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By frojasga on Dec 5, 2014 in Mexico, US | Comments Off on La familia mexicana
As in most societies, much depends on the family’s socioeconomic status to categorize a family’s life. It will need to be mentioned that daily life has historically been dictated by the father. This is a patriarchal society we speak about.
By frojasga on Nov 12, 2014 in Mexico | Comments Off on Las celebraciones de México
Octavio Paz, Nobel Prize of literature, 1992, states in his book The Labyrinth of Solitude, that the Mexican discharges his soul during fiestas. In the United States, at our Fourth of July parades, spectators outnumber the participants. While, in México, there are no spectators. All people participate in the thousands of celebrations that take place […]
By frojasga on Oct 22, 2014 in Mexico, US | Comments Off on Las economías de México y Los Estados Unidos
As a dual citizen of both countries, my perspective is unique. Agriculture provided jobs for my parents to immigrate to the United States. The bracero program of the early 1940’s permitted one of the entry ways for men to work in this nation. The word stems from the word brazo, which means arm. Mexican men […]
By frojasga on Oct 2, 2014 in Mexico, US | Comments Off on May you walk in beauty
Saludos, I was born in El Sauce, Michoacán, México. This is a small ranch five kilometers north of Cotija. The readers of this short piece may be aware that the country of Mexico is composed of 31 states and one federal entity, known as El Distrito Federal (Federal District) also known as la Ciudad de […]