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The Curriculum That Distances Us
Learning about our history is a choice many minority students make in our college careers. We take ethnic studies courses in hopes of gaining a better understanding of our identities. However, in a diverse country like the United States, why isn’t this mandated in the K-12 curriculum? Why must we have to seek it on our own?
Disproportioned
In the affluent Westwood, Los Angeles, I find myself surrounded…
Academia is Getting Hard
Intellectual masturbation. I first heard this phrase from a student…
Educational beacon of light in Boyle Heights
People United to Enrich our Neighborhood Through Education (PUENTE)…
Parents Challenge Language Barriers in Parents’ Weekend
Expressing support for their children, Latino, monolingual parents…
We are all Ferguson. We are all Ayotzinapa.
On October 22, 2014 Black and Brown UCLA students joined forces…
October 22 National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality
On October 22, 2014, the Stop Mass Incarceration Network from…
Outraged Demonstrators Demand the Return of Ayotzinapa Students
On October 9th, about 35 demonstrators met in front of the Los…
My takeaway from The Great Wall of L.A. tour: Ethnic Studies now!
The Great Wall of Los Angeles is a half-mile mural in the Tujunga…