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ETHNIC STUDIES

Topic 1: Struggle for Ethnic Studies - Precious Knowledge

Question 1. What was the Mexican American Studies (MAS) program in Tucson all about? What were some of its effects? What were students saying about the program?

Topic 2: Settler Colonialism

Question 2. Why is Dunbar-Ortiz arguing that the "nation of immigrants" framework isn't honest? How does she say we need to examine early U.S. history instead and explain the role of settler-colonialism and genocide in this framing.

Topic 3: Origin of Race (The Story We Tell)

Question 3. What role did beliefs about race play in the American colonization of Mexican territory, Cuba, the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico?

Topic 3: Origin of Race (The Story We Tell)

Question 4. Origins of Race - Zinn) Provide 2-3 examples of how African civilizations were advanced and why we need to understand this history when learning about how millions of Africans were enslaved?