ABOUT THE PROFESSOR:
He's very passionate about everything he says. He actually pauses and thinks twice before he says anything to make sure he gets the point across well. Very accessible and extremely friendly, especially if you need someone to talk to regarding any hardships you might be facing

HIS TESTS:
They're a breeze. Gives you the topics beforehand, or it's a take home essay. The TA grades it, so be sure to pay attention to what the TA wants to be discussed in the paper.

THE CLASS:
I'm a South Campus Major and this is by far the most rewarding class I've had at UCLA. You learn a lot about yourself as well as the people around you that are regularly facing hardships. It's honestly a feel good easy A class and DEFINITELY TAKE IT!

What everyone says is annoying.

This is an easy class, but you learn so much about chicanos, consciousness, your self, your history.

I loved this class.
And he is SO SWEET! :)
Take him, not for the easy A, but for a great experience

Okay, so I also took Chicano 10A with Romero and with Pepe (the TA, the previous reviewer also had). I found it incredibly easy and fun, although you do have to work to keep up with the readings and exert effort. I don't really write reviews here but the previous review lambasted Pepe in a manner in which I can't stand to just stay quiet. I was in Pepe's 1A section which was the honors discussion, as well as the honors seminar with both Romero and Pepe helping us for our honors research. I am Asian so whatever the guy's saying about how Pepe doesn't like non-Hispanics is phooey. Here's my experience.

I did all of the stuff on time: homework, extra credit, readings, and never once did I miss class, section, or an honors seminar. I went to Pepe to talk about my midterm, take-home final, and honors research paper to edit my work. He was friendly and helpful, especially in terms of editing. I got a 29/30 for my family history paper, a 59/60 on my final, and an A on my research paper. I didn't really do anything spectacular or great on those - I just followed what he said to the letter and got the job done. For the in-class midterm, I got a 57/60. The great thing about this is I remember how Pepe specifically told us to incorporate the readings even though it was an in-class midterm. In section, we even talked about all the readings we did so that we could remember them. As for Participation, I got a 22/20 since I did the extra credit stuff the prof. assigned. I got an A+ largely in part because of Pepe's help and grading.

Overall, if you do the work and if you come in to class thinking that an A is certainly attainable by exerting effort, you'll enjoy the class and get the grade you want. Its definitely an easy G.E. - an easy A even. BUT if you come into class expecting to miss section, do 70% of the homework, and basically think that you'll get a high grade without all the work, then you're screwed. I took this class for a GE, and I'll take it with Pepe again. Don't believe the guy below me.

Professor seems nice but he doesn't care about your grade at all and he doesn't reply to your email that well; TA grades your work. So you have to meet good TA.

Tip: don't take Jose Aguilar(Pepe)'s section. He grades more harsh, he gives out more homeworks, and he kind of discrimate you if you are not hispanic or white. If you don't trust me, read my case in below.

I joined the class late, so I was little behind. I went to him several times about my grade, and all he said was I'm doing "fine". But on week 8, I found out I've been missing my weekly postings; he never mentioned in class or in times when I came to him. I talked to him and he said he shares responsibility and gave me a week to make up a quarter's worth of homeworks. I had 3 finals in that week, but I submitted 7 out of 10 homeworks. After a quarter, I got 25% for participation, including homeworks. It didn't make sense because I attended all section except first 2 weeks(professor approved and excused me) and submitted 70% of homeworks. I emailed both professor and TA, but the TA said I turned in homework late, didn't participate in section, and was few minutes late in 2-3 sections. He said he gave me 25% doing me a favor. I told him he never told me that I missed homeworks, he rarely gave me chance to talk compared to other hispanic and white students, I was late only because of my previous class. There were guys who were late almost all sections and many other students didn't participate at all in section. I mentioned those guys and questioned his grading standard; he refused to provide explanation about it because according to him, it's against ucla policy. I emailed him and professor 4 times to discuss and arranged appointment; he ignored my words and repeated his saying. He didn't come to meet while I had to wait 20 minutes and leave. I told him that he's been ignoring my words and repeated his saying, and he got raged and emailed me to never contact him ever again.

Okay class.
selling some of his books for 10A
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Interesting material, but boring lectures. Seemed like the TAs graded rather hard. Also, the class is heavily-writing based.

Lowest caliber class that I have taken at UCLA. Typical ethnic studies "us vs. them" mentality. All about how the government and white people hate other races and how they are excluded from the pond. If you are white, you are "the other" and you obviously have no difficulty in life. In addition to all th biased material, Romero was late EVERY SINGLE lecture. He would use at least 30 minutes each lecture period to give a presentation on something related to the Chicano Studies major. Since the lectures were so bad, I didn't really care except for the principle of the issue. I can't believe that I paid money for this class. I regretted taking this class every day of this quarter.

I.e. last day of class, Romero said that if you don't support the Dream Act and the "rights" of illegal immigrants, you are "immoral"

HE IS GREAT! DO NOT BASE YOUR DECISION TO TAKE THIS COURSE ON WHAT OTHERS SAY.
HE MAKES MATERIAL EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND IS VERY UNDERSTANDING.
EASY CLASS.
TAAAAKE IT!

I took this class because I thought it would be an easy GE and an interesting introduction to Chicano culture and history. It was definitely easy, but I learned absolutely nothing. He would read lectures directly off of the powerpoints, which looked like they had been copy pasted from the internet, and hardly ever answered questions well. There was quite a bit of reading, not one bit of which was tested on the midterm or the final. The midterm covered only weeks 1 and 2, so going to lecture after that was a complete waste of time. Half of the classes were just watching videos from the 1980s, which was easy but not very educational. In the end this class was an easy A but a complete waste of time. I hardly learned anything and felt like the professor didn't know the material well enough to lecture on it.

Lectures are retarded. Don't bother going to lectures at all. The TA controls 100% of your grade so make sure to get a good TA. All you have to do is readings and maybe watch a few videos the professor shows in class on your own. I had Mares and she was an excellent TA, but supposedly the harshest grader of all the CS10a TAs.

The grade breakdown is 10% participation, 10% quiz 1, 10% quiz 2, 20% midterm, and 50% take home paper final. Each quizzes are 20 MC administered in sections and are different in each discussion section because the TAs make them. Quiz 1 was tough, but the second quiz Mares let us make about 80% of the questions. Like most north campus classes, attendance in discussions are mandatory. If you are looking for easy TA avoid Mares. I took this class for a sure A and ended up getting an A-. Otherwise take this class as a GPA booster or just to learn about Chicano culture and history. But you won't be learning anything from the professor.