History Site Visit/Project

for this paper we had to visit a mexican histrical place in Los Angeles and write about it. 2-3 pages.

On December 10, 2017 I visited LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in Los Angeles.

WHOLE INFO CAN BE FOUND http://www.lapca.org

IT WAS ONLY 2 LEVELS AVAILABLE FOR THE DAY SO I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING.

I WANT TO CONCENTRATE ON OLD MEXICAN FASHION AND ART BECAUSE THE MUSEUM WAS FULL OF NATIONAL CLOTHING AND HISTORY OF THEM. ALSO WE CAN INCLUDE SOME HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT AMERICAN MEXICAN CONFLICT, DISCRIMINATIONS AND EQUALITY. I WILL ATTACH SOME PICTURES FROM THE MUSEUM TO HAVE AN IDEA. BUT EVERYTHING CAN BE FOUND ONLINE BECAUSE THE HISTORY IS ONE AND THE INFORMATION IS THE SAME. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS

Instructions for Local History Site Visit/Project

Your research assignment is designed to permit you the opportunity to experience Chicano history through visitation of a local cultural site in southern California.

You may select any one of the following types of places to visit in order to complete your assignment:

1. Museum (Example: Southwest Museum, Natural History Museum, Lacma, etc). Must be a Chicano- Mexican exhibit

2. historical house or other historical locale (Ex., Avila adobe on Olvera Street, Lopez House in San Fernando, San Fernando or San Gabriel Mission, Pio Pico House in Pico Rivera, Rancho Dominguez, Rancho Cerritos) etc.

3. Plaza de la Raza Cultural Center in East Los Angeles, Latino Museum (downtown Los Angeles) or other similar type of cultural sites

After you have selected a location and visited your site, please prepare a 2-3 (single space) page report that includes some documentation verifying your visit which concentrates on three themes of how local history can serve to broaden your understanding of the larger Chicano history perspective you gain in this course.

1. Please include in your paper the focus, 3 themes or purposes of the historical site you visited.

1. Explain what you learned about Chicano and southwestern history from this assignment.

1. Describe any evidence that portrays political, social, economic and/or cultural factors in local history.

Here is an example of the format:

Thesis: where did you go? and the three themes you selected.

(Again this is a makeshift Example of a historical site visit)

In my historical site visit i went to El Pollo Loco and the 3 themes i selected are cultural reproduction, food, language.

Body:

Themes 1

El Pollo Loco is an example of Cultural reproduction. In Mexico people sold rotisserie chicken on the side of the road and now you can get it at restaurant. This is an example of cultural reproduction. (Elaborate some more)

Theme 2

People from Mexico feel a sense of home by eating food familiar to them like Pollo Loco. Mexican people can get rotisserie chicken in an American restaurant and not just on side of the road. (Elaborate some more)

Theme 3

El Pollo Loco is also a place that promotes bilingualism (Language). For example, items have Spanish names: salsa verder, salsa roja, pico de gallo, aguacate, etc. El Pollo Loco promotes bilingualism in a society centered on being monolingual. (Elaborate some more)

Conclusion

Restate where you went? What you learned about Chicano and southwestern history from this assignment. And if possible describe any evidence that portrays political, social, economic and/or cultural factors in local history.