Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course offers a survey of the political, societal, and cultural contributions of communities of Chicana/o/x and Latine/a/o/x descent in America from an Ethnic Studies framework. This introductory-level course is designed to acquaint students with social, political, economic, and historical aspects of the Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/e/x experience in the United States, utilizing models and paradigms developed within the interdisciplinary field of Chicanx and Latine American Studies. Students will learn about key historical and contemporary issues that impact Mexican-origin and other Latina/e/o/x American communities as well as their many influences in the formation and societal transformations of the United States since the pre-colonial period to the present. Multidisciplinary examination of representation, ideologies, and material conditions of Chicanas/os/x and Latina/e/o/x, includes issues related to colonialism, race, labor, immigration, poverty, assimilation, gender, queerness, Indigeneity, immigration, diaspora, and civil rights. This course will engage students' critical reading and writing skills as they analyze and reflect on Chicana/o/x and Latine American literature, cultural productions, and the movements they spearheaded in order to: 1. Understand how the diverse experiences of Chicana/o/x and Latine Americans contributed to, and were shaped by, philosophical, political, economic, cultural and societal ideologies and policies in the United States. 2. Examine the heterogeneity and cultural diversity within past and present Chicana/o/x and Latine American communities in the United States. 3. Review past, present, and future solutions to social injustices and discrimination against Chicana/o/x and Latine American communities. 