Intro to Ethnic Studies
The "Ethnic Studies Bill" was passed in this state, in 2021, making it the first state to require high school students graduate with a semester of ethnic studies.
What is California?
It's the 2-word term for an idea that has been created and accepted by people in a society.
What is a "social construct"?
It's the ability to make others do what you would have them do.
What is power?
The first wave of feminism starts because of this. (The name of the movement and what they wanted.)
What is suffrage/the Suffragette Movement, and the right to vote?
Barack Obama.
Who was the first biracial president of the United States?
These are the four perspectives through which we study U.S. history in an Ethnic Studies class.
What are African/Black American, Asian American, Hispanic/Latin American, and Indigenous/Native American?
Either partially broken or completely broken.
What is the state of every treaty the U.S. government made to the Indigenous people of this land?
This source of civic power is also known as "solidarity."
What is the power of NUMBERS? (The amount of people who speak out and take action.)
This is where most anti-Vietnam War protests happened and were organized by these people.
What are college campuses and students?
Babies seem to be born knowing this difference, but need to be taught this.
What is the difference between right and wrong, and how to hate?
It's why the student group went on strike for 5 months at their university.
What is "because students were only being taught U.S. history from the white perspective, and no perspectives of color"?
It's the belief that limiting human reproduction by those with "undesirable" traits would improve society.
What is Eugenics?
The differences between 1) explicit, 2) implicit, and 3) confirmation biases.
What are 1) conscious/aware, 2) subconcious/unaware, and 3) intentional selection of news we already believe?
After years of harassment at the hands of police and being taken advantage of by the mafia, this is where & when the LGBTQ community fought back. (Location and year.)
What is the Stonewall Inn in 1969?
The magical vs. naive vs. critical levels of consciousness.
What is blaming God/luck, oneself/one's community, or focusing on structural, systemic explanations?
It's the student group that went on strike to create the first Ethnic Studies class at this university. (Name the group and the school.)
What was the Third World Liberation Front at San Francisco State University?
This is the first legal case in the U.S. colonies that punished people differently based on the color of their skin.
What is the story of John Punch, the West African man who ran away with two fellow indentured servants of European heritage?
An example of systemic racism when people are discriminated against applying for jobs, schools, or loans.
What is when someone's resume will not be given an opportunity based on "ethnic sounding" names?
Montgomery, Alabama. (Give me all the details.)
Where did Martin Luther King - along with Rosa Parks - lead a successful boycott of the bus company due to its racist policies?
They're the four tenets of Critical Race Theory.
What are 1) race = social construct, 2) racism = history, 3) racism = system, 4) stories of those affected = essential to fixing racism?
After World War II, these types of countries were classified as First, Second, and Third World countries.
What were democratic/capitalist, communist, and those developing countries that hadn't aligned themselves yet?
They're the differences between 1) race, 2) ethnicity, and 3) nationality.
What is 1) physical characteristics, 2) cultural practices, and 3) the legal sense of being from a country?
It means the way that our society favors "white" as the default standard, and affects people of color through power structures.
What is systemic racism or white supremacy?
Birmingham, Alabama. (Give me all the details.)
Where did Martin Luther King lead a protest march to draw attention the racial segregation and write a seminal letter from jail?
They're the ABCDE strategy steps for identifying credible sources.
What is Author credentials, Best-before date, Connection to other sources, Design & layout, and Expected outcome?