I agree with a lot of people in the reviews that the test did take a long time to finish, but honestly it was not THAT BAD. The professor is very sweet, very understanding and the class had zero workload except the test that took a long time to complete and the paper. Like we basically did nothing this class and yeah it depended on your TA how much work they assign to their sections, luckily my TA only gave us a group presentation and one paper, and he graded fairly easy and gave A's to everyone. Yea the class was a little bit all over the place but honestly people expect too much, I think the class was fine and the professor is very chill. If you need this class for a ge, elective, etc., take it with Professor Johnson, she's really cool and the class is pretty good. And again, as much as everyone is complaining, everybody most likely received A's.

This class was initially no work at all pretty much and the teacher was very chill. But at the beginning of the class she said there would be no big tests and only quizzes and projects. The projects depended on your ta because they decide them entirely minus the final paper. The class is super disorganized and you will constantly feel like you are missing something. The quizzes OMG HORRIBLE, she said no big tests but the quizzes took most people 4-7 hours. Huge waste of time because not only do you need to explain concepts but you also need to cite exactly where in the lectures, readings, or textbooks they are. The class has a huge load of readings that honestly don’t make much sense and are way to long for what the class is trying to cover. if you want an easy class this class will do but be aware that the quizzes are ridiculous and you can will have to rely on the group me and people in the class to make sense of what you need to be doing. I have had easier ge classes then this one and would so much rather take others than this again. the whole class has zero organization.

I did not enjoy this class at all. It was extremely disorganized, there were literally only like 3 lectures that weren’t canceled throughout the quarter and the ones that weren’t canceled were a complete waste of time. The first quiz in the class was take-home and presented to be extremely easy, but it took almost everyone about 4 hours to complete, so the professor promised an easier second quiz. She last minute announced that the final would be a paper rather than a quiz, which I was not prepared for and completely threw me off during finals week. Every discussion also has different workloads and assignments. Some sections had group projects and presentations while some had no work, which I think is unfair. I honestly feel like I learned nothing in this class, but the workload is relatively easy so if you need a low commitment GE and can handle disorganization, this one might not be so bad.

This class was pretty interesting. I though this class was going to be more of a history class where you had to remember dates, people, etc but its not. You have to read 3 books (but they are free, professor provides them) for the class and have a weekly reflection. The quizzes are really easy. You choose 2-3 key words and define them.

In the discussions it was a project all quarter that has to do with a community that needs help telling their stories. For the project everyone in the discussion works together one group is helping with social media and the other group is apply political pressure to people have power that can help the community. In the weekly reflection you have to connect the reading with what your discussion section is doing to help that community.

Take this with a grain of salt as the TA Strike took place during the quarter I took the class. Honestly, very easy class, Professor Johnson is an amazing scholar and if you're interested in Chicanx/Latinx studies you will learn things that will change your view of American society and history, especially regarding LA history. If you don't care about it and are just looking for an easy GE, I recommend this class as it's very simple and there's no midterm or final exam at all. You will have to work a lot with your discussion section as the grade depends mostly on a final project that gets assigned to you by your TA.

This was one of the easiest classes I’ve taken at UCLA, but I also feel like I learned a lot from it without having to deal with a large workload. The only assignments for the class are two open note quizzes in which you choose a keyword from the class to define and give an example from the readings (which aren’t too heavy either). For discussion I had Emma Cordova, she was great. We had to do discussion posts on the readings every week, and then we talked about the readings in discussion, so it’s pretty straightforward if you at least skim the readings (also participation does matter). The biggest part of the class is the community project that you do with the discussion section you’re in, but again this isn’t that daunting because you’re working with so many other people that your individual workload should be minimal. Overall a great class that I would definitely recommend.

Because of the TA strike, we stopped having class in solidarity and the professor gave everybody As. If this doesn't prove to you how great of a person Gaye is, I don't know what will!

I had Prof. Johnson for Chicano 10B, and it was my favorite class that quarter! She is such an engaging lecturer I was able to pay attention for the whole 2 hour class. She is also very passionate about the material which shows in her teaching. The exams are not difficult, and she gives you a straightforward study guide that is actually like the test. She definitely wants to see her students succeed. Would take another class with her for sure. Readings were dense but very interesting.

I really enjoyed this class! There were a few times that class got cancelled because of emergencies (the fires, protesting, etc.) and some points in the class where we weren’t really sure what we should expect next, but the professor is extremely engaging and loves to hear from students!

Having this be one of my first classes coming to UCLA I can say that it has been my favorite. Their is a group project that is due at the end of the quarter spaced out very fairly and will in some way help our surrounding community (LA area). For me we were in charge of updating a website made for a program that dealt with the friends and families of victims from homicides. Many of us went to the organization and filmed actual testimony's. Professor Johnson as a whole is an amazing human being she is literally the sweetest and you can tell she cares for her students/is passionate about her profession. I would definitely recommend this class.

My favorite class this quarter! Professor Johnson is one of the best! She is one of the few professors that truly cares about the students learning.