Palabra
Establishing Chicano and Latino Studies in Higher Education
Foreigners in Their Own Land
Puerto Rico
100
These unmanned aircraft, once used in war zones and at the U.S.-Mexico border, were flown over protests in Los Angeles for the first time since 2020.
What are Predator drones?
100
The Little School of the 400 taught Spanish speaking students 400 of these.
What are 400 “indispensable” English words?
100
This is the name of the war fought between Mexico and America during the 1840s.
What is the Mexican American War?
100
This war fought between Spain and America in 1898 resulted in the U.S. gaining control of Puerto Rico from Spain.
What is the Spanish American War?
200
Critics say that flying military drones over peaceful demonstrators violates this constitutional right that protects free expression and assembly.
What is the First Amendment?
200
Sal Castro helped high schoolers organize a series of walkouts to protest poor schooling conditions for Latinos in this U.S. city.
What is Los Angeles?
200
This Spanish-Tejano political and military figure of the Texas Revolution helped to establish the independence of Texas.
Who is Juan Seguin?
200
Puerto Ricans are born as citizens of this country.
What is the United States?
300
Sharing a name with a Sith Lord, these advanced sensors on the MQ-9 Predator can detect heat signatures and even small objects like birds or people through walls.
What are infrared sensors (or VaDER radar technology)?
300
The first Mexican American Studies program was established in the fall of 1968 at this college.
What is CSU Los Angeles?
300
This term is used to describe descendants of mostly Native Americans, but also Texas Creoles and Mestizos who settled in Texas before its admission as an American state. The term is also sometimes applied to Texans of Mexican descent.
Who are Tejanos?
300
True or False, Puerto Rico is a country.
What is False? (Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States)
400
The 2025 drone flights in Los Angeles were approved by this U.S. department, which also oversees Customs and Border Protection.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
400
The very first Mexican American Studies department was started in this year.
What is 1968?
400
This revolt in the 1840s led to the creation of the Republic of California.
What is the Bear Flag Revolt?
400
U.S. corporations took control of Puerto Rico’s economy after 1898 by dominating this sweet but exploitative industry that became the island’s main export.
What is sugar production (or the sugar industry)?
500
This California congressman introduced a bill to ban military drones from being used for surveillance over civilian protests.
Who is Jimmy Gómez?
500
This nationwide group ,committed to advancing the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, housing, health and civil rights of Latinos through community-based programs, created the little school of 400.
What is the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)?
500
He was the president of the United States during the Mexican American War.
Who is James K. Polk?
500
This U.S. President finally addressed the U.S. exploitation of the Puerto Rican people.
Who is Harry S. Truman?