Although this doesn’t seem like a profound topic; this was a very interesting interview of Eva Longoria on one of Chelsea Hander’s shows. This brief interview opens around how the Longoria felt she fit in American and Mexican culture. The immediate comment was that the interviewer hadn’t initially realized that the actress was Mexican, and receives the answer that she is Texican and she was born in America. She briefly explains that in the US she is often labeled as Handler described, but when she visits Mexico she is considered an American.
The interview continues to circle the idea of her duality in both cultures, and interestingly enough she describes her view that where she was born her family is from. The community hasn’t always been a member of the US, and after events of Texas becoming state her family was considered American citizens. Obviously, there are many more nuances to her reasoning that are not touched on in the interview and would make an interesting topic to research regarding appropriation and assimilation. The country she was born in was instated around a community that was already founded.
Then the idea of language is tied to the end of the interview, both speak Spanish and English—to different degrees clearly. Although these languages are clearly different, there are stubble familiarities. These languages share similar and sometimes nearly identical words(2500 but you cannot speak English slowly or loudly enough to successfully have a legitimate communication)—there is also seemingly a complete difference between Spanish in Spain and in Mexico. Then, Longoria briefly touches on Margaritas and Cinco Daimyo being American creations. Although, loosely linked she explains how an interesting place to visit in Mexico are the pyramids, which could be considered Aztecs but were first created by the Techloctans(sp).
These disparate women show a warmth to one another and spoke openly while explaining things critically. It was a learning experience and opened doors to different ideas. I was impressed with the flow and the ease of conversation. This is important to note, both women touched on past experiences and opened doors to ideas that are often an uncomfortable topic.
Found a short video of this on youtube to share
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cOFRcXngUE