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Carolyn Jones CalMatters This fall, every high school in California was supposed to offer ethnic studies — a one-semester class focused on the struggles and triumphs of marginalized communities. But the class appears stalled, at least for now, after the state budget omitted funding for it and the increasingly...
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Megan Tagami CalMatters En una lluviosa tarde de viernes en la Santa Mónica High School, la maestra de estudios étnicos Marisa Silvestri presentó a su clase la canción de rap “Kenji”. Mientras el cantante Mike Shinoda narraba las experiencias de su familia en los campos de encarcelamiento estadounidenses de...
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Megan Tagami CalMatters On a rainy Friday afternoon at Santa Monica High School, ethnic studies teacher Marisa Silvestri introduced her class to the rap song “Kenji.” As singer Mike Shinoda narrated his family’s experiences in the Japanese American incarceration camps of World War II, Silvestri’s class fell silent. After...
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Cuando East Los Angeles Community College anunció su nuevo programa de Estudios Centroamericanos en agosto, representó una victoria para los estudiantes y profesores en el campus universitario que dicen que han estado luchando durante mucho tiempo por espacio y respeto en la educación superior. Ahora, esos académicos esperan capitalizar...
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Itzel Luna CalMatters When East Los Angeles Community College announced its new Central American Studies program in August, it represented a win for students and faculty in the field who say they have long been fighting for space and respect in higher education. Now, those scholars are hoping to...
Carolyn Jones CalMatters This fall, every high school in California was supposed to offer ethnic studies — a one-semester class focused on the struggles and triumphs of marginalized communities. But the class appears stalled, at least for now, after the state budget omitted funding for it and the increasingly...
Megan Tagami CalMatters En una lluviosa tarde de viernes en la Santa Mónica High School, la maestra de estudios étnicos Marisa Silvestri presentó a su clase la canción de rap “Kenji”. Mientras el cantante Mike Shinoda narraba las experiencias de su familia en los campos de encarcelamiento estadounidenses de...
Megan Tagami CalMatters On a rainy Friday afternoon at Santa Monica High School, ethnic studies teacher Marisa Silvestri introduced her class to the rap song “Kenji.” As singer Mike Shinoda narrated his family’s experiences in the Japanese American incarceration camps of World War II, Silvestri’s class fell silent. After...
Cuando East Los Angeles Community College anunció su nuevo programa de Estudios Centroamericanos en agosto, representó una victoria para los estudiantes y profesores en el campus universitario que dicen que han estado luchando durante mucho tiempo por espacio y respeto en la educación superior. Ahora, esos académicos esperan capitalizar...
Itzel Luna CalMatters When East Los Angeles Community College announced its new Central American Studies program in August, it represented a win for students and faculty in the field who say they have long been fighting for space and respect in higher education. Now, those scholars are hoping to...