Fall 2008 Course
CHS 292 Chicana/o Studies Service Learning and Engagement
THE BRACERO ORAL HISTORY PROJECT
Prof. José Alamillo,
Coordinator of Chicana/o Studies
Mondays and Wednesdays, 10-11:50
Want to contribute to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s permanent collection in Washington, D.C.?
Looking for a course connecting the local and the national, the past and the present?
Need to get that D General Education Category out of the way?
Interested in agricultural history and multicultural heritage of Ventura County?
This course introduces students to the practices necessary for effective research and work on issues of social justice in Chicana/o communities, with an emphasis in Fall 2008 on the Bracero guest worker program that was in place from the 1940s through the 1960s. Students will learn to how to identify, research, and reflect on dealing with these issues through "hands-on" service learning. Students will engage in and apply learned skills and techniques necessary for social change within Chicana/o communities to develop problem-solving methodologies as a practical means in advancing social and economic justice.
This fall, the focus of the course will be the Bracero program, in conjunction with the Smithsonian Bracero Oral History Project. Students will collect oral histories from Ventura County Braceros, ranchers, and others connected to the Bracero program, and organize events and exhibits in different communities in Ventura County, among other scholarly and service activities. Spanish-speaking ability a plus, but is not required!
Course satisfies GE category: D (Social Perspectives)
Course counts toward the B.A. in Chicana/o Studies and the Minor in Chicana/o Studies
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