This paper presents the experience of border crossing by Hispanic Americans depicted by Gregory Nava in his two films： E1 Norte （1983） and Mi Familia （1995）. The former deals with the journey across the Mexican-A...This paper presents the experience of border crossing by Hispanic Americans depicted by Gregory Nava in his two films： E1 Norte （1983） and Mi Familia （1995）. The former deals with the journey across the Mexican-American border in a literal sense; the latter describes the metaphorical borderlands separating Latina/os from Anglo-Americans in the USA. Nava＇s depictions emphasize family to counter the popular media stereotypes of Chicana/o as gang members. ＂El Norte＂ expresses immigrants＇ displacement and disillusionment with the American Dream, while ＂Mi Familia＂ places Mexicans within the history of LA （Los Angeles） and translates Latina/o culture into a narrative familiar to the mainstream audience.展开更多
文摘This paper presents the experience of border crossing by Hispanic Americans depicted by Gregory Nava in his two films： E1 Norte （1983） and Mi Familia （1995）. The former deals with the journey across the Mexican-American border in a literal sense; the latter describes the metaphorical borderlands separating Latina/os from Anglo-Americans in the USA. Nava＇s depictions emphasize family to counter the popular media stereotypes of Chicana/o as gang members. ＂El Norte＂ expresses immigrants＇ displacement and disillusionment with the American Dream, while ＂Mi Familia＂ places Mexicans within the history of LA （Los Angeles） and translates Latina/o culture into a narrative familiar to the mainstream audience.
