Mexico in the 1980's:Politics and Culture by Klarissa Lugenbeel https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture Like Water for Chocolate en-us 2016-12-05 17:12:20 UTC 2023-02-18 06:11:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Manbag.png Immigration from Mexico to California kinney101580 https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture/wish/143500723 - By 1989 Los Angeles had the second most latinos (Mexico city being the first).
- Reagan wanted to stop communist expansion in Central America
- Quaker Organizations and Catholic Churches offered to shelter refugees
- "Coyotes" would take families across border to El Norte.
Who risks there life to make their life better in the reading?

]]> 2016-12-13 22:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture/wish/143500723 La Década Perdida kinney101580 https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture/wish/143504119 "the lost decade"
- Mexico was dealing with a recession which was slowing down economic growth.
- Miguel de la Madrid, was the President of Mexico that dealt with this economic crisis.]]> 2016-12-13 23:11:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture/wish/143504119 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) - Connections kinney101580 https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture/wish/143647082 How does the Culture and Politics from the 1980s connect with the reading?]]> 2016-12-14 16:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture/wish/143647082 Mexico's Financial Crisis jones4239 https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture/wish/143651352 -The peso went from more than 23 pesos to the dollar in 1980, to about 350 to the dollar in 1985
-In the early 1980s Mexico couldn't pay it's debts to non- US banks 
- The fall in oil price caused Mexico's economy to fall]]> 2016-12-14 16:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture/wish/143651352 The Three King's Day Bread kblugenbeel https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture/wish/143652215
There is a hidden porcelain doll in the bread that if is found by the lucky one once the bread is cut, they are considered lucky indeed ]]> 2016-12-14 16:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture/wish/143652215 Questions Who do you think the lucky person in the book is and why? kblugenbeel https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture/wish/143655603
Who would be considered unlucky, why?

What is something that represents luck in U.S. culture? 

]]> 2016-12-14 16:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture/wish/143655603 Other discussion topics: What are somethings or characters that have noticeable changed trough out the book? kblugenbeel https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture/wish/143747452
Are the changes good or bad? 

Final thoughts on the book 
-did you like it, better than the other ones we have read in class
-if so why or why not]]> 2016-12-14 23:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture/wish/143747452 Mexican Wedding Traditions jackson4523 https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture/wish/143755580 Catholic and Spanish traditions are followed heavily when a marriage ceremony occurs. There are strong cultural connections between American and Mexican weddings.

]]> 2016-12-15 01:28:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture/wish/143755580 Questions jackson4523 https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture/wish/143756847
  • What are the similarities between Alex and Esperanza's wedding and what you read?
  • Do you think Tita contributed to their weddings success? 
  • Are there any similarities between American weddings and the Mexican weddings that took place in the book?
    • ]]>     2016-12-15 01:51:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture/wish/143756847     Overall jackson4523 https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture/wish/143757289 How would you feel if Tita would have had a traditional happy ending with Pedro? Do you think there would be still be the same symbolism and unique style to the book? If not why?]]> 2016-12-15 02:00:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture/wish/143757289 Miguel De La Madrid jones4239 https://padlet.com/kblugenbeel/LikeWaterForChocolatePoliticsandCulture/wish/143848611 -52nd president of Mexico
    -Apart of the Institutional Revolutionary Party 
    -Born in Colima, Mexico
    -1982-1988

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