Recent SemestersSpring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025Class Size32–55 studentsCredits3 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · Cal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4F · CSU GE Area D6 · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionThis course examines the historical, cultural, and social development of the Mexican American community from Pre-Columbian civilizations to contemporary U.S. society. Through a humanities and social-science lens, students analyze how historical forces, migration patterns, cultural expression, and social movements have shaped Mexican American identity in the U.S. Students engage with primary sources, literature, and cultural expressions, applying historical inquiry, borderlands theory, and social-scientific analysis to examine identity, power, resistance, and cultural transformation from Pre-Columbian civilizations to the present.Usually HeldThu 6:10pm–9:00pm, Tue 3:15pm–6:05pm