CCAS 143
Mestizaje: History of Diverse Racial/Cultural Roots of Mexico
Description: (Formerly numbered Chicana and Chicano Studies 143.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Historical examination of diverse racial and cultural roots of Chicanas and Chicanos. Utilizing theoretical frameworks of mestizaje, Aztlán, indigenismo, La Raza Cósmica, and la tercera raíz, examination of some important groups who have contributed to formation of Mexican national culture. Development of race relations in Mexico during colonial period, with focus on analysis of Nahuas (Aztecs), Mixtecs, Spaniards, and African slave population. Analysis of Asian immigration to Mexico and California during national period, specifically examination of migration and adaptation experiences of Chinese, Japanese, and Punjabi-Indian immigrants. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2025 - In this class, there are weekly readings as well as a film that we are required to watch. For the film, a reflection of 300 words must be written by the end of the week. In the discussion groups will take turns presenting the topics of the film they have chosen. The midterm for this class was a personal essay about your own life, where you needed to integrate the topics that we had been discussing in class up to that point. The professor gives a very clear rubric of what is expected in the essay and what is required to get an A in the paper. For the final it is another 6-7 page paper were you pick from one of the movies we saw during the quarter and explain how the concepts of the class aply to this movie (Not all movies are elegible for the paper, the proffesor will list the movies the paper can be about in the rubric), the paper does need a combination of both citations from at least 2 readings and citations from at least 2 lectures. For the final paper, the professor once again gives a really detailed rubric of what is expected and what needs to be in the paper to be considered an A paper The lectures are engaging, and the professor encourages students to participate with their own understanding or personal experiences. The lectures are not recorded, and the slides are not published, so the best advice is to take good notes for the eventual lecture citations that are needed for the final
Fall 2025 - In this class, there are weekly readings as well as a film that we are required to watch. For the film, a reflection of 300 words must be written by the end of the week. In the discussion groups will take turns presenting the topics of the film they have chosen. The midterm for this class was a personal essay about your own life, where you needed to integrate the topics that we had been discussing in class up to that point. The professor gives a very clear rubric of what is expected in the essay and what is required to get an A in the paper. For the final it is another 6-7 page paper were you pick from one of the movies we saw during the quarter and explain how the concepts of the class aply to this movie (Not all movies are elegible for the paper, the proffesor will list the movies the paper can be about in the rubric), the paper does need a combination of both citations from at least 2 readings and citations from at least 2 lectures. For the final paper, the professor once again gives a really detailed rubric of what is expected and what needs to be in the paper to be considered an A paper The lectures are engaging, and the professor encourages students to participate with their own understanding or personal experiences. The lectures are not recorded, and the slides are not published, so the best advice is to take good notes for the eventual lecture citations that are needed for the final
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