Each week, you will be asked to compose a written response that engages a series

Each week, you will be asked to compose a written response that engages a series

Each week, you will be asked to compose a written response that engages a series of analytical and reflective discussion questions about the week’s reading and media assignments. These responses will vary in length between 2-3 long paragraphs and 3-4 short paragraphs, but you should aim for about 200-300 word responses for each question (roughly 600-900 words overall). You can write your response as a set of point-by-point answers to the questions below, or you could write a long response that addresses each question. Your response should integrate at least 3 quotes from the reading, with appropriate analysis. Your completed response should demonstrate the following:
That you completed the assigned reading in its entirety.
That you have taken sufficient notes that you can identify and analyze key concepts, arguments, and elements of research that the author uses to express and develop their argument. ‘
That you can reflect on connections between this reading and your developing understanding of the environmental and cultural entanglements among nature and world cultures.
Your quotes must include accurate MLA style citations for full credit. Example: “This is my brilliant quote” (27).
Weekly Instructions
Please spend 200-300 words (per question) answering the following cluster of questions:
Question 1: Politics of Migration and Daily Life (p. 174-179 & 183-185): What political, economic, and social factors encouraged Filipinos to migrate to the United States? What insight does Erika Lee offer into Filipino migrants’ experiences of migrating and living abroad? What steps did Filipino migrants take to re/create social networks and community in California?
Question 2: Agricultural Labor and Society in Hawaii and California (178-183, 184-190: What stands out to you from Lee’s account of the labor conditions that Filipinos endured in Hawaii and California? What steps did Filipino workers take to attempt to gain better wages and working conditions? How did the anti-Filipino movement use policy, journalism, and public violence to harass, intimidate, and attempt to dislodge this community?
Question 3: Reflection Question (aim for 100-200 words): What else stands out to you about these readings? Did anything surprise you or reframe the ways you think about Filipino-American history in the United States?
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