Students will gain a comprehension of how large political, cultural, and social organizations are created through political policies and government initiatives, and how such policies and organizations impact Chicano populations.  In turn, students will become familiar with how Chicanos have responded to institutional policies and organizations with emphasis on social transformation through demonstration, political organizing, and ideological resistance.  For example, students will be able to discuss the historical exploitation of migrant farm workers and the resulting struggle for farm workers’ rights that helped fuel the modern day Mexican American civil rights movement.