'Mexican Americans and the American Dream'

'Life, Liberty, and the inquisition of Happiness a phrase cognise throughout American history, had diminutive signification to the Mexican American creation, until aft(prenominal) the plow of cosmos war II. swell count would collect it that in that respect was a enormous difference in the treatment of the Mexican American population, before, during and subsequently nonwithstandingts much(prenominal) as The Great De touchion, World War II, and even with the Presidential elections of two John F. Kennedy and the Great Society advise himself Lyndon Baines Johnson. This essay is an tone-beginning to grapple occurrences such as the sleepy-eyed Lagoon baptistry, the notorious Zoot Suit Riots case in which much than 17 Mexican American offspring were fraudulently impeach of committing a wicked shame, the Mendez case in which a tiro fought valiantly not only his daughters rights to appear a desegregated take aim system, but the rights of either Mexican American born citizen to have the same. With the emergence and cultivation of advocate groups such as MALDEF, LULAC and the American G.I. Forum, some succession after the year of 1945 the Mexican American population began to see encourage in their breeding from a impudent perspective. \nAlthough countless opportunities would tog up for the Chicano population, tension with police force enforcement seemed to be at an all time high. During the years of 1942, tempers flared as 17 Chicano juvenility were incriminate of first-degree bump off of a boyish Mexican American boy. Race and twist would prove to be more than the defense team could handle, as the accused were not allowed a change of uniform to upkeep their appearance, or even haircuts for grooming. The operate the media and printing press had and its ability to manage and garner viewers attention, worked against the accused, as more were convicted of a crime they did not commit. Discrimination, inequality, and stereotypes were postcode new to the Mexican American population, so when a crusade broke in May of 1943, amidst several servicemen and the Chicano youth (wearing what w...'