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Ethnic Studies
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A Loss of Ethnic Studies Contributes to Historical Amnesia
The current political trend to undermine and cut ethnic studies programs and particularly Mexican-American studies is being done under the cloak of either preserving u201cAmericanismu201d or implementing u201cnecessaryu201d budget …
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Prosecuting Hate Crimes to the Fullest Extent of the Law
While the occasional racist protester may find themselves in front of a judge, true justice can only come about when the intellectual authors of this hate also have their …
Death Threats, Censorship and the Aztec Calendar
After the January 2012 dismantling of Tucsonu2019s Mexican American Studies (MAS) department by TUSDu2019s governing board, my colleague Norma Gonzalez at MAS-TUSD was forced to take down the image …
Arizona and the Role of the Intellectual: When History Beckoned, What Did You Do?
When historians examine Arizonau2019s early 21st century, including the anti-immigrant SB 1070 and the anti-Ethnic Studies HB 2281, the question they will ask of intellectuals is not what side …
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Cross Cultural Festival to Save Ethnic Studies
As a result of the battle to defend ethnic studies, an incredible support nationwide has been created for Tucsonu2019s embattled Mexican American studies department.
Vocalo Feature: Inside the Arizona Ethnic Studies Battle (Audio)
Elisa Meza and Mike Ludwig discuss the battle to preserve Mexican American Studies in Tucson public schools and how the ethnic studies debate tends to get misrepresented.