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Racial and Ethnic Relations
California State University, Sacramento

 

 

Unit 1: Getting Started

Unit 2: Prejudice/Discrimination

Unit 3: European Immigrants

Unit 4: Asian Immigrants

Unit 5: Mexican Americans 

Unit 6: African Americans 

Unit 7: Native Americans 

Unit 8: Recent Immigrants/The Future 

Unit 5: Mexican Americans

Unit Goals and Objectives

 

  • You should know historical background of Mexicans and Mexican Americans and how they affect their current life situations.
  • Reflect upon your attitudes toward current issues involving Mexican Americans?
  • Observe public attitudes and behavior toward Mexican Americans.

Lecture Notes

 

 

Assigned Readings

 Text: Chapters 13 & 14

 Week 7

Activities

game

 Visit Alamo

 

Exercises

 

Discussion Groups (COW)

 Topics for discussion:

  • Are you in favor of Prop 187?
  • Are you in favor of Prop 209 ?
  • What is your position on the bilingual education?

 

Web Resources

Racial Image Image
Racial Origin Aztecs Origin
Racial Identity: survey Chicano
Indian Population: Indian population

History

Guadalupede Hidalgo
Mexican American War

Current Issues

Latino On-Line
NCLR
Immigration
Chiapas Indigenous people
Racism

Education

QEM
statistics

 

 

Library Resources

 

 

Assessment

 

 


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