"Mi Familia"

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYdawHjNlL8

Note: the movie is enjoyable!

1. Write down what you learned about the process of crossing the border based on Jose & Maria’s experiences in the film:
   Explain what challenges (physical, emotional, and psychological) Jose and Maria faced?
   How were their journeys of crossing the border similar and different?
   How is the process of crossing the border nowadays for a person without legal documents? It is ok if you do not, you may write based on what you have learned personally or on the media. Write down questions you may have about this if you do not know this.
   Worth 15 pts
2. What are some possible challenges Latino immigrants may face nowadays and how it may be different or similar to Jose and Maria’s story? Worth 10 pts
3. Please select at least one of their children to follow during the movie and write what you learned about the character you chose from a person-environment perspective? Elaborate on challenges and strengths at the micro (personal, individual level), mezzo (community groups such as schools, access to community resources), and macro-level (laws, policies, and programs at the national level). Worth 20 pts
4. What kind of help and services “Chucho” and his family could have benefited from in his adolescent years? List some of the micro, mezzo, and macro needs for “Chucho” and his family. Worth 10 pts
5. What kind of help and services “Jimmy” and his family could have benefited from if services were available? Worth 10 pts
6. What were some of Jimmy’s needs that a social worker should consider when trying to understand his situation? e.g., how the events he experienced affected him as a child, ten, and as an adult. Worth 10 pts
7. What did you learn about the family and their culture? What cultural aspects and family dynamics be considered when working with this family? Worth 10 pts
8. Reflect on any personal reactions about cultural differences or similarities between you and the characters in the movie. Write down any bias or negative serotypes that this family may face. Worth 10 pts
9. What social work values and ethics can guide you if you were working with “Chucho or Jimmy”? Worth 10 pts
10. Elaborate on what you learned from the movie that you may have already known before. Worth 10 pts

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