Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

This course is transferable to a four-year institution and is applicable toward an Associate Degree; fulfills Diversity requirement.
Prerequisites: CHLA 201 recommended.

Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:

1. Articulate an understanding of key events and factors that shaped the social, political, and economic status of Chicano/Latino peoples and use
   critical thinking in order to evaluate these events and their impact on Chicano/Latino peoples.
2. Recognize the major factors that influenced changes in the social, political, and economic status of Chicano/Latino cultures in order to appreciate
   and evaluate Chicano/Latino diversity.
3. Employ an understanding of current social issues related to the social, political, and economic status of Chicano/Latino peoples as a guide to interact with Chicano/Latino peoples in personal and professional environments.

This course will be presented by means of lecture, discussion, and demonstrations. Students’ grades will be determined from a combination of attendance and participation, examinations and quizzes, and projects and service learning.

Evaluation of students’ performance will include a combination of assessments such as:

• Class discussion and participation;
• Written assignments;
• Quizzes;
• Examinations;
• Individual and/or group projects;
• Service learning;
• Reading journal;
• Attendance at assigned films, plays, and/or presentations by speakers.

• Citizens and Residents
• Social Services
• Education
• Neighborhood, Power, and Influence
• Gangs and Status
• Politics and Work
• Work and Status
• Poverty and Riches
• Caste and Class among Chicano/Latino Peoples
• Assimilation and Recent Migrants
• The New Hispanics – Part II

Competencies and Skills
Students will demonstrate the ability to:

• Identify and describe major events that shape the social, political, and economic status of Chicano/Latino peoples in the United States;
• Assess the impact of education, work, citizenship, heritage, recency of residence and other societal factors on the economic and political status of Chicano/Latino peoples in the United States;
• Identify the social, political, and economic themes, issues, and contexts that crosscut key events in Chicano/Latino history and assess their relative importance in shaping the Chicano/Latino experience in the United States;
• Write and present a short research paper on a social, political, and/or economic issue of importance to Chicano/Latino peoples in the United States;
• Use appropriate terminology to accurately describe the development of the Chicano/Latino social, economic, and political experience in the United States;
• Identify key social, economic, and political historical issues that apply today and assess their impact.