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Discussion Questions/vocabulary # 1 (Due 10/8). “Colonialism, Citizenship, and Community Building in the Puerto Rican Diaspora: A Conclusion” by Carmen T. Whalen. 1- Define the following concepts/phrases: Colonialism Citizenships Transnational community Community building Manifest destiny Immigration Act of 1965 Deindustrialization Ethnic enclaves Social movement Culture of poverty Non-incorporated status Answer the following questions: 1. What reasons explain the Puerto Rican migration to the US? Examine several waves and different periods. 2. Are the Puerto Ricans who live in the US a diaspora? 3. What role did the informal networks of family and community organizations play in the settlement process of the Puerto Rican communities? 4. Why does the concept of a “racial binary” not fit within the Puerto Rican community? 5. How do Puerto Rican immigrants organize themselves at the community level? Provide an example. 6. How does the gentrification process affect the Puerto Rican community? 7. Are Puerto Rican communities transnational? Discussion questions/vocabulary #2 (Due 10/15) Cubans and Dominicans: Is There a Latino Experience in the United States? by John R. Logan and Wenquan Zhang A. Define the following concepts/phrases: “Other Hispanics” 1

enclave economy National origins of Hispanics Hispanic segregation Residential pattern Female-headed household Human capital resources Ethnic neighborhoods Spatial assimilation Socioeconomic disparities B. Write a short essay explaining the reasons for the migration to the United States of the Cuban and Dominican and compare it is to the Mexican and Puerto Rican. Discussion questions/vocabulary # 3 (Due 11/12) “Latina Activism” by Iris Morales. Latinas Women resistance Activism Intersectionality Network of alliances Misogyny LGBTQ Feminism Women of color feminism Answer the following questions: 1. What are the reasons for Latina migration to the US? 2. Describe the characteristics of Latinas. 3. What is the meaning of the “double jeopardy” (Briggs) concept about African American women? 4. How was male privilege embedded in the everyday practice of every political, social, and cultural institution? 5. How did Sojourner Truth’s life inspire Latina activism? 6. Who is Dolores Huerta, and how did her life inspired Latinas? 7. How does the system of power operate in a capitalist society at the individual and societal level? How does the system impact women in relation to class, race, and ethnicity? 8. What twenty-first-century movements and campaigns are Latina women organizing? 2

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