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Chronological Reasoning and Causation

Social Change: How do people change their world?

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  1. Load Latina Women: Two Voices, n.d. in Main Image Viewer
  2. Load New York State Senate and Assembly Report, Separate & Unequal: New York's Farmworkers, 1995 in Main Image Viewer
  3. Load New York State Senate and Assembly Report, Separate & Unequal: New York's Farmworkers, 1995 in Main Image Viewer
  4. Load New York State Senate and Assembly Report, Separate & Unequal: New York's Farmworkers, 1995 in Main Image Viewer
  5. Load New York State Senate and Assembly Report, Separate & Unequal: New York's Farmworkers, 1995 in Main Image Viewer
  6. Load Affirmative Action Policy, Hostos Community College, 2002 in Main Image Viewer
  7. Load Affirmative Action Policy, Hostos Community College, 2002 in Main Image Viewer
  8. Load Letter from Congressman Herman Badillo Regarding Harassment of Puerto Rican Soldier, 1971 in Main Image Viewer
  9. Load Timeline of Violence against Immigrants in Farmingville, c. 2000 in Main Image Viewer
  10. Load Latina Women's Conference, "Realizing My Dreams," c. 2000 in Main Image Viewer
  11. Load The Cost of Being a Latina Woman in New York State, 1991 in Main Image Viewer
  12. Load The Cost of Being a Latina Woman in New York State, 1991 in Main Image Viewer
  13. Load The Cost of Being a Latina Woman in New York State, 1991 in Main Image Viewer
  14. Load The Cost of Being a Latina Woman in New York State, 1991 in Main Image Viewer

Suggested Teaching Instructions

Setting the Stage
Introduce the topic of racism against Mexican Americans using the following video:
A Class Apart: The Birth and Growth of Racism against Mexican-Americans

 

Learning Standards and Practices
11.10 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE/DOMESTIC ISSUES (1945 – present): Racial, gender, and socioeconomic inequalities were addressed by individuals, groups, and organizations.
Varying political philosophies prompted debates over the role of the federal government in regulating the economy and providing a social safety net.
(Standards: 1, 4, 5; Themes: ID, TCC, SOC, GOV, CIV, ECO)
11.10b Individuals, diverse groups, and organizations have sought to bring about change in American society through a variety of methods.
 Students will trace the following efforts in terms of issues/goals, key individuals and groups, and successes/limitations:
 Brown Power (Chicano) movement (e.g., Cesar Chavez, United Farm Workers)

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