Background Information Unlike immigrants to the Us from European countries. Mexican-Americans have been somewhat slow to become Americanized as a result of being shut out socially and economically. Mrs. Sandoval in our story is, therefore, typical of Mexican-Americans: her spoken English is quite good but she prefers to read a Mexican newspaper in Spanish. She is also reluctant to give up Mexican customs: rather than buy American candy she makes a traditional mexican candy from cactus plant.Background Information Unlike immigrants to the US from European countries, Mexican-Americans have been somewhat slow to become “Americanized” as a result of being shut out socially and economically. Mrs. Sandoval in our story is, therefore, typical of Mexican-Americans: her spoken English is quite good but she prefers to read a Mexican newspaper in Spanish. She is also reluctant to give up Mexican customs: rather than buy American candy she makes a traditional Mexican candy from cactus plant