Starr, Kevin. California: A History. New York: The Modern Library. 2007.
Readchapters 10 and 11 and re-read pp. 215-216 and 232-234.
Video #1: Prejudice and Pride(on Hispanic experiences in the San Joaquin Valley)
This 53-minute film Prejudice and Pride is available at the NU Library through Films on Demand, or linked below. You will have to open it in a new window when asked. It will also likely prompt you for your student ID and password to enter the library.
Watch the first 7 minutes of this documentary on Out of the Shadows. Watts available at the NU Library through Films on Demand, or linked below. You will have to open it in a new window when asked. It will also likely prompt you for your student ID and password to enter the library.
Set Two Required Readings
Starr, Kevin. California: A History. New York: The Modern Library. 2007. Read chapters 12 and 13.
Climate Reports on California
Please read these overviews of Climate Change in CA from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography and the Regional Branch of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change:
Pick one topic in global warming and skim through what the following IPCC report says about your topic. If you would like, you can instead look up the regional IPCC report to learn more specifically about your favorite part of California. For instance, there is one for San Diego. One for the Inland Deserts that cover Riverside and Imperial County, and so on. Just plug it into a Google Search or just look at one part of the state IPCC report below that interests you concerning temperatures, drought, wildfire, sea level rise, and the like:CA IPCC Report
