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The Curriculum That Distances Us
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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?
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Academia is Getting Hard
Intellectual masturbation. I first heard this phrase from a student…
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Educational beacon of light in Boyle Heights
People United to Enrich our Neighborhood Through Education (PUENTE)…
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Parents Challenge Language Barriers in Parents’ Weekend
Expressing support for their children, Latino, monolingual parents…
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We are all Ferguson. We are all Ayotzinapa.
On October 22, 2014 Black and Brown UCLA students joined forces…
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October 22 National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality
On October 22, 2014, the Stop Mass Incarceration Network from…
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Outraged Demonstrators Demand the Return of Ayotzinapa Students
On October 9th, about 35 demonstrators met in front of the Los…
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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…
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Mexico’s Independence Day! Wait..what are we celebrating again?
Today is Mexico's Independence Day from Spain and yesterday marked…