Grossmont collage history 107 – Description
For our final project you will choose a current event, social issue, or topic, and directly connect it to our class content on the history and effects of racial formation.
Based on the knowledge you have acquired in our class please answer the following:
How did U.S. history as it pertains to racial formation contribute to the shaping of this current event/social problem?
How does this current event/social issue effect historically racially marginalized communities (Indigenous/Native Americans, Black/African American, Chicana(o)/Mexican American/Latino, Chinese Americans, and Filipino Americans, etc.)?
Possible topics include, but are not limited to the following :
Policing and Incarceration
Segregation and Redlining
Art
Civil Rights
DACA/Dreamers,
Immigration and deportation policies
Discriminatory legislation
Education (K-12) or Higher Ed
Experience of workers (farm workers, factory workers, domestic workers, business industry, etc.)
Gender roles
Family life
Health
LGBTQIA+ rights
Military
Music
Politics
White supremacy
Reproductive justice
Sexual assault
Women’s rights
Foreign Policy and conflicts (war)
short research paper
you will need to utilize your research skills to make, and support your argument, to discuss the history of the issue, and to connect it to the present.
Research Paper Guidelines:
3–5-page paper
MLA Format
Title
Double Spaced
12 pt. Times New Roman
1-inch Margins
Work Cited Page
Click here for example: $WIKI_REFERENCE$/pages/examples
This Final requires you to conduct library research. Include at least 2 scholarly sources related to the current event or topic.
Cuyamaca has an excellent archive of information for you
https://cuylibguides.com/ethn107Links to an external site.
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Focus on searching for keywords related to your topic
Example: “Police brutality”
Example: “White supremacy”
Example: “Black and Brown incarceration”
Keep your search limited to scholarly sources from the last 10 years.
Tip: As you read these different articles, think about the connection you want to make between history and your topic. Write down examples from the sources (with page numbers) so you can cite them later in your project. This will help you keep more organized.
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