HIST 052 - Mexican American History

    Recent Professors
    Ryan Tripp
    Recent Semesters
    2027SP, 2026SP
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    2027SP Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · Cal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area D3 · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU American Institutions Area US1
    Description
    This survey course covers the history of Mexican Americans from 1800 to the present. This course will cover social, cultural, political, economic, and gender issues. There will be a specific focus on post-1900 immigration from Mexico and the impact of labor and union organization, and repatriation; Mexican American women in the labor force and their struggle to balance and challenge patriarchal and cultural traditions; the formation of early Mexican and Mexican American civil rights organizations known as mutualistas; cultural disintegration through Americanization programs; Mexican American participation in World War II; the formation of Mexican American civil rights organizations such as League of United Latin American Citizens and Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund; the Chicano movement; and the fight in the fields - Huelga!
    Usually Held
    Mon 9:35am–11:00am, Tue Thu 9:35am–11:00am