Ethnic Studies 001 2015 Summer Session 1 Tues. & Thurs. 1:10-4:00 p.m. INTN 1002 Professor Macías Office: 4042 INTN Office Hours: Tues. & Thurs.12:00-1:00 p.m. E-mail: anthony.macias@ucr.edu Introduction to the Study of Race and Ethnicity This course is an introduction to race and ethnicity‚ focused on the United States‚ that examines the “evolution” and continuing relevance of racial identities and ethnic notions‚ as well as the development and defense of advantageous privileges‚ over time‚ contextualized
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Chicanos an identity smacked right in the middle of being identified as American and Mexican. Chicanos were once afraid to self-identified as Mexican American because of the treatment of second class citizens Mexican Americans received. Chicanos had history of running toward their white identity by identifying as Americans to receive better treatment. They ran toward whiteness to receive the same rights many other Americans enjoyed. Chicanos used the running toward whiteness strategies‚ because they
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is viewed as sub-cultured jargon in their homeland (Mexico) where Standard Mexican Spanish is spoken and the Working Class English is demanded by their adopted host north of the border‚ America. Ultimately‚ the appropriation and assimilation of borderland Mexicans (Hispanic Americans) did not occur as did the Native American Indians or the African Americans that occupy the rest of the nation. However‚ these Hispanic Americans‚ who are considered second class in their native home (Mexico) and 3rd class
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why people identify themselves with Mexican‚ Latino‚ Cherokee‚ American‚ German‚ and even African American. Personally I have dealt with and experienced stereotypes‚ racism‚ and discrimination based on my race. Stereotypes are beliefs and assumptions that are associated with individuals based on their sex‚ religion‚ race‚ or age that may not accurately reflect reality. Some of the stereotypes that I have come across are all Mexicans speak Spanish‚ all Mexicans are here illegally‚ illiterate‚ and
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The Mexican American community endured a lot of hardship in the United States. They had to face equality amongst communities and racism. The communities that surrounded the different backgrounds and ethnicities were segregated and the funds would depend on the background of the community. Many of these communities were not enforced to live in segregated communities‚ but the opportunities that were offered did not give enough choose for then to choose otherwise. The resources available in the community
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government. When the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was signed in to law‚ on January first 1994‚ the Zapatista National Liberation Movement (EZLN) rose up and seized several cities in Chiapas to fight against global corporate power and the treatment they faced because of NAFTA (Zapatista 1999). The film depicts the conflict between the Mexican government and the Zapatistas form the perspective and experiences of the Zapatistas. The unique perspective
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Do Mexican American parents have different rules or expectations for their children than Anglo American parents do? Studies show this is true. Mexican American parents have big traditions‚ expectations‚ and rules‚ not only for their children‚ but also the whole Latino population. Therefore‚ Mexican American parents do expect their children to abide by stereotypical “rules” such as patriarchal authority‚ motherhood‚ and sport. First‚ machismo or patriarchal authority is a big and famous stereotypical
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stereotype that is very popular that I am constantly hearing from people is against African Americans. Many people say only African Americans are good at playing sports such as basketball or football. That is a huge stereotype that is very popular and many people talk about. The one reason why I think people say that is because every time you watch a professional sport team there are always a lot more African Americans than white males. I believe something like that is true to an extent but there are many
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The Bracero program is attempting to reduce illegal immigration. This was a system of contract labor whereby farmers could hire young Mexican men‚ pay them low wages‚ and send them back to Mexico when they were not needed. It was about a year after World War. It was a contract that the united states and Mexico had agree on which was on August 6‚ 1942 when Mexico and United States which was a binational agreement. Allowing them to be able to work from six weeks to six months. It had reestablished
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messy‚ everyone has their own life experiences‚ cultures‚ thoughts and can express the five stages in different order or only some of the stages (Friedman & James‚ 2008). This essay will discuss Dr. Kübler-Ross’ theory with perspective of the Mexican American culture‚ the Hindu way
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