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ICS 4: Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality

ICS 9: Studying Race and Ethnicity (Theories and Methods)

ICS 20: Asian American Experiences in History

APALI Youth Leadership Academy

Preparing for Reading Discussions


EXTRA CREDIT

How to Get Extra Credit

Extra Credit: Join the Cross Cultural Partners Program

"Current Events for Extra Credit
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RESOURCES & DATA ON RACE AND ETHNICITY
HistoryHuman VariationLived Experience
Timeline              Science           Everyday Life




U.S. Census Bureau and Government Data

Reports and Data on Race and Ethnicity







ICS 4: Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality

ICS 4 Spring 2012 Syllabus  |  ICS 4 S12 Syllabus

Textbook:  Diversity and Society: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender (2011/2012 Update) by Joseph Healey. Available at the De Anza bookstore. Part of Healey Ch 1 is available here... Diversity and Society: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender. Two reserve copies of Healey are  available for checkout (2-hour and 4-hour) at the De Anza library.

student info sheet

SOCIAL POLICIES (RELATING TO RACIAL/ETHNIC STRATIFICATION) UNDER DEBATE
* Voter suppression ... https://www.aclu.org/voter-suppression-america
* DREAM Act ... http://www.dreamactivist.org/text-of-dream-act-legislation/
* Affirmative action in CA (Prop 209 appeal) ... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/13/california-affirmative-action-ban-proposition-209_n_1274448.html
* Immigration law in AZ (SB 1070 appeal) ... http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/23/opinion/la-ed-arizona-supreme-court-20120423
* Ban on ethnic studies in AZ ... http://news.yahoo.com/anger-reignited-over-arizonas-ethnic-studies-ban-202608880.html
* Racial profiling in law enforcement ... http://www.npr.org/2012/04/17/150827345/after-trayvon-congress-takes-up-racial-profiling



WEEK 1-2: INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES & SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO RACIAL/ETHNIC RELATIONS


Readings:
*"A Century Apart"... http://www.measureofamerica.org/acenturyapart/ [Read all]
*"A Portrait of California 2011"... http://www.measureofamerica.org/california [Read 154-158, 14-47, 48-137]

THURSDAY DE ANZA EVENT: REMEMBERING TRAYVON MARTIN
Faculty video of event with De Anza students: http://vimeo.com/40342272

References Mentioned in Class:
*Introductory Essay to SF State College Strike... http://www.library.sfsu.edu/about/collections/strike/essay.html

*News footage of SF State College strike: http://blip.tv/laborvideo/the-turning-point-sf-state-68-strike-3641996

*Census Population Data

*Class Discussion Questions on Healey Ch 1
*Statements from Class Activity:
If either of your parents have a college degree...
If either of your parents have a graduate degree...
If you have siblings who have gone to college...
If you had really good college counseling in your high school...
If your parents have always encouraged you or expected you to go to college...


WEEK 3: THE TRADITIONAL MODEL OF ASSIMILATION

Video:
*Description and transcript of "Race: The Power of an Illusion - The House We Live In" ... http://www.pbs.org/race/000_About/002_04-about-03.htm

Resources:
*Class Handout for Healey Ch 2 + video
*Online Summary of Assimilation Models, Old and New ... http://www.migrationinformation.org/USfocus/display.cfm?ID=442


Advice for Quiz #1
Instructions: You will have approximately 25 minutes to answer 4 questions, which will include short answers and short essays. Quiz #1 will be done independently but allows for the use of a paper "cheat sheet" that is no larger than 8
½ by 5½ (half-sheet of paper). You can write/print on both sides of your cheat sheet. All responses will be written on a separate sheet of paper which you need to bring.

Advice:

* Be able to explain in your own words concepts, ideas, arguments, and key terms/phrases from Healey Ch 1 + 2.
* Be able to provide specific examples or provide supporting evidence to explain Healey's concepts, ideas, arguments, and key terms/phrases.
* Be able to explain in your own words the central points of Healey's chapters as they relate to racial/ethnic inequality.
* Be able to connect the video ("Race: The Power of an Illusion - The House We Live In) with
concepts, ideas, arguments, and key terms/phrases from Healey Ch 1 + 2.

Content Themes:
* minority group status in the U.S.
* dominant-minority relations in the U.S.
*
the traditional perspective on assimilation
* history of U.S. immigration in relation to the traditional perspective on assimilation


WEEK 4: THE HISTORICAL FORMATION OF DOMINANT-MINORITY RELATIONS

Special Extra Credit - Monday, April 30, 1:30-3p
*Attend the full screening and discussion of film "Precious Knowledge" (about Arizona ban on ethnic studies) in Conference Room A&B in De Anza's Campus Center. Find me to make sure I record your attendance. You will need to stay through the full program. (3 points)


Resources:
*Class handout for Healey Ch 3-4 + video
"Class discussion o
n Healey Ch 3-5 (updated May 3)
* Literacy test from Louisiana ... http://www.crmvet.org/info/la-test.htm ... Example Louisiana literacy test

Video:
*Description and transcript of "Race: The Power of an Illusion - The Story We Tell" ... http://www.pbs.org/race/000_About/002_04-about-02.htm


WEEK 5: THE PERSISTENCE OF RACIAL STRATIFICATION AND AFRICAN AMERICANS

*Group Presentation Worksheet

Video Clips from Series "Eyes on the Prize":
*
The Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955 (1:53) Watch the Video  ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLohgXpZuZo&;feature=related ... The Montgomery Bus Boycott, December 1955-December 1956
*Southern School Desegregation 1957 (3:28) Watch the Video  ...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH-eC4LgZT4&;feature=related ...  Southern School Desegregation, 1957-1962
*Non-Violent Protests Part 1 1960 (12:34) Watch the Video ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT9gILdTaWo&;feature=related ...  Non-Violent Protests, 1960
*Freedom Summer (1:39) Watch the Video ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcbtX-vymf4 ...  Freedom Summer, 1964
*Black Panther Party (clip from video) Watch the Video ... The Black Panther Party, 1969

Advice for Quiz #2
Instructions: You will have approximately 25 minutes to answer 5 questions, which will include short answers, T/F, and short essays. Quiz #2 will be done independently but allows for the use of a paper "cheat sheet" that is no larger than
by 5½ (half-sheet of paper). You can write/print on both sides of your cheat sheet. All responses will be written on a separate sheet of paper which you need to bring. (23 points)

Advice:
* Be able to explain in your own words the central points of Healey's chapters as they relate to racial/ethnic inequality.
*
Be able to explain in your own words concepts, ideas, arguments, and key terms/phrases from Healey Ch 3-5.
* Be able to provide specific historical examples or provide supporting historical evidence to explain Healey's concepts, ideas, arguments, and key terms/phrases.
* Be able to connect the video ("Race: The Power of an Illusion - The Story We Tell) with
concepts, ideas, arguments, and key terms/phrases from Healey Ch 3-5.

Content Themes:
* historical formation of dominant-minority group relations in the U.S.
* persistence of racial stratification and African Americans


WEEK 6-7: AMERICAN INDIANS, TRIBAL SURVIVAL, AND CHALLENGES TO THE ASSIMILATION MODEL

Special Extra Credit (up to 10 points) - Due : Thur (May 17) and Tues (May 22):
You can submit a Reading Response for this Thursday's and next Tuesday's reading assignments. The Reading Responses should be:

  • typed, single-spaced, one-page maximum (11-12 font)
  • about your reflections on that day's reading assignment and provide a response to the questions on the syllabus for that day's reading assignment

For each  Reading Response, you can earn up to 5 points (depending on the clarity, depth, and thoroughness of your discussion). Reading Responses are due on the day that the reading assignment is to be completed: Thur (May 17) and Tues (May 22). No late Reading Responses will be accepted.

Resources:
*Class handout for
Healey Ch 6

Preview of 20/20 Episodehttp://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/poverty-hits-hidden-us-indian-reservation-hard-14736347 (5:53)
Episode of 20/20:
  "A Hidden America: Children of the Plains" (40:48) ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GACcBe9Be58
Response to 20/20 Episode:  "More Than That" (2:35) ... http://www.racismreview.com/blog/tag/native-americans/

Video Clips from "We Shall Remain" Series Website:

Sovereignty ...
*
"Spotlight on Sovereignty" (4:47) ... http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/native_now/sovereignty / Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in East Central Minnesota: http://www.millelacsband.com/

Language ...
*"Language Overview" (1:19) ... http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/native_now/language
*"Teaching Children" Cherokee Language (1:57) ... http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/native_now/language_cherokee
*"Teaching Teenagers" Cherokee Language (1:45) ... http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/native_now/language_cherokee_2
*"Teaching Teachers" Cherokee Language (2:14) ... http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/native_now/language_cherokee_3
*"Teaching Nipmuc" (3:09) ... http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/native_now/language_nipmuc

Economic Development ...
*"Enterprise in Indian Country" (1:27) ... http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/native_now/enterprise
*"Spotlight on the Citizen Potawatomi Nation" (3:50) ... http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/native_now/enterprise_spotlight
*"Micro-Loans" (1:41) ... http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/native_now/enterprise_micro


WEEK 7: LATINO AMERICANS: COLONIZATION AND IMMIGRATION

**Quiz #3--which was scheduled for this Thur (May 24) has been rescheduled for next Tuesday, May 29. It will cover Healey Ch 6-7.**

Quiz #3 Study Guide - Here are the actual questions that you will be asked ...

Special Extra Credit (5 pts max each points) - Due : Each Class Mtg
You can submit a Reading Response at each remaining class meeting based on that day's assigned reading. The Reading Responses should be:

  • typed, single-spaced, one-page maximum (11-12 font)
  • about your reflections on that day's reading assignment and provide a response to the questions on the syllabus for that day's reading assignment
For each  Reading Response, you can earn up to 5 points (depending on the clarity, depth, and thoroughness of your discussion). Reading Responses are due on the day that the reading assignment is to be completed. No late Reading Responses will be accepted.

Video:
*"Children of the Revolucion - Immigration: Then and Now" ... http://video.klrn.org/video/1918137706


Class Notes:
Healey Ch 7 Part 1
Healey Ch 7 Part 2



WEEK 8: ASIAN AMERICANS: 'MODEL MINORITIES'?


WEEK 9: NEW AMERICANS, ASSIMILATION, OLD CHALLENGES

Class Notes:
*
Healey Ch 9

Additional Resources (related to Healey's discussion):
* BBC: Haitian Immigrants Welcomed in Mount Olive, North Carolina ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17039167
* Minority and Immigrant Labor and the Meatpacking Industry ... http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/250/meat-packing.html ... Food Inc: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNFlyolcfm8 (watch especially 50:23-57:48)
* Segmented Assimilation ... Telles and Ortiz's study of Mexican Americans and education ... http://www.chicano.ucla.edu/press/briefs/documents/PB19.pdf






 Updated Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 8:54:22 PM by Mae Lee - leemae@deanza.edu
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