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Cupertino, CA 95014 • 408.864.5678
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Fall 2009 CoursesThe California History Center academic program serves as the vital link in the partnership between the Foothill-De Anza Community College District and the California History Center Foundation. On average, 20 academic courses are offered each year through the CHC program. Courses are offered during the day, evening, and on weekends, and most courses are transferable to four-year institutions as electives.California History Center - Fall Quarter, 2009The following courses will be offered Fall quarter 2009 through the California History Center. Please see the History Department class listings section of the Schedule of Classes.
You may register on-line at the De Anza College web site. For more information or questions, call the center at 408.864.8986. HISTORY of the STANFORD AREA COMMUNITIES
Course: HIST-107X-95 2 Units When Leland and Jane Stanford founded the University, the neighboring towns were Mayfield and Menlo Park. Palo Alto was established between them to be the university town. From the Beginning all four entities have built close social, economic, and political connections to create a distinctive interaction over time. Lectures: Thursdays, Oct. 8 & Oct. 22, 2009 6:20-10:00 P.M. CHC Field Trips: Saturdays, Oct. 10 & Oct. 24, 2009 TBAMISSION, PRESIDIO, AND CITY: THE EVOLUTION OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course: HIST-53X-95 2 Units San Francisco began as a lonely military outpost and Franciscan mission, with scarcely a hint of its impending destiny as the West’s golden boomtown. A solitary house stood where the greatest Pacific seaport came into being a few decades later. The story of how the city’s economic and political potentials were realized will be studied in the classroom and the field. Lectures: Thursdays, Nov. 12 & Dec. 10, 2009 6:20-10:00 P.M. CHC Field Trips: Saturdays, Nov. 14 & Dec. 12, 2009 TBAMOVIE PALACES
HIST- 53X-96 2 Units In the early Twentieth Century, movie theaters were exotic, luxurious dream palaces where people's fantasies could soar. They were two to three times the size of today's theaters. When television came people stayed home and, sadly, most of these gorgeous theaters were torn down. Today a few still exist. This class will tour some of them. Among those included will be the Castro, Paramount, Fox, Stanford and California Theaters. There will be a minimal cost for tours. Lectures: Thursdays, Oct. 29 & Nov. 19, 2009 6:20 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. CHC Field trips: Saturdays, Nov. 7 & Dec. 5, 2009 TBACALIFORNIA FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Course: HIST 51X-96 2
Units Should California re-draft its state constitution? This question is the source of great debate. Examining the state’s first Constitution sheds light on this contemporary conversation. This class examines California’s first Constitution drafted in 1849 at a convention in Monterey. It will take a special look at the delegates – Californios, New Englanders, Southerners, Chileans, British, and German – who gathered to create a new government in California. The proceedings were transcribed in both English and Spanish because not all delegates spoke English. The Constitution that came out of the convention implemented both American and Mexican law, and became the basis of government in California for the next thirty years. Lectures: Wednesdays , Oct. 14 & 28, 2009 6:20 to 10:00 P.M. CHC Field Trips: Friday, Oct. 23 & Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 TBA
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