Mexican Americans

Introduction

World War II opened many jobs as American Workers joined the Army Forces. As this happened congress enacted the Emergency Labor Program also known as the Bracero Program. This program would allow to come to the United States and work in the Labor Industry. Many Mexican American workers had to leave their families and some even brought their families so they can help out as well. This only lasted for a while until 1931 and 1934 L.A officials rounded more than 12,000 people of Mexican race and forced them to return to Mexico, this was known as repatriation.

 

                   

Link to the Article:

http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/calcultures/ethnic_gro…                                                                         

 

Task

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ5pvg5-4Nk]

Background Information:

This gives you an idea of life as a Mexican American during the 1930s. The two different perspectives of a man and woman. They were both American citizens being born in the United States. They lived like ordinary citizens in America, until, the United States government forced them to move back to Mexico. Life was not the same in Mexico for either of them and was more difficult than before. Both of the families were homeless and had nothing in Mexico. Their whole life completely changed.

 

Questions from the Video:

1) What was the number of U.S. citizens of Mexican descent deported out of America?

2) Were they a regular family?

3) Rewrite the quote stated. Explain what the quote means.

4) What did the family have when they returned to Mexico?

5) Explain his reasons for joining the U.S. military?

6) What is does he want from the government?

7) Why was it difficult for her and her siblings to go to Mexico?

8) What was the only language they could speak in school? If the did not, what happened to them?

9) What was the total money the government spent from transporting Mexican Americans?

10) Describe the living conditions for her and her family in Mexico?

11) What does she want from the government?

12) How long did the Mexican American citizens lived in Mexico?

13) Explain the United States government's reason for deporting the Mexican Americans?

 

Analyze the pictures and answer the questions below:

Questions:

1) Compare both of the homes

2) Explain one’s life living in the homes

3) Imagine your family living in these homes. What would you do to benefit from this?

4) Explain whether if Mexican American workers deserved these conditions

5) Describe the similarity between a poor Mexican and a poor American

 

Analyze the graph and answer the questions below:




Questions:

  1. Compare the number of immigrants from 1920 to 1930

  2. Explain why the number has been decreasing

  3. Predict what has happened to the immigrants from 1920-1930



Mexican Life in the United States - Read the article provided by the link

 

Background Information:

The article describes multiple experiences from a Mexican American’s perspective.

Process

These are the steps you will need to follow in order to complete your tasks, 

Step 1. Read the article in the introduction  and answer the following questions.

  1.What was life like for migrant workers in California agriculture?

  2.What other types of work did Mexican migrants find?

  3. What was the Bracero Program ?

  4.  How did the Bracero program help the immigrants ?

 

step 2. Watch the video provided down below

 

Step 3. Use the information from the video to answer the questions given on the task

step 4.  On the task there are 2 different pictures, analyze the pictures and answer the questions given on the task.

 

step 5. Analyze the graph on the task and answer the questions.

 

 

Evaluation

 

Questions from article

Questions from video

Analyzing the two pictures

Analyzing the graph

Score

Student was able to answer all questions right in complete sentences, their answers demonstrating they understood all information provided to them.

Student was able to answer all questions right in complete sentences, their answers demonstrating they understood the video.

They analysed the two pictures using terms from the video and the article, and were able to answer the questions in complete sentences.

Was able to explain the difference between the years, and explained with detail why graph increased and decreased, prediction was acurate

4

Student was able to answer Most of the questions right, in complete sentences

Student was able to answer Most of the questions right, in complete sentences

they demonstrated they understood the two pictures by answering most of the questions correctly in complete questions.

Only explained why graphs decreased and what happened to immigrants in those years

3

Student was able to answer very little of the questions without complete sentences,

Student was able to answer very little of the questions without complete sentences, that were not related to the video

A couple of questions were answered correctly

Was able to explain why graphs decreased

2

Student got most of the answers wrong,

Student got most of the answers wrong

most of the questions were wrong

Could not understand the graph

1

 

Did you learn? Let’s see (answer in complete sentences):

  1. What was the number of immigrants the government repatriated?

  2. What did both citizens want from the government?

  3. After the 1930s, what happened to the number of immigrants entering the U.S.?

  4. Describe the homes of Mexican Americans in Mexico. (min. of 3 sentences)

  5. What were the requirements the government needed to repatriate Mexican Americans (end of video)?

  6. What happened to Mexican Americans if they spoke another language?

  7. What was the only thing the man, from the video, had when he returned to Mexico?

  8. How long did Mexican Americans live in Mexico?

  9. Compare Mexican Americans life in America and life in Mexico. (min of 3 sentences)

  10. What was the total money the government spent deporting Mexican Americans?

Conclusion

Conclusion:

You have now learned more about Mexican Americans during the 1930’s and how their lives were. Up to this day it is still very difficult for immigrants to come to the U.S in search of a better future.

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Credits

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