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No Sabo Kid: A Second Generation Story from the Granddaughter of Immigrants
Xicana Ph.D. No one has called me a no sabo kid (or adult). If anyone has they’ve never said it to my face. I would sometimes joke my Spanish was pocha style with people who knew me, but no one ever called me a pocha either. I was unsure if it was the same thing.…
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New Report Shows Latino History is Left Out of U.S. History Textbooks
By Irene SanchezXicana Ph.D. When I began teaching Latino studies, I wasn’t surprised when I picked up a U.S. history textbook to see how many times Latinos were mentioned in the book. That school year, the U.S. history books were brand new in our district and as I combed through it to see if there…
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The Struggle to Learn Our Histories in U.S. Schools 55 years after the East LA Walkouts
By Irene Sanchez During the East LA walkouts that took place in early March 1968, thousands of students from five East LA high schools demanded classes that focused on their culture, Latino teachers and administrators, use of the restroom during lunch and other demands they presented to the Los Angeles Unified School District’s school board.…
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