What readings may I use?

Please select from one of the following:

• Michael Omi and Howard Winant, Ch. 4 “Racial Formation” (p. 105-136), in Racial Formation in the United States.
• Lytle-Hernandez, City of Inmates, Introduction (p.1-15)
• Antonia I. Castañeda, “Engendering the History of Alta California, 1769-1848: Gender, Sexuality, and the Family,” California History, Vol. 76, No. 2/3, p. 220-259.
• Paul Ortiz, Ch. 2 “The Mexican War of Independence and US History” (p. 33-53), in An African American and Latinx History of the United States
• David J. Weber, Foreigners in Their Native Land: Historical Roots of the Mexican Americans Selections. Pages 52-86. AND pages 135-137.
• William D. Carrigan & Clive Webb. “The Lynching of Persons of Mexican Origin or Descent in the US 1848-1928.”
• Henderson, Beyond Borders, Ch. 1 “Beginnings: 1848 – 1920” (p. 8-33)
• Lytle-Hernandez, City of Inmates, Chapter 3 (p.64-91)
• Henderson, Beyond Borders, Ch. 2 “Restriction, Depression, and Deportation: The 1920s and 1930s”
• Lytle-Hernández, Migra!: A History of U.S. Border Patrol (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2010): Chapter 8, “The Triumphs of ’54.

How should you write your reading response? Reading responses can take many shapes and forms. For this class, I want you to think of these responses as an opportunity to think a little deeper about a particular reading. Your response can address something you find particularly thought provoking or puzzling in the text, something you find problematic or limiting, or you may argue for a specific interpretation of the reading. You may also connect your reading with other readings in the course, or larger themes we have talked about (race, identity, settler colonialism, etc.). You can also discuss how the reading relates to your lived experiences. While you may overview the main points of the reading, the response should not simply summarize the reading.

• The response is exceptional. It clearly demonstrates that the student has deeply and thoughtfully engaged with the text or texts
• The response references the main points and their importance
• The students’ interpretation and voice are present