Mexican Americans

Explain the background of research on immigration and assimilation, and the puzzle of why and how Mexican-Americans differ from other immigrants.

Interviewing Here is the video for the quiz and the reading. And it is only 12 questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsP7rWRJ1Us After watching the introductory lecture, read the following article from Weiss and excerpt from Jimenez’s book (26 pages). Both are in the readings folder. Weiss, Robert S. 2004. “In their own words: making the most of qualitative […]

Why did the 1897 Rodriguez case encourage Mexican Americans to distance themselves from blacks and Indians?

Manifest Destinies:The Making of the Mexican American Race; Second Edition by Laura E. Gómez Answer the chapter questions using at least 3 sentences.How does this book fit into what is already known about race in the United states?Identify and explain the author’s main argument? CH 1:Why does the author argue that the first American trials […]

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