Quiz 2 Music Flashcards
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Conjunto norteno known for their romantic music, dance music as well as narcocorridos; their lyrics often use code words to refer to drug lore, such as in “Mis tres animales”.
Los Tucanes de Tijuana
A corrido relating to the drug traffic; while controversial and often banned, they are extremely popular on both sides of the border.
Narcocorrido
One of the most pressing issues of the US Mexico relationship, it can be said to have transformed the demographics of the border region as well as the US at large over the past 70 years..
Immigration
A program designed by the Mexican government to encourage foreign investment in the manufacturing sector and to provide employment for the workers now unemployed due to the end of the Bracero program.
Border Industrial Program
An assembly plant in Mexico, usually in the border area, where US goods are assembled while taking advantage of lower Mexican wages.
Maquiladora
A repatriation program that operated from 1953-1955, during which undocumented workers but also many American citizens were deported to Mexico.
Operation Wetback
US legislation that eliminated national origin quotas, resulting in a decline of the proportion of Western European immigration to the US (vs. Latin American.
Immigration act of 1965
The money that immigrants send back to their communities; an estimated US $20 billion.
Remittances
The use and knowledge of both English and Spanish; it is an increasing feature of the border region and beyond.
Bilingualism
The process whereby a minority group, such as immigrants, gradually adapts to the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture. Historically, Mexican immigrants have shown a tendency to resist it.
Assimilation
Contentious 1994 California law, passed by referendum, that sought to prohibit illegal aliens’ access to health care, education and other social services. Although it was later found to be unconstitutional, it exemplified the anti-immigrant climate of US politics.
Proposition 187
Mexican singer and songwriter who wrote many narcocorridos on comission, cultivated a bandit persona and reached fame after being assassinated while on tour in his home state of Sinaloa in 1992; he sparked a revival in corrido genre.
Chalino Sanchez
Mexican-American singer, known as “La Diva de la Banda”, who became successful in the male-dominated banda and narcocorrido scene until her death in a plane crash in 2012.
Jenni Rivera
Mexican singer, known as “El Gallo de Oro”, who won fame posthumously after being assassinated in Reynosa.
Valentin Elizalde
Legendary Mexican bandit whose exploits during the California Gold Rush were immortalized in a corrido; this represents an early example of an immigrant narrative.
Joaquin Murrieta
Influential American folk singer and songwriter; his “Deportee” exemplifies both his political and social activism and his knowledge and use of corrido form.
Woody Guthrie
Mexican singer and songwriter who primarily wrote narcocorridos, many of them made famous by Los Tigres del Norte, but also wrote some corridos addressing immigration, such as “El Vagon de la Muerte”.
Paulino Vargas
Influential Mexican singer and songwriter, his song “Cancion 187” exemplifies the mainstream Mexican view of immigration.
Juan Gabriel
Mexican alternative rock band, formed in Mexico City in 1985, that combines elements of ska, rock, and traditional Mexican music in a celebration of street culture but also criticism of social issues; their song “Mojado” is a classic example of mainstream Mexican views of immigration.
Maldita Vecindad
Mexican pop rock band, formed in Guadalajara in 1986, that often incorporates elements of musica tropical to comment on social issues; their song “Pobre Juan” exemplifies mainstream Mexican views of immigration.
Mana
Term referring to the workers who are in the United States without legal authorization; an estimatied 56% are Mexican.
Undocumented
Immigration act of 1924, U.S. legislation that established quotas according to national origin, favoring Northern European Immigrants.
Johnson Reed Act
