Mexican-American History dating 1940-1960.

There are three topics to choose from, and the subject is Mexican-American History dating 1940-1960. Order Description SECTION ONE: (1940 – 1960) A. Do you see Pachuquismo as a form of cultural confusion or an attempt to proclaim and assert an emerging “Mexican American” identity? Be sure to explain the role of “criminalization”. (Zoot Suits, Los Angeles, Sleepy Lagoon Trail) B. To what extent did Chicanos’ demonstration of patriotic duty through military service during WWII benefit them socially and/or politically afterwards? C. Was the bracero program an exploitation of or opportunity for Mexican laborers? (Be sure to discuss the guarantees, working/living conditions, and Cold War/Red Scare). So choose any of the 3 topics above. This paper must be 3 pages/ 750 words. You can use these texts: Texts: (1) Rodolfo Acuña, Occupied America: A History of Chicanos., (Pearson, 6th , 7th or 8th Ed) (2) Vicki Ruiz, From Out of the Shadows: Mexican Women in 20th Century America (Oxford University Press, 10th Edition) (3) Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States., (Harper Perennial Classics, 2005) *Note: A FREE online version has been made available with the authors permission and can be accessed at https://www.historyisaweapon.com/zinnapeopleshistory.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.