Assignment:
Section 1: In order to receive maximum points for each key term, students must discuss each term in the manner discussed within the course.
Politics
Hispanic
Race
Ethnicity
Manifest destiny
Mexican American War
Repatriation
Operation wetback
Restrictionists
Sleepy Lagoon Incident/Case
Zoot Suit Riots
Civil disobedience
Bracero programs I & II (Mandatory response )
Hernandez v. Texas (1954)
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Cesar Chavez
Political participation
Section 2:
In order to receive maximum points for each essay question, students must discuss each question in accordance to the context of the question and subject matter discussed within the course.
All responses must be double-spaced with one double-space between paragraphs using Times New Roman font (size 12) only. When responding to each question, do not restate the entire question; simply include the question number listed below. Students SHOULD NOT include any personal opinions or personal experiences within their responses. Failure to follow the requirements will result in significant point deductions.
1. What guarantees did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo offer former Mexican subjects in the new U.S. Southwest? Why were these guarantees largely meaningless? (Be specific in your response.) Half-page minimum response length.
2. Discuss the early political, economic, and social treatment of Mexican Americans in the U.S. Include how this treatment lead to the prolonged disenfranchisement of Mexican Americans in U.S. (Be specific in your response.) Half-page minimum response length.
3. Discuss political participation among Mexican Americans. Include a discussion of the La Raza Unida Party and why some Mexican Americans participate and why others do not. (Be specific in your response.) Half-page minimum response length.
4. Organizations such as LULAC, GI Forum, MALDEF, MAYO, and Congress of Spanish-Speaking People help to promote the interests of Mexican Americans. However, there were various interpretations on how best to fulfill this agenda. Discuss the interplay between and among these organizations and how each felt in terms of achieving civil rights, equality, and freedom from oppression for individuals of Mexican descent. (Be specific in your response.) One full page minimum response length.
5. The Chicano Movement consisted of various initiatives: Fight in the fields, Chicano student youth movement, and Chicano movement in the community/barrios. Discuss these various Chicano initiatives that make up the larger Chicano movement. How are they similar? How do they differ? What were some successes and failures? (Be specific in your response.) One full page minimum response length.
Section 3:
1. Who was the first individual to run for governor under the La Raza Unida Party? (First and Last names or Last name only)
2. Name one of the two founders of the La Raza Unida Party.
3. Name the Mexican American journalist killed during the Chicano Moratorium March.