Garcia was a great professor who was really passionate about the brief Chicano history that you get to learn while taking this class. The only downfall of this course while i took it was that HE REPEATED A LOT of stuff from the prior lectures. Midterm and Final are easy as long as you pay attention and read.

Lectures are the key to passing. Keep up on your readings bc you have weekly mini quizzes in section. He's incredibly passionate about what he teaches that it makes learning easy. Graded on midterm, quizzes, one 10-pg paper, and final.

So far the best professor at this university. He is very passionate about what he teaches and is very inspirational. His lectures are never boring. Attendance is mandatory for sections along with weekly quizzes. You will be required to read 5 books for this course however, they are very interesting and not very dense. Love this class.

Must attend lecture because powerpoints arent posted online and you are quizzed on it every week as well os on the midterm and final. Requires a ton of reading and buying 5 books. Key to getting an A is reading everything and taking good notes during lecture

If its like the past, your class with Prof Garcia will be in a huge hall like IV Theatre or Campbell or some other place. I enjoyed the class. He uses a lot of his own books so he can tell you anything you need to know about them and what they mean. He's a good lecturer and I think the best professor in the department. Take him and his TAs.

There's professors and then there's real expert famous professors here at UCSB. Garcia is the later one. It's cool to study with someone famous and expert, even if it is kinda' strange for him to make us read his own books. But he's been around for a while, and doesn't that mean something? Enroll in his class, the work is really no worse than usual

So I'm only 2 weeks into my summer class and already Dr. Garcia Martinez is one of my favorite Chicano teachers here. I kid you not. From his syllabus he really respects that students have a life outside of class because his assignments are limited and specific. He is so engaging that I stop taking notes just to listen to himand miss information!

A lot of reading but then again that's every humanities class. Not a lot of people go to his office hours so he really appreciates it when someone does.

Lecture's can get boring, but Prof Garcia is a very nice man. Quizzes every week in section, a big paper (10 pages) and multiple choice with short answer mid term and final. Attendance isn't taken at lecture, but you need notes in order to pass the tests. A lot of books to read.

Amazing class, amazing professor. Only one 10 page paper, but is actually a lot less daunting than it seems. A lot of reading, but the books are pretty interesting and Professor Garcia wrote most of them. Amazing lectures, he's really passionate about what he teaches. Material for tests are taken from lecture and the reading but very easy.

Textbooks are required and almost all of them were written by Garcia. He tends to boast about how many awards he gets for books, and is often ignorant of what he says. Overall boring lectures but slides aren't posted so you have to show up. Easy to pass if you read and do the work. Lots of extra credit opportunities.

Garcia thinks of himself as a celebrity. I thought it was pretty strange how he made the whole class only read the books he wrote. The class is super easy though. You will definitely get an A if you do all the readings even though there is a lot. Attendance is mandatory for section and there is a 10 page paper. Overall this is a good class 2 take

This class is very lecture heavy, you have to listen to what he says and takes notes. There are no power point slides during lecture nor posted online. The books are necessary for this class. Pretty straightforward class, as long as you go to class do the readings it is a pretty easy GE to fulfill and GPA booster.

Professor Gracia sometimes says some ignorant comments without realizing it. Other than that he's pretty chill, but will make u buy his books to read for the class. They're kinda pointless, but necessary for the tests/quizzes so eh. The extra credit was cool

Seriously guys take this guy! He's great!

Garcia-martinez was recommended by a friend and I was so happy I for once, listen to him. Showing up to this class was really easy because this teachers lectures are so fascinating! I literally liked everything I learned in this class. It is sort of sad though, that there are not more teachers like him. Take good notes and you'll do fine.

He's a cool guy really different teaching style and he has a lot to say. You can tell he knows what he is talking about. Even if your answer is wrong he still tries to see your point of view without embarrassing you. I noticed he likes to have the whole class involved in the lecture which is really cool.

Ok so I'll be honest, I thought I was getting punked by someone because I've never had a teacher like this. He's really visual and hold my attention for the whole class and he really clarifies anything. Id say he's one of the best teachers and I'm not even a chicano major.

We hit gold here! Wow, a real, authentic and genuine Professor engaging his students! I thought this only happened in movies, and now, it occurring right before my eyes and lo and behold at UCSB! Yeah! Kudos to whoever found this one. UCSB has been waiting and in dire need for him. Mind-blowing, original and really compels to think critically.

Where has the department been hiding this guy? The term has just begun and already I think he's my favorite professor--and I'm a graduating senior. So far so good, but if you like an honest, friendly, funny and smart lecturing style then enroll in his classes.

Garcia is not too difficult. If you don't want to read this is not the class for you. Midterm and final are 40 multiple choice and one essay. One long oral history paper that wasn't too difficult but it was time consuming. Yes he assigns books he wrote that's kind of strange but he's a nice and passionate professor

Took Garcia for Ch St 1A, and wanted to take him again because his lectures are amazing- he is SUPER passionate about Chicano history. If you get the opportunity PLEASE TAKE 168I! Although we had to read 6 novels for the class, they were interesting and we got to discuss them in detail in 15 person lecture. This class helped me read a book a week!

His class is a breeze early on; a few essays and some exams on a novel you read in class as well as some group work. The last few months are stressful and tedious. He doesn't seem to care too much for students.

The lectures were clear, however, four out of the six books he assigned were written by him. If you miss section ONE time, your grade gets lowered by a whole letter grade.