This course highlights the ways the past shapes the present. Through blogging, we put this connection into practice. The "Latino/a Mobility and California History Blog" examines the intersection of historical storytelling and digital media. Each week, students examine course readings in conversation with a contemporary issue related to Latino/a mobility. In doing so, we seek to connect historical scholarship with present-day debates.

We invite you to join the conversation. Through sharing comments with one another, we seek to create a conversation rather than a monologue. To comment, select "Comment on this Page," below. 

1. The State of Mexicanidad in the US Racial Hierarchy By: Kate Berry and Karen Lazcano
2. Landscapes and Labor in California By: Joshua Mandell
3. Producing Landscape: Claims to "Grow" in California by Christofer Rodelo
4. More than a Mayan Princess: Representations of Ethnicity and Gender in John Fante's "Ask the Dust" by Ivonne Gonzalez
5. Gentrification and Activism during the Construction of the Modernist City by Fonzy Toro
6. Freeway Battles From Both Sides of the Coin by Javier Cienfuegos