IntroductionThe sacrifices of a mother for her child can never be underestimated. The film Under the Moon describes this example of a mother's unconditional love for her child to the point of sacrifice. According to Lynch, this mother followed the normal migration process: preparatory phase, the decision to leave; act of migration, the process; the period of overcompensation, realizing the changes and doubting the decision; the period of decompensation, the times of conflict and the transgenerational impact, the migratory process (Marci Hanson and E. Lynch, Developing Cross Cultural Competence, p.185). The family is Mexican. This line has roots in El Paso, Texas, but Rosario, a single parent, immigrated to Los Angeles, California in hopes of providing a better life for his nine-year-old son, Carlitos. California was the state of choice for many Mexicans, as many as 57% were legal immigrants according to Taylor (R. Taylor, Minority in the Families, p.89). Carlitos stays with his grandmother, who apparently has health problems. His godmother also agreed to take care of him. Carlitos observed his godmother's calculated plans to aid the Mexicans in their escape to the United States; he wanted to receive the same assistance because he wanted to join his mother in the United States. Family Structure This Mexican family is unique in that Rosario was a single mother. The culture of Mexicans was very family oriented and it was not common to have single parents in their culture at that time. According to Taylor, the population of female headed households has increased steadily over the past decade, but is less appropriate among the Hispanic population (Taylor, p. 93). His mother, apparently very ill... halfway... as a worker, apparently ran the house as well. It's interesting that we don't focus on a father until Carlitos has almost completed his journey, yet his father, Oscar, doesn't step up to do those things that one would expect of a macho male. This review does not fit the standard of practice of Mexican culture as I read it as I understood it. I would say this family was more Americanized, although they had some opinions shared by Taylor and Hanson that weren't overwhelming. Works Cited Lynch, Eleanor W. & Hanson =, Marci J, (2004). A guide to working with children and families: Developing intercultural skills (3rd edition). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. Taylor, Ronald L. (2002). Minority families in the United States: A multicultural perspective (third edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.