A culture is created by a group of people who share the same beliefs and values. Whether it is a new group of people or an existing group, a culture is shaped by people uniting and sticking together toward a common objective. Some examples of cultures are Asian, African, Italian, Middle Eastern, and Hawaiian cultures each with its own customs, traditions, and practices that are shaped by historical and social factors. In shaping a culture, history plays a huge role in the traditions and heritage that are passed down for generations. Giving thought to Mexican American culture Zoot Suits, farm workers, and many other movements have helped shape what we know as Mexican American culture today. To fully understand the Mexican-American culture, we …show more content…
During the Great Depression, Chavez's family lost their home. Forcing the family to move to Northern California in search of a better life. During their stay in California, Chavez's parents became migrant farm workers. With the low wages farmworkers received at that time, Chavez decided to drop out of school to help support his family. Making him a farmworker employee at the age of 14. Cesar endured firsthand all the struggles Mexican Americans were experiencing in the field. Cesar got to witness the farming industry get rich while they treated their employees poorly. Cesar understood the underlying racism that was occurring. The contradiction of wanting to employ Mexicans but treating them with inhuman conditions. For this, Chavez marched to Sacramento to gain higher wages, safer working conditions, and end child labor. Cesar Chavez became an important symbol to the Mexican-American community. It was the beginning of a fight for equality amongst natural-born citizens of America of Mexican descent. Like everything, there are more than just the obvious factors to gain from the march to Sacramento. There were unseen wins like better housing, better education, better healthcare, all things that come with better