Explain how Mexican Americans became “legally” white, socially non-white? Explain the racial positioning of Mexican American elites in relation to African Americans?

Answer the chapter questions using at least 3 sentences.
Introduction:
How does this book fit into what is already known about race in the United states?
Identify and explain the author’s main argument?
CH 1:
Why does the author argue that the first American trials (1847) were illegal?
Why was New Mexico’s statehood delayed for 64 years?
Ch 2:
Explain how the Spanish and American racial system created a “double colonization” of Mexican Americans?
Explain which racial narrative was used to prevent New Mexico from achieving statehood?
Ch 3:
Explain how Mexican Americans became “legally” white, socially non-white?
Explain the racial positioning of Mexican American elites in relation to African Americans?
Ch 4:
Explain how United states vs Sandoval court cases lead to loss of land for Mexican Americans?
Why did the 1897 Rodriguez case encourage Mexican Americans to distance themselves from blacks and indians?
Epilogue and Postscript:
Why do you feel Mexican Americans still feel insecure about their racial status in U.S society?
How will Mexican Americans fit into the racial landscape in the 21st century?

How are these aspects of familism depicted in La Mission?Discuss

Familism refers to the centrality of and loyalty to the family and to the prioritizing of
family unity and needs over individual members’ interests and needs. This concept has
the potential to be detrimental since patriarchal privilege is present in many Latinx
families. Familism reinforces hierarchical power relations that encourage women to act
“for the good of the family” and can also lead to rejection of and violence against sons
who do not conform to heterosexist ideals (Alcalde, p. 541). How are these aspects of
familism depicted in La Mission? Your response should be making specific reference to
at least two scenes from the film to be considered complete.

To what extent could individuals in Colonial Latin America challenge power structures without losing their lives?

To what extent could individuals in Colonial Latin America challenge power structures without losing their lives?

4-5 pages double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt font. No title page, just a simple title up top and your name & pg numbers in the header. Citations should be Chicago style, which just means that you use footnotes instead of parenthetical citations. Proofread.

What relevant commonalities and differences can be drawn from the two case studies mentioned above and related to the exploitation of specific natural resources in Peru and Nauru?

After viewing the documentaries: “Peru: The Curse of the Inca Gold” (6 min, 06 sec) (Links to an external site.) and “Paradise Lost – Nauru” (19 min, 45 sec), (Links to an external site.) answer the following questions.

What relevant commonalities and differences can be drawn from the two case studies mentioned above and related to the exploitation of specific natural resources in Peru and Nauru?

What are the lessons learned?