POL SCI M181B
U.S. Latino Politics
Description: (Formerly numbered 181B.) (Same as Chicana and Chicano Studies M155B.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Examination of history and contemporary role of Latinos in U.S. political system. Topics include historical analysis of Latino immigration and migration; civil rights movement; increases in citizenship, registration, and voting in 1980s and 1990s; new wave of anti-immigrant attitudes; Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act and subsequent DREAMer movement; and response by Latinos today, with discussion of role of Latino vote in recent presidential elections. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Winter 2022 - Professor Barreto was a very understanding professor, which really meant a lot to me as we transitioned back to in-person classes. He made sure to have a working hybrid model for the class, and he made the final online. The content of this course is interesting (be warned there are a lot of statistics but its not scary!) The grade is broken down between 50% final 25% section participation and 25% final project. The exam was an 114 multiple choice question test, which for the most part was easy to accomplish if you went to the lectures. I found the readings helpful, but you could probably go without doing them. The final project is really not that bad, it uses STATA, a data program, but it is very minimal and Professor Barreto walks you through STATA. I would take this class again easily, the information is pertinent to the real world, making it a great class for me.
Winter 2022 - Professor Barreto was a very understanding professor, which really meant a lot to me as we transitioned back to in-person classes. He made sure to have a working hybrid model for the class, and he made the final online. The content of this course is interesting (be warned there are a lot of statistics but its not scary!) The grade is broken down between 50% final 25% section participation and 25% final project. The exam was an 114 multiple choice question test, which for the most part was easy to accomplish if you went to the lectures. I found the readings helpful, but you could probably go without doing them. The final project is really not that bad, it uses STATA, a data program, but it is very minimal and Professor Barreto walks you through STATA. I would take this class again easily, the information is pertinent to the real world, making it a great class for me.
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