HIST 22 - Mexican-American History

    Recent Professors
    Patricia Tirado
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026
    Class Size
    45–50 students
    Difficulty
    4.4Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of HIST 22
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4F · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area D · CSU American Institutions Area US1 · UCTCA Area UC-B · UCTCA Area UCTCA · UCTCA Area 4
    Description
    This course presents an historical overview of the Mexican-American experience in America beginning with Pre-Columbian history to the present. Emphasis will be on addressing the Indigenous contributions to the culture, Spanish conquest of Mesoamerica and colonization, exploitation of land, people and resources, colonial occupation of California, Southwest, and Southeast; Students will analyze the Americanization of Mexican immigrants and Mexican-Americans in the United States and compare with other cultural groups, and the tensions between Anglo-Americans and Mexican-Americans, and Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants; There will be a focus on Mexican-American's American experience by examining their political, social, and economic conditions, and the fight for Civil Rights by examining the California and U.S. Constitutions.