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“Yo No Cruse La Frontera, La Frontera Me Cruzo” (I Didn’T Cross The Border, The Border Crossed Me), Heriberto Zavala
“Yo No Cruse La Frontera, La Frontera Me Cruzo” (I Didn’T Cross The Border, The Border Crossed Me), Heriberto Zavala
McNair Research Journal SJSU
The song, “Somos Mas Americanos” is a work of art, and every single one of its lyrics is tied to a history about my experiences, my family’s experiences, and the experiences of countless others. Lyrics like those in “Somos Mas Americanos” touch people’s souls and pierce their hearts because it speaks to the socioeconomic, racial hierarchy, racially biased politics, and laws against immigrant workers like myself in the U.S. Further than that, it educates listeners about the U.S./Mexican War and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, where México lost its territory to the U.S., which explains the heated controversy surrounding the …
El Hombre Mexicano Inmigrante Atraves De Las Canciones De Los Tigres Del Norte, Griselda Guevara-Cruz
El Hombre Mexicano Inmigrante Atraves De Las Canciones De Los Tigres Del Norte, Griselda Guevara-Cruz
NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings
No abstract provided.
Soy Macdiva: Changing Perceptions Of Chicana/Mexicana Sexuality Through Corridos Hyphy, Jessica R. Lozano
Soy Macdiva: Changing Perceptions Of Chicana/Mexicana Sexuality Through Corridos Hyphy, Jessica R. Lozano
NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings
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Too Mex For The Masses: Bringing Mexican Regional Music To Market, Amanda Maria Morrison
Too Mex For The Masses: Bringing Mexican Regional Music To Market, Amanda Maria Morrison
NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings
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This article explores the exclusion of Mexican regional music from major marketing and promotional efforts within the domestic music industry, and what that elision reveals about dominant and competing claims on “Latino” ethnic identity. Despite being the bestselling Latin music genre in the U.S., regional Mexican music receives the least development backing and attracts the fewest corporate sponsors. Unlike the suave salseros and Latin-pop divas of previous “Latin booms,” no Mexican regional artist, save for Selena, has ever been primed for mainstream “crossover” success. I argue that what is at stake in promotion of various Latin genres is the …
When Tejano Ruled The Airwaves: The Rise And Fall Of Kqqk In Houston, Texas, Guadalupe San Miguel Jr.
When Tejano Ruled The Airwaves: The Rise And Fall Of Kqqk In Houston, Texas, Guadalupe San Miguel Jr.
NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings
No abstract provided.
Tejano Music As An Expression Of Cultural Nationalism, Jose R. Reyna
Tejano Music As An Expression Of Cultural Nationalism, Jose R. Reyna
NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings
No abstract provided.