Mexican Americans history is wide ranging spanning more than 400 hundred years and carrying form region to region within the United States. Large Mexican American communities live in states such as Texas, Nevada, Colorado, Kansas City, New York, and Oregon. There are some Mexican Americans that live in the Southwest region for historical reasons, and many have been there for centuries even before the Anglo-Americans have immigrated to the United States (Thinkquest, ). Some Mexican Americans migrates during the Mexican Revolution of 1910 and others are still making their way to the United States because of the availability of work that is not present in their country. Mexican American go by many names depending upon their region or their politics Mexican Americans, Hispanics, Latinos, Chicanos, Californios, Tejanos, and Manitos, but a few of the names but they are basically the same people with a common language or culture that binds them (Thinkquest, ). They have added to and enriched our society through their many contributions. Among these contributions is their willingness to work hard and harvest crops in the valleys of the Southwest as well as in other parts of the country, thereby making these valleys among the richest in the world. This assignment is designed to enlighten individuals on the impact different cultures, such as the Mexican culture, have contributed to this nation's own culture. Throughout the United States, the impact is apparent ranging from the fine arts, sports, cuisines, language, politics, and demographics (Thinkquest, ). Mexican Americans constitute a sizable and rapidly growing segment of the United States population (Grooger & Trejo, ). Mexican American constitute one of the most economically disadvantages groups in the United States with an average household income more than 40% below the comparable average for non-Hispanic whites. People of Mexican descent acquire much less schooling than other groups in the United States and that...