Imagine that you are a licensed psychologist who specializes in serving Cubans and Cuban-Americans. Your degree is in Marriage, Family, and Child Therapy. Members of the Del Pino family, as depicted in Cristina Garcia’s Dreaming in Cuban, have come to your for help. Select two or three characters in the novel and analyze the role that historical and/or current events have impacted the (dys)functionality of the relationships in their family. For this authentic assignment submission, you will introduce specific members of the Del Pino family, analyze their relationships, and help them become more self- and globally-aware.
Your authentic assignment submission needs to demonstrate proficiency according to the following criteria from the Global Awareness and Understanding Rubric:
• Demonstrates understanding of global processes and legacies that affect interdependence and/or relationships among different parts of the world
• Poses critical questions about power relations, asymmetries, and/or ethical and moral questions across the globe and within individual countries
• Examines how individual and/or collective interventions in global social problems and/or issues are both possible and consequential
• Analyzes the impact of global systems on ideas, culture, politics, economics, and/or the environment in at least one world area other than the US.* (the US maybe a point of comparison, but not a frame for the entire course)
Your submission needs to critically analyze and evaluate how global awareness and understanding impacts the formation and/and destruction of relationships among family members. Be sure to demonstrate awareness of global processes and legacies, posing critical questions about power, examining how characters intervene in global or social problems, and analyzing the role Cuban history plays in the novel and in the interactions of characters.
Ultimately, you should analyze how the novel impacts your understanding of global awareness and understanding.