1. Asian Immigration to Latin America
1.1. Chinese immigration into Latin America
1.1.1. - need for free labor grew population
1.2. IMPACT
1.2.1. social and cultural environment hostile for asian immigrants
1.2.2. - treated like slaves
1.2.3. - poor labor conditions in agriculture
1.3. MOVEMENT
1.3.1. "THE INVASIONS OF THE KOREANS" Koreans Battle the Odds in Mexico City's Poorest Barrio:
1.3.2. opened up business in the poorest city of mexico
1.3.3. -were not welcomed by the people of this city
1.3.4. -blamed for economic crisis
2. Racial Democracy in Brazil: Part One
2.1. -MYTH: that colored people are on the bottom of the social pyramid due to class not based on race or the color of their skin
2.1.1. Employee
2.1.2. Employee
2.2. -REALITY: the color of your skin will always be the root and reason why you cannot move up the social pyramid
2.2.1. -Money “whitens” the color of your skin $$$$$$$$$$$$$$
2.2.2. -Dicataor ship is majority white - while 80% population black
2.3. IMPACT & MOVEMENT
2.3.1. Women Organizations EX:GELEDES (fighting for gender issues and racial issues)
2.3.2. First Black Institution: intent to prepare poor colored people for jobs
3. Afro-Mexicans
3.1. ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELPED COLOMBIA
3.1.1. The Center for the Investigation and Development of Black Culture
3.1.2. Cimarròn (The National Movement for the Human Rights of Black Communites in Colombia)
3.2. MOVEMENT COLOMBIA vs BRAZIL
3.2.1. addressed black culture & issues in the monthly newspaper
3.2.2. although both have very min funding to help support them they have helped for gradual change in black communities
3.2.3. Impact Of Constitution
3.2.4. Civil rights movements that have helped around “blackness”
3.2.5. -helped push black people into politics
3.2.6. WADE ON POLITICAL ECONOMY
3.2.7. supporting black mobilization can help create a different image for blacks
3.2.8. blacks can have a new definition and not be judged on the past but portrayed on how they are in the future
4. The Zapatista National Liberation Army
4.1. UPRISING
4.1.1. aka EZLN began in 1983
4.1.2. rebellious group of poor indigenous people
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4.2. MOVEMENTS OF LATIN AMERICA
4.2.1. Zapatista declared war on Mexican Government.
4.2.2. Due to lack of the Governments trust, and lack of rights for indigenous people
4.3. IMPACT
4.3.1. 1996 The San Adreas is signed
4.3.2. outlined program of land reform & established cultural rights for the indigenous people
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5. Indigenous Communities
5.1. STATE POLICIES Guarani Mato Grosso do Sul,Brazil
5.1.1. Guarani have been taken away almost all of their land in Brazil
5.1.2. if they resist the land they have been living for years they get mistreated by ranchers
5.1.3. gun men sent out to kill or harass people who get in there way.
5.2. (MOVEMENT) due to loss of land
5.2.1. Caused Mapuche communities in Chilie to fight against the government