Chicano Struggles

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The Struggles of Being a Chicano Each and every day is hard to live through since whatever that can happen to my family absolutely terrifies me. Being a Chicana in the late 1960s hasn’t been a bed of rose petals, but I’m seizing every opportunity America will grant me. One of the biggest challenges is arriving home one day and my family is no longer there and they’re deported back to Mexico. Another huge obstacle is discrimination, we’re often called demeaning terms by complete strangers and it’s difficult to understand why or how they could be so cruel to someone they don’t know. It’s been tough to also learn a whole new language than the one I had been accustomed to. English is difficult with their pronunciations and strange spelling …show more content…

There are cases where people surround themselves with dangerous people, and they then put themselves into troubling situations. Chicanos can affiliate with those in gangs and put their lives, as well as others, on the line just so they can belong through impressing others. Others can surround themselves with people who don’t care about what happens so they act to impress. My people have been criminals, murderers, and thieves and I, along with many others, am not proud of it. For that reason, we should have better rights that make everyone equivalent to another sister and brother. If we were equal, I wouldn’t have to lose a friend because they thought it would be cool to stand up to a racist cop with no morals. Equality among all helps set us Chicanos on the paths to righteousness, wanting to do better as a whole rather than individually. We wouldn’t have to be horrible people just to fit a stereotype only because we’re tired of being told about it to the point of becoming what is expected of …show more content…

We are Chicanos who will continue to fight for our rights even if it means repeating ourselves through the walk of many cities. Yes, we aren’t perfect and have made huge mistakes that will always be remembered, but being treated better can motivate us to get our lives together and be greater overall. Now, we will stand up heavy with our pride and culture, and demand for those equal rights. We will be loud and share our story to million in order to have some act, amendment passed in our favor. We will have tear-stained cheeks and blistered feet, but we will go to hell and back just to get a taste of that “American

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