Civil rights for Mexican Americans.

Choose ONE of the questions below to expand upon for your midterm discussion post. Option 1: Discuss how the visibility of the farmworkers strike was key toward moving forward civil rights for Mexican Americans. Option 2: Discuss how La Raza Unida Party was perceived as a threat to the government and why/how this mattered in terms of the development of Chicano Civil Rights Movement. Option 3: Discuss how the history of the Chicano Civil Rights Movement is also a shared history of the San Joaquin Valley. Make specific references to details from this weeks materials. PART ONE: Take some to gather your notes and ideas and then construct a substantial, thoughtful 300-400 word written post that offers specific details and references to events and ideas from the readings and viewings. BE CONCISE and do not ramble. Focus most closely on material from this week, but you may also draw on anything from previous weeks. I’m looking for substantial details that demonstrate read/viewed the material, and that you are processing the material by making critical, thoughtful connections.

PART TWO: End your post with a thoughtful, open-ended discussion question (avoid yes/no questions). 5 points | Due Saturday of Week 8 Example of an unacceptable question: Did you agree with the Chicano Movement? [Too general, not open-ended] Example of an unacceptable question: What would have happened without the Chicano Movement? [Too speculative, cannot be answered with any authority] Example of a thoughtful question: Based on my response above, how might Chicano activists have done a better job of including Chicanas in the movement? [Requires further thought, open-ended]