Write an essay analyzing the similarities and differences in treatment of labor, ethnic and racial minorities, and women in post-1940s California.

TASK

Read/Watch:
Richard Rice, William Bullough, et al The Elusive Eden A New History of California, Fifth Edition Chapter 22-25
Episode 4: The New Latinos Episode 4 | 55m 44s https://www.pbs.org/video/latino-americans-episode-4-new-latinos/
Chicano! – Struggle in the Fields.mp4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIHCdjpFPrw&list=PLTL35zLkmSEcD-qfmTLg5I7KyNKil96ME&index=2
Chicano! – Taking Back the Schools.mp4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY6cytReBm8&list=PLTL35zLkmSEcD-qfmTLg5I7KyNKil96ME&index=3

Response Prompt: Write an essay analyzing the similarities and differences in treatment of labor, ethnic and racial minorities, and women in post-1940s California.

How did these groups respond? Was there response effective? Why or why not?

In your response, discuss Caesar Chavez, Japanese Internment, GI Bill, and the Higher Education Act of 1960.

Write an essay analyzing the similarities and differences in treatment of labor, ethnic and racial minorities, and women in post-1940s California.
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