SPANLANG 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Tsar, Mestizo, Teora

• School: Stanford University
• Department: SPANLANG - Spanish Language
• Course: SPANLANG 2
• Professor: Citlalli

Document Summary

For this assignment you will write a short report (400-500 words) focused on a the work of a renowned latina or. Latino protagonista born or raised in the u. s. , describing this person"s work and significant contribution to his or her community and to u. s. society. Note that the term latina or latino (capitalized in english but not in spanish) represents a racial/ethnic construct used in the united states that generally refers to any person of latin american, and sometimes spanish, origin. It is not a term typically used in spanish-speaking countries other than the u. s. , which is, by the way, the fifth largest spanish-speaking country in the world. In your essay, you"ll want to touch on the specific ethnic and geographic origins of the protagonista featured in your report. In addition to describing this important work or discovery, you will also explain its significance, both for your protagonista"s community as well as for american society as a whole.