Spanish 4160 is a course designed to help students develop their research and methodological skills through the study of a specific topic, in this case the cultural and literary production of Latina/o immigrants in the United States. Throughout the semester, students will have the opportunity to become familiar with the phenomenon of Latin American immigration to the United States, both in its historical dimension and in its diverse cultural manifestations. Among the cultural forms examined in the course are the journalistic article and chronicle, poetry, autobiography, the novel, television shows, documentary film, theatrical drama, and performance art. All the works analyzed share two common features: they were produced by Hispanic authors residing in the United States and they constitute expressions of Latino immigrant culture. Concepts such as “cultural assimilation,” “hyphenated Americans,” and “Latino/a U.S. identity” form part of the theoretical framework that will be discussed in class. During the first part of the course, we will focus on acquiring the theoretical tools necessary to understand the phenomenon of Latin American immigration to the United States in its various historical, social, and cultural trends. During the second half of the semester, each student will choose a research topic and work on the preparation of a final paper of 6–7 pages. The research topic must be related to the materials studied in class and must receive the instructor’s approval.