For this assignment we had to choose a mural from Lincoln park and explain why we chose it. I actually chose two of them that I really liked and I could connect with them. The first one being two huge flags, the U.S.A. flag and the other being the Mexican flag. The other mural was the one where a person was raising his fist up in the air, it said "Huelga", and in the bottom it appeared to be shadows of a crowd of people that also said "Si se puede". In this blog I will explain why I chose this murals.
Like I mentioned before these were some huge flags. They took up three concrete pillars for each of the flags. The way I connected to this mural was the fact that I consider myself to be Mexican-American.
Mexico is where my roots come from. My mom and my dad are Mexican immigrants, and although I was born in the United States I was brought up with Mexican values and the Mexican culture. I could say I'm second generation of Mexican immigrants to live here in the U.S from my family. I could say I'm so grateful that my parents migrated from Mexico to the U.S. so we could all have a better life. I can say that if I were to be born in Mexico I would of not had most of the opportunities I have had in my life. For example pursuing higher education, having more jobs opportunities with decent pay, and the support from the government. Even if this country needs improvement, I could say that it could be way worse in others.
I was brought up with the Mexican culture with beliefs, the food, and traditions. Being so close to the border is so easy not to. I have family members in Juarez and the other half in El Paso. My Dad's part of the Family being in Mexico, and my mother's part of the family in El Paso. Although only the border is in between us. We were a tight family we would often go over at my grandma's house over at Juarez, where all my uncles and aunts would gather every weekend. There at my grandma's she would always have food, music, drinks, and all my other cousins would be there. Sometimes she would also come over and visit us. It never fails, every time my grandma comes over she cooks good Mexican food, and always wants to clean.
As of grandparents from my mother's side it was pretty much the same way. When we would visit my grandparents my grandma always have food. All of my aunts, uncles, cousins, and family friends would be there. There would just chill there. You could say that just like any other Mexican family we were a lot and close to each other.
This mural kind of reminded me of the career I'm trying to pursuit and how I feel about myself. It makes me want to stand up for what I believe. It makes me want to stand up for those who suffer from unfairness. Whether it is where they come from, how they look, or their believes. There is no reason why people should be treated differently than others.
There was a lot of other murals that were very pretty with powerful messages, but I believe I made a connection with these two murals I chose. Even though they did not portray women in any way I could relate to them, as me being woman. The two flags represented where my blood comes from, but the other flag showed the country I grew in. The second mural represented on how I should stick up for my believes. These were the murals I connected with the most the day we met in Lincoln Park in Central, El Paso.
