Fall 2006
Sonoma State University
Chicano And Latino Studies (CALS) 219
Chicano/Latino Identity and Heritage
Salazar 2019 Tues-Thurs 4pm - 5:15
Dr. Ron L—pez
Phone: 664-3039
Email: ronald.lopez@sonoma.edu
Office: Carson Hall 63
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 3pm - 3:50 (and by appointment)
Class Time and Place: Tuesday and Thursday, 4pm - 5:15pm, Salazar Hall, 2019
A survey of the Chicana/o and Latina/o experience in the United States. The course is an introduction to Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies through the social sciences in order to explain the individual's status and place within the group and society. This includes how Chicanas/os and Latinas/os have adapted to the various cultural, social, economic, and political elements of the US. This course will provide students with a working, comparative knowledge of different Latino groups and their histories. Satisfies ethnic studies requirement in GE, category D1 (Individual and Society).
1. Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America
Juan Gonzalez, Penguin Books 2001 ISBN 0-14-025539-7
2. Chicano Studies: Survey and Analysis
Dennis J. Bixler-M‡rquez, Carlos F. Ortega, Rosal’a Sol—rzano Torres, and Lorenzo G. LaFarelle
Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company ISBN 0-7872-8662-1
3. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child
Francisco JimŽnez, University of New Mexico Press, ISBN 0-8263-1797-9
Optional Texts
Occupied America, by Rudy Acu–a
Massacre of the Dreamers: Essays on Xicanisma, by Ana Castillo
ÒÁMi Raza Primero!Ó (My People First!), by Ernesto Ch‡vez
Between Borders: Essays on Mexicana/Chicana History, Adelaida R. Del Castillo, editor
From Out of the Shadows: Mexican Women in Twentieth Century America, Vicki L. Ruiz
Mexican American Labor: 1790-1990, Juan G—mez-Qui–ones
Memories of Chicano History: The Life and Narrative of Bert Corona, Mario T. Garc’a
Anything but Mexican: Chicanos in Contemporary Los Angeles, Rodolfo F. Acu–a
Chicana Feminist Thought: The Basic Historical Writings, Alma M. Garc’a, editor
Community Essay 5 points A 90 - 100
Bibliography 20 points B 80 - 89
Midterm #1 20 points C 70 - 79
Term paper 20 points D 60 - 69
Final Exam 20 points F 0 - 59
Attendance, participation 15 points
No Cell Phones
All Cellular telephones, Pagers, walkie-talkies, Electronic devices (radios, music players, etc) or other gadgets must be turned off completely before students enter the classroom. Students who
A Note on Reading
Reading is a practice that is common to all great civilizations. Most mentioned are the ancient civilizations of the Middle East and North Africa. However, many Indigenous American civilizations (the Maya, Aztecs, Teotihuacanos, Toltecas, Soque, and Incas, among others) also independently produced systems of writing and mathematics, with the Maya independently producing and applying the concept of Zero to architecture, cosmology, and calendar systems). Still, writing is a learned behavior. It is a skill that requires regular use to maintain efficiency. You need to read your assignments regularly and to have read the material by the beginning of the week for which it is assigned. Films viewed in class are to be considered required ÔtextsÕ, so notes should be taken and films should be ÔreadÕ for their content.
Attendance and Participation is Very Important
Classroom lectures and discussion will cover the readings and help in understanding the material. Your regular attendance and participation is important for your understanding of the material and thus your grade. Those students who want a "good" grade will not miss class. Students absent the first day may be dropped. Students who are repeatedly absent may be dropped. However, it is the studentsÕ own responsibility to drop the class. Absences, even when due to emergency, may affect your grade.
Classroom Decorum is Based on Common Sense - and These Rules
Please show respect and courtesy for fellow students. When you talk in class you cannot listen - and neither can the person to whom you are talking. Students sitting near you are also affected. When someone asks a question, be sure you hear the question. Listen to the discussion or the answer. This is not an opportunity to chat. This material may appear on the test or a quiz. Cursing at or insulting other students, or using sexist, racist, homophobic, or derogatory language, will not be tolerated, will affect your grade, and will probably result in the offending student being dropped from the class.
This is your first week paper. You are to write a paper of not less than three (3) and not more than five (5) pages. It should be typed/printed or written very neatly if you do not have easy access to a computer. In this essay you are to describe yourself and your community. What kind of community do you think of as your ÔprimaryÕ or Ômost importantÕ community. This may be your church, an Ôon-lineÕ community, your peer (friendship) group, your local neighborhood or barrio, or your family. Your community may be many things. Please be clear and answer the following questions. What is your community? Who are you within your community? How do others perceive you, how would they describe you? Please be detailed. Do as well on this assignment as you can. You should turn this assignment in on the second day of class. If you enter the class late, you must turn the assignment in on the following Tuesday or you will be dropped from the class.
This assignment is meant to provide you with an opportunity to engage in directed library research.
The Bibliography must be on a Chicana/o - Latina/o topic. Some Latin American topics, if they pertain to the class, may be accepted, but only with approval of the instructor. The topic must be narrowly defined, and not too broad. For example, ÒImmigrationÓ is too broad of a topic: ÒCentral American ImmigrationÓ would be better. Your Annotated Bibliography must contain at least ten (10) but not more than twenty (20) citations. It must include at least two books, two journal articles from a social science/humanities journal, two magazine or newspaper articles, and at least two articles from electronic (on-line) journals. You must decide on your topic by (or before) Thursday September 15 and you must turn it in on or before Thursday September 29. You may always turn assignments in early.
The course will have a webpage on the WebCT system. The Website for the class will be announced to the class at a later time. In the meantime, we will be using a yahoo based email group. Please send an email, using your assigned Sonoma State email address, to: CALS-219-subscribe@yahoogroups.com . Students are expected to Check their course webpage at least twice a week.
The midterm and Final Exam will be a mixed exam, combining an essay with short answer and/or multiple-choice questions.
Weekly Readings
Please note that this list of readings below is tentative: you will be notified of changes in the reading schedule, supplementary materials and additional optional materials as the semester proceeds. Exam deadlines and assignment deadlines listed below, however, will not change.
Week 1: August 22, 24
Introduction to this class
Required Harvest of Empire – Introduction
Chicano Studies: Survey and Analysis: Introduction, pp v – xiv,
And Significant to Whom? (essay 1) By David GutiŽrrez, pp 3 - 12
Week 2: August 29, 31
Required Harvest of Empire - Introduction, chapter 1
Chicano Studies: Survey and Analysis - chapter 1 (essays 1-3) pp 3 - 44
Week 3: Sept 5, 7 September 4 - Labor Day Holiday
September 7 Library Workshop - Open to all so be there early to get a seat.
Required Harvest of Empire - chapter 2
Chicano Studies: Survey and Analysis - chapter 1 (essays 4, 5) pp
The Circuit, by Jimenez
Week 4: Sept 12, 14
Required Harvest of Empire - chapter 3
The Circuit, by Jimenez
Week 5: Sept 19, 21
Required Harvest of Empire - chapters 4, 6
The Circuit, by Jimenez
Sept 28, Library Worshop on specialized research in Chicano Studies
Required Harvest of Empire - chapter 5
Chicano Studies: Survey and Analysis - Section 2 (essays 1, 2, 3)
Week 7: Oct 5
Dr. L—pez will be out of town this early in the week. See you on the 5th.
Required Harvest of Empire - chapters 7, 8, 9
Chicano Studies: Survey and Analysis - Section 2 (4, 5)
The Circuit, by Jimenez
Week
8: Oct
10, 12 Oct. 9 Columbus
Indigenous Peoples Day observance
Required Harvest of Empire - chapter 7
Chicano Studies: Survey and Analysis - Section 3 (1, 2, 3)
Week 9: Oct 17, 20
Required Harvest of Empire - chapter 8, 9
Optional Chicano Studies: Survey and Analysis - Section 3 (1, 2, 3)
Week 10: Oct 24, 27
Required Harvest of Empire - chapter 10
Optional Chicano Studies: Survey and Analysis - Section 3 (4, 5, 6, 7))
Required Harvest of Empire - chapter 11, 12 (immigration)
ÒThe Hispanic ChallengeÓ, by Samuel Huntington (available online-details later)
Chicano Studies: Survey and Analysis - chapter 4 (1, 2, 3, 4)
Week 12: Nov 7, 9
Required Chicano Studies: Survey and Analysis - chapter 4, (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Film: To be announced (Mendez vs. Westminster, Escuela, and/or Fear and Learning)
Week 13: Nov 14, 16
Required Harvest of Empire - chapter 13
Chicano Studies: Survey and Analysis - chapter 5 (1, 2, 3)
Film: Fair Trade Slaves (exact date to be announced)
Week 14: Nov 21 Nov. 22 - Nov. 24 Thanksgiving Holiday (campus closed)
Required Harvest of Empire - chapter 14, Epilogue
Chicano Studies: Survey and Analysis - chapter 5 (4, 5)
Week 15: Nov 28, 30 Looking forward
Required Chicano Studies: Survey and Analysis - chapter (6, 7, 8)
Optional La Nueva California: Latinos in the Golden State, by David Hayes-Bautista
(strongly recommended)
Final Discussions on current issues and challenges for the present
Readings and additional optional material to be announced later
Week 17: Final Exam Due: Thursday Dec. 14, 5 -6:50pm