INTRODUCTION TO CHICANO/LATINO STUDIES

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The course introduces students to intellectual, artistic, literary, musical, and other cultural traditions and contributions of Chicanos/Latinos in the U.S. and in their historical crossing of real and imaginary borders. This course focuses on the specific groups that make up the Latino population in the United States (i.e. Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Central Americans and South Americans) and examines each group's settlement, migration, and social integration paths. Topics for readings, discussions, and assignments include the different racial, ethnic, gender, sexual identities, immigration status and other social groups that construct the Latino population.