Instruction
Answer the questions below to the best of your ability. You may include the question with your response, but you don't have to. Just make sure your responses are numbered. Please make sure you meet the minimum requirement of sentences for your response specified in each question. Not doing so will result in a major penalty per response. You may go above the maximum sentences allotted but don't do so by more than 2 or 3 sentences.
Responses will be graded for completeness and mastery of the material. You must take your responses from the information in the readings and not from other sources online. Finally, while I do not penalize harshly for grammar errors, basic grammar mastery and edited responses are expected.
*To respond, first copy and paste the assignment in the textbox provided for your response. Include these instructions. Then proceed to respond to each question right below the question.
From Ethnic Studies Wikipedia Entry
The first strike demanding the establishment of an Ethnic Studies department in San Francisco State College was led by what group? And what different alliances made up this group? (1 to 2 sentences)
What were some results or gains that came from this strike at the university? (1 to 3 sentences)
What did you learn about the Critical Ethnic Studies Association? (2 to 3 sentences)
What happened when the Deputy Superintendent of Public Education gave a speech to Tucson students countering the idea that “Republicans hate Latinos?” And what does that have to do with House Bill 2281? (3 to 4 sentences)
What were the different rulings of the two judges involved in the hearings of House Bill 2281? (2 to 5 sentences)
From Poem "I am Joaquin"
Who are some of the figures/people that the speaker of the poem identifies with? Identify at least three. How or why do these different figures cause a "split" in the speaker's identify? (3 to 5 sentences)
What do you think the poem is trying to do? What is its message or point? (3 to 6 sentences)
From "Political Roots of Chicano Discourse"
Write down two autobiographical details about Rodolfo Corky Gonzales that you read in the article. (2 to 4 sentences)
What is El Plan Espiritual de Aztlan and what is its relation to Gonzales and to the poem "I am Joaquin?" (3 to 5 sentences)
What is El Plan de San Diego? (4 to 6 sentences)
Why, according to the author, might Gonzales not included "El Plan de San Diego" and "Los Sediciosos" in the poem, "I am Joaquin?" ( 1 to 3 sentences)
From "Toward an Operational Definition of Mexican American"
1. Why isn't Mexican American technically considered a "racial" category? How does the author explain race in relation to Mexican Americans in this article? (2 to 4 sentences)
2. What are the four chief sources of Mexican American culture, according to the author? (page 19) (1 sentence or list)