Latinos+Summer+Institute+Materials

=Latinos and Latinas Summer Institute Materials=

Link to the document: [|High School Latinos & Latinas.docx]

[|Latinas Lesson Plan.docx] =High School Latinos/Latinas = = = =Resources for the American History Classroom = = = Cesar Chavez: The Past and the Present

Cuba and the Embargo
 * [|The Cesar E. Chavez Foundation:][]
 * A tremendous database of resources on Chavez’s life and accomplishments. Resource guides give extensive lesson plans. There is a huge (seemingly unfiltered) database of videos and projects created on Chavez’s life.
 * The Fight in the Fields []
 * The PBS produced a documentary on Chavez’s life. This is the website to accompany the production. Even without the actual film, the website can provide a good number of resources on his life. Its study guide includes important terms and other activities for students.
 * United Fruit Workers website []
 * An incredibly comprehensive site which has well-produced videos, photos and news clippings. The “audio/video/photo” section does an admirable job of combining a history of the UFWOC with the present and continuing efforts.

The History News Network []

-An interview with US Naval Academy professor Daniel Masterson on the Cuban Embargo. Dated July 5, 2010.

White House Fact Sheet on Family Travel to Cuba: []

-In 2009, the Obama Administration eased travel restrictions on Cuban families travelling between the US and Cuba. The New York Times published and made available these new rules. Reading over the rules could engender a discussion on why these implementations were and are necessary.

Debatepedia on Cuba sanctions: []

-A vast site on the various aspects of the Cuban Embargo debate. It lists the pros and cons to each facet of the debate. It links to a number of other internet resources that are available for use on that topic.h It concludes with supporting Congressional floor video from the last two years.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bracero Program/Current Migrant Workers

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Imagery and overview

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The story of the Bracero work program is captured by imagery of the time period. Photos document the living and working conditions both in Mexico and America during this time. Primary sources capture the process for legal work in the United States as a migrant worker. Narratives provide a well rounded and balanced evaluation of the program, highlighting the positive impact workers had on America and the negative consequences of government treatment of workers.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Comprehensive collection of information

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">www.http://braceroarchives.org

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This website does a terrific job of providing multiple avenues to explore regarding the Bracero program. Teachers can obtain maps and personal accounts of workers so students can track the travels of various workers. Students also have access to primary government documents that lay out the description of the Bracero program. Students can therefore evaluate whether or not the program was executed as originally designed.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Documentary of personal Bracero experiences

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These films, of varying length, give an overview of the Bracero program, including personal accounts. Individuals discuss the treatment of workers during the program’s twenty year existence. Connections are also made to the Mexican culture found in America today and draw parallels to current migrant workers.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Current worker issues

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">amnesty.name/es/library/asset/AMR41/014/.../amr410142010eng.pdf

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Published by Amnesty International, the series explores the dangers of traveling across the border in search of jobs in America. Sections of the document include stories of kidnapping, violence and abuse of Mexican workers. It also includes an overview of legal issues that border crossing workers face. Helpful advice is provided for those affected.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Definition, terms, and historical explanations

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Defining terms and categorizing groups is often confusing and misleading. This site provides a brief overview of the most commonly used terms when describing those connected to areas south of the continental United States.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Immigration to the United States: Current Events

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">White House: []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This video from the White House website shows Director of White House Intergovernmental affairs Cecilia Muñoz take questions from a roundtable of journalists and online participants on the President’s Call for Immigration Reform.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Center for Immigration Studies: []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit, research organization. The mission of the CIS is providing reliable information about the social, economic, environmental, security, and fiscal consequences of legal and illegal immigration into the United States.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">About.com Political Cartoon: []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Political cartoon offers a different perspective on anchor babies.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Debatepedia: []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Debatepedia is a wiki encyclopedia of debates, arguments, and supporting quotations. The debate over birthright citizenship is covered; site includes background context, constitutional references, and pros/cons sources.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Politics of Immigration: []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Website offers a chronology of events regarding immigration and the law in the United States.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">CNN: []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Arizona Immigration Law inspired art exhibit.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mexican Immigration to United States

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Library of Congress: memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/mexican.html

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The website offers information related to the history of Mexican immigration to the Unites States. Information includes US/Mexico relations, economic and social challenges facing Mexicans who have immigrated to the US, as well as the growing influence of Mexican culture in the American landscape.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">National Museum of American History: []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Website offers images from collection titled, “Mexican America” as well as the stories behind them and how they reflect the history of Mexican presence in the United States.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Issues of Latino Women

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Articles Relating to Latino Women

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Is South America Moving Past Machismo? Gallup, November 29, 2007; Jesus Rios and Steve Crabtree

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Informative article and charts detailing the advance of women in Latin America today

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In South America, Female Politicians Respected Gallup, November 17, 2007; Jesus Rios and Steve Crabtree

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Article and graphs depicting the equality of opportunity for women in Latin America vs the United States

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Map of Female Political Leaders in Latin America

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Graphic image depicting female political leaders in Latin American countries today

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Graphic Images / Political Cartoons/Photographs

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Immigration, Kevin Kallaugher, The Economist

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Political cartoon depicting Uncle Sam being cleaned and dressed by immigrant women.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Public Service Message, Los Angeles Press

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Photograph of street mural addressing violence against women

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Public Service Message Pamphlet

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Four frame cartoon addressing domestic issues confronting Latino women (captions are in Spanish, but main idea issue easily accessible)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Immigration Papers; American History, America on the Move. The Smithsonian Institute

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">America on the Move exhibit. Image is of an immigration card for a young woman circa 1923.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Washing Clothes; American History, America on the Move. The Smithsonian Institute

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Migrant women washing clothes

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bracero Worker at Home; American History, America on the Move. The Smithsonian Institute

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Interior of a bracero worker’s home

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Video Clips

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bolivian Women and Work Related Immigration. Reuters video clip

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Two minute video clip addressing the forces driving women to leave their families for work and the consequences of their actions.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Shackled and Pregnant

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Four minute video clip covering the story of Juana Villegas of Mexico, who was stopped by police in Nashville, Tenn. She was nine months pregnant and had younger children in the car. She was arrested and taken into custody without being told of the charges against her. The clip addresses issues of due process and immigration from the perspective of a mother.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Trailer from upcoming movie depicting the quinceanera, the 15th birthday as a coming of age for young Latino women

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hispanic Popular Culture

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Smithsonian: Latino Voices in American Art http://americanart.si.edu/education/corazon/index.cfm This site, sponsored by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, explores the experiences of Latinos in the United States through their artwork in the 20th century. Photographs, videos, and other resources reveal the historical context for the experiences of the artists.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Smithsonian Latino Center:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://latino.si.edu/index.htm The Smithsonian sponsored site includes a collection of various resources and links to several exhibitions on Latin culture including art, music, and fashion.

Library of Congress Hispano Music and Culture of the Northern Rio Grande: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/rghtml/rghome.html

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A collection of folk and secular music and essays of Hispanic residents of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. Most of the featured content relates to the experience of these residents during the 19th century.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Baseball Hall of Fame: Viva Baseball online http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/viva/

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The National Baseball Hall of Fame sponsors this online exhibition paying tribute to Latino players and the influence of Latin American culture. While celebrating the Latin influence on baseball, this site also provides historical evidence of the struggle of Latinos in the game that has transformed from an American to an “Inter-national pastime.”

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The term “Popular Culture” is used to describe what the mainstream population is familiar with. Hispanic Americans have contributed greatly to what has become American mainstream pop culture. Latin American music has influenced contemporary musicians in their use of instruments, rhythm, and beat. Stories in film have captured the experience of Latino Americans which pre-date the existence of the United States of America. The Spanish language is the second largest language spoken in the United States. Dora the Explorer is one of the most enjoyed children’s televisions shows; introducing children to the Spanish language and Latino culture.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mexican born Carlos Santana inherited his musically ability from his father; mariachi violin player. He infused his Latino background to create a unique sound on his guitar and his band, Santana, has a familiar identifiable Latino sound.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">During the 1980’s, Cuban born Latin pop star Gloria Estefan. Many of her explosive rhythms generate back to her Cuban roots. Her band, the Miami Sound Machine, created an integrated sound that included pop, salsa, and disco.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other musical influence from Latino culture would include the clave beat, salsa, mariachi, Murrumba, bossanova, to list a few.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Film has a way a capturing a story like no other medium. Several popular films have been made that reflect aspects of Latino life in America. Actor Benjamin Bratt recently produced and starred in la Mission, which parallels his experience growing up in the Mission in San Francisco.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The. Mission (1986)

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">West Side Story (1961)

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">La Bamba (1987)

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Stand and Deliver (1988)

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sugar (2009)

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">La Mission (2009)

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dora the Explorer is a children’s animated television show designed to introduce children to Spanish language and Spanish culture. The show is very recognizable and mainstream.

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