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Ethnic Studies (Period 4)

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'White Babies' Goes Viral - Indian Country Media Network

Cartoon Analysis

  1. What are the two gentlemen doing? What does the place look like?
  2. What is their ethnicity? How do you know?
  3. What is the news that is being reported? What is the response by the older gentlemen?  Explain his response.

 

Article Questions

  1. What is the main idea of the article?
  2. What is the source of data (evidence) that supports the claim of the article?
  3. What is the impact of the news being reported on American society?
  4. How does this report relate to Takaki’s Chapter 17?
  5. What is your opinion on the issue?

ABOUT ME

  • Name: ____________________________________
If I were to change my name, I would you change it to ___________________________
  • Date of birth: ___________________ Place of birth: ___________________
  • Parents’ or Guardian’s Names:
  • Any siblings?
  • Others who live in my household is/are …..
  • The languages/dialects I can speak are ….
  • At home, the language we speak is ….
  • In one word/sentence what “my roots” mean to me is ….
  • I (do/do not) communicate with one of my relatives/grandparents better than with my parents?  
  • With whom? ________________________ Why?
  • A famous/notable relative/ancestor is …..

College experiences of minority students.

Read the articles in the following links:
 

Racial minorities feel like outsiders at some colleges, USC diversity expert says

  1. What makes racial minorities feel like they do not belong in college campuses?
  2. How can this effect be overcome?

Michelle Obama’s College Experience Is All Too Familiar for Minority Students

  1. How does M. Obama explain/describe this pattern?
 
How does the information from documentary corroborate these articles?

Lemon Grove Incident Questions

1. What did the School Board decide to do for Mexican Students? Why?
2. What did the Mexican Parents do?
3. What was the outcome of the Lemon Grove Incident?
4. How did it pave the way for other cases?
5. What is your opinion on the incident?