User:Alieberman88/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title: Mayan Americans:
 * Article Evaluation:
 * This article is concise and does not go into much detail. It has a short introduction that briefly mentions that Mayan Americans come from Mayan descent and includes two different areas they come from; however, it does not give a good introduction about what the article discusses and does not include that Mayan people descended from many more locations not just from western Guatemala and Chiapas. This article needs a better introduction and also gives more context to where Mayan american originate from and where they most popularly live in the United States. There are not many citations included within the text which makes it less reliable. :
 * Sources
 * "Maya | People, Language, & Civilization | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
 * This article is published by Encyclopedia Britannica which means it should be reliable. It discusses the topic in great length and gives a history of who the Mayan people were before being Mayan Americans.
 * "Yucatec Maya | Yucatec Maya | Mayan Culture, Language & History | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
 * This article is published by Encyclopedia Britannica which means it should be reliable. It discusses the different types of Mayan people and the specific regions they come from. In the article, there is a limited amounts of information about the different Mayan people
 * "Who were the Maya? Decoding the ancient civilization's secrets". National Geographic. 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
 * This article is published by National Geographic which means that it should be a reliable source since National Geographic is very well established. This article covers the topic of the history of the Maya people and interesting facts that are not used in the current article.
 * "Modern Day Maya". education.nationalgeographic.org. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
 * This video and article are created by National Geographic specifically the education part of the website. This is a very reliable source since National Geographic is unbiased and well-established. This article also explains what Mayans are doing now in modern-day society and how their practices have changed.
 * "Ancient Mayan languages are creating problems for today's immigration courts". Los Angeles Times. 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
 * This article was published by the Los Angeles Times, a well-established Newspaper, which means it should be reliable. This article discusses that the Mayan language still exists and that it has become an issue in America. It could be interesting to add about how it impacts Mayan Americans.
 * This article was published by the Los Angeles Times, a well-established Newspaper, which means it should be reliable. This article discusses that the Mayan language still exists and that it has become an issue in America. It could be interesting to add about how it impacts Mayan Americans.

Option 2

 * Article title: Latin Americans:
 * Article Evaluation:
 * This article goes into depth about Latin Americans, different demographics, racial groups within Latin culture. I think that the section on migration is too short and could use more detail. It does not explain the various reasons for migration and since the article focuses on Latin Americans it should speak about immigration to the US and the process behind it to give more context. Citations are used properly and there are many which makes the text more reliable. The article is writtenm very neutrally and gives an unbiased perspective and states many facts, which makes the article informative. One significant part of the article that I thought needed to be fixed is that there is a section for notable latin americans; however, the section just has a link that takes the reader to a large list of latin americans. I think this would be much more effective if the article had specific examples of a couple latin american people and a discription of why they are notable in addition to the list. :
 * Sources
 * "About | Representative Ocasio-Cortez". ocasio-cortez.house.gov. 2021-01-03. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
 * https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/clemente-roberto
 * "Clemente, Roberto | Baseball Hall of Fame". baseballhall.org. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
 * https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sylvia-rivera
 * "Sylvia Rivera". National Women's History Museum. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
 * https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ellen-Ochoa
 * "Ellen Ochoa | Biography & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
 * https://www.aeaweb.org/research/charts/immigration-latin-america-historical-us
 * "Latin American immigration to the United States". www.aeaweb.org. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4638184/
 * Tienda, Marta; Sanchez, Susana (2013). "Latin American Immigration to the United States". Daedalus. 142 (3): 48–64. doi :10.1162/DAED_a_00218. ISSN 0011-5266. PMC 4638184. PMID 26560092
 * https://www.aeaweb.org/research/charts/immigration-latin-america-historical-us
 * "Latin American immigration to the United States". www.aeaweb.org. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4638184/
 * Tienda, Marta; Sanchez, Susana (2013). "Latin American Immigration to the United States". Daedalus. 142 (3): 48–64. doi :10.1162/DAED_a_00218. ISSN 0011-5266. PMC 4638184. PMID 26560092
 * Tienda, Marta; Sanchez, Susana (2013). "Latin American Immigration to the United States". Daedalus. 142 (3): 48–64. doi :10.1162/DAED_a_00218. ISSN 0011-5266. PMC 4638184. PMID 26560092

Option 3

 * Article title: Pennacook
 * Article Evaluation:
 * This article is very short and does not have a strong opening paragraph introducing who the Pennacook people are or their current presence in the US. There is not a lot of detail regarding the Pennacook people and their cultural practices. I think that there should be an additional paragraph explaining their cultural practices, clothing choices, language and other important details. There are not alot of images which makes the article hard to follow. There are limited citations and footnotes which makes the article seem more unreliable. In the "subsistence" section it is hard to read because it is not broken into paragraphs and there is barley any citations. For notable people there are only three people listed, I think there should be more people, images, and also descriptions to why they are notable. I think it would also be helpful to include the names of rivers, towns, etc. that were named after words in the pennacook language. :
 * Sources
 * https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pennacook
 * "Pennacook | Native American, Algonquian, New England | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
 * https://www.britannica.com/topic/Northeast-Indian/Subsistence-settlement-patterns-and-housing
 * "Northeast Indian - Subsistence, Settlement, Housing | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
 * https://www.nh.gov/folklife/learning-center/traditions/native-american.htm
 * "Native American Heritage | Learning Center | New Hampshire Folklife". www.nh.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
 * https://www.legendsofamerica.com/pennacook-tribe/
 * https://www.nh.gov/folklife/learning-center/traditions/native-american.htm
 * "Native American Heritage | Learning Center | New Hampshire Folklife". www.nh.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
 * https://www.legendsofamerica.com/pennacook-tribe/
 * "Native American Heritage | Learning Center | New Hampshire Folklife". www.nh.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
 * https://www.legendsofamerica.com/pennacook-tribe/