The impact is called the Affirmative action.
During this period, African Americans faced systemic racism, including segregation, disenfranchisement, and violence, particularly in the Jim Crow South. Mexican Americans often experienced discrimination through labor exploitation, cultural marginalization, and segregation in schools and public facilities. Asian Americans faced exclusionary laws, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, and widespread social prejudice, leading to internment during World War II for Japanese Americans. Together, these groups struggled against a backdrop of institutional racism and socio-economic inequalities.
During this period, African Americans faced systemic racism, segregation, and disenfranchisement, particularly in the Jim Crow South, where laws enforced racial segregation and limited voting rights. Mexican Americans often encountered discrimination through labor exploitation, cultural stigmatization, and legal challenges, including the denial of citizenship rights. Asian Americans faced exclusionary laws, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, and widespread prejudice, leading to social and economic marginalization. All these groups experienced varying degrees of violence, discrimination, and marginalization based on their racial and ethnic identities.
After the Mexican- American war, influx of Americans came into struggle with long term residents on land, resources, water and minerals. They also came into dilemmas such as legal, economic, and social discrimination. So they found it hard to protect their rights. US and Mexican laws clashed and many Mexicans, Mexican Americans and American Indians went to trial, but had to pay for attorneys', entrepreneurs' fees so went bankrupt. US also took little for Mexican legal concepts.
Mexican Americans significantly contributed to the war effort during World War II through the Bracero Program, which brought temporary Mexican laborers to the U.S. to fill labor shortages in agriculture and other industries. This program not only addressed workforce gaps but also helped sustain food production critical for the war. Additionally, many Mexican Americans served in the military, fighting bravely in various campaigns and earning commendations for their service. Their dual contributions in labor and military service underscored their vital role in supporting the war effort and shaped their subsequent social and political movements.
assimilate into white culture - Apex
They wanted to prove their loyalty to the United States. They wanted to show that they were fighting and loyal to try to stop discrimination.
the Mexican Americans were fighting for the border between TX and Mexico
Mexican Americans in the southwest were most directly affected by institutional discrimination, such as segregation in schools, housing, and public facilities, as well as job discrimination and unequal access to opportunities. This discrimination was fueled by systemic racism and prejudice against Mexican Americans.
Women and Mexican Americans faced both gender discrimination and racial discrimination in society. Women were often faced with barriers in terms of equal pay and opportunities, while Mexican Americans encountered systemic racism and exclusion from economic and social opportunities.
The Taking Of Land
Mexican culture. African for the African Americans, Cuban ,
Im not too sure
Mexican Americans and African Americans
After World War I, Mexican immigrants faced unique challenges compared to African Americans, including increased scrutiny and discrimination as they sought labor opportunities in the U.S. While both groups faced racial prejudice, Mexican immigrants were often targeted for their nationality and associated with labor competition in agriculture and industry. In contrast, African Americans were grappling with the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow laws, which enforced systemic racial segregation and discrimination. Both groups sought better economic opportunities, but their experiences and the societal responses to their presence differed significantly.
Mexican Americans and African Americans
Yes Mexican Americans were effected by institutional discrimination especially in southern states, I recommend on reading "Forgotten History: Mexican American School Segregation in Arizona from 1900-195" so you can see some of the history of this type of discrimination.
Largely ignored -NovaNet