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Part I) Mexican Post-Colonial History.
View the VoiceThread on Mexican History. Browse the resources in the sub-folder “The Mexican American War/La Invasión Americana.” Watch the 7-minute video on America’s Forgotten War and then watch the first hour of The Mexican-American War. https://umassboston.instructure.com/courses/379/modules/items/36951 Next, browse the resources in the sub-folder entitled “The Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920.” Watch the first hour of Pancho Villa Outlaw Hero (or the more academic The Storm that Swept America).
https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezproxy.lib.umb.edu/watch/pancho-villa-outlaw-hero Browse the Mexican Constitution of 1917. https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/mexican-revolution-and-the-united-states/constitution-of-1917.html
Discuss any detail or theme that you find especially memorable from either event. Be sure to include specific names and dates so the reader has some context.
Finally, watch the very entertaining video Tucson Arizona’s Mexican Studies Ban (4/2/2012). http://www.cc.com/video-clips/ovmyo9/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-tucson-s-mexican-american-studies-ban Why is understanding historical events like the one you chose to discuss important in understanding contemporary Mexican or U.S. identity or culture? Bonus if you mention the argument by James Loewen in his article “Getting History Right Can Decrease Racism Toward Mexican Americans.”
Part 2) Guatemalan Post-Colonial History.
View the VoiceThread on Guatemalan History, watch the documentary Discovering Dominga, https://login.ezproxy.lib.umb.edu/login?url=https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/discovering-dominga?account_id=28932&usage_group_id=83345 and review other posted material which provides context for understanding the war in Guatemala.
Discuss any event, issue, or theme that you find especially memorable. Be sure to include specific names and dates so the reader has some context.
Why is knowing about historical events like this important in understanding contemporary Guatemalan or U.S. identity or culture?
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