American Studies Question

Paper Prompt: Answer this question in the paper.
How did Doña Natalia’s Nayarit create a successful restaurant? (Consider things like the food,
and who helped her). What did the Nayarit mean to its customers? What did the Nayarit mean
to the restaurant workers? How did Doña Natalia help her workers? Give specific examples. Do
you think “placemaking” still matters in the 2020s? 

Make sure the paper meets the minimum standards for a college paper. What are the minimum standards?

• Proper formatting with your name and course in the upper left-hand corner.
• A title centered. Do not put “quotes” around the title.
• The paper must be double spaced with 12-point font.
• The paper must have a structure with an introduction, and body paragraphs appropriate
to the paper assignment.
• Paragraphs must be indented.
• The paper should have a conclusion paragraph at the end.

• The paper must include examples with citations (see below).
• Focus and content. Be sure that you answer the question that is being asked!
Write a 2.5-4-page paper on the prompt below. Your paper must make use of at least six
specific examples from at least four different chapters from throughout the book. This is a book
analysis paper. Do not include information from outside sources.

Citing Sources: This is a one source book analysis paper. Do not use outside sources. Page number citations are
required for both direct quotes and paraphrasing. You must use the real book.

Example 1: Molina points out that Doña Natalia had good relations with the police: “LAPD officers were regulars at the restaurant, lured not just by the good food, but also by the comped meals offered if they were in uniform.” (89)

Example 2: Among the cultural brokers for Doña Natalia were the Los Angeles police who
protected the restaurant in part because uniformed officers received free meals. (89)