Corridos are ballads particular to Mexican traditions that are used
to analyze or recall a particular political, cultural, and natural
event important to the communities where they are performed. As
part of the cultural memory, many of the most popular corridos
express the immigrant experience: exploitation, surveillance, and
dehumanization stemming from racism and classism of the host
country. The corrido helps Mexican immigrants in the United States
to humanize, dignify, and make sense of their transnational
experiences as racial minorities.
"Corridos in Migrant Memory" examines the role of corridos in
shaping the cultural memories and identities of transnational
Mexican groups. These narrative songs, dating from the earliest
colonial times, recount the historical circumstances surrounding a
model protagonist whose history embodies the everyday experiences
and values of the community.
The everyday experiences and cultural expressions of
Mexican-Americans and Mexican immigrants have not found their way
into textbooks in Mexico or in the United States. Martha Chew
Snchez's study provides a foundation upon which to build an
understanding of the corrido.
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