Professor Menjivar is a well-educated instructor with useful experience in the field of immigration. She is a very sweet lady who will answer any question people have, even if it is by the same person more than once. Coursework mainly consisted of readings from a textbook and other articles, both of which she provides downloadable PDFs for, so no need to buy any materials. You are given a weekly reading response in the TA Canvas page that you have to answer regarding subject matter related to the week’s readings. The questions are very doable and you have to answer in around 300 words. The bonus part is there was only one response where I had to respond to two classmates; all of the other weeks were just me answering the prompt. The lectures were pretty much the same each day; she would read from the slides that dealt with topics that relate to the readings. I am going to be very honest and say that I barely did any of the readings and by the end of the course, I did not take any more notes and I still got an A on my final exam. For my midterm, I received a B- but that was because this was my first quarter at UCLA as a transfer student and I was not sure how the class or quarter system was structured. One big part about this class is you have to conduct fieldwork in an area in Los Angeles that immigrants can benefit from its resources and write a 10 page essay on it. The plus side is that it can be either done alone or you can work with up to three people. My friends and I worked on it kind of last minute and still managed to receive an A on the paper. A lot of the material in the class is common sense, but you have to keep a lookout on the curveballs she may throw on the exam. On the bright side, if more than half of the class gets a question wrong, she will cut the question out completely and curve your grade. The TA's discussions really helped me because he would pose questions about the readings and provide his own answers, which benefited me since I was able to get a summary on the readings that I didn't really do. For the discussion sections, make sure to raise your hand and answer questions even a little bit because part of your grade is participation in the sections. I only raised mine a few times, but it was enough for him to remember my name and give me full points; even if you are not 100% sure the answer is correct, just find a way to relate it to the question since they mainly care that you just try. Overall, the class was interesting and I did not expect to get an A, but I'm really glad I did. It was a last minute decision because I couldn't find any other courses that fit with my schedule, but I don't regret taking it. I'd recommend it to anyone who is either interested in the subject of immigration or who just wants to knock out a few soc credits.