The united States from its very earliest existence has been a

melting pot of different cultures. Immigrants have always gone to

life threating extents to immigrate to this country to find a better

life. In the film El Norte and, the autobiographical novel A

Puerto Rican in New York by Jesús Colon. That very

blending of cultures that is displayed though out both works.

Both of the above mentioned works are tales of immigrant who

immigrate to the United States in extremist circumstances.

The film El Norte was released in 1983, it made a very big

statement because it was the first to portray Latin Americans in

a assertive position. They were taking charge of their situation

and making it better for them selves. The two main characters in

this film were Arturo and Rosa they were Mayan Indian

peasants from Guatemala. Their situation in their village was

horrid and plagued with violence. Their parents and many

members of their village had been murdered by the national army.

They fled on a long journey to Mexico over much rough terrain

on foot. When they enter Mexico the two then take a long, hot,

and grueling bus ride to a town near the border

people from different background, with all different cultures.

in factories, as a dock worker, dishwasher, waiter, and as a

organizations, La Liga Puertorriqueña e Hispana. Where he

Upon arrival to the united states, their village friend finds

from Puerto Rico. In 1917 Jesús Colon, stowed away on a ship

Jesús Colon, was the author of A Puerto Rican in New

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