Prompt # 1 (mandatory for all):Answer the following prompt in 300 words or less: Use the Samuel Huntington reading along with other assigned readings, and class discussions to give a working definition of assimilation? What is the “Hispanic Challenge” according to Huntington and the arguments in the responses by Gilbert Gonzalez and Jack Citrin, et al? Do you think that Mexican Americans are faced with assimilation challenges? Why or why not and give an example?

Angular Momentum: A spinning ice skater on extremely smooth ice is able to control the rate at which she rotates by pulling in her arms. Which of the following statements are true about the skater during this process? (There could be more than one correct choice.)

Rotational Kinetic Energy: Consider a solid uniform sphere of radius  R and mass  M rolling without slipping. Which form of its kinetic energy is larger, translational or rotational?

Gilbert Gonzalez agrees with the basic elements of Samuel Huntington’s thesis about Mexican American assimilation.

Which of the following is NOT a Chican@ organization?

Which statement best describes the UFW’s work in the 1960s and 1970s?

What is the name of the 1994 trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada?

Racialization is the process of assigning a status into a social hierarchy to groups and individuals in the U.S.

Name one of the non-violent campaign strategies employed by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta during the UFW 1973 strike?

What is the name of the organization that emerged from the Chicano movement and advocated for Chicano studies in higher education? (Hint- there is still a chapter in existence at UW-Madison)