Week 1: Intro, Brazil In black And White

Question 1

Brazil affirmative action =

Answer 1

Quota based

Question 2

Quota

Answer 2

fixed share of something that a person or group is entitled to receive

Question 3

% of seats in University of Brasilia reserved for black and indigenous

Answer 3

20%

Question 4

% of elite white in University of Brasilia

Answer 4

98%

Question 5

Result of the lawsuits

Answer 5

Courts ruled that it was constitutional. Brazilian constitution emphasizes need to run society without prejudice and more diversity and social justice.

Question 6

Arguments for affirmative action

Answer 6

Follow the Brazilian constitution where it pushes for more diversity in institutions. 

Question 7

Arguments against affirmative action

Answer 7

Brazil is color blind and this goes against what what people believe/ not fair/ taking opportunities away

Question 8

How the fill shows racial inequity (3)

Answer 8

Jodi lives lives impoverished with deaf siblings, Rafael lives comfortably and sees Brazil as a place with no poverty, Karen is upper middle class and has a car

Question 9

Three Reason why we need to study Black history (3)

Answer 9

1. Understand conditions of African life in the past and present
2. Understand LA history. What roles did people of African ancestors play in creating LA
3. Understand black people

Question 10

Understanding conditions of Afro Latin life in the past and present

Answer 10

1. Life they lived
2. Facing what combinations of obstacles and opportunities
3. What kinds of outcomes
4. What did Afro Latinos think about the life they were leading (talk, write, sing about their experiences)

Question 11

Understanding Latin American history in the roles people of African ancestry played in creating Latin America

Answer 11

1. Politically
2. Socially
3. Culturally
4. Economically