Stuart Cosgrove, "The Zoot Suit and Style Warfare"

1. What does Cosgrove mean when he suggests that the zoot suiters were "the stewards of something uncomfortable"?

2. How were pachucos doubly alienated? How did they deal with their alienation? What role did the zoot suit play in this process?

3. Why did wearing a zoot suit open pachucos to attacks by soldiers? Why was wearing a zoot suit a form of opposition?

4. How did press coverage of the zoot suit riots distort or oversimplify the reality of the situation?

5. How did the presence of groups like the "Black Widows" unsettle both whites and Mexican adults?

6. Why were government officials concerned about the zoot suit riots? How did initial official reactions to the riots obscure their true causes and significance?

1. What is the investigator's role in a criminal trial and what specific guidelines should the investigator follow before entering the courtroom?