WRG Video Anthology and Quiz

"Cultural Diversity: Huntington Park, California"

After watching the "Cultural Diversity: Huntington Park, California" video, consider the questions below. Then "submit" your response.

1. Thirty years ago, the ethnic composition of Huntington Park, California was best described as:

Majority Hispanic with some African American and White communities

Majority White with some Hispanic communities

Majority African American with some Hispanic communities

Majority Asian with some Hispanic communities

2. All of the following are cultural elements in the video clip that exemplify the Latino culture of the town, except:

The Mexican flag

Signs written in Spanish

Spanish music playing

The dark business suit worn by Rosario Marin

3. The majority of the Latinos interviewed in the video clip intended to vote for which political party in the 2000 election?

Democratic Party

Republican Party

Green Party

Hispanic Party

4. According to the video clip, which was made over ten years ago, what change was predicted to happen within a generation in California?

The state is going to be a majority "minority" state.

The state is going to declare Spanish its state language.

The Hispanic population is going to be the majority.

The state is going to ban all immigration from Mexico.

5. The statement by one man interviewed in the clip that the most important characteristic of his identify is that he is Latino, signifies that:

The man is anti-American.

The man is likely an illegal immigrant.

The man won't fit in very well in California.

The man takes great pride in his Hispanic origins.