Overall Class Impression

I absolutely loved this class, and the connection I felt to it. I never imagined that my academic work could hit so close to home, and that I would somehow find many like me. Not only did this class open new perspectives for me in terms of my own culture, but it also opened my eyes to the struggles of other Latino nationalities such as Puerto Ricans, Cubans or Ecuadorians. I loved the assigned readings and the set-up of the journals and midterms. The class discussions from this class were highlights of my day, and I couldn't be happier with the amount of challenges my classmates presented on a class to class basis. I believe that Latino literature will take a turn in the future and that the challenges will be somewhat different, and possibly even more positive, but I also believe that in order to gain an understanding of that, we will need to know how it all started as well. I now share a compassion and a knowledge that I am not alone, and that I too can help others feel connected to the Latino culture.