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- Look Further
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- Story by Ivan Amador
- Dedicated to my fatherJose Juan Amador1967 - 2020
- Be as creative as possible! Show me where your family is from!
- One day in class, the teacher told her students to create a doll that represented their culture
- Juan was very excited!
- Upon arriving home, Juan told his parents about the project and what he wanted to make.
- Juan's parents were confused by this.
- I want to create a farm worker, a campesino!
- But why a farm worker?
- You know there is more to our culture than just working the farms, right?
- Juan got upset, he already knew everything about Mexican culture, so why would his parents argue with him?
- All the movies show us as working on the fields, so that's what we do!
- Just because the movies show us in one way, doesn't mean that's how it is all the time.
- Juan's dad went on to grab a few movies and photo books to show him.
- Juan's dad went on to show him many videos and pictures of their history, including the ancient Aztec and Mayan civilizations
- His dad showed him how Latinos can Actors, doctors, family men, charros, and whatever else they wanted to work!
- Because they like to stereotype our people, but its up to us to look further than that and learn about our culture to keep it thriving
- Wow! I didn't know any of this! Why don't they show that more on tv?
- Juan presented a Charro to class the next week and half the class was surprised about their own culture
- Juan still makes an effort to look further than the surface and find out how people actually are
- About the Author
- Ivan Amador is a Latino man in Los Angeles county. He enrolled in a Chicano Studies class in Rio Hondo and was inspired to write this story by the material he learned regarding stereotypes in media and being reminded of a time in his life when his perception of his culture was skewed.He hopes to continue to learn more about different social groups and how society evolves with change
- Ivan AmadorCHST 101: CRN 52451Dr. ArévaloSummer 2023
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