Course Description
Covers the story of indigenous peoples of the southwestern United States: Aztlán, the Spanish colonial period, the Mexican period, and the acquisition and settlement by the United States. Seeks the exposition of indigenous and Hispanic historical and cultural foundations of the region and the confluence with other Asian and European influences.
Covers the story of indigenous peoples of the southwestern United States: Aztlán, the Spanish colonial period, the Mexican period, and the acquisition and settlement by the United States. Seeks the exposition of indigenous and Hispanic historical and cultural foundations of the region and the confluence with other Asian and European influences.
Reflective Narrative
This was an online course that I took during my first semester at CSUMB. In this course explored the story of indigenous people of Mexico throughout history.
In the first section, we covered a very important topic, which was the origin of the Mexica (Aztec) civilization: Aztlan. I learned that Aztlan according to Aztec legends, was the home of the Mexicas before they traveled to Tenochtitlan, which was the land that the gods promised them. We discussed about this legend, and discovered that Aztlán was a city established at the north of Mexico, possibly in states that are now part of the United States.
Another topic discussed in this course was about the acquisition of the United States. I learned that before the United States invasion of Mexico, many of the actual states of the modern US belonged to Mexico. My main duty was to discover the first explorers and conquerors of the Southwest of the United States, which lead me to explore the states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Because these states were part of Mexico, we also talked about Mexican independence and how the government of Mexico was not much concerned about the peripheries, especially in the north.
Finally, my favorite topic discussed in this course was learning about the Mexicans in the United States. I learned about about important movements that emerged during the 20th century, such as the Chicano movement. I also learned about social movements to improve field workers’ conditions led by Cesar Chavez, and many other cultural movements that establish the Chicano culture in the United States. Furthermore, I learned that Chicanos are always in the middle of two countries; they never deny their Mexican heritage but are familiar with the United States culture.Finally, I also discovered that many of the traditions from Mexican culture are celebrated by Chicanos in the United States such as, “Cinco de Mayo", "16 de Septiembre", "Day of the Dead" and "Posadas" which are festivities that emphasize on Mexican heritage.
Overall, this course allowed me to learn more about the history of Mexicans in the Unites States and the impact we have made in this country. I can personally say that this course inspired me to keep going with my studies and achieve a Masters degree in Mexican American studies.
This was an online course that I took during my first semester at CSUMB. In this course explored the story of indigenous people of Mexico throughout history.
In the first section, we covered a very important topic, which was the origin of the Mexica (Aztec) civilization: Aztlan. I learned that Aztlan according to Aztec legends, was the home of the Mexicas before they traveled to Tenochtitlan, which was the land that the gods promised them. We discussed about this legend, and discovered that Aztlán was a city established at the north of Mexico, possibly in states that are now part of the United States.
Another topic discussed in this course was about the acquisition of the United States. I learned that before the United States invasion of Mexico, many of the actual states of the modern US belonged to Mexico. My main duty was to discover the first explorers and conquerors of the Southwest of the United States, which lead me to explore the states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Because these states were part of Mexico, we also talked about Mexican independence and how the government of Mexico was not much concerned about the peripheries, especially in the north.
Finally, my favorite topic discussed in this course was learning about the Mexicans in the United States. I learned about about important movements that emerged during the 20th century, such as the Chicano movement. I also learned about social movements to improve field workers’ conditions led by Cesar Chavez, and many other cultural movements that establish the Chicano culture in the United States. Furthermore, I learned that Chicanos are always in the middle of two countries; they never deny their Mexican heritage but are familiar with the United States culture.Finally, I also discovered that many of the traditions from Mexican culture are celebrated by Chicanos in the United States such as, “Cinco de Mayo", "16 de Septiembre", "Day of the Dead" and "Posadas" which are festivities that emphasize on Mexican heritage.
Overall, this course allowed me to learn more about the history of Mexicans in the Unites States and the impact we have made in this country. I can personally say that this course inspired me to keep going with my studies and achieve a Masters degree in Mexican American studies.