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America “adopted” from my family’s heritage / country of origin

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America “adopted” from my family’s heritage / country of origin

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America has "adopted" the pinatas and the food such as the candy.

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A right of passage that my grandma has took apart of is learning how to make the family special chicken tamales and put on the table for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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On cinco de Mayo at my elementary school the dual language program would always host a Dual language festival and each dual language class would perform a skit, dance, or a song.

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Something new I learned about your heritage

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Something new I learned about your heritage

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I learned that I have many different tribes from Mexico in my heritage. Many from my grandmother and grandfather. The one I know the most about is the Mayans. The Mayan's built Chichen Itza and they had everything they needed. They built canals for their water supply. They made a game against two families. They played this ball game with their elbows. Whoever won in this game would be sacrificed to the gods. If you asked why would they play this game because it was to be sacrificed to the gods and they were forced to play. They created their own their own calendar.

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Chichen itza, Yucatan, Mexico
The Mayan's lived in Chichen Itza

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1 dollar = 19.11 pesos

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Enrique Peña Nieto

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Tamales
Recipe:

24 dried corn husks

1 tablespoon chicken-flavored bouillon powder

1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts

3/4 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs

2 cups loosely packed fresh cilantro

1 clove garlic, minced

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 cup hot salsa verde

Kosher salt

1 dried ancho chile, stemmed and seeded

4 cups masa harina (instant corn flour)

1 1/3 cups lard

Soak the corn husks in a bowl of hot water, using a plate to keep them submerged, until pliable, 1 hour.

Meanwhile, make the filling: Bring the bouillon powder and 4 cups water to a simmer in a medium pot over medium heat. Add the chicken and simmer until cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove the chicken and let cool; cut into small pieces. Reserve the broth.
Puree the cilantro and 1 1/4 cups of the reserved broth in a food processor until smooth (save the remaining broth for another use). Transfer to a medium pot. Add the garlic, cumin and salsa and bring to a simmer over medium heat; cook until slightly reduced, about 12 minutes. Stir in the chicken and season with salt. Remove from the heat and let cool.
Make the dough: Soak the ancho chile in hot water until soft, about 15 minutes. Drain the chile, then mince to make a paste. Combine the chile paste, masa harina, lard, 2 2/3 cups warm water and 2 teaspoons salt
in a bowl. Mix with your hands (or use a mixer with the paddle attachment) 10 to 15 minutes, or until a marble-size ball of dough floats in water.
Drain the husks and pat dry. Starting 1/2 inch from the wide end, spread about 3 tablespoons of the dough down a husk, leaving a 1-inch border on the sides. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the chicken filling down the center of the dough, then fold in the sides of the husk, wrapping the dough around the filling. Fold up the narrow end of the husk. Repeat with the remaining husks, dough and filling.
Set a steamer basket in a large pot filled with 1 to 2 inches of water. Arrange the tamales standing up in the steamer, folded-side down. Bring the water to a boil over medium-high heat, then cover and steam until the tamales pull away from the husks, about 1 hour. Remove from the steamer and let cool slightly before unwrapping.
(P.S not my grandma's recipe)

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Spanish: Todo lo que puedes hacer por ti mismo es hacer algo por el mundo .
English: All you can do for yourself is do something for the world.

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Some push factors for my family were having a better life for their son. Some pull factors were leaving their families.

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Erique Pena Nieto was elected as president and had a bunch of experience.

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First relative in the U.S. and their relation to me

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First relative in the U.S. and their relation to me

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Rita Haas and Efren Haas
My grandmother and grandfather on my dad's side