish speakers as practice.
It wouldn’t matter when climate change become dangerous by 2030
Idk I was raised speaking Spanish and English or both at the same time , I always celebrated Mexican holidays and even dia de los ninos and other stuff and I’m Chicano but I’m also Native American , my mom is native from Canada 🇨🇦 and my dad is from chihuahua mx . But I grew up mostly Mexican
@@jonathanaldecoa1099my uncle is 3rd gen tejano and speaks Spanish , dude listens to corridos and tejano music , it’s funny but he mostly speaks Spanish , glad I got to know Spanish an English and also my native tongue ojibwe
@@AzSureno that’s awesome bro. My DNA has me at 37% Indigenous Mexican. I know on my mom’s side I have Yaqui. Peace brother 🕺😎
Different regions of the US perceive Hispanics differently. I was born in Albuquerque New Mexico, and we anglos were in the minority at the time. There’s were more Spanish surnames in our phone book than anglo surnames. I was introduced to Spanish as a toddler. I played with neighbor friends who were Hispanic. I listened to Mexican music on TV. We visited New Mexican villages where 18th Century Spanish is still being spoken. New Mexico didn’t have much arable land or natural resources like California or Texas, so anglos left native Hispanos in charge, and they still run things. I’m grateful for the years I spent growing up there, and I still love going back. New Mexico gave me such appreciation for different cultures, languages and perspectives that are with me today.
Definitely depends on the what part of the U.S. you're from.
I lived in NM for 20 years. Raised my kids there. I did find a different form of prejudism there. Some of the hispanic people I met there were racist of people from Mexico. Because according to them. They consider themselves direct decedent's from Spain. I don't like to argue, so I let it go. I learned to like their culture and just ignored that part of it. It was a great place to live. I don't regret it.
@@irmajohnson9547 I’ve heard this as well. Hispanic New Mexicans often think of themselves as criollos. They are often shocked to learn that their DNA reveals that they are mestizo.
@@mjordan79705 Big surprise. I would like to see that! Lol
@Alejandro brunner not that I remember. The only possible discriminatory act was directed at my father who didn’t get the promotion he wanted. It went to a Hispanic individual who had better political connections. He then retired ar age 55 with two lucrative pensions plus social security, so he was pretty well off. If there wa any discrimination it was directed at the indigenous community, but I don’t remember seeing that very much, either.
As Mexican 💯 stop calling yourself Mexican American or Chicano it’s stupid. Just like people calling themselves African American when you have never set foot on that land call yourself American please. Stop dividing people up. But I was born in Mexico so guess what I am Mexican like if I was born in Japan I am Japanese. Simple right
That's not how the United States works.
@@thekingofmoney2000 United States is the United States great country people want to live there but are embarrassed to say they are from there because there’s no culture there but guess what who cares about culture you’re home is your home claim it don’t claim a house you never lived in
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Que pendejo en los Estados Unidos nos llama chicano está en la sistema no seas idiota. Y la gente acá nos dice mexicanos todavia jajajaja. Nothing is simple if you’re a Mexican American is just Mexicans like to criticize other Mexicans. I find it funny other Latin countries support Latino American living in the U.S. except Mexico. Like Puerto Rico it’s part of the U.S. but they still consider themselves Puerto Rican. So sad mexico people are rude. I no longer consider myself Mexican. You guys don’t claim Mexicans American artist as Mexican also. Selena Quintanilla es de Texas.
¡Hola! Me parece un canal interesante-a mi me ha gustado; ellos serían estadounidenses con descendencia mexicana. 🙋🏻♂️
It’s a mindset. I feel very Mexican and very American. If you claim it no matter what someone else judges I am proud of both and take the best of both worlds. I was born in Guadalajara, I have lived in New Jersey since I’ve been 5 and now am 38. I am what I am and embrace what I choose to. I have also served in the military and gone to war for the U.S, which may be factor in giving me confidence in not feeling any less of anything in both cultures. I claim them both.
As Mexican-Americans we get a lot of crap from Mexican-borns because they accuse us of mixing English and Spanish. The ironic part is that every time I've travelled to Mexico I hear the locals drop random English words into their Spanish sentences. "Oh my gaaaah, que caro estan los jitomates!" One time I was at a bar in Morelia and started talking to a guy that kept calling me a bear, and I was starting to get pissed off until I realized he wasn't calling me an "oso", he was just using the word "also" wrong.
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Well Spanish isn't even Mexico's real language. lol
😂😂😂😂😂 miscommunication is a MFer!!! LMAO!!
Hey dude, sorry but i felt the need to tell you as a native spanish speaker that he was most likely not saying also wrong but actually saying "oso" (bear) 'cause in modern mexican spanish oso (bear) is used the same way as "cringe" or to say that something's weird or shamefull
Spanish is México's real language dude, the mexican state is an entirely diferent entity to any of the native nations and empires. México as a country and national identity despite having many leases from native cultures is mostly a spanish descendent state. I know that curently it may seem confusing do to the "indigenismo" like stance of the current regime, but is mostly politics not reality, the truth is that the mexican state has historically been a hefthy enforcer of spanish culture
Mexican is a nationality not a race. So if you think you're Mexican you're wrong unless you were born there, FACT.
Simple as that. Thanks
I'm Mexican born raised and living in Mexico and I see Mexican Americans as an over the top version of what they think a Mexican is (clothes, music, attitude). But in Spanglish.
I've never met anyone in Mexico City (where I'm from) that listens as much rancheras, dresses as stereotypical Mexican and Behaves with this straight forward attitude as all the Mexicans Americans that I know (and they area lot since I have family on the situation).
I feel they adopt this to compensate or to feel part of something.
We are totally different, they created their own culture.
Lol my father and family is from Mexico City it’s funny when people tell me “wow you guys are diffrent then other Mexican”
I’m Mexican American. My parents are from Merida, Yucatan. I think the reason you see a lot of “over the top” version is because a lot of the Mexicans that come to the US come from pueblos and ranchos where they do listen to rancheras and Banda but if you see a Mexican American with parents from a “bigger city” they usually don’t listen to that. My parents being from Merida I grew up listening to salsa, Cumbias, etc
@@YucaTX very true
Mexico City isn’t all of Mexico though!! Mexico is made up of many subcultures.
It's funny how Latinos are the only ones that see each other as different, but everyone else in the world see us the same lmao 🤣
Not one Mexican-American person was interviewed by Karen. Mexican Americans have no relatives from Mexico within the last three generations. They were brought up speaking English and their parents speak English, Grandma spoke a little Spanish but not much. Mexican Americans do not consider themselves Mexicans. The term Mexican American was given to them by white people! Mexican Americans consider themselves Americans who realize that generations ago their ancestors "MIGHT" have been mexican. Remember that American Indians, Mexicans or SOMETIMES white people back then would marry each other.
But the most important thing about the American who is called Mexican-American is that they have "voluntarily" assimulated from whatever their original nationality was. They have embraced the American way, it's language, it's culture and put AMERICA FIRST!
Mexican Americans have no accent. Mexican Americans love to join the military and law enforcement organizations. They pronounce the English language correctly and prefer to speak in English. Of course, we are in America the USA!
All these people including the Karen person are not Mexican-American or any hyphenated American! Some of these people whose parents illegally jumped the border have deep ties with mexico. It does not matter to them, that they got a "free lunch" on the back of American taxpayers' monies!!!
Most of these children of Mexicans or other Hispanic countries' children don't speak English correctly. They are an embarrassment to Americans especially to the Mexican-Americans!
The couple and the man with bad teeth spoke English correctly but Karen and most children of people who come to the United States illegally or legally do not speak English correctly. Sorry to say but Karen did not do her homework before doing her interviews. The couple answered the questions correctly regarding the terms pocho, Mexican American, and Chicano. Kudos to them for learning the English language correctly!
My last point is this, the mexicans from mexico do not speak Spanish correctly! They massacre the Spanish language according to Spaniards. So let's be clear, mexicans do NOT speak Spanish correctly! There are so many slang words that are used in mexico that are NOT Spanish. The mexican made up these words.
And let us not forget mexico is the most illiterate country in the world.
A mi parecer los chicanos son estadounidenses o americanos, como les dicen allá, aunque tmb deberiamos analizar el otro argumento del tema
Here in the United States the Mexicans that try to speak English get bullied and called paisas. It’s really hard to try and speak another language when bullied like that
I was born in the USA and I'm of Mexican origin. I'm proud of my Mexican heritage but I'm more proud to be an American. I served in the United States navy and am proud to serve this country who gave me more opportunities if I had been born in mexico.
Hasta que te encuentras a un supremacista blanco y te llama invasor o algún slur.
sure
@@luizpadillaw4766 He'll hear it from you people, too. So... what's the difference?
@@joseherrera8489 Que "mi gente" y yo no hago tiroteos en el walmart de el paso, Tx en 2019.
@@luizpadillaw4766 No, you just slice each other's faces off.
No creo que sean mexicanos si nacen en estados unidos. Simplemente tienen rasgos mestizos, pero eso no significa que sean mexicanos. Cómo ejemplo te pongo a los afroamericanos, ¿Ellos son africanos por ser negros?
Vaya, qué crisis de identidad tienen estos estadounidenses. No entiendo bien la obsesión que parecen tener con la nacionalidad de los padres. Por ejemplo, mi mamá no nació en México, pero para mí sería raro identificarme con su nacionalidad ya que no nací en su país. Saludos de Guanajuato 👋🏻
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Being bilingual is a blessing! I am Mexican married to an American that doesn’t know Spanish, I speak Spanish and English in my house and my two daughters and husband are learning both languages. We celebrate culture and eat food from both Countries. The whole world is a blend of different races and ethnicities that’s why is beautiful.
Pues Desgraciaste a la raza del gringo ése...que mal por ti...
My husband is bilingual and two years ago, we immigrated from the United States to Chihuahua. He received his Mexican citizenship because his mother was born here and he spent half of his childhood and adult life in Mexico. I am enjoying meeting new people, learning about Mexican history and culture and loving the food. And yet, someone who lived in Mexico for less time than he did, told my husband he will never truly be Mexican. It's sad.
Without in any way disparaging Spain, it's important to remember that there's so much more to Mexican, Central America, and South American heritage than the language and culture of Spain. Some of the earliest and most advanced civilizations in this hemisphere were located in what's now Mexico.
Being a "Hispanic" that doesn't speak Spanish is like being an Anglo that doesn't speak English.
@@arteks2001 It's the accuracy of labels like "Anglo" and "Hispanic" that needs to be questioned. England and Spain were imperial powers. Many of their cultural institutions were forced on peoples who were neither Anglo-Saxon nor Hispanic. A person shouldn't be considered, say, less Mexican because he / she isn't fluent in the language of a colonial power. Countries like Mexico need to rediscover their rich precolonial heritage.
@@wpc9163 and let's not forget, that at least when considering Mexico, that the word Mexico comes from Nahuatl and not Spanish.
When the conquistadors came here they forced the natives to speak Spanish and forget there native languages and cultures
That's extremely arguable. Spain was once part of the Holy Roman Empire, and it has a very rich history.
I am half Mexican(through my mom) and my dad is Caucasian, and feel like I am more American, but I am proud of my Mexican heritage...especially having the best food!
So since you mentioned race on your father side whats your mothers race?
I'm Chicano I have been called wet back by whites or dirty Mexican and crazy ponchos in high school we had a clicka, they the Spanish speaking Mexican had there's we called them paisas white people think if you look Mexican we are the same but in reality we are not
Being someone who was raised in both countries. I am proud to identify as American AND Mexican.
I see the struggles of my fellow Mexicanos and I’ve seen how the Mexicans see the A/M. I am shocked how accurate this This is amazing work!
I myself am a 5th generation mexican American. My family immigrated in 1884-1920. Growing up we never spoke Spanish only my older family members. I understand Spanish pretty good but my speaking is really bad. I try but mexican people hate it. I've been told I have a cactus on my forehead, and bashed about it constantly.
Mexican culture is One of the greatest cultures on earth . Whether anyone bashes you , espanol should be learnt as it is in your sangre . Not only the cactus but the eagle too . Culture cannot be bought in mercado . An average white american ( not all ) doesnt have it , a person with mexican roots has it as its a 1000 + year rich culture . Dont go and say this to the whites with their stupid gun culture . :( Sorry for the rant . Yo amo mucho mexico . Yo soy de india . I am learning spanish for mexico and latin american culture . Best wishes
Woah the 5th? I am the 1st generation
This is cool. I almost never hear about Americans of Mexican descent past 3 generations. Don't listen to 1st or 2nd Gen. They love to talk shit and call you a no sabo. I assume you're well assimilated by now.
@@haroonmarikar yah that’s one of the dumbest things I’ve ever read.
@@michellerichthammer I’m 2nd generation born here in the USA.
And this guy Mauricio used to tease me- telling me about the Nopal in H.S.
He shamed me, and I thought that he made that remark because he arrogantly figured I was person of inferiority bc I’m American. People can’t help where they’re born. And I didn’t ask to speak Spanish growing up, it never crossed my mind. I grew up in an all white American neighborhood. We were the only Mex-Am family, and there was (1) black-Am family. We spoke in English bc we are American.
And as an American first, I tried to learn to speak Spanish. But I couldn’t achieve the accent, bc perhaps I felt forced to gain Spanish, w/o wanting to, bc Mauricio teased me into it ! And now that I’m a senior citizen I can speak In Spanish bc I learned that I had to w/parents of my students. And now I don’t really care if I don’t have the accent; bc at least I can get my point across, and that’s all that matters. I don’t call Spanish a beautiful language; nor do I call English a better language- communication is the means to the ends. And No I don’t want to be a white-Am; I am perfectly proud to be a Mex- Am bc I’m proud to be an American 🇺🇸 And a child of God. ✌️
No si naciste en usa .no eres mexicano...solo tienes descendencia y sigues tradiciones ..la verdadera cultura mexicana solo se gana viviendo en el país
I grew up in NYC as a Mexican American and back in the 90s growing up in The Bronx I was the only one or a few of the ones that was Mexican. I was picked on cause I was different, but it I believe that shaped me on who I've become. To this day I never identify myself with anything entirely because I feel I'm just a mixture of everything. Sometimes I like New York things, Mexican things and American things or even Bronx things. I love it . It made me more open to different cultures and able to experience them more freely without any pre judgment.
Shoutout from a Brooklyn Mexican American!
Same here. I’m Mexican American too expect i live in south Massachusetts. Not too much Mexican here where I live. In providence, ri has much or more Mexicans. The majority Latinos here are Puerto Ricans and Dominicans. As of now much Guatemalans starting to grow here.
You would have never been alone in the west especially California
Must suck to be Mexican in NYC lol California way better
@@Student0Toucher california is México
"Pocho" = overly ripe fruit (slang?), in other words, "Spoiled."
I used to describe myself as "Pocho" until I found out the derivation of the term.
Obviamente no
Based on my experiences. Not just Mexicans but with all Latinos as well. Hispanic Americans and Hispanics born outside the states don’t get along.
I was born and raised in California . I remember growing up and I would be called “ Wetback , Spic , “… I wish what I know now I knew then. I could’ve responded “ Do you know where your at?! “ it’s California! Check your history .
History says that California is part of the US.
@@flower5396 history says that California was with Mexico too. The Comanche traveled with colonizing and war with US, Canada & Mexico. History is also omit. One thing I learned. Indoctrination is real. History is dark and seeing how I read history on both US, Canada and Mexico. …….. wow.
A few thoughts on this. 1. I was born in the 70's and my parents did not speak Spanish to us so we would fit in. They did feel they had to protect us from our own culture. This is so true for may of my Mexican American Friends. 2. In Texas we often use the word Tejano for families that have been in Texas for generations. 3. My kids are mixed race but would pass for Anglo very easy. They asked me if we would have to move back to Mexico after Trump was elected. There were Elementary age at the time. Being Mexican American is harder than most would want to admit we are stuck between two cultures and depending on the person they my fit more in one than the other but will never be fully accepted by either.
Just read how you refer about Mexicans, and you still wonder why you are not accepted by Mexicans?.
The irony: Anglos will always see you as Mexican.
You are an American.
We are hated and loved . Best to fit it and not fit in. Many Americans today do the same in Mexico and Latin America.
@@luyzqint3760 what did he said bad about Mexicans?
@@GD30.06 American is a Continental identity, not a nationality. And that's a fact
Stereotypes don’t help anyone… a lot of my Mexican-American brothers and sister are carrying the Mexican culture beyond the southern border. I’m a Mexican by birth and an American by choice and very proud of it.
It doesn’t help to try to divide my proud people.
God Bless the USA!
Not to mention that Mexican Americans are the ones who helped spread Mexican culture from Mexico to the US and do so much for the image of MEXICO. SAD THEY DONT SEE HOW MUCH IMPACT WE HAVE.
My grandparents came in early 1900s they literally paid one peso to cross. My Parents were born here (depression era) so I am well into being 3rd generation. I was never bothered by Mexicans calling me pocha or anything else they deemed insulting. I am and have always been proud that i was born in USA. English is my first language and I learned to be fluent in Spanish at my jobs and taking courses in college. Growing up in the 80s we didn’t see as many immigrants. The influx has happened within the past ten years so no-one spoke Spanish in public as much as people do now. It just wasn’t accepted and considered quite rude especially around other cultures I.e Armenian, Persian, Asian, Indian etc. especially since the aforementioned had made the effort to learn English. Speaking Spanish in public gave the impression that one was not interested in being polite around other non speaking people and cultures. Not Speaking Spanish to Mexicans was a whole different monster. Lol that’s where the anger on their end would show. I always heard people saying I was “acting” as if I didn’t speak Spanish. I grew up with English music,news movies, cartoons etc. and ZERO Spanish at home So I just shrugged off the insults or took it with a grain of salt.
I’m a Mexican living en USA. There are cultural differences that can’t be ignored. We grow up in different cultures with different families values. For example, I am from Mexico City and do not identify much with them. Their conception of what being Mexican is, was shaped by their surroundings and their individual family values. Just like these two individuals you interviewed who talked about carne asadas a term I never heard of in Mexico City or Toluca. Another example is what we eat to celebrate the holidays. The other day a Mexican American friend asked me a bout food we eat for Christmas. I mentioned what my mom makes and to my surprise he never heard of Romeritos, ponche, bacalao, or ensalada de manzanas. In my opinion, we should try to see our differences as a good thing but we should never try to be someone we’re not. Both sides are amazing and our many differences makes us unique.
"... but we should never try to be someone we are not"
There are cultural differences even within Mexico, same case as you and your friend. Cultural differences within the mexican culture does not determine who is Mexican and who isn't. What really determines if someone is mexican is citizenship, born in Mexico or you become a naturalized citizen.
When I went to visit Mexico back in 1989, my cousins didn't really appreciate me because I had a better life here in America.
That must've been tough. We got lucky. We'd be so excited to get together we'd just spend our time making fun of each other and asking how things worked in each country.
@@MegaNani86 well our economy is so much better here in the USA.
@@robertherrera5975 True. And to be fair, my cousins were from a wealthier class. There was struggle but not like the average Mexican at the time.
One word to describe the problem: Envy
if you say ni de aqui ni de alla is just basically saying that you can't prove where you were born you're not sure if you were born in Mexico or in the USA and you don't belong to either one just wanted to put it out there especially if you don't have a birth certificate but if you were born here in the US welcome you're an American US Citizen
I'm not Mexican or Mexican-American (a child of Colombian and Ecuadorian Immigrants but born and raised in the U.S.) but this provided a lot of interesting insights and perspectives regarding identity and the ways it shapes one's outlook for their life.
Nada que decir!! Solo para mexicanos!!
Both my parents are from the US, and so are my grandparents. So growing up, my family only spoke English to me, though sometimes I would hear my grandma speaking Spanish to her sisters or friends, and I picked up a little Spanish that way (especially if my family were gossiping in Spanish 😅), so I do understand some, I just don't speak it very well.
Culturally, I am American. I was born and raised in Texas, which has their own tex-mex culture, so I'm tejana too.
If Mexicans don't consider me Mexican enough, that's fine. In all honesty, I speak a European language and so do they, so what does it matter if I only speak English?
However, I don't--and will never-- deny my indeginious roots, and, to me, that's a more powerful connection than language.
And, the Mexican culture is so diverse in the United States, especially when it comes to the food. I live in California now and the food here is way different than in Texas, so much so, it was a culture shock for me.
So, if we could go beyond language, beyond borders, and even beyond culture, we would see that we share ancestors that occupied this land before it was divided.
Well put.
FYI, as much as l love speaking Spanish, Spanish is also a European language.
@@SMWLM So true, I wish I knew the local native languages, but alas, I do not. 😔
You are an American and that is what you should take pride in being. Just as white Americans have roots in England, Germany, Ireland, Italy etc but are not those and are Americans, you are the same as them. American.
@@stone0234 An American (the nationality, not the continental sense) is a person from the USA. How to be American? Be like the USA and it’s people. You’re people. Be American and be proud of that. Because you surely are not Mexicans just like white Americans are surely not Europeans. You all are Americans and to the world you’re Americans and nothing else.
The problem with a lot of Chicanos is that they have an outdated idea of what Mexico is. Some of their families left Mexico in the 1980s and think Mexico is the same Mexico from 40 years ago, and I do mean it - they sometimes even think there are no cell phones in Mexico, to give you an example.
@Michelle
Brainwashed?...Many Chicanos like myself are 2nd, 3rd, plus-generations in the U.S. They grew up to be Americans with Mexican culture. We have the best of both worlds. Not to be mean, but I personally know many Mexicans nationals and 1st generation Mexicans who are ashamed to be Mexicans. Me and my family have always been very proud to be of Mexican ancestry, it's the best! I'm continually improving my Spanish, it helps alot when you live in Socal, and you get more respect from Mexicans and other Latinos, especially if you look Hispanic.
If you really know Mexican culture, you will know that "todos hablan según les fue en la feria". If you are ashamed to be Mexican or afraid of Mexico then your family had a good reason to leave Mexico and you must stay put in the USA, forget the language and the culture.
@_ Chris Stay put, specially if you think people has something to envy you.
@_ Chris Look, I am sorry you feel that way. All I am saying is that if you are not happy with Mexico, you better stay away from Mexico. If you are happier somewhere else, stay put where you are. Some of us are very happy here in Mexico. Not everyone will find happiness in the same places. Nothing personal, it is just a logical point of view.
@_ Chris Maybe we are too chicken to play the blame game, but, guess what?, we did not run away; we are still here in Mexico.
No se que tan Mexicano puedes ser en un pais en el que no puedes ser Mexicano.
No se que tanto de ambos mundos puedes disfrutar cuando ninguno de los dos mundos quiere que formes parte de el.
No se como puedes llamarte Mexicano y Americano cuando solo los Mexicanos son realmente Americanos.
No se como puedes hablar de crecer con una cultura con la que no creces, una cultura ajena, en otro pais, donde los niños crecen con una cultura, valores y experiencias variadas y muy diferentes a la version modificada con la creces en Estados Unidos.
No se como puedes decir que eres lo mismo que las millones de personas que en contra de toda la presion que impone tu pais ante la cultura de Mexico, siguen celebrando, siguen orgullosos, y siguen aguantando vidas 25 veces mas complicadas de las que viven en Estados Unidos.
No se como puedes formar parte de algo que no vives, porque Mexico solo vive en Mexico, que cualquier inmigrante tenga la cara para negar el espacio vacio con el que se queda el Mexicano en su ser cuando no esta en Mexico.
Yo sufri y sufrire toda mi vida el ser Mexicano, y no aprecio a estas personas haciendose llamar lo mismo que me ha hecho sufrir y amar tanto.
México es un país diverso, compuesto por muchas subculturas y niveles socioeconómicos. No todos en México han sufrido o han tenido las mismas experiencias que tú.
@@thekingofmoney2000 No cambia qie todo lo que dije es cierto
@@thekingofmoney2000NO pero por lo menos al estar en México sabes como viven los demás y te enteras de la situación de cada persona, sabes el lenguaje de México, cultura, etc pero al estar en otro país mi siquiera eso sabes, por ende lo que el dijo es cierto, en México si no vives no puedes ser mexicano, que una persona que haya nacido en México tenga otra experiencia no quita esas experiencias vayan a dar al mismo lugar de siempre
I really love the research and work you put into making your videos. You go out on the street talking to people, gathering opinions, and then you magically shape it all into a storytelling event. Even the thought you put into the background music - it always matches up with the ambiance of the tale you weave - great work LaKc...the way you make videos is like a fine wine. You keep on getting better!
Aww muchas gracias por valorarlo mucho. Sé que es uno de tus favoritos 😃
My personal experience being born of Mexican parents who married in the USA is there are challenges for individuals like me are unique.
What I have realized is you make the best of any situation.
When addressed by discriminatory attitudes from both sides of the border I’ve learned to identify these types of bigotry and racism quickly and this is how I have learned to deal with it because it is universal.
ID your source of racist behavior and move away …
The reverse is also true on both sides of the border in that there are truly wonderful people to meet and learn from and exchange culturally.
you are wrong on something though, in the US you are more likely to be facing racism. in Mexico is probably just people treating you like a foreigner. Racism among each other is not really common, usually only happens to indigenous people. If you have an example I bet is probably something culturally that you did that gave you away as a tourist and thats why the attitude changed. What i am trying to say is that your challenges in Mexico did not happen because of bigotry and racism but because you are quite literally a foreigner in a foreign country, which is to be expected.
The irony is that some Mexicans were racist towards Asians. They should have taken a DNA test
Hey guys! My name is Ulises. I was born in Veracruz but have been living in the state of Minnesota in the USA for 18 years. I’ve dealt with all of it, and a lot of discrimination from both ends of the issue. From “looking” too Mexican and even speaking Spanish at a job, to being made fun of by other Mexican’s for my lack of not being fluent in speaking Spanish. I’m becoming more fluent with my Spanish now which I’m happy for but I dealt with a lot of questioning about where I belonged. After being a resident for a while I finally got my American citizenship and I’m finally going to visit Mexico again! Now I’m taking back all my roots and practicing my Spanish vocabulary and writing so it can become my Fluent language🙏🏽 I love watching your videos as well eat baile and travel 💃🏽❤️
Ring me up if you land in Mexico City, man. Vamos por tacos al pastor y chela.
people discriminate everyone all over the world, every country discriminates their own that are born is the ussa
@@SlackersIndustry Probably because American-born Mexicans feel they're better than their Mexico-born brethren. (Not all, of course).
@@valerieramirez8584 You are blessed to be able to cross the border freely and enjoy the best both countries have to offer. Having said that, acquiring the Mexican Nationality is a lot easier than becoming American or Spaniard.
Do you identify as Mexican or Mexican American? Do you identify with Mexican or Chicano culture or both?
Nice to hear all different opinions! What I experience is good, kind people - everywhere, and they are the best to be around - like you Karencita!
Good video. The language thing sounds similar to the Cajun story in Louisiana. Kids were teased if they spoke French, it was the language of the poor, and it wasn't allowed in school. Now they're trying to get the language and culture going again. Assimilation is important to a certain degree, but I think you can retain some of you family's culture and still be a part of the community.
Absolutely.
As someone who was born upon the land right next to the border in Southern California to parents born in Mexico, it's great to be immersed in both cultures and I'm always interested in learning more about other states, countries and their people, so I'll maybe never be American enough nor Mexican enough for some. If so, oh well. 🤷🏽♀️ I can't count how many times I've crossed the border into Mexico and had short stays even. Spanish is my first language, actually. I am a fronteriza. I'm actually in Mexico right now, and I feel the both places are my home. Also, if we look at how the map once used to look... Me da vergüenza que mi hija casi no me quiere repetir el español, pero ahí la lleva! Esta chica todavía. 🤷🏽♀️ That young man said, "I have blood everywhere" Yes, there's that too. I don't really know my family tree well enough. 🤔 All that matters to me is that I love the land and the people who maintain it well and keep it healthy. I miss when there were more farms in south San Diego. 😔
Yeah. I get harsh hate from both sides.
White folks (Mexicans too), tell me to go back to México.
Mexicans, tell me to not come back to México, that they don't want me back.
I laugh at both--I need no permission, no invitation.
Two passports, two fluent languages, two cultures.
I do, go and stay, whenever I (Me, Yo, Moi, Eu) wants!
Wherever I arrive to, the migra says,
"Welcome Home" o "Bienvenido a Casa"
I say, that's right! 🇲🇽🇺🇲
@@lucio.martinez : Y por qué no lo dices en Español entonces?
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Cuando están chicos es cuando más fácil aprenden otros idiomas; lo mejor es que aprendan que en casa se habla Español y afuera se habla Inglés, así aprenderán simultáneamente los dos idiomas sin ningún problema, así lo hicieron mis sobrinos. And, who are those that maintain the land well and keep it healthy? Los gringos construyeron ese país robando y matando indios, esclavos negros, y Mexicanos. And they are not done yet.
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@@s1gmundfr3ud Must be nice to have sobrinos that listen. My little brat is hard headed and stubborn. No le importa aprender y cuando no tengo energía es cuando por fin quiere que le enseñe algo. Jaja 😅😔 Well, with a bit of reading of the right materials, one can easily surmise the true stewards for the land have always been the tribes and native people of their respective regions. 🤷🏽♀️
@@s1gmundfr3ud
Güey, porque cuando hablas idiomas, los usas.
Aquí va, para ti----
Sí, yo recibo desdén por ambos lados
De los gringos (chicanos, igual), me dicen que me regrese a México.
Los mexicanos me dicen que no vuelva a México, que no me necesitan.
Me rio de ambos-No necesito permiso ni invitación.
Dos pasaportes, dos idiomas, dos culturas.
Yo hago y me quedo do yo quiero.
Donde quiera que llegó, (US/MX), la migra me dice,
"Welcome Home" o "Bienvenido a Casa"
IYo digo, "así es!" 🇲🇽🇺🇲
Muy interesante canal. I want do some Suggestion. ¿Porqué no entrevistas a los beisbolistas profesionales que son estadounidenses de origen mexicano y que juegan en México? Ellos te dirán como son tratados por la gente, las Ligas profesionales de México (de verano y sobre todo la invernal, donde alguna vez y siempre inconstitucionalmente han sido discriminados; de cómo viven en México y su trato con los mexicanos nacidos aquí ). Ahí están Adrián González, Sergio Romo, que han jugado por México habiendo nacido en EU y han recibido tratos muy desiguales de ambos lados de la frontera por organizaciones, aficionados o el público , compañeros de club, etc. Ahí tienes buena fuente de información de qué es ser entre dos mundos, uno rico y otro subdesarrollado, uno con racismos de hechos y palabras y otro subterráneo, de a veces si y a veces no, según convenga. Inténtalo y te llevarás no pocas sorpresas si investigas bien. Otro tema: si no fuera por las aportaciones de los mexicanos de allá, los mexicanos de acá lo pasarían mal económicamente y hasta ahora el reconocimiento esa actividad se hace oficialmente por declaraciones del actual Presidente. (antes esos mexicanos no existieron para el pasado inmediato no obstando su enorme aporte e importancia económica). Qué hermoso identificarte como mexicana, atender a tus orígenes, hablar español, ocuparte de temas que te ubican en lo terrenal y lo mental. Los mejores parabienes para ti y tu canal.
Muy realista tu comentario, pero exageras un poco con decir subdesarrollado , pero igual lo respeto
I understand that all immigrants from any country have to find a way to survive in the U.S. The fact that many Mexican-Americans adopt the " eeeh, ahmm " after almost every word is a tell. It is a shame that many, many (should I dare to say most?) Mexican-Americans (they should really be called Mexican-US citizens, really) do have a "superiority" and/or condescending attitude when they go back to visit Mexico. Many express how proud they are that they " are forgetting or forgot Spanish" High socioeconomic Mexican-Americans socializing with high class Mexicans in Mexico, do not have this problem. They see each other as equals due to their socioeconomic class, I assume?
Too much prejudice. Even from you.
While on vacation in Sayulita one year I decided to take a surf class. Of course the instructor asked where I was from (so he can charge accordingly). When I said Los Angeles he replied “oh so you’re a pocha?” Maybe this was an insult but quite honestly it was amusing and I literally LOL. I couldn’t care less what others on both sides of the border think. I’m a proud Mexican American, pocha, chicana and embrace it. I love being an “American” that applies my Mexican culture into my life and I won’t apologize to either side or seek acceptance because I won’t choose a side. I love both.
My only gripe with native Mexicans is they give love to our Anglo friends for trying to speak Spanish. Even if it’s bad, but judge Mexican Americans for not perfecting it. It is definitely discriminatory and discouraging. And the whole “Nopal en la frente” term is just a straight up racist and self hating remark.
he didn't say pocha as an insult... I think it is an insult in the US but here is pretty much a synonym for mexican american
Yea Pocha/Pocho is not meant as and insult and in no way is a bad word.
But i due feel that a lot of Mexicans due have like a gripe or some type of envy with people who are born in the United States. Im not saying everyone but a lot of them due.
Yes so true. Be proud of who you are. I feel the same way. Now I don’t feel ashamed to be called all those names. In the end I’m proud of my Mexican parents/roots and also living in the U.S.
Lol... for sure your surf instructor didn’t mean it offensively, that’s what they call Mexican Americans down there… Almost everywhere. It’s not meant to be offensive, it’s meant to distinguish the line between the two cultures.
Also, I totally agree with you that Mexican nationals love when us gringos speak Spanish…lol. They’re super forgiving. They do seem to be less forgiving with Mexican Americans in regard to their Spanish, also even less forgiving than that is how they judge their fellow Mexican nationals for speaking English… It’s crazy. I’ve had this discussion in Tijuana many times with friends, lol.
The couple on the park bench epitomized assimilation or integration,the best of both worlds ,they shouldn’t feel guilty or bad ! Be proud of all of it !!
They were great. So informarmed and educated on the topic.
Pretty stupid, becouse a person who speaks Spanish means there illegals?, I'm an American, as white (exaggerated) as Casper the friendly ghost and I speak very good Spanish, I'm a U.S. citizen, born in the U.S. but live in Mexico, a lot of Americans who are of Mexican ancestry speak Spanish and there not illegal's, many were born in the U.S.
Not a positive channel for me to subscribe to especially knowing how much they hate us here in the USA 🇺🇸 so many racist comments and people in the video .
I noticed that also. Even the "American" couple defeating the American culture like when they said that Thanksgiving Day doesn't mean anything to them.
Muy interesante. Naci en los EU de mama Mexicana y papa norteamericano. Hablabamos espanol hasta que tenia 4 anos quando mi mama decidio que ya, que tenia yo que aprender ingles. He pasado mucho tiempo en Mexico, y voy hacer mudanza a Queretaro dentro de 2 anos. Gracias por su trabajo.
If you're Mom is Mexican then she is also " Norteamericano" because Mexico is in North America.
yup shes got a lot to learn, and your northamerican dad is he an idian native? if not then maybe hes swedish so now you have 3 cultures 😂 it all nonsense be happy
Great video, I’m a Chicana; Mexican American living in the south west . My Dad from Durango Mexico and my Mom Is from California. Both were educated in U.S. and we grew up speaking English. Yes we understood Spanish. We had the best of both worlds but I always felt like a second class citizen in the United States and a Pocha when we went to Baja every summer. It’s an between existence.
If you had learnt to speak Spanish you wouldn't had felt like a "Pocha".
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@@s1gmundfr3ud You are blaming the victim. Perhaps you don't realize that both the language and culture have been purposely suppressed by the currently most dominant imperial power on the planet. It's only through the awakening of political consciousness and struggle that the Méxicanos in the U.S., born here or not, have risen above the status of being colonized or, like our native cousins, nearly eliminated.
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Lol!
Ruth Martinez both of my parent are from Durango also, me i was born in California . But unlike u i did live in el Rancho😁 in Mexico ( God i miss not being there anymore, it was beautiful) My Spanish is excellent so i always identified myself as Mexican first.
Plus gringos also always going to look at you as Mexican no matter if u where born in the States.
@@armandoayala446 Hi, I loved your story. I’m 65 now and have plans to spend as much time in Mexico as possible. I just got my Visa for the first time ever. Maybe the more time I spend there I too can say I see myself as Mexican first. Wow that’s beautiful. Have a blessed day .
I agree. Most of us see people with Mexican roots in the US as Americans and never Mexicans.
Are you Mexican born and raised?
I see him as a Mexican hahahaha and I see the Arabs and Chinese the same way
@@noskpain2792 yes
@@ARES-zf5fz So why do some get mad when we don't identify as Mexican.
@@noskpain2792 We get mad if you piss in Mexico and you have Mexican roots
Honestly!! As a Mexican national!! I feel like people in Mexico are more humble and polite!! Once they get to the US. They get stuck up and money changes them! They act like their shit dont' stink!!
My parents were both born in Mexico and immigrated to the US in the 1950. My mother became an American citizen through immigration. My father became an American citizen when he joined the US Army.
I was born in Los Angeles. We all speak English and Spanish. I have many family members throughout Mexico. In the USA I am an American. Visiting Mexico I am an American with Mexican ancestry. The words pocho and Chicano emerged during the civil rights movement by a political movement to identify Mexican American individuals.
My father always reminded me you were born in the US so you are an American citizen.
My fathers mother (my grandmother) lectured me she was born in Mexico but her parents were from Spain, pure Spanish blood.
I went to a Catholic grade school where 60% of the kids were Hispanic. Almost all of them spoke english. Some were bilingual but others just spoke english.
If you don't speak Spanish then you are not Hispanic. How many Anglos do you know that don't speak English?
@@arteks2001 quite different. Anglos didn’t speak English back then. They spoke saxon
@@poopbutt6241 Which is still technically English since that was the early form of English
Did you know that there are far more people in the USA of German descent than English descent.
it helps living in a border town spending time in between the two countries. Im grateful that I had my formal Grade School education in Mexico instead of the United States.
I love this! Karencita, you explain in such a heartfelt and understandable way, the cultural differences between Mexican/Americans vs Mexicans. Having both experiences is such a good way of understanding each other. Viva la cultura mexicana!
If your comment is about Karen having "both experiences", well, she is Mexican, and has never lived in the US, just to give you some context.
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@@s1gmundfr3ud I know that. No, I was talking about her Mexican American guests based on the topic at hand
“Chicano” comes from the word “Mexica”. Mexican-Americans wanted a term that described them as Mexican by culture and ethnicity but not Mexican by nationality. So, They took out the “Me” from Mexica and it became Xicano = Chicano
People that are Mexican as ethnicity but not a nationality.
I don't know Mexican should be classified as an ethnicity. Mexico itself has hundreds of ethnic groups.
Xicano represents the indigenous side of Mexican nationality . Similar to Puerto Rican using the indigenous word boriqua (Taino tribe) xicano has been used incorrectly a lot . A lot of indigenous tribes have words used in Mexico and the USA for example “vato” in the Yaqui native language “vato” is used to refer to a person .
@@Mamnitaka the word Mexico comes from the word Mexica, which were the pre-hispanic city dwellers of what is now Mexico City. The name itself is indigenous, the whole word that is. I guess US Mexicans participating in the La Raza movement of the 60s coined the word Chicano, which comes from Me-Xicano, to differentiate themselves from Mexican nationals.
@@dramirezg70 True there are many ethnicities within Mexico--but overall, there are common themes that unite us as people.
A better word might be to refer to Mexicans and native Americans in the southwest as Mesoamericans instead.
@@Morrosoy28 Mesoamerica is the anthropological term given to the area from central Mexico to the Central America. They group together the urban civilizations that rose in thet area.
Growing up in a discriminatory world back in the 80s/90s made me who i am, society shoves you into a category and thats who you accept to be. I consider myself a proud Chicano; it was all bad growing up in the ghetto in Northern California, we were hated by black people, white people, Mexican born people, and Chicanos from the south. It sucks when people try to say im being too Mexican or that im too American, im a mix of both, if you didnt experience what i went through growing up then you have no say in what u think i am.
Even shy people get bashed in society. Japanese quote " nail that sticks out gets the hammer "
Dude!! All of these answers these people in the video are saying is really true. I’m a U.S. citizen born in the U.S. but I grew up, I left to live in Mexico with my parents, in Ensenada Baja Mexico. And I did feel the culture clash and discrimination from both side of the border.
Whether you are a Mexican born in Mexico or a Mexican born in the US, or a Mexican raised in the US from a very young age, clearly we are all the same. It's sad that we make all these words and categories to distinguish among ourselves. We are all clearly the same people and we should look more for the similarities than the perceived differences. We should not fight among ourselves. We can all gain by cooperation and collaboration. When we fight among ourselves we all lose.
It’s not the same. Mexicans are born in México, Americans are born in the USA. There is a difference. Just like Europeans don’t see white Americans as Europeans, Mexicans don’t see chicanos as Mexicans. Chicanos and white Americans are all Americans and that is what they should be proud to be.
@@IslenoGutierrez Clearly, we have different experience. I didn’t say “It’s the same.” I said “We are the same.” We are the same people are we not? I’m merely trying to point out that more differentiation among our own people is not in our best interest. We are all brothers and sisters.
@@DLTFx I don’t see it as the same. White americans are not the same as europeans and chicanos are not the same as mexicans. You are a different people now, be proud of that. You are americans, not mexicans. Two different people.
@@IslenoGutierrez
Yes, we are Mexicans, when convenient to other Mexicans, and white Americans. No, no somos Mexicanos, there's a difference. Mexicanos naciedon en Mexico. We are considered Mexicans in the U.S., because we look Mexican, but American by citizenship. So, yes we are Mexican, not Mexicano.
@@SMWLM You are gringos…you are Americans. You are just a chicano type gringos.. you are not mexicans… mexicans are born and raised in México.
Nadie limpia los baños como un buen pocho
You also cannot blame Mexican Americans, we need to blame white supremacy for dividing our culture and putting us against one another. Remember that the US was Mexico at one point in time and was stolen from us. We cannot allow white supremacy mentality to divide our people. Mexicans belong here just as much as Mexican Americans do. It’s just been unfair to our indigenous people. When I mention indigenous, I mean all Mexicans who didn’t arrive to the America’s on ships.
Nonsense. Respect the US and their culture as much as you want others to respect your country and culture.
@@flower5396 BS! White supremacy has never respected any culture.
White people did not divide us, we were already divided as we are completely separate groups of people
Thank you for sharing this video. I come from Mexican immigrant grandparents and Mexican immigrant father who all came into the U.S. legally. I lost my Spanish upon entering school where my siblings and I were practically the only Mexican Americans in our predominantly white schools. Never had any problems with racism until I went to work at an inner city hospital. The racism came from other Mexicans and Latinos. I was asked why I was trying to sound white when I spoke English and why I was trying to be white as I worked in Nursing administration. I didn’t look or dress like a chola, didn’t speak the gangsta barrio talk and was frequently accused of being stuck up by the Mexicans and Latinos I worked with in the workplace. I realized just how sheltered I was growing up. I didn’t even know what a low rider was until an adult.
A hotdog in a tortilla with guacamole... How stoned do I need to be for that to taste good? Personally, I enjoy Mexican culture, have dated many mexican women, real mexican food is the best anytime of the day but the music...so bad. If I had one wish it would be to ban the sound of El Grito.
I was born in Mexico but, I grew up in The United States and we also get discriminated .
No te consideres mexicano si nunca has estado en el país, sobre todo si tus padres lo abandonaron
No te preocupes. Si son mexicanos. Te cuento que ni hablan bien inglés.
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Yeap, I think I've heard of them, lol
J/K they're great.
The guts to have moved to the motherland, that's so awesome!🇲🇽🇺🇲
What are Mexicans supposed to think? a lot has to do with how a person acts, your not going to be hated becouse a Mexican American don't don't speak Spanish, its just weird
You're bringing up topics never seen on RUclips before... good job.👍