HIST 286
Conquests and (Im)migrations: Latina/o History, 1848 to the Present Fall 2020
Division II Difference, Power, and Equity
Cross-listed LATS 286
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The first Latinx communities were formed in 1848 when the United States conquered half of Mexico’s territory. In 1898 the United States annexed Puerto Rico and has retained sovereignty to this day. These early conquests and continuing im/migrations created Mexican and Puerto Rican communities in the United States. U.S. imperialism continued to shape the im/migrations that created Cuban, Dominican, Salvadoran, Guatemalan and other Latinx communities in the United States. This course explores U.S. military, political, and economic interventions and their impact on im/migrations and the making of Latinx communities. We also explore the impact of U.S. employers’ and the U.S. government’s recruitment of low wage workers in shaping im/migrations, destinations, and the formation of Latinx working-class communities. Im/migration and refugee policies have long defined who is eligible to enter and how, as well as who is deemed eligible for citizenship and belonging. Within this context, Latinas and Latinos have developed survival and family reunification strategies for themselves, their families, and their communities.
The Class: Format: lecture; This course is a discussion format. It will be offered in a "hybrid" format with synchronous class meetings and group discussion sections, offered in-person and remote.
Limit: 20
Expected: 15
Class#: 2429
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: Class participation with short 1-2 page writing assignments; two 4-5 page essays, and a final 5-7 page essay. All writing assignments are based on course materials.
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: LATS concentrators, History majors, or those intending to become concentrators or majors, seniors
Distributions: Division II Difference, Power, and Equity
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
LATS 286 Division II HIST 286 Division II
DPE Notes: This Difference, Power, and Equity course explores racialized dimensions of U.S. imperialism and U.S. labor recruitment, encouraging critical analysis. The course considers the impact on the formation of Latinx communities in the U.S. and on Latinas' and Latinos' lived experiences in the United States.
Attributes: AMST Comp Studies in Race, Ethnicity, Diaspora
HIST Group F Electives - U.S. + Canada
LATS Core Electives

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