City College of San Francisco Latin American and Latino/a Studies LALS 1 Latino/a Diaspora: The Impact of Latinos Living in the United States TR 8:10-9:25AM Prof. Marco Mojica Office Hours: 10-11AM (MWF) (415) 452-7416 Office: Sci. Bldg. 186 Email: mmojica@ccsf.edu Introduction This course examines the central dimensions of the political, historical, social and cultural realities of Latinas/os in the United States. You will learn about how past and present historical processes such as: conquests, migrations, assimilation/acculturation, social struggles, globalization and transnationalism have shaped the lives of Latinas/os. Furthermore, this course explores how the intersecting relations of race, class, gender and ethnicity have defined the experiences of Latinos/as in the United States; looking at inter-group relations (i.e African American-Latino), and intra-group problems. Throughout the course questions of citizenship and political participation, education and empowerment will be addressed. Educational Philosophy My educational philosophy focuses on strengthening the students' abilities to critically analyze their world and to become active and engaged participants in their education. In the classroom, I promote the idea of a "learning community," a safe space where students can share their ideas, opinions and life histories as important to enriching the community's knowledge. Furthermore, students are asked to work individually and collaboratively in the classroom, as forms of learning and processing the course materials and their overall educational experience. Finally, my goal is to provide students with important tools necessary for enabling their success at the City College of San Francisco, the University and beyond... Major Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this course a student will be able to: A. Examine the Indigenous, African, Asian and European roots of Latin American cultures present in U.S. Latino/a communities. B. Examine the demographic, social, cultural and ethnic diversity represented by the terms "Latino," "Hispanic." "Chicano/a," and "Raza." C. Examine the policies of the United States government which impacted immigrant communities from Latin America. D. Analyze the historical changes in the nature of the Latino experience across three major periods: the pre-columbian, the Spanish Colonial experience in the Southwest, and the emergence of the United States as a continental power. E. Analyze the history of Latin American immigration to the U.S. and its social, economic, cultural and political impact on U.S. institutions (education, immigration law, labor law, naturalization processes, the welfare and criminal system, voting and elections). F. Compare historical changes in population ratios and patterns of immigration to the U.S. from Latin American nations from 1500s to present day. G. Examine the various motives and contributing factors (eg. Law, social networks, U.S. foreign policy) to the immigration of Latin Americans to the U.S. and how these factors impact their choice of destination. H. Compare selected aspects of the Latino/a cultural history to other non-white minorities since the eighteenth century (eg. Citizenship, voting rights, land rights, social welfare rights). I. Examine the issues around race, class, gender and ethnicity within the Latino/a communities in the U.S. J. Compare and contrast cultural values and class differences within various Latino communities. K. Compare patterns of cultural retention, acculturation and assimilation (including language, religion and gender roles) in different Latino communities. L. Analyze inter-generational conflict, relationship to "home" countries, their impact on several Latino communities and impact on U.S domestic politics. M. Evaluate the Latino communities' cultural contributions to the U.S. and their impact on popular culture in areas such as sports, art, music, food, religious festivals and commemorated 'holy' days. N. Describe issues related to social mobility, occupational strategies and educational opportunities in the U.S. O. Examine the evolution of national, racial and ethnic conflicts within and between Latino and non- Latino groups in the US through an emphasis on social movements. 1
P. Examine Latino/a social history, professional development and institutional organization of the field of Latino/a, Chicano/a and Raza Studies. Q. Compare the offerings of the Latin American and Latino/a Studies Department to Latino/Raza/Chicano departments at other Bay Area educational institutions. LALS 1 meets graduation requirements for United States History, Social Science, Ethnic Studies (H1). Also, it is accepted as a Humanities requirement at UC and CSU. This is a university level course accepted at the UC and State University systems. Required Text LALS 1 Reader: Latino/a Diaspora: The Impact of Latinos Living in the United States. It can be obtained at Copy Edge. 1508 Ocean Avenue. (415) 587-5345 The reader is to be used as a base for lectures and discussion. If you want to succeed in this class, it is in your best interest to read the text. The text will be supplemented by other reading materials such as essays, newspaper articles and films. You will be expected to reference these materials in the exams. Attendance It is crucial that you do not miss class since lectures are important for your success. Excessive absence results in an excessive drop in your grade. If you wish to withdraw, the responsibility for doing so is entirely yours, and you must do so before the final withdrawal date: April 18, 2013. Do not assume that I will automatically withdraw you if you stop showing up. Classroom Etiquette Please turn off and put away all electronic devices during class. Cell phone conversations, text messaging, and/or listening to music during class time will not be tolerated. You will be warned the first time you are found to be using these devices. If you persist in your use of these devices thereafter, you will be expelled from the class. Course Evaluations Evaluation will be based on three collective exercises and two exams. This is a noncompetitive class! There is no reason not to earn an A or a B in this course. Midterm and Final Exam The midterm exam will be a collective exercise where you and a partner will define course terminology in short paragraph answers. If you miss the midterm exam and do not give me a legitimate excuse the class meeting after the exam date, you will not be allowed to do a make up exam and automatically fail the midterm exam. The final exam will be a 3-5 page essay where students will be asked to reflect and analyze a question provided by the instructor. Collective Exercises You will work in a group to answer a question or a set of questions posed by the instructor. There are no make ups for the exercises. TOPICS FOR LECTURE AND DISCUSSION Week 1 Course Introduction Identifying key terminology and theories of Assimilation, Race, Class and Immigration in the United States and Latin America Matthew Frye Jacobson. The Fabrication of Race. Whiteness of a Different Color: European Immigrants and the Alchemy of Race. Harvard University Press. 1998. pp. 1-12. Michael Omi & Howard Winant. Racial Formations in the United States from the 1960s to the 1990s. 2 nd edition. Routledge. 1994. pp. 9-35 Week 2 Identifying key terminology and theories of Assimilation, Race, Class and Migration in the United States and Latin America Patrick C. Wilson. Cultural Politics of Race and Ethnicity. In Harry Sanabria, Ed. The Anthorpology of Latin America and the Caribbean. 2007. Anson Musselman. The Subtle Racism of Latin America. UCLA International Institute. http://www.international.ucla.edu/ 2
Alex Stepick, et al. This Land Is Our Land: immigrants and Power in Miami. University of California Press. 2003. pp. 11-19 Week 3 Manifest Destiny and the U.S.-Mexico War 1846-1848 The conquest of the Southwest in the 19 th Century Foreigners in their Native Land: Colonialism and Chicano/a Resistance Collective Exercise #1 Leobardo Estrada, et al. Chicanos in the United States: A History of Exploitation and Resistance Latinos and the Political System. F. Chris Garcia, ed. University of Notre Dame Press. 1998. pp. 28-63. Mario Barrera. The Nineteenth Century, Part II: the Establishment of a Colonial Labor System Race and Class in the Southwest: A Theory of Racial Inequality. University of Notre Dame Press. 1979. pp. 32-57. Week 4 The Making of the Chicana: Gender and the Case of the Miners and the Struggle for Labor Rights in the Southwest. Americanizing the Mexican Zaragoza Vargas, Ed. Merton E. Hill Outlines a Program for Americanizing the Mexicans, 1931. Major Problems in Mexican American History. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1994. pp. 249-253. Vicky L. Ruiz. The Acculturation of Young Mexican American Women. Major Problems in Mexican American History agoza Vargas, Ed. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1994. pp. 265-271. Week 5 The Spanish-American War (1898) and U.S. imperialism: Cuba, Puerto Rico The Shaping of Colonial Subjects in Puerto Rico: The progressive era and Americanization schools Puerto Ricans the Economy and Citizenship James Jennings. The Puerto Rican Community: Its Political Background. Latinos and the Political System. F. Chris Garcia, ed. University of Notre Dame Press. 1998. pp.65-80. Pedro A. Caban. The Colonizing Mission of the United States in Puerto Rico, 1898-1930. Transnational Latina/o Communities: Politics, Processes and Cultures. Carlos G. Velez-Ibañez & Anna Sampaio, eds. Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 2002. pp. 115-145. Week 6 Sterilization and Women s rights: The Case of Puerto Rican Women Exam #1 READING Laura Briggs. Reproducing Empire: Race, Sex, Science and U.S. Imperialism in Puerto Rico. Berkeley University Press 2002. pp. 142-151 Week 7 Framing the 1960s: The Cold War and Anti Colonialism Struggles The Blowouts The Chicano Student Movement Youth and Community Empowerment: The Story of the Younglords Carlos Muñoz, Jr. Youth, Identity, Power: The Chicano Movement. London: Verso. 1989. 47-74. Suzanne Oboler. Establishing an Identity in the Sixties: The Mexican-American/Chicano and Puerto Rican Movements. Ethnic Labels, Latino Lives: Identity and the Politics of (Re) Presentation in the United States. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1995. 3
Miguel Melendez. We Took the Streets Fighting for Latino Rights with the Young Lords. St. Martin s Press. 2003. pp. 232-241. Week 8 (Re)Imagining Social Struggles: Lessons from the 1960s. Don t Panic I m Hispanic Identity Politics in the Post Civil Rights Era The changing discourses on Race, Gender, Sexuality and Ethnicity Cherrie Moraga. Queer Aztlan: The Reformation of Chicano Tribe. Latino/a Thought: Culture, Politics and Society. Francisco H. Vazquez & Rodolfo D. Torres, eds. Rowman and Littlefield, 2003. pp. 259-273. Elizabeth Martinez. Latina Liberation. Major Problems in Mexican American History Zaragoza Vargas, Ed. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1994. pp. 475-483. Gloria Anzaldua. Borderlands/La Frontera. San Francisco: Aunt Lute Books. 1999. pp. 99-113. Nicholas de Genova & Ana Ramos-Zayas. Latino Racial Formations in the United States: An Introduction The Journal of Latin American Anthropology. Vol 8. (2) 2003. Week 9 Revolution and Cuban Immigration El Exilio: Identity and Power Collective Exercise #2 Maria de los Angeles Torres. El Exilio: National Security Interests and the Origin of the Cuban Exile Enclave. Latino/a Thought: Culture, Politics and Society. Francisco H. Vazquez & Rodolfo D. Torres, eds. Rowman and Littlefield, 2003. pp. 194-211. Week 10 Havana USA: Cubans in Miami Balseros: Cuban Migration in the Post-Cold War Era. Maria Cristina Garcia Havana USA. Latino/a Thought: Culture, Politics and Society. Francisco H. Vazquez & Rodolfo D. Torres, eds. Rowman and Littlefield, 2003. pp. 293-315. Tim Padgett. After 10 Years, Revisiting the Elian Gonzalez Fiasco. Time. April 22, 2010. www.time.com. Week 11 Central American in the United States: Economic and Political Migrations U.S. Intervention in Nicaragua: From William Walker to Ronald Reagan The Sandinista Revolution and Nicaraguans in Miami Alejandro Portes and Alex Stepick. A Repeat Performance? The Nicaraguan Exodus City on the Edge: The Transformation of Miami. University of California Press. 1993. pp. 151-175. Week 12 Civil War and Migration: Salvadorians and Guatemalans in the United States Central American Community Organizing and Sanctuary Cities Norma Stolz Chichilla and Nora Hamilton. In, David Gutierrez, Ed. Central American Immigrants: Diverse Populations, Changing Communities. The Columbia History of Latinos in the United States Since 1960. New York: Columbia University Press. 2004. pp. 187-228. Week 13 From a World Economy to a Global Economic: New Latinos in the U.S. Globalization and Latino/a transnational communities Collective Exercise #3 4
Samuel P. Huntington. The Hispanic Challenge. Foreign Policy. 141, 2004. Week 14 Dual Nationalities and Citizenships The effects of Economic, social and cultural remittances Marco A. Mojica. An Interpretation of Migrant Politics in the United States: Exploring the Submerged Tensions Between Assimilation and Migrant Transnationalism Unpublished Manuscript. November 14, 2007. Week 15 New Immigration debates: The border and llegal Immigration HR 4437: The war on terror and the struggle for Immigrant rights Marco A. Mojica. An Interpretation of Migrant Politics in the United States: Exploring the Submerged Tensions Between Assimilation and Migrant Transnationalism Unpublished Manuscript. November 14, 2007. Film: Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary Week 16 The Arizona Anti-Immigration and Ethnic Studies Laws Confronting Nativism Randal C. Archibold. Arizona s Effort to Bolster Local Immigration Authority Divides Law Enforcement. New York Times. April 10, 2010. www.nytimes.com Randal C. Archibold. Arizona Enacts Stringent Law on Immigration. The New York Times. April 23. 2010. www.nytimes.com Nicole Santa Cruz. Arizona Bill Targeting Ethnic Studies Signed into Law. Los Angeles Times. May 12, 2010. www.latimes.com. Mike Esterl. Georgia Immigration Law Faces a Test by July. The Wall Street Journal. June 11, 2011. www.online.wsj.com Week 17 Final Exam Review Final Exam, Tuesday, May 21 @ 8:00AM 10:00AM 5