Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course provides an Ethnic Studies examination of U.S. institutions of social, political, and economic power from the history and experiences of minoritized populations, such as African American/Black, Native American/Indigenous, Asian American and Pacific Islander, Chicanx/Xicanx, and Latinx communities, with additional emphases placed on women of color and immigrants. Students will critically analyze processes that effect the status and power of groups which have traditionally been disadvantaged in the U.S. Through an Ethnic Studies critical perspective, students will focus on citizenship, pluralism, voting, and civil rights and liberties as expressed by documents such as the U.S. Constitution as well as the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of governance. Emphasis will be placed on diverse forms of political participation and how African American/Black, Native American/Indigenous, Asian American and Pacific Islander, Chicanx/Xicanx, and Latinx communities utilize communal activism to influence U.S. institutions at the local, state, and federal levels in social and racial justice movements that illustrate group agency, affirmation, and liberation led by people of color. 