Since we last met, I was able to read through the article that I had skimmed through before the citation worksheet was due. Reading through them allowed me to better understand aspects of my research topic, what Independence is (for my paper), what types of Independence I want to focus on, and which organizations I want to draw additional research from for my paper. Since commencing research, I knew that I wanted/had to look into the influence of the Black Panthers and some prominent Black leaders, but would have been unable to find local, leaders of success.
This leads me to the group conversation that we had last week. Some of the highlights from our group conversation on my topic was (1) whether my research would focus on a specific location/region in the U.S. and (2) what leader(s) were involved, and (3) whether or not those leaders are still influential or existent in their initial field of involvement during the time of the Young Lords Party (YLP). I have chosen to focus primarily on NYC as the hub of the YLP Independence movement.
With respect to specific leaders, I am commencing that research with leaders of education within the NYC-Puerto Rican (or Nuyorican) community. During the weeks, I will also research political and socio-economic leaders, which leaves me at a crossroad.
Q: Would it be feasible to focus on 3 forms of Independence in the US (NYC) for Puerto Ricans: education, political, and socio-economic, Or should I focus on 1 or 2 of them? I feel that they are interdependent but don’t want to overwhelm myself.
Hi Rebecca – these are great, sophisticated questions. I look forward to seeing what kind of advice you get from your classmates, and then we can discuss this further in class on Tuesday if you’d like.