Chicano/Latino Studies- Exam 1

Question 0

Define the term “state”

Answer 0

(It doesn’t mean ‘state’ like NE)

A territory of land with sovereign government.

Question 1

Define the term ‘nation’

Answer 1

A group of people who have who have something in common blood, culture, (other) whatever it maybe it’s a group of people tied together by something they feel bonds them

(Willingly together)

Question 2

In what ways are Latinos Americans? List.

Answer 2

-63% of “Latinos” are actually born in usa
-American hemisphere~north and south>America. Technically all Americans.
-term “latino” is only relevant in usa
-loyal; left or did something to come
american/americano dream, not too different: morals, values, likes, etc

Question 3

Define Hispanic

Answer 3

Spanish speaking person;

(Book says) this term is preferred by upper class, upper middle class, and lighter skinned.

Question 4

Define Latino

Answer 4

Someone from Latin America. 
(Book says) usually used to describe people of middle class, lower middle class and poorer people and also darker skin.

Question 5

Chicano

Answer 5

[past] pejorative term meaning dirty poor person (term for mexicans) ; 1960s a student activist movement reclaimed this name and now the name is known with human rights, feminism, interest in their culture and wanting to connect with their homeland in the barrios / Aztec

Question 6

Mexican-American

Answer 6

Someone born in America but who has some sort of ancestry in Mexico, be it their Parents or their Greatx8 Grand Parents. *no one can tell you whether you’re not latino, regardless of looks, language, etc. identity is your own.

Question 7

How many latinos in the US?

Answer 7

16% ——-> 51 million

Projected to be 25% by 2050.

Question 8

Define Hegemony. What are it’s applications to what we have studied?

Answer 8

When one dominate state exerts power over another non dominate.

—colonization; ethnocentrism- when people from another country come here? When we go to other countries. When we are in respective countries

Question 9

Define dichotomy

Answer 9

“corner stone of western thought” illegitimate thought vs legitimate thought (or academics) ; complete contrasts. latino studies(IT) v chemistry(LT) it's a dichotomy 
---hard to study if class isn't legit ; also then "Latinos history isn't legit?"

Question 10

Define Dialectic

Answer 10

History changes depending on whose perspective you’re getting the information from. Remember that SVU? They all describe a different van, well that’s probably what history is like.

—-take everything with a grain of salt.

Question 11

Define Culture

Answer 11

Socially transmitted behaviors, beliefs, art, food, music, religion, clothing, etc and other aspects of ones day to day life

—unique culture brings unique ideas and perspectives

Question 12

Sociological Imagination

Answer 12

Try to leave your “baggage”,(ideas/views)at the door; your biography in relation to history; be able to shift your perspective,, everything you believe may not be/is not true

Question 13

Social Location is the fact that you are may change depending on where you are. What are the applications of that?

Answer 13

important to understanding the latino community! Just because you see a 23 year old guy walking down the street wearing Js and a bandana drinking a beer, etc.. doesn’t make him a thug. Tomorrow he works in a nursing home or is in the army. This applies to all minorities. Remember #iftheygunnedmedownwhichpicturewouldtheyuse ? Stop and frisk laws! Judging people by skin color and style of dress, music etc is not okay. They might be listening to rap and playing ball right now(scary) but this morning on his shift as emts they saved a mom and her two twin babies. SOCIAL LOCATION

Question 14

What 4 things do you need before you can be a sovereign nation?

Answer 14

o Self sustained govt
o Land
o Common interest in sovereignty
o Ability/historical context

Question 15

Define Manifest Destiny

Answer 15

It is the “god given right” to spread out all across the world(pillage) and convert non believers to Christianity.(murder and rape)

Question 16

Define the Furies

Answer 16

Greek mythology story about 3 goddesses that worked for Appallo. They agreed to always follow the law except if it was unjust then it was up to them to go out and seek vengeance and get justice.
-compare to declaration & war (usa)

Question 17

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Answer 17

peace treaty(trick) signed on 2 February 1848, in the Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo between the U.S. and Mexico that ended the Mexican–American war and stealing a bunch of land

Question 18

Define discourse

Answer 18

Discussion or debate- spoken, written or otherwise

—we do that????