CCS 350B SDSU History of Central Americans Essay
Book: Crucible of Struggle. A History of Mexican
Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
Era. Second Edition. Zaragosa Vargas. Oxford
University Press, 2016 or 2017 (NOT THE 2010
version).
Please write at least 500 words.
Questions:
1-Provide three detailed reasons for Central American migration to the United States.
2- Give two detailed examples of right-wing/conservative politics/policies that some individuals of Mexican origin in the U.S. have embraced. Provide a detailed reason to explain why these individuals might have embraced right-wing/conservative politics/policies.
3-Give two detailed examples of leftist/left-leaning politics/policies that some individuals of Mexican origin in the U.S. have embraced. Provide two detailed reasons to explain why these individuals might have embraced leftist/left-leaning politics/policies.
4-In your informed opinion, describe two problems that still confront Chicano/a/x communities in the U.S. What do you think would be the best way in which to address these problems? (Please note that your answer cannot be that there are no problems).
