This is my very first class with Professor Abrego and I have to say that it was an amazing experience. Abrego is very passionate and concerned about students opening up their scope to Central American history and current struggles. The class requires you to do weekly article readings along with three assigned books that you read throughout the quarter (when assigned). I missed a lot of her lectures due to a family emergency and she was very understanding and did not penalize me for class participation. The final is an 8pg research paper, and the midterm is the same. Super easy class. Def recommend.

eye opening class, really easy, definitely take it if you get the chance. lots of guest speakers are brought in to talk about their experiences, which were touching, powerful, and inspiring. assigned readings each week are a bit long, but just try to get the main points out of it and you should be fine. sometimes we were put in groups to discuss the reading and share w the class, so make sure to skim them at the very least. profe also sometimes discussed them in class too. the readings are key to the three quizzes that are given throughout the quarter. don't worry about these too much, they're pretty easy. just make sure you know main points of readings. only about 5-7 questions, with a 2 hour time period and open note so you can even look at the readings during that time too. the questions are short answer, 2-3 sentences each, not bad at all. other than that, you also have to write three discussion board posts about 3 readings that you get to pick from the quarter. for our final, we had to do a creative project that related to any of the topics we learned in class, then write a one page paper about it. easy, enjoyable class that i recommend to everyone!!