Personal Narrative: My Interest In Mexican Culture

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“Fist clenched, emulating ‘68 Olympics:” The moment Earl Sweatshirt spit this line during “Hoarse” (Kgositsile 2013) was when I came full circle. My mother is from Mexico, and as a cause of this, I had heard about the 1968 Tlatelolco Massacre, but my comprehension of the subject was low, and I paid no mind to these stories. However, as I grew older and became more interested in politics and social issues, my awareness towards this topic grew. In a way, my stylistic isolation from Mexican culture had brought me back to my family’s roots. For so long, I had little interest in Mexican culture and politics, but now as I've grown, I’ve realized how rich and complex Mexican culture can really be. During 1968, Mexico was divided, with a stable …show more content…

Mexican politics were rigged by the PRI, as shown in this Security Report from the US government: “The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) virtually monopolizes Mexican politics, while Diaz Ordaz dominates the party without significant challenge to his authority” (“Security Conditions in Mexico City” 4) Further in this security report concerning the Vice President of the United States, concerns about Mexico’s political instability are presented, although the article seems to view Mexico as safe for the Vice President, despite small political disturbances: “Nonetheless, some individuals and small groups, including students not affiliated with extremist organizations, will probably attempt to demonstrate against the Vice President’s Visit” (“Security Conditions in Mexico City”) This was true, students did protest, but not against the Vice President’s visit, but rather against the corruption in their government and lack of a proper democratic process. Part of the reason that there was such a large resistance against the president was simply how many students there were. “These children of the Mexican Revolution that now lived in comfort were, for the first time, able to send their own children to university in

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