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=Week 2. Topic: Latin America (and its consequences...)= Monday is MLK Day so no class. We'll meet on Wednesday = Preparation = This week we have two more modern readings. One is a chapter from a larger book (Richard Rodriguez) and the other is a short essay by Jose Antonio Burciaga from a collection of essays (Drink Cultura). These readings are available as pdf copies. The purpose of these readings is to introduce the idea of 'Latino' & Hispanic as a US concept/person/category and to see what it means in the US context.

Read both the articles (Rodriguez and Burciaga). You should answer the questions below on Burciaga to turn in for grade on Wednesday. Answer these questions with complete sentences. Make sure to explain yourself clearly.
 * Antonio Burciaga** __He who has two masters disappoints one or both__ //(//excerpt from __Drink Cultura:__ pg 62 – 65).
 * 1) What is the central issue of this short essay?
 * 2) What is Burciaga's answer to the question: “What are you?” What does his answer indicate about Mexican views of Mexican-Americans like him?
 * 3) On pg 63 he says he was 'born, razed and edgiekated on the border'. Why does he spell 'raised' as 'razed' and 'educated' as 'edgiekated'? What do you think he means by this play on words?
 * 4) Explain in your own words the 'contradiction' introduced in the last paragraph pg 65. How does he resolve this contradiction?

= Homework to Do Tonight = Read Richard Rodriguez - 'Hispanic' available here and given to you as a hand out. Create a list of 5 ideas about 'Hispanic' that appear in this article. Make sure you give evidence to support each idea. Bring to class on Monday for discussion.

To get a sense of Latino in Lexington KY, examine this [|link] to the New York Times Census Data.
We'll discuss these two readings and what they suggest about Our America/America Latina. You might also read this article from the New York Times.

= = = Due This Week = Hand written answers (complete sentences) to the Burciaga questions.

= Due Next Week - we'll investigate the idea of 'Chicano' and learn about Mexican American history. =