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Hello my name is Emma Garcia, I live in Katy TX, and I am majoring in Biology. I hope to go on and study medicine at UT. I work full time at a home made bath and body store where we make all the products by hand with all natural ingredients. I love to read and journal in my free time as well as going to the gym. I hate that I procrastinate so much because I know I could accomplish a lot more with the free time I have. I enrolled in this class because in school they never really went in depth about about the history and it really interests me, but also to learn more about my culture and heritage. I hope to learn more about all the important history and move forward knowing more about the incredible culture.

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My girlfriend, Alessia, and I when we recently went offroading and had a wonderful time.

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Hi, my name is Jose and I'm happy to be a part of this class! I'm 21 years old and I currently live in Spring but I'm hopefully moving to Magnolia soon if everything goes well in the home buying process. I love driving and working with my cars and sharing these experiences with people around me. Some of the things that make me...me are that I love working with cars and finding fun, spontaneous things to do.
I enrolled in this course to get a better understanding of my roots. My mom and her side of the family are from Guanajuato, Mexico and my father is from El Salvador. I am the first generation born in the US. Thank you and I'm excited to learn more and get to know everybody!

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Hello  my name is Pearl Castañeda.... I am very happy to be a part of this class.

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Hi everyone! My name is Miriam Acosta and I live in Houston, TX with my husband and three kids (two of which are music majors at LSC Kingwood). I am in the process of completing my associate's degree and then plan to transfer to the University of Houston to obtain my bachelor's degree. I purposely did not list my major as I am having second thoughts about being an Accountant, my original plan, and now want to focus on translating or learning new languages. I am not sure what makes me, me. I love singing praises to God. I dislike that I always procrastinate, I have to keep working on that. I enrolled in this course to learn more about my heritage. My parents are both from Michoacán, Mexico. Hope everyone has a great semester!

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Hello! My name is Kenneth Soc, I was born and raised in Houston, Texas. I am currently in the progress of completing my associate's degree in Construction management, then hope to transfer to Texas A&M University to complete and receive my bachelor's. I am currently working as a Realtor Part-time and hopefully convert into full-time later in the future. Something that I absolutely love is powerlifting and spending time with my family, something I don't like and never will, is dieting! I personally believe what makes me unique is my outlook on life, I'm very optimistic about things despite the circumstances, whether they are good or bad I know everything happens for a reason, and this too shall pass. I enrolled in this course because I grew up mainly around Mexican culture and hope to learn something new about the culture that shaped me into who I am today, I hope to get out more knowledge than what I came in with about the culture and its history.

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My name is Martin. I currently live in the Woodlands but I am originally from Orange, California. I currently work in construction part-time. Right now I am working on getting my Associate of Arts degree here at Lonestar and will be transferring to the University of Houston in the fall. My mom and two older sisters all went to college. My mom went to school at UNAM in Mexico City and my sisters went to Texas A&M and The University of Houston. One of my favorite things to do is running. Something that I don’t like doing is public speaking. I enrolled in this course not only to fulfill one of my requirements but there is also a lot that I don’t know about Mexican American history. What I hope to get out of this class is a deeper understanding of Mexican American history and its importance.

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Hello, my name is Antiana Owens, and I live in Houston. I am currently a student at Lone Star, and I work part-time in my family's business. I like to go to different coffee shops on my free time or go shopping. I'm usually alone so, it feels nice. I am African American/ Hispanic so, I really wanted to learn more about my Hispanic heritage and culture. So, taking this course was something I really wanted to do. I just really wanted to learn more about a part of my history. I'm sorry about the short introduction there is not much to know about me and I'm really not an interesting person. However, I hope you guys enjoy this course and good luck this semester!

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Hey guys, my name is Christopher Gomez but most people just call me Chris. I am 20 years old and was raised in Houston, Texas. I am currently pursuing my Associates of Science degree here at Lone star and then plan to transfer over to the University of Houston. I would like to get a career in medicine although I am not sure what branch of medicine I want to specialize in yet. I like to listen to rock music (favorite band is STP), go to the gym, and recently began learning about cars so I can start doing my own maintenance. I don't hate anything, but something I dislike is being inside. I love to drive around and go visit new restaurants and places or just take in the scenery. I enrolled in this course because as a Latino I was interested in learning more about the about the Mexican culture. Although I myself am not Mexican, I hope to learn about the influence that Mexican-Americans have had on the United States and how it affects us today.

Have a good semester everyone.

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Hi, my name is Silvestre Borjas, but you can call me Sly. I am from Houston, TX. I work for an oil and gas company in their IT (Information Technology) department. I am fascinated by the technology world, which is what I am trying to major in. My goal is to get my Computer Information System degree from the University of Houston. One of my hobbies is checking out the casinos and exploring new food places around Houston. I enrolled in this course to learn more about Mexican-American history since so little is talked about in history class. I am course, to know what the Mexican-Americans were up to when the different world events were going on. I hope to understand better the impact Mexican-Americans had in America out of this course.

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Hey, My name is Ledarius Burton and I am a middle child of 5. I Live in Texas where I was born and raised. I am in construction and that's what I do for a living. The things that make me happy are being with my family and doing things I love yo do while living in the moment. Something that is unique about me is that I own my own construction company as well as have co ownership of 3 other companies. Something I would say that I hate or dislike to do is procrastinate that something I always get on myself about! My hobbies are playing basketball, chilling with my family, and I also like to read here and there when I have time. the reason why I enrolled into this class because I need a class like this for my construction program in order to graduate. But the reason I choose this class and not some other class is because it seemed very interesting and I felt this could be a good learning moment for me and for me to share to others.

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My name is Marina Franco I am the mother to 5 young ladies and grandmother to 3 babies. I have been with my partner although not married but together for 32 years. I reside in Houston and was born and raised here. I am me because I am a very firm believer in being true to yourself. I have always been a very giving person, so I have worked for non-profits my whole career. I work in the Montrose area so the population I serve is mostly the gay community. Something unique about me and my family is that we embrace my friends from the LGBTQIA+ community in our home as many are not accepted in their families. My parents are second parents to them as my parents raised us to love and welcome everyone. I think that is unique because in my culture (mexican-american) many people don't accept it.I enrolled in this course to learn more about my culture. I hope to learn so much that I can share and pass on to my daughters. I am excited about anything dealing with my culture as it is not always celebrated or given credit for our contributions to our history.

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Greetings everyone, I am Jasmin a freshman in college looking to pursue an associate's degree in paralegal studies. I plan to further my education after completing these two years at the University of Houston. I was born and raised in Houston Texas and continue to live in the area, I am currently 19 years old and will be turning 20 in September. I am a very outgoing person who loves to conversate and enjoy the company of nature. Recently in my free time, I have enjoyed attending the GYM and listening to music. The hobby I most enjoy is going out to target and buying things I don't necessarily need, and trying out new makeup items. I love to play around with colors and do different makeup looks. However, something I don't really seem to enjoy as much is reading. It has to be a book super interesting to keep me motivated to continue reading, but I am working on reading more and discovering new books. The reason I enrolled in this course is most important because it seemed like an interesting class to take and learn from since high school doesn't seem to provide me with this knowledge. Also as a Hispanic woman with Mexican roots, I am eager to learn more about the place my parents were born at. From this course, I am hoping to learn more about Mexican American culture. I am also looking to be able to expand my knowledge of the history of Mexican Americans.

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Hi! My name is Hilda Leal, I am 30 years old. Born and raised in South Texas, the valley for those familiar with the area. I moved to Houston in 2008 and it was a really big culture shock for me. I have two kids, ages 3 and 8 and a dog that's been with me since 2012. I was a stay-at-home mom until recently when both my kids started school. Now I work part time as a property manager at a condominium property. I enjoy going to yoga a couple of times a week and I hate doing laundry - it is never ending. I enrolled in this course because I believe it will open up a new understanding of my culture as a Mexican- American. As fake Abraham told fake Selena in "Selena" we can never be enough Mexican or enough American and I truly identify with that. I hope that from this course I can broaden my perspectives on what it means to be Mexican American.

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Hello! My name is Monica Paredes I am a Stay at home mother to 4 children a 15 yr old, 12 yr old, 7 yr old and a 2 yr old. I also have 3 lion head rabbits named Panda,Bear and Elsa. I live in the Heights area of Houston Tx and grew up in Spring Branch. I decided to get my GED in 2016 and I enrolled at LSC in 2020 I am down to my finals classes in order to receive my degree in Medical Administration I hope to transfer to a 4 year college in order to gain my Bachelors degree in Medical Business Management. in my spare time I enjoy exploring Houston whether it be the many festivals, parks, or restaurants. I also enjoy spending as much time as I can with my in-laws, yes I do love my in-laws their actually pretty great. I absolutely hate running especially with houston weather it's miserable. I am taking this course with the hopes of learning more about our culture so I can pass it down and teach my kids and so on. My father was born in Zacatecas Mexico and my mother is from San Antonio Tx but I was never taught the importance of the Mexican American history and that is something I want to learn.

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Hello! My name is Isabel Rivas

I’m from Corsicana, TX but have lived in Houston for most of my life. I am very passionate about art and I love to draw, especially with charcoal.  When I’m not sketching, I usually watch movies or T.V. I also love going to concerts. I hate bugs and I’m not a very athletic person but have recently been pushing myself to be more active. I am also a first-generation student. I previously attended Sam Houston State University where I studied Animation and Mass Communications. At the end of my sophomore year, I decided to take a break away from university and enroll in community college. I have enjoyed my time away from uni because I got to take things slow, travel, and reconnect with my future goals. I plan to return and continue with my degrees. I enrolled in this class to fulfill a credit, but also because I want to learn more about my culture. I am very excited to learn about Mexican-American history and studies.

I hope everyone has a great semseter!

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Hi! my name is Diana Gonzalez, I am 38-year-old. I am a mother of three, I have a 13-year-old, a 5-year-old, and a 3-year-old. I live in Houston, Texas. I used to work at a high school as a paraprofessional, but now I am a stay home mom. In my spare time, I am an uber driver so I can make extra money. I like to bake. I love making cakes, cupcakes, cake pops, and desserts. I hate washing dishes ha ha ha it is the worst! In general, the kitchen is a never-ending story. I decided to enroll in this course because as a Mexican I find our history very interesting. I hope that by the end of the course I can pass on what I have learned to other people. Good luck to everyone!

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Hello!
My name is Yamilex Alanis, I am a 20 year old human born and raised in Houston, Tx. I just moved to Porter, so I reside there! I am an EMT with high hopes of becomes a life flight paramedic one day. What makes me as a person is positivity. You will always see me with a smile on my face. Something unique about me, is that I love to live in the moment. I love setting my phone down at times and disconnect myself from the world and explore what it has to offer us. If I'm not in the back of the ambulance, or class, I am most likely traveling! My favorite hobby is traveling, I love seeing new places and trying new things, especially in Mexico. Como Mexico no hay dos!  I'm in this class to fulfill a credit needed for my associates degree in paramedic, so I figured, what better way to do it than joining this class! I look forward to learning all about Mexican-American studies and to deepen my knowledge. I'm excited to work with you all!
Best wishes this semester <3

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Hi everyone!
My name is Laine and I am from Ohio, I'm moving to Houston this summer and getting a head start on LSC's HVAC program. I have worked a few seperate jobs over the years, but am excited to move forward on this career path. I try to keep an open mind and i like experiencing things and challenging myself, thus this move is exciting for me. I took this class because I am from the north of the US and want to learn a lot about Mexican history and culture if I'm going to move closer to Mexico. Moving forward I am excited to work on this class more than most others I've had. I hope everyone is well and good luck this semester!

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Hey everyone!,

My name is Christopher Castillo but I go by Chris. I live here in Cypress and am about five minutes from the Cy-Fair location. I am a retail associate at the team store at Minute Maid Park! When I am not studying for classes I am probably gaming, at the gym, or watching movies. I usually hit the gym 4-5 times a week spending a couple hours minimum each time. I have always been athletic except for a three year period where I had lost myself. Luckily I found myself and have stayed committed to working out. When it comes to something unique about me I would say its that I ran the Houston Chevron Marathon when I was 17! Something that I like to do is fishing wether it is salt or fresh water! Something I hate to do would be laundry. I enrolled in this class to finish my associates degree program. I hope to learn more about the Mexican-American history and how things got to where they are today! I look forward to getting to know the rest of you all! Have a great rest of the semester!

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My girlfriend and I at Oga's Cantina in Galaxy's Edge.

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My name is Karina and I live in and am from Houston. My mother is from Michoacan and my father is from Mexico City, but he currently lives in Reynosa. I have previously lived in Reynosa for about a year and also in Jalisco. I am a bartender by trade and love craft cocktails but one of my hobbies is enjoying craft beers from around the world. I like to travel through the U.S. and Mexico. One thing I don't like to do is math homework. Like Professor Villanueva, I am also a first generation college student. I just recently received my GED in 2020 at the age of 28 and immediately enrolled in Lonestar. I am taking this course because it seemed like an interesting way to fulfill one of my requirements, and also so that I can have a better understanding of an important part of my history that is not typically taught in schools. I hope to gain a better understanding of the Mexican American culture.