SPAN308: Hist/Cultr Aztlan: SW US
Course Description: Covers the story of indigenous peoples of the southwestern United States: Aztlán, the Spanish colonial period, the Mexican period, and the acquisition and settlement by the United States. Seeks the exposition of indigenous and Hispanic historical and cultural foundations of the region and the confluence with other Asian and European influences. Taught in English with Spanish readings for Spanish majors.
Reflective Narrative: This was the first course I took about another culture besides my own. It wholeheartedly fulfilled MLO 3.1 and MLO 3.2 because of the way it taught about Mexican history in the United States. In this class, I completed a writing project where we were to read a few chapters and then create our own rendition of it as if we were a news reporter of the time (see evidence 1). The second assignment I found important to this class was a paper in which I read about and discussed the meaning of manifest destiny to Anglos and Chicano's of the time (see evidence 2). I gained knowledge from this whole class because I didn't know anything about Mexican history beforehand. This course doesn't relate to any other activities I've done at CSUMB because I've only participated in the Japanese culture related activities. So, it was great for me to take this class and become informed on topics like Manifest Destiny, the Chicano movement, and more. I want to further explore this learning experience by learning more about other cultures, not just Mexican and Japanese, but I would love to learn more about Asian cultures like Chinese or Vietnamese cultures.
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