Mexican Americans in the Era of World War II: Studying the Sleepy Lagoon Case and Zoot Suit Riots

Autor/in	Ramirez, Axel Donizetti
Titel	Mexican Americans in the Era of World War II: Studying the Sleepy Lagoon Case and Zoot Suit Riots
Quelle	In: Social Education, 76 (2012) 3, S.151-156 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7724
Schlagwörter	Mexican Americans; Social History; Homicide; Race; Violence; Student Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Military Personnel; Clothing; Social Class + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hispanoamerikaner; Sozialgeschichte; Mord; Rasse; Abstammung; Gewalt; Schülerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kleidung; Social classes; Soziale Klasse
Abstract	When the author was growing up in East Los Angeles his mother told him about the "classy" gangsters of East L.A. who wore Zoot Suits. Through research, he learned that the Zoot Suiters were much more than well-dressed Latinos: they had a sense of honor and pride and exhibited class under adverse circumstances. In August of 1942, Jose Diaz, a 22-year-old Mexican American, was murdered near a popular swimming hole known as Sleepy Lagoon. The ensuing investigation and press hysteria fueled racial tensions and ultimately led to the Zoot Suit Riots in June of 1943. In this lesson, the "choose your own ending" format provides a chance for students to experience a historical situation and then delve into the specifics of history. As the students make choices, teachers may want to have them write down and reflect on their choices. All of the endings lead the student to an overview of the Sleepy Lagoon Case and Zoot Suit Riots. (Contains 7 notes.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10