Click here to download the syllabus for the Winter 2007 course
Click here to download the Topic Paper Assignment
Click here to download the handout on changing demographics
Click here to download the handout on demographics and economics for different Latino groups
Click here to download the LALS Final for Winter 2007
All downloads above are as .pdfs.
Class Reserve Reading: Go to: LALS Reserve Reading
Teaching Assistants:
Instructor:
Modified Supplemental Instruction (for writing):
Not yet assigned
Links of interest
These are sources of international information on Latin American
nations:
Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)
From the University of Texas at Austin, this site has numerous links of interest for both Latino and Latin American issues.
International Relations Center (formerly the Inter-Hemispheric Resource Center)
A policy studies center that works on a progressive agenda for U.S. policy. Be sure to check The Americas Program which is part of the website.
Latin American Database
This is a newsletter available by subscription. Go to the Links section and you’ll discover a wealth of places to visit on the web.
Information Services on Latin America
This has great, generally progressive-slanted news on Latin America.
LaNeta
This is a site linking together non-governmental organizations in Mexico; includes up-to-date stuff on Latin American reaction to the war.
Cuba in Transition: Articles on Cuban Economy
Annual set of articles on Cuban economic transition told from a variety of different perspectives.
Cuban Transition Project
A web site concerned with issues of political and economic transition in Cuba
These are resources for finding U.S. statistical data in general:
Statistical Resources on the Web (U Mich)
This site--housed at the University of Michigan-- is a veritable gold mine of links to statistical and governmental sites (as well as info on published sources of data). The site is divided into several categories of interest.
U.S. Census Bureau
The title says it all. Lots of data. Has info on current and past censuses and Current Population Surveys.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Another U.S. government site, it contains data from several government agencies dealing with health-related issues (i.e. the Center for Disease Control).
FedStats
This is a great search engine of U.S. government data. The data of over 70 government agencies are accessible through this search engine.
Following are some key links to sites dealing with Latino issues:
The Azteca Web Page
Focuses on Chicano and indigenous Mexican historic and cultural facts and information.
The Pew Hispanic Center
Mainstream center with first-rate new research on Latinos in the U.S.
Tomas Rivera Policy Center
Center dealing with a variety of policy issues confronting U.S. Latinos.
Pocho.comA site associated with cartoonist, Lalo Alcaraz – the slogan: Spanglish is my language!
Sites for doing mapping / GIS (geographic information systems):
Neighborhood Knowledge California
Allows you to understand neighborhoods in California in detail, including demographics and other measures.
Scorecard for the Environment
A site that allows you to understand the geographic and racial distribution of environmental problems; try the environmental justice section.
Other stuff:
USC Web page on changing ethnicity in Los Angeles County
Excellent interactive site showing demographic changes in Los Angeles County.
HispanicBiz
Another large site primarily focused on business issues of interest to the Latino community.
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