By Marisa B. Perez-Diaz LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: The following is a statement released by Texas State Board Education member Marisa B. Perez-Diaz after the Texas State Board of Education voted to approve ethnic studies course for Mexican Americans) Friday,…
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat The nation’s first and only freestanding College of Ethnic Studiesis struggling to pay its debts. The administration of San Francisco State University announced recently that the institution has been footing a $200,000 annual deficit for the college…
By Pablo J. Sáinz La Prensa San Diego The campaign to bring ethnic studies courses to San Diego high schools is one step closer to becoming a reality. On the June 9th San Diego Unified School District governing board…
By Frank X. Moraga AmigosNAZ As he surveyed the room, Sean Arce hit the play button and the video kicked in on the screen. Students, high school students, could be seen on the video rushing to sit and chain…
LatinaLista — An interesting study was published on how Latino immigrants see themselves. According to the researchers, many immigrants are pushing the envelope to be seen as “white” regardless of how dark their skin color. Authors of the study,…
LatinaLista — Of all the states in the southwest where the anti-immigrant fervor has been the strongest and loudest — legislatively and law enforcement speaking — is Arizona. One prime example that questions whether some people really are concerned…
LatinaLista — At a time when public school districts with large Latino student populations are wondering how to stem the flow of drop-outs and encourage them to seriously think of higher education, the Tucson Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom…
