Brandes, Stanley. Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead. The Day of the Dead in Mexico and Beyond.

Meade, Teresa. A History of Modern Latin America: 1800 to Present. ISBN: 978140512017.
CHAPTER 14.

Pew Research Center Reports on Latino Identity and Voting
(http://www.pewhispanic.org/2012/04/04/when-labels-dont-fit-hispanics-and-their-views-of-identity/).
La Ofrenda (Lourdes Portillo)

Lost in Detention(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/lost-in-detention/)

Compare & comment on the different ways in which the Day of the Dead is celebrated in Mexico and the United
States.

-Discuss & comment on the impact of Secure Communities Program on Latino families in the United States.

-Write a fictional monologue in which you personify one of participants in the Day of the Dead celebration in
1950 Janitzio village in Mexico. Explain what the festivity means to you.

-Discuss and comment on the impact of the Latino vote in 2012 according to the Pew Research Center.