ASYNCHRONOUS ASSIGNMENT (Deadline: 10/31 before the class) Instructions: 1. Read pages 7-48 from the memoir Undocumented by Dan-el Padilla Peralta 2. Group A (Avila to Martinez): In the comment section down below, answer ONE of the following prompts.  Group B (Montes to Torres): Respectfully interact with ONE of your classmates’ responses. Do you agree with their arguments and interpretations? Do you… Continue reading Asynchronous Assignment on Undocumented

Entry Exercise: Speed Conversation Instructions For a minute and a half share a story of migration and labor with a classmate. Protecting and respecting boundaries you can discuss your own experiences, or stories from family members, friends, loved ones, co-workers, etc. Repeat x 3 Debrief: what did you learn? Presentation(s) by: Fung,Tony Garcia Vazquez,Abigail Miranda… Continue reading Estamos Aquí (2)- Migrant Farmworkers

Estamos aquí: Poems by Migrant Farmworkers Poems translated and edited by Janine Pommy Vega Book edited by Sylvia Kelly, Bob Holman, and Marjorie Tesser “My belief is no one can live by bread alone, or by work alone: you need dreams and ideas that require imagination. You need something to ponder and reflect on before… Continue reading Estamos aquí (1)-Migrant Farmworkers

ASYNCHRONOUS ASSIGNMENT (Deadline: 10/24 before the class) 1. Read the selection of poems from Estamos Aquí, Poems by Migrant Farmworkers 2. Group B (Montes to Torres): Pick ONE poem from Estamos Aquí. In the comment section down below, answer the following questions: .Why you choose this specific poem? What interested you the most (i.e. narrative, ideas,… Continue reading Asynchronous Assignment on Estamos Aquí, Poems by Migrant Farmworkers

Bio Rigoberto González was born in Bakersfield, California and raised in Michoacán, Mexico. He is an award-winning author of several poetry books, bilingual children’s books, a short story collection, and the novel Crossing Vines (2003). Crossing Vines In Crossing Vines, the textures, smells, sights, and emotions of their daily existences engulf the lives of the Mexican… Continue reading Chingada- Rigoberto González

Entry Questions Think of the three brothers as a whole – the “we” of the title. What characterizes them as a whole? How do they operate as one unit? Have you felt that you form a unit with your siblings, cousins, friends, etc.? Did you see yourself reflected in their complicity? The Story Bicultural siblings… Continue reading We the Animals- Jeremiah Zagar and Justin Torres

ASYNCHRONOUS ASSIGNMENT (Deadline: 10/17 before the class) Instructions: 1. Watch the film We the Animals (Jeremiah Zagar, 2018) on Netflix (Subscription) or Plex (Free). 2. Group A (Avila to Martinez): In the comment section down below, answer ONE of the following prompts.  Group B (Montes to Torres): Respectfully interact with ONE of your classmates’ responses. Do you agree with their arguments… Continue reading Asynchronous Assignment on We the Animals

I. ¡Ay María! The play ¡Ay María! was performed around the island in the immediate aftermath of the hurricane. It was produced by Mariana Carbonell, directed by the street-theater activist, Maritza Pérez, and co-created by a group of independent actors as a way of coping with their own personal experiences that characterized everyday life during and after the storm.… Continue reading Ay, María!- Collective Theater

ASYNCHRONOUS ASSIGNMENT (Deadline: 10/3 before the class) Instructions: 1. Read the play Ay, María!  2. Group B (Montes to Torres): In the comment section down below, answer ONE of the following prompts.  Group A (Avila to Martinez): Respectfully interact with ONE of your classmates’ responses. Do you agree with their arguments and interpretations? Do you disagree? What other observations about… Continue reading Asynchronous Assignment on Ay, María!

Entry Question What topics from the sources we have discussed during the first half of the semester would you like to see included in the midterm? Propose a preliminary question. Bio Abraham Rodríguez Jr. is a contemporary Puerto Rican writer. He has been active since the 1990s. Raised in the Bronx, he writes stories that… Continue reading The Boy Without a Flag- Abraham Rodriguez Jr.