ES 243 Study Guide - Spring 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Mexican Americans, President Of The United States, Federal Government Of The United States
ES 243
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
- Identity:
- Racial: Skin color & physical characteristics; is a social, judicial and legal
construct and economically enforced
- Ethnicity: Greek word “ethos” which means group; group with a shared history,
language, culture
- Nationality: Both citizenship and nation-based culture
-Ethnonyms:
-Latino/a/x: Panethnic term (Midwest/East Coast) Originated in the Middle class,
people w/ an education (“Latin” + “Spanish”)
-Hispanic: created by the US Census Bureau in 1970; Hispanic refers to the
spanish speaking population, so in essence really anything and everyone, the term is so watered
down it’s not ethnically specific
-Hispano/a- Term in Spanish language used in the 19th century
-Chicano/a/x- both a nationality and an ethnicity, had a negative connotation in
the 1930’s-50’s, then in the 1960’s it was associated with the movement and rep. the indigenous
pride and identity
Chicano Condition: Blend of Mexican identity and American identity but not quite either by
itself, “Ni de aqui, ni de alla”
- Jason C. Johansen: Determining a Chicano film/literature
- By a Latinx author
- About Latinx character(s) & community
find more resources at oneclass.com
find more resources at oneclass.com
- For a Latinx audience (not exclusively but primarily)
- Straight-line Assimilation: Expect immigrants/other to follow this straight line to being
“American” - heterosexual, male, upper middle class
-WASP: White Anglo-Saxon Protestant - White is a racial identity, Anglo-saxon is
an ethnic identity, Protestant is a religious/cultural identity
-1790: First citizenship law said only only people eligible to become citizens are free,
white men of good moral character
- Women could only become citizens through husbands or fathers
- Hetero-patriarchy
-Max Vapor: Protestant ethic to save money not engage in Capitalism creates “American
wealth”
- Wealth of America actually comes from imperialism, slavery, genocide of Native
Americans
find more resources at oneclass.com
find more resources at oneclass.com
Document Summary
Racial: skin color & physical characteristics; is a social, judicial and legal construct and economically enforced. Ethnicity: greek word ethos which means group; group with a shared history, language, culture. Latino/a/x : panethnic term (midwest/east coast) originated in the middle class, people w/ an education ( latin + spanish ) Hispanic : created by the us census bureau in 1970; hispanic refers to the spanish speaking population, so in essence really anything and everyone, the term is so watered down it"s not ethnically specific. Hispano/a - term in spanish language used in the 19th century. Chicano/a/x - both a nationality and an ethnicity, had a negative connotation in the 1930"s-50"s, then in the 1960"s it was associated with the movement and rep. the indigenous pride and identity. Chicano condition: blend of mexican identity and american identity but not quite either by itself, ni de aqui, ni de alla . For a latinx audience (not exclusively but primarily)
