LLAS 102 - An Introduction to Latino and Latin American Studies

• Identify major historical benchmarks in the Latin American experience from the pre-Columbian era to the present and their connections and relationship to identity formation in the Latino/a/ex communities in the United States.
• Identify the impact of hegemonic forces such as religion, patriarchy, transculturation, and racial mixture in the Latino/a/ex and Latin American experience.
• Describe the diversity of historical experiences of Latinos/as/ex in the United States  from the Mexican and Puerto Rican experience to the exile communities from Central American countries and the Caribbean and their incorporation in American Society.
• Recognize and identify major immigration theories and their application to the Latino/a/ex experience in the United States.
• Articulate the diversity of social and economic experiences of the Latina/o/ex community.
• Summarize the components of theoretical interpretations on the nature of identity and the impact of racism, and inequality in the United States.
• Recognize the impact of American social institutions and the formation of Latina/o/ex communities in the United States.