Latinos first began to immigrate and settle in Wisconsin in the 1980’s. 

Which Mexican American civil rights organization was established in 1929 by Ben Garza in Texas? (It continues to be a prominent and influential nation organization in the U.S.)

Ibarra, Carlos, and Torres argue in the Latino Question that Chican@ and Latin@ community development in the U.S. is largely due to

Springs: If the work done to stretch an ideal spring by 4.0 cm is 6.0 J, what is the spring constant (force constant) of this spring?

SHORT ESSAYS:Answer ONE of following prompts in 300 words or less: It is estimated that there are 11.4 million unauthorized immigrants living in the US today. The majority of these people are from Latin America and are of all ages.  There has been federal legislation introduced to deal with elements of this population.  One such piece of legislation is the Dream Act.  What is the DREAM Act and why is it important to the current Chican@ and Latin@ community?  Do you agree or disagree with this legislation? Why or why not?  Refer to the readings and class discussions we had with regards to the Dream act when answering this question. As discussed by Veronica Terriquez, what is Intersectional mobilization? Could you offer a definition of what intersectionality means in this context and then build upon this definition to more substantively grapple with how Terriquez interrogates intersectional theory in activist work? What is the boomerang effect they discuss, and how does it affect activist work that takes seriously intersectional identity?  What does Juan Gonzalez argue in the chapter, Free Trade: The Final Conquest of Latin America? Provide a working definition of neoliberalism and describe NAFTA, which is one of the cases he uses to make his argument. (Free Trade Model in Latin America: 1. Panama and Puerto Rico (1947), 2. Mexico’s Border Industrialization Program (1965), 3. The Caribbean Basin Initiative (1985), 4. NAFTA (1994)).  

What is the name of the organization that emerged from the Chicano movement and advocated for Chicano studies in higher education? (Hint- there is still a chapter in existence at UW-Madison)

Rotational Kinetic Energy: A uniform solid cylinder with a radius of 10 cm and a mass of 3.0 kg is rotating about its center with an angular speed of 33.4 rpm. What is its kinetic energy?

Ibarra, Carlos, and Torres argue that the Latino Question can be best understood by centering class relations in the study of this population.

Name one of the non-violent campaign strategies employed by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta during the UFW 1973 strike?

What is the name of the union featured in Fighting for our Lives?