Description: (Formerly numbered Chicana and Chicano Studies 150.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Historical examination of political economic context in which affirmative action policies and programs were conceived and implemented. Review of impact on Chicanas/Chicanos, Latinas/Latinos, and other communities. Specific analysis of university admissions, hiring and contracting practices, and state initiatives. Letter grading.

Units: 4.0