People and Cultures of the Americas. Didn't go to class, didn't read, got an A

Interesting topic and lectures. There is a lot of reading, up 175 pages a wk sometimes! Only hw is a one-paragraph response to the readings once a week, which is nice. She gives you a study guide with bank of questions that will be on the midterm and final. FYI, this is really a Latino Studies class. I enjoyed it a lot tho, and recommend it.

This class is very straightforward. Chavez is rooting for your success. I got by without reading each week but ended up having to read a lot when studying for the exams. The paper is easy. The study guides are exactly like the exams. Use them!

Professor Chavez did a great job lecturing and making things interesting. She also made expectations of the class very clear, making it easier to succeed. There was a lot of reading but by the second half of the semester I stopped reading and still received a high grade in the class. Go to lecture and you'll be fine! Get Luis Carlos as TA!

Alicia is the opposite of mono-tone. Really cares about the students understanding of the subject. I loved the videos (I'm visual) right after a short presentation, so what she was talking about really stuck. Also, she's very helpful and the TA's are wonderful and happy to help. Class felt like story time to me.

She is great! Reading is not necessary, and she even makes occasional jokes about why nobody is participating in class. Occasionally disorganized but not to the point where it affects students. Interesting, easy to understand lectures.

Chavez is a great professor! Her class is very easy and the reading is not necessary. One final and two essays total. Interesting material and films.

Chavez-great professor. Often talks for 50 min about something that can be summarized in 2 sentences, but doesn't matter. Lot of reading, but worth it. Great class for the history lover (Race and Class in LA) and it's an interesting take on the city. Midterm, 1 paper, final and all are easy. Chavez is always excited and happy, making lecture great.

Chavez is always enthusiastic and super-helpful during office hours. Midterm and paper are easy, take home final a little more complicated. She puts all her lecture slides on blackboard and we watch a lot of videos. Very disorganized, though, and there is a LOT of reading, quizzes most weeks and some in-class assignments. Fairly easy grading though

If you do the reading once a week, you're fine. Shes a fair grader and a really nice person. If you're looking for an easy B, you've got it. If you're willing to put in a bit of work, it isn't hard to improve your grade.

She honestly did something different every lecture. She incorporates technology a lot. We actively discuss the readings in a collaborative environment. If you don't like her paper topics she will let you choose one. Everything learned she wants you to apply to life.

AMST 135 is a great choice if you need to fulfill your GE requirements. There was a lot of reading but it is manageable. The lectures were interesting and Professor Chavez showed a lot of documentaries and videos throughout the semester. It was an ideal GE. There was one midterm, a paper, and the final.

Very easy GE class, only one paper, one midterm and one final. TAs are easy graders. Professor Chavez tries hard to engage her students to go to classes she even gave out extra credits for in-class assignments finished on time. Readings are manageable and educational. Exams are easy. TAKE HER!

really easy GE that counts for more than one -- last semester had two papers and one final (which is directly the study guide). interesting material, lots of extra credit opportunities, and easy grading by her and the TA. know lots of people that started papers the night before and got high As on them, highly recommend for an easy A

This was a very reasonable GE class - would recommend! There were only two essays, both reasonable in length and topic, and the final (IDs & short essay) was also pretty do-able. Alicia keeps lectures interesting with videos and she posts the ppt's online. You can tell she's passionate about the subject and I definitely learned a lot. EC available.

This class is pretty easy, and we didn't really do much lecture at all. As long as you pay attention in discussion, you should be able to pass with a good grade. She's super enthusiastic about American Studies, and she shows lots of videos so it's not just lecture all the time. Would definitely recommend Prof. Chavez to everyone.

She's a professor that you are bound to encounter in the American Studies dept. I love taking her classes. Yes, she is long-winded and easily distracted, but she genuinely cares about the material and the students. Easy grader. She also shows a lot of films. Main issue is that she never responds to emails, so jsut be sure to catch her after class.

A very manageable class! A lot of reading + weekly reading responses, but you will love the content discussed in class if you have a passion for chicano/ latin american studies. Alicia is very kind, passionate, and very considerate when it comes to exams. (midterm q's are released beforehand and final is a take home) LOVED this class!

Professor Chavez was super nice throughout the semester. Gave many EC opportunities and you can tell that she really is passionate about the material she teaches. Take her!!! Easy A and you'll learn a lot and read some great books along the way.

Chavez rambles a lot during lecture so you don't really need to pay attention especially online. She cut the 3 hour class in half so that we could use the other half asynchronously which is nice. Her questions are pretty easy and basically if you participate/say anything she'll be happy. The readings can be long but worth it and the movies are good

Professor Chavez is super nice and makes the class super manageable. It's graded with only a few assignments + a weekly paragraph on the readings. We were given the midterm questions in advance and graded on a paper and final. Super nice prof and would definitely take again!

Alicia Chavez was one of my favorite professors I've ever had! She's amazing, caring, funny, and makes learning so fun. She presents great material in class and I learned so much from her. As long as you do the work she gives you, which is two papers, a midterm, and final research paper, you'll do well. She's a professor I won't forget!

Professor Chavez is a very caring professor who is clearly very passionate about what she teaches. I had her for AMST 342 and the subject matter and readings were very interesting. She isn't a super tough grader and gives extra credit opportunities. However, she rambles and gets off topic during her lectures, and takes forever to grade things.

It's a class focused on lots of readings and lots of lecturing, although she gets sidetracked easily and will talk about other things through the class. You watch movies and videos too. Lots of essays, but they aren't hard, just include a lot of good textual evidence and make a strong argument and you'll be good. Interesting class.

Good class overall, I didn't find lectures to be too enlightening since she would talk about different things but the topics in discussion are more focused and interested.

Amazing professor. Dr. Chavez is most definitely a underrated professor. She's fun and smart and knows her stuff. I couldn't respect her more. Do your work and its and easy A. And if she see's potential in you she'll write you a letter of rec. Take her class.

She's phenomenal. Amazing professor who knows what she's talking about. I've learned so much from her. I've taken both her classes. I couldn't get enough of her knowledge. And the books she assigns are jaw dropping. Take her class. Easy A.

Professor Chavez is a great professor. For this class specifically, I was astonished by the history of LA. You can tell Professor Chavez is passionate about American and LatinX Studies. She may take long with grading and be a bit unorganized at times. But overall, you will learn a lot from this class. She also motivates students to go beyond.

I loved having professor Chavez! Her lectures were engaging and amazing. She really does know her stuff and she cares about her students success.

Professor Chavez is a really nice and caring person. She is very understanding if you email her. That being said, her zoom skills have much to be desired, class randomly switched between synchronous and asynchronous. Attendance isn't mandatory but the content is dense. You don't really need to read much of the material since the midterms are essays

One of the easiest classes I took. Grade depends on weekly discussion posts (one para each) and a couple essays that at max were 1.2k WC requirement. TA was extremely nice and forgiving, essays were very forgivingly graded. Prof. had some health issues at the end so canceled lectures for last couple weeks. Interesting subject, would rec for GE-B.

Easy A if you do the readings & put some effort into the big assignments. The class is very interesting and genuinely enjoyable to learn in. Graded by 1 paragraph weekly posts, participation, take-home midterm & final, & a final research presentation. Very reasonable grader & cares about her students. Does not put grades into the gradebook often.

She is the G.P. A.T. Greatest professor of all time

This is unlike your typical American History course you would take in HS. All the reading assignments were actually very interesting. You will have a much better understanding of why America is precisely the way it is today with carceral, immigration, economic, and racial issues issues, to name a few. Essays were fun, which made them easy.

The fact Professor Chavez has a 3.3 is beyond me. She is truly such an inspirational professor, going to her office hours changes the trajectory of how you look at her. Her lectures are beautiful and carry so much rich history. I did not apprecaite how students did not take her classes seriously bc she truly deserves undivded attention. 10/10

I did not expect her to be this great! Absolutely loved her. She's hilarious and really cares about her students. Went on multiple outings to Dulce, all paid for by her, and overall had a great time in this class. I would say she is a pretty easy grader as long as you follow instructions and do the assignments. Recommend for a GESM130.

Honestly what a dub of professor. She is really knowledgeable professor and provides straightforward assignments with clear-cut grading criteria. She brought us food and took us out to cafe during classes so she definitely cares about her students. Pretty easy grader as long as you follow the instructions. EASY A!

EzPz GG to fail its a skill issue on god.

I thought this was a really easy GE. A lot of readings/films to watch but honestly pretty interesting. Take home midterm and final and all graded pretty leniently. Prof is pretty kind and would recommend for a GE class

Nice, but rambles a lot. She cancelled class very often and even while class was supposed to have already started, so I never even bothered going. Doesn't take attendance. Graded on 2 midterm, 2 final essays based on art/films/literature. TA Karlynne also rambled on higher topics but I think she thought we learned more in class than we did. Easy GE

Chavez is a very kind and considerate professor! She really understands that summer classes are flexible and only does online lectures for 1.5 hours (not the full 3). She talks a lot, but grades nicely and holds interesting enough discussions. Easily the best online summer GE C. There are 3 essays and daily 6 sentence assignments, fair & manageable

Chavez: she is very nice, very easy, but very disorganized. 10/10 recommend but you won't learn anything it's a great easy A class and there's like two papers and a presentation. She's disorganized but who cares, if you want to learn then read the books, if you want a nice teacher who is funny and cancels class a lot and an easy A take this class.

take this class for an easy A and no tracked attendance

TA Julian is goated :)

Amazing teacher, no complaints!