Recent SemestersFall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025Class Size46 studentsCredits3 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · CSU American Institutions Area US1DescriptionThis course surveys the history of the Mexican people in the United States from the U.S. invasion of Mexico to the present time. Emphasis is placed on the politics of race, its origin in the colonial process, and its impact on the historical development of a Chicana/o ethnic identity in the United States. Concentrates on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Discussion centers on the participation, contributions, and experiences of/by Mexican Americans. Major areas include the socio-historical, political, judicial, legislative, economic, and educational experiences. Topics include the Mexican American Southwest, the U.S. Mexico War, American Expansionism, U.S. Treaties, U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, California Constitution, desegregation struggle, American Nativism, Mexican Repatriation, WWII, Zoot-Suit Riots, Bracero Program, Mexican American Labor Movement and the Chicano Movement and their impact on political participation. 