CHST028 CH

PO

This course is an interdisciplinary survey of the contemporary experiences of Central American immigrants and their children in the United States. We will begin by how geopolitics and US- Central American international relations have shaped the trajectories of Central American immigrant communities and their presence/incorporation in U.S. society. Focusing mostly on Guatemalan, Honduran, and Salvadoran immigrants?the three largest groups?we will examine how colonization, US intervention and foreign policies, immigration, social movements, and transnationalism have shaped Central Americans? identity and community formation. Students will gain a critical understanding of Central American identities, particularly as these have been constructed through the intersection of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and legal status.

PO Area 3 Requirement, PO Speaking Intensive, Chicanx-Latinx Studies, PO Analyzing Difference