Category: Ethnic Studies

Exercise 1: Brainstorm Ideas (50 Points):
As you have learned, Ethnic Studies is

Exercise 1: Brainstorm Ideas (50 Points):
As you have learned, Ethnic Studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that explores issues in the Black/African American, Asian American, Chicanx/Latinx, and Native American/Indigenous communities. As such, for this assignment you will choose an academic discipline within Ethnic Studies and pick a subtopic within the chosen group that you are interested in.
For example, if you are interested in becoming a teacher you might want to choose the subtopic: Education. If you are an artist, you might choose the subtopic: Art.
For this assignment you will submit a document with your brainstorm notes that includes your final choice for a topic.
Some examples for a final topic could be (but you do not have to choose these): Native American religious practices, African American Higher Education, Chicanx/Latinx Mental Health, or Asian American .
Exercise 2: Academic Article (75 Points):
Now that you have chosen your topic and subtopic, you will search for an academic article (via Google Scholar or SMC library search page) about the topic you chose for Exercise 1.
Here is a video from YouTube that explains how to use Google Scholar :
Exercise 3: Research Paper (125 Points):
This assignment will build off of what you chose for exercise 1 and 2. After you choose an academic article, you will write a a 3-5 page research paper highlighting they key topics within the article. For this paper you can use other academic sources besides the article you chose if you would like. Within your paper you will will summarize the article and analyze the information from your own perspective. You can choose with format to use for citations (ex. MLA, APA, etc.)

First, provide brief reactions (1 paragraph) to one of the following examples of

First, provide brief reactions (1 paragraph) to one of the following examples of media representation that we discussed:
“Framings” of Muslim American Identity (Yazdiha)
Native American Identity Appropriation (Keene, Small-Rodriguez & Davis-Delano)
Criminalization of African American Identity (Adjei-Brenyah)
Normalization of White Identity (All)
Second, search for and identify at least 1 example of a contemporary “controlling image” (see lecture notes).
You are free to select the image from any media representation that you like. Be sure to provide a link to the image. Explain the following about the selected image(s):
Why do you consider this image to be a “controlling image”?
What do you think it is trying to represent or convey to society?
How does it shape the way we think about racial/ethnic identity (good or bad)?
Third, provide at least one (1) lingering question that you have about the readings and discussions on representation.

Write a 2-page essay responding to the following: Research and compare the ethic

Write a 2-page essay responding to the following: Research and compare the ethical codes or ethical frameworks of two different professions. Identify the fundamental ethical principles emphasized by each profession and analyze how they guide ethical decision making in their respective fields. Discuss any similarities, differences, or potential conflicts between these ethical codes and their implications for professionals in their daily practice. Use APA 7th format. include introduction, conclusion, citation and references.

Please watch these two videos that critics say carry anti-immigrant sentiment.

Please watch these two videos that critics say carry anti-immigrant sentiment.
The first one is from former California Governor Pete Wilson’s reelection campaign. It is titled The Keep Coming.
The next, while untitled, was tweet by President Trump with the caption: “It is Outrageous What Democrats are doing to our country. Vote GOP!” (This is a copy of the video he posted, but Twitter has suspended his account therefore there is not a link to the Tweet directly.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQJx64cUFb8Links to an external site.
(Watch the video provided through the link above. It was Tweeted by former President Trump in 2018.
In 3 paragraphs below, answer the following questions:
1) Summarize the Pete Wilson video. What is he attempting to say? How does he use visuals to present his argument? Would you say this clip is racist? Why or why not?
2) Summarize the Donald Trump video on cop killer Luis Bracamontes and what he calls illegal immigration. What is President Trump attempting to say through this video? How does he use visuals to present his argument? Would you say this clip is racist? Why or why not?
3) What do these two videos have in common? After learning about immigration, how does this tie to what we have learned about immigrants, violence, fear, and policing?

In this reflection, pick one of these themes from the film and analyze it.
Micr

In this reflection, pick one of these themes from the film and analyze it.
Microaggressions
Liberal Racism
Complicity of White Women
Isolation
In 2 pages double spaced, answer the follow questions. Please make this detailed for full credit.
1) What drew you to picking one of these topics?
2) How does this film address the theme you discussed. Give examples from the film. Does Peele effectively portray this, why or why not?
3) Have you ever seen this play out in real life or your own life? Think: Social situations, social media, politics, etc.

All the instructions and reading materials are attached. Let me know If you have

All the instructions and reading materials are attached. Let me know If you have any questions for me.

Answer the following five questions individually. You can even copy and past the

Answer the following five questions individually. You can even copy and past the question and write them under if you’d like. Each question must be two paragraphs each.
1) Summarize Ta-Nehisi Coates’ lecture “The Case for Reparations” 2017 Zengerle Lecture.
2) What were his childhood worries? What does that have to do with school success, and how one views the world, or as he put it, “Sitcom America.”
3) Go back to “Coastes Opening statement to Congress” What did you think about the points he made? Were they valid? If so, which points were particularly strong? If not, choose a point and dissect why it was not strong.
4) What are your thoughts on articles in Redlining in San Diego? How did it help expand your understanding of the city? What differences can you noticed in different neighborhoods throughout the city?

Answer the following five questions individually. You can even copy and past the

Answer the following five questions individually. You can even copy and past the question and write them under if you’d like. Each question must be two paragraphs each.
1) Summarize Ta-Nehisi Coates’ lecture “The Case for Reparations” 2017 Zengerle Lecture.
2) What were his childhood worries? What does that have to do with school success, and how one views the world, or as he put it, “Sitcom America.”
3) Go back to “Coastes Opening statement to Congress” What did you think about the points he made? Were they valid? If so, which points were particularly strong? If not, choose a point and dissect why it was not strong.
4) What are your thoughts on articles in Redlining in San Diego? How did it help expand your understanding of the city? What differences can you noticed in different neighborhoods throughout the city?
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on the Cotton and Chick minstrel show and the 1619 Project Episode three The Bi

on the Cotton and Chick minstrel show and the 1619 Project Episode three The Birth of American Music. In four paragraphs total, (2 each) you will need to address the following questions in order to receive full credit.
Note: If you do not cite examples from the material for the questions, you will not receive credit
First 2 paragraphs (Cotton and Chick)
1) What is occurring in this sketch? It should e a short summary of what happens.
2) How does Chick treat Cotton, and how does Cotton treat himself? Meaning, how does Cotton speak about himself and his Blackness?
3) What are some of Cotton character traits? How does he speak, how is his posture, and how does he interact with Chick?
4) What are some of Cotton’s physical characteristics? How is his make-up, cloths, eyes, lips done? Why is it done like that? What about his dancing?
5) What do you notice about the people in the background?
Second 2 paragraphs (1619 Project)
1) Give a brief summary of the episode. What two artists does he say made him think about Black music when he is chopping vegetables?
2) What is the story of Jim Crow as a song and character in accordance to Thomas Rice? How did it help create a unique form of American theater and culture?
3) How does this evolve into Black music, and then American pop music co-opted by white Americans?

The answers MUST thoroughly answer and define the term (this includes all releva

The answers MUST thoroughly answer and define the term (this includes all relevant material associated with the term.) Use complete sentences. USE YOUR OWN WORDS! DO NOT CUT AND PASTE FROM THE INTERNET, ESPECIALLY WIKIPEDIA! CITE YOUR SOURCES!! AVOID ONLINE CHAT ROOMS, ESPECIALLY DISCORD.
1.DEFINE and EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE…What is Mary Beltran’s argument for…:
Image Analysis and Televisual Latinos
2. DEFINE and EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE:
The Carceral State
3.DEFINE and EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE:
Caged Birds (Do Not Look on the Internet for this Term!)
4.DEFINE and EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE:
Loving v. Commonwealth of Virginia
5. DEFINE and EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE:
Understanding the Occurrence of Interracial Marriage in the US
6. DEFINE and EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE:Stonewall Riots…Why was the term riot used?6.
7. DEFINE and EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE:
Harvey Milk
8. DEFINE and EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE:The Brown Berets
9. DEFINE and EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE:
The Black Panther Party
10. DEFINE and EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE: Immigrants of Angel Island
11. What area did members of the American Indian Movement occupy for 19 months?