HispanicHeritageNotesICS16LEA

My Notes
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 * 2) Notes in own words not copied and pasted
 * 3) Notes organized by source
 * 4) Each source is annotated

http://thoughtcatalog.com/analda-muy/2012/06/overcoming-the-hispanic-stereotype/.
 * Analda Muy, a college student who was affected by stereotypes because of her race. S he grew up in an educated home because her parents wanted better for her. She is from Puerto Rico. She is an honor student and graduated at the top of her high school class. She took AP courses, was president of BETA club, and was a member of the National Honor Society organization. She was an active member of the community through Girl Scouts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selena
 * Selena Quintanilla-Perez was an American singer, songwriter, spokesperson, actress, and fashion designer. Because of her contributions to her music and fashion, she became one of the most famous Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century. She was April born on April 16, 1971 and died on March 31, 1995. She was raised as a Jehovah Witness. When she was in eighth grade, her dad took her out of school because her music was starting to interfere with her education and she was getting a lot of recognition. She never really had a social life with friends or went to prom, parties, or anything because of her music career.

http://www.umich.edu/~ac213/student_projects05/sa/page9.htm
 * Selena overcame many challenges to become successful in the Tejano music. Her story is a very persistent struggle to break through as a women. In the Tejano music, its mostly men always gaining the most recognition. But because she was so talented, she gained enough success to be in the Tejano industry.

http://myhero.com/hero.asp?hero=Cruz_ansonia_jhs_05_ul > > > Work Cited Muy, Analda. "Overcoming The Hispanic; Stereotype." Weblog post. //Thought Catalog//. N.p., 07 June 2012. Web. 22 Apr. 2016. .
 * Celia Cruz was a famous Cuban singer. She was born on October 21, 1925. In Cuba, she was known for her own type of unique music. She got very sick and was betrayed by her own country. Everyone looked up to her. She became known as Cuba's Guarachera. She made twenty-two gold albums. Later on, she got very sick and started to have surgery after surgery. She would spends days or weeks in seclusion or in the hospital. She lost all of her hair and she had to start wearing wigs. She was always smiling and saying "Azuca." When her mom died in the 1990's, she wanted to go back to Cuba, but she was denied. The government of her native country wouldn't her come back to Cuba.


 * This source is reliable because there her own personal experiences.

"Obstacles That Selena Overcame." //Obstacles That Selena Overcame//. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2016. .


 * This source is reliable because is gives real facts about this person.

"Selena." //Wikipedia//. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2016. .


 * This source is reliable because it gives real facts about this person.

"The My Hero Project - Celia Cruz." //Myhero.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2016. .


 * This is a valid source of information because it gives off real facts about this person.