Dr. Téllez and Dr. Romero talk Ethnic Studies in 2017

Advocating for Ethnic Studies in 2017Lessons from Ethnic Studies on Strategic CourageBy Andrea Romero and Michelle TéllezOn May 5 2011, a small group of faculty from the Arizona Ethnic Studies Network gathered in Tucson following a devastating Tucson Unified School board meeting where the Mexican American Studies program in the district was ended. It was a blow that was felt deeply by us all. We came together as scholars from universities and colleges across the state to publicly voice our support for Ethnic Studies. This was in the aftermath of HB 2281 that banned courses that “(1) promote the overthrow of the U.S. government (2) promote resentment toward a race or class of people or...