I.) Please read Carlos Munoz, Youth, Identity, Power, Ch. 2 pp. 47-57. It is also posted as a PDF on Moodle for this week. Also, please read the specific pages, not the whole chapter.
1.) What's your gut reaction to this reading?
2.) According to Munoz, what were the elements of political consciousness of the 1950's "Mexican American" generation? How did they construct their ethnic identity and what method did they believe was the best way to achieve equality within U.S. society? Name at least two leaders and two organizations that represented this ideology.
3.) Give at least two examples of why leaders of the "Mexican American" generation transformed their ideology to a more radical one and explain the actions that they took that reflected this new consciousness.
4.) What led to the early activism (early 1960's) among Chicano college students and to start calling themselves "Chicano"? Give at least one example of a student and/or organization and what they did.
II. Please read Carlos Francisco Jackson, Chicana and Chicano Art" Emergence of Chicanismo" pp 12-20 posted here as a PDF. This chapter gives an overview of the Chicano Movement of the 60s and early 70s.
1.) What's your gut reaction to this reading?
2.) Of the several events Jackson identifies as milestones of the Chicano movement pick the 2 that are most interesting or inspiring to you and explain each event and its significance. Include when and where it took place.
3.) Explain what the concept "Aztlan" means and its historical origins.
4.) What's your understanding of the elements of a Chicana/o political identity?