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I am so happy that they vindicated this blatantly racist senate bill. If they were truly making this a matter of race, they would not talk about history and heritage. I believe that these old white men are racist, for forcing young Mexicanos, Blacks, and other ethnic groups to Assimilate. It is all a part of their imperialist mentality. They took our land and our freedom, now they want take away our heritage. It is simply immoral and contradictory to think that people need to assimilate to the ways of the white man in order to fit in to America, the nation white people want to hail as a "melting pot". I believe that for America to truly be the melting pot everyone wants to claim it is, they must first respect people of color and let them freely embrace their culture. There is nothing "Anti American" about the Mexican American people. We have been here for centuries and generations, making our presence known and helping the white man when they did not know anything. They stole our land and called us immigrants, and they are trying to tell us the founding fathers were angelic, righteous people. I am thankful to live in America, but I am not grateful towards those men. They wrote every bill they did in favor of the white American, much like Superintendent Tom Horne is doing. To think that learning about the struggle people of color have had is "Anti American" because it shows the bad side of history is dumb. This is the land of the free, and everyone no matter what should learn what they like and speak out against injustice. they have no problem taking it away from students of color, but never for white people. It is simply astonishing how contradictory Tom Horne is in his blatant racism, and he opened a can of worms that would have been fine had it been left alone. This is why I want to advocate for Hispanic, Chicano, and other ethnical studies. The melting pot in America is our diversity. Celebrating diversity is celebrating other people and their many backgrounds and heritages.
ReplyDeleteMichael Gonzalez
After watching the film, "Precious Knowledge", I felt proud to be a Hispanic man. This film made me realize a lot and to understand certain things I've never known before. This was an excellent film and I would definitely recommend it to many. The Raza Studies was an important program for these students and for it to be taken away from them like that was saddening. The Ethnics Studies program helped many students and their grades improved because of it. Arizona State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne wanted to take that away from students. His points were valid in my opinion but still had no right to do that. I found him to possibly be racist due to the fact that in this film it was only the white people that were against it. How convenient I thought to myself. It all goes back to racism and till this day it is still a huge problem in society. Diversity should never be an issue but unfortunately it is and always will be. The students in the film loved the Raza Studies because they found that learning about their cultural background was interesting. They loved their instructors as they could relate to them. Personally, I felt touched by this film because I am a Hispanic so I understand how these kids may feel. As I said before, it will always be about racism. You cant just take away something this important away. It means something bigger to these students. For many years, hispanics have been looked down on because no one sees the potential we have. They look at us as dumb and uneducated. Our voices have always been heard and will continue to be heard because something about Hispanics is that we never give up. We don't back down from anyone no what the outcome is. That is what this film showed, students not giving up and fighting for they believe in til the end. We live in the land of the free, so of course we do have rights and can speak up whenever we want. Tom Horne is a racist man who should of never opened up his mouth. These students let their voices be heard no matter what the outcome and that is what we need to pick up from this film. Fight for what YOU believe in.
ReplyDeleteMichael Garcia
The film “Precious Knowledge” is filled with information that I was oblivious to. I was and am still aware that there are many injustices out there. Knowing about the law HB 2281, which prohibits the ethnic studies to be taught in Arizona schools, makes me feel upset towards the idea that they decided to ban the classes. One of the reasons they wanted to ban them was because they believed that they were anti- American and promoted racism. From what I understand isn’t America all about freedom? America is a place where different cultures and religions come together and unite as one; we are all human beings and we should all be treated as such. They said that these studies promoted racism, but isn’t it racist to prohibit students from knowing about their culture? From what I saw in the film, these classes educate and encourage the students about what they are capable of. One thing to keep in mind is that before these classes were introduced the dropout rate was high because many students from a Hispanic culture were discouraged. The majority of the students never gave up, which encouraged me to never give up despite the circumstances. At the end of the film what caught my attention was the quote by Cesar Chavez which says, “When social changes begin it cannot be reversed, you cannot un-educate a person who has learned to read, you cannot humiliate the person who feels pride, and you cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.” This states that education is something we all should have a right to and that we should be proud of who we are and not let anyone intimidate us. I feel very proud of being a female who comes from a Hispanic culture and has an opportunity to an education.
ReplyDeleteGuadalupe Cazares
The Documentary “Precious Knowledge” gave me a very good understanding of the two points of view presented which made it harder for me to be in either side. I, being a very proud Mexican student who loves classes that teach about my culture and its values, thought that I was going to completely disregard the congressmen ideas and reasons to eliminate the program. I am certainly not saying that those classes should not exist or be banned, but I do understand why the government can see this as a reversed racist activity.
ReplyDeleteThere is a psychological term called “polarization”. This term came to be after they made an experiment which consisted of putting people with very similar, if not the same, beliefs in a room to talk about the topic they all share the same opinion on. After they came out, their beliefs were even more strengthened. This causes people with the same ideology to be together rather than sharing time or conversations with different minded people creating groups that are total opposites. This situation is called “Polarization”. As I was watching this documentary, I noticed that the ethnic studies class falls into polarization which is complete opposite to unification. Having in mind that this class allowed students from different cultural backgrounds in the class, I personally don’t believe this class was being racist against the American culture; however, I do understand how the government could have misunderstood this. I found really ironic how congressmen accused the teachers and students of being racist when in fact these students are trying to develop strength to deal with the racism they receive for embracing their culture.
I loved this documentary because it made me value the valley more. Here we have the blessing to be the majority and we don’t have to face as much racism and oppression like those students in Arizona.
Ingrid Davila
As I watched the film, "precious knowledge," I felt proud to see what I feel is needed in high school education. It was filled with information I've become passionate about because I've too have felt like this capitalist society does find multiple ways to oppress human beings, who are not a part of the 1%, without calling it slavery now-in-time. In this video Jose Gonzalez, one of the Raza studies teachers, begins to demonstrate the percentages of different races incarcerated and the amount of their people that they still have out in society. As you can see, most African American families grow up with a single mother, who might work 2 jobs to support the lack of a parent, possibly without a father who is perhaps incarcerated for a drug offense, that of which gives them less resources and less of a drive/guidance to think about what they want to do for their future. As for Mexican families, a lot of us get separated from our relatives across the border which causes loss of tradition and family orientation because we're in a new country that celebrates differently. As immigrant families migrate to America, we are born into a society where we are MEANT to keep busy working and paying bill to bill that we sometimes get caught up enslaved to our jobs/money and don't have time to want to go out and make a difference because we either are "too tired" from the long days we have individually at work or become comfortably fine where we are. From our book title, "Occupied America," this is what I am comprehending. However, not once did I see any of these teachers making hatred remarks towards any founding father's whom the defendants claim themselves has been going on in superstition. Personally, to me, they practically give themselves up to what I believe could be possible facts hidden in the history of our books. After all, who would want to give that image of themselves?? I could most definitely agree with one of the posts that Europeans came to this country taking our land and gold, used it to their advantages, and created most bills in favor of the white race. Anyways, in my opinion, since this ethnics class has really shown the statistic numbers of a lower drop out rate and higher graduation numbers, I feel like this class should not be banned for students who want to know what has happened before Europeans tried claiming North America. It has awoken the eyes, minds, and perhaps touched the souls of people who can see/feel it happening in their lives but don't have a clue about why things are certain ways for everyone. For this, I feel that is why these elite people we see in the video feel threatened by such a class.
ReplyDeleteAdrian Martinez
In watching this film, I was in complete shock because I was not aware of the racism in Tucson Arizona School District. In my opinion Tom Horne seemed to be racist and did not have an open mind about this situation at all and seemed to have his decision made up from the start. For him not even being interested to going to attend a sit in class and see what or how this class was taught or even realize how greatly it impacted theses students was a great shock to me as well. These students seemed to be truly interested in this class and really interreacted with the teacher and you could tell they had this genuine respect with the teacher which made them want to learn, participate and strive for more which lead them to act and take action in what they believed. I loved and enjoyed watching this film very much because you could see the passion in these students for their educated especially for this particular class. As being a Mexican American, and after seeing this film makes me that more excited and grateful to be taking this class, Intro to Mexican American studies. I firmly believe in us learning and knowing about our culture, how it’s evolved and what’s it become today. Nobody should be held from learning about their culture and/or history no matter what the race being from Mexican American, African American, White, etc. I would recommend this film to others because of how great of a film it is. It shows every point a view from the students, teachers, parents and as well from the legislative point of view it gives the viewer the perspective from all points. This film is a very informative film since education should be very important in any classroom with any subject and should not be turned into any type of racism. When in fact it is all supposed to be for educational purposes and to benefit us as students wanting to further our education. What we all need to be remained of is that American is founded by all different ethnics, culture and races and is the land of the free.
ReplyDeleteBrandi Rae Rodriguez
After watching the film “Precious knowledge” I cannot feel anything other than pride. I am proud to be Hispanic, I am proud of my culture, my language, and my Mexican roots. I relate myself a lot with Pricila from the film, watching her story and how she struggled to go to college because of her financial difficulties made me remember how difficult it was for me to dropout school when I was in tenth grade, and the idea of going to college was almost impossible. I came to the United States when I was 14 years old, did not have much opportunity to attend school, and started working at a very young age trying to accomplish the American dream and for that reason it made me sad when I heard in the film that Hispanics were considered “culturally damaged” based on an elevated school dropout rate; I consider Hispanics hard working and culturally rich and one example is that we leave our place of birth, our families, our friends, and our schools in an effort to obtain a better quality of life. It made me happy to see that there are professors who care about our culture and are not afraid to speak out to keep the Hispanic culture alive for generations to come, showing our society that we do not necessarily emigrate to this country in search of better opportunities, but we also have much to share and contribute so that future generations can have a precious knowledge about the Hispanic roots.
ReplyDeleteRossy Tapia Cervantes
As I viewed the film "Precious Knowledge" it showed me the different perspectives that people had on the ethnic studies programs at an Arizona High school. The Arizona State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Horne, believed that, "students should be taught as individuals and not by the color of their skin." Therefore, he wanted to eliminate the ethnic studies program at a Tucson High School. The teachers and students were against eliminating the ethnic studies classes because they felt the classes brought them together as one. The classes benefited the students over all educational well being. The classes made the students look forward to going to school. The classes got the students engaged in learning about things that they felt connected to as a Hispanic community. The results on standardized test improved and graduation rates went up. In this film, it gave me a distinct perspective on what Latino students go through in Arizona as they are the minority there rather than in South Texas where most students are Latinos. The students throughout the film struggle to feel accepted within their society but, through the course of Mexican American studies, the students were able to find their identity as individuals. Not only were they able to find themselves but found the motivation to pursue higher education.
ReplyDeleteOmar Hinojosa
After watching the film, I couldn’t be more proud to be a Hispanic. Seeing this film was truly upsetting because Tom Horne was really close minded about the Raza studies and the fact he didn’t take the time to sit down in the classes and see what they were about, said a lot of his character. There’s nothing wrong about learning about your roots, apparently with these classes it helped the students approve in their grades. Throughout the video the students looked really interested in the lecture and not once did the teachers talked bad about America. These teachers just wanted to teach these students what they are capable of doing not matter where they came from, they could still have a bright future. The fact they wanted to banned Raza studies was wrong the student felt like they were excepted in these classes no matter their skin color. I’m glad that the student and the teachers stood up for what they believed in and didn’t give up on the Raza studies and am glad it didn’t get banned. I really enjoyed this documentary, it made me appreciate the freedom that I have to learn anything I want without having to fight it.
ReplyDeleteSandy Martinez
After viewing the documentary "Precious Knowledge", realization came to mind that not all people think the same over an ethnic or race. There are many ignorant people out there who will just go by what they think rather than to actually see someone else's side of the story. The main idea of this documentary was having executive people trying get rid of the Raza studies in an Arizona high school, while the students and instructors fought for their rights. The students and instructors had the right to protest and to stand up for what they believed was right. Court sessions were taken place and the students from the Raza studies were ready to fight back. I loved how they were all joined together as one voice despite not having some of the student come from a Hispanic back ground. They understood the injustice that was taking place. One quote from the documentary that really stood out to me was, “There is one race, and that is the human race.” John Huppenthal along with the rest of the committee opposing the Raza studies don’t have this quote in mind. We should be allowed to study our origins and it shouldn’t be a problem to anyone. Education is for everyone.
ReplyDeleteGiselle Sanchez
I never realized how oblivious I was about the Chicano culture, our culture. Yeah, I’ve heard about Cesar Chavez, the Mexican-American union leader who now has streets named after him, but I never read in an American history book how he came to be in depth. Living in El Valle, I do feel as if we are in a bubble, where we are not the minority, as if we are immune to certain racial/cultural issues. “Precious Knowledge” brought back memories of how I felt growing up as if I didn’t belong to the American or the Mexican culture. When my cousins from Zacatecas would make fun of my Norteño-agringado accent, and my classmates would do the same with my broken English. “Ni de aquí, ni de allá” as some would say. I was perplexed as I watched this film, to see that this is type of social inequality is still going on in our modern time. I say inequality because the facts are that minority students are graduating at higher rates than before these classes were implemented. Taking away a student’s ability to graduate and pursue higher education is unjust. It’s difficult to comprehend how Tom Horne and other school board members claim that the ethnic studies program is immoral and ethically wrong, by doing so is he claiming that the success of minority groups in America is wrong? I understand his stance on race and how he wants everyone to be equal, but the fact is that there is no such thing as equality. Post-racial America is a theory that is not possible because of the great ethnic diversity that makes up this country. We are all diverse and unique and that is something that should be embraced, respected and even admired.
ReplyDeleteVictor D. Gaytan
As I was watching the documentary film “Precious Knowledge”. I was upset on how Tom Horne believed that ethic classes were immoral, that is ethically wrong to divide students by their ethnicity and teach them according to their ethnicity. Tom Horne was just afraid that the students were going to become more liberal if they know more about their culture and might gather around for a Reconquista. I believed Tom Horne is just being racist he doesn’t want for any minorities to graduate from high school. The Mexican American studies raised the graduation rates exponentially by ninety five percent and he doesn’t want to see any minorities to be successful in their life since, Hispanic has the highest dropout rate. Also I was frustrated on how governor Jan Brewer signed HB 2281 into law causing to ban ethics classes in Tucson high school district, I am really proud for all the students and teachers who defended the program despites all the threatening that happen. Now I am happy to know that they vindicated HB 2281 bill, also I am glad they considered this bill racist. Still I don’t understand why ethics classes were banned in the first place is absurd the classes were just for encouraging students know more about their culture.
ReplyDeleteFabian Perez
The film "Precious Knowledge'' is an interesting story based on real events on what Tucson Unified School District ''thinks'' that Mexican-American Studies Program was being lecture to students as an Anti-American class. I didn't know that these types of problem occurred in Arizona, and being honest I think that this was not fair to prohibit these course, for students from an ethnic minority group in these case Mexican-Americans, but also for others. I think that being on these programs the student has a lot of beneficial advantages, but the most important is the opportunity given to each student to learn more about his culture and what it represents to be Mexican-American. Being Mexican-American or having ancestry from another country had a significant impact on the students from the film, they felt unique in a positive way, such as when they entered the classroom, which it is rare coming from a student to have this type of feeling. In my point of view the protest and other type of activities showed unconformity from the students as they called "La Lucha" was correct demonstrating that their voice will not be silenced and having the right to be educated in these classes. Based on what is saw from the film, the classes could unite the students, who sometimes had to struggle personal problems, even at some point they saw his classmates as his family who can trust each other. I think that banning Mexican-American Studies it was a mistake because it helped students found another identity that they can discover through this course.
ReplyDeleteLuis Reyna
I strongly believe everyone deserves to know their origins no matter what race they are. As I understood from the film “Precious knowledge” classes like American studies help student to know more about their race. In my own experience when I was in high school I learned about Texans and Mexicans moving to United States because of different reasons.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was watching the film, I realized that we are between 2 different worlds where the racism is a serious problem because most Americans believe Hispanic people are savage people. They discriminate others because of where they came from or because of their appearance. I learned that we as a race have to be united and demonstrate others that we are all equal, what matters is how we behave with people.
My mom has always taught me to respect others regardless of their appearance, now I’m proud of having this thought of I don’t care how people look or where they are from, if they respect me, I will respect them.
What really frustrated me from the film was when the white man showed off his hate for the Mexican people by burning the Mexican flag, I mean that’s not right, they don’t know why Mexicans migrated to United states just like their ancestors did once, we are al migrants, the first human beings migrated from Africa in seek of a better life, why wouldn’t we do the same? If we are all human beings.
Missael Salinas
The film “Precious Knowledge” has helped me realize different perspectives of what a Mexican American class is capable of teaching. In my opinion, when I first signed up to this class I did not really look forward to it but with this film it has taught me the importance and significance of what this class can mean to Latinos and more. I believe that Tom Horne’s argument is nonsense because it is important to give these students a chance to reach out to their culture and ancestors. As mentioned in the film, many students have found this class very interesting that now they have started to perform better academically which is a very strong argument to continue to offer these classes. These courses do not “advocate ethnic solidarity” because it is a way we can learn more about our culture that we as Latinos cannot usually see in our daily routines because we live in America. I believe that the bill HB 2281 would have really violated basically every aspect of the civil rights which was a strong reason to not pass it. I can confidently say that I am proud to be a Hispanic and to carry my culture to everywhere I go without fear. Seeing how these students fought till the end has made me realize that it is important to always speak for what might not seem right to you but in an educated manner. Ever since I live in this country, America has always stressed the importance of freedom. Being able to interact with other people that have different cultures is very important to me because you will never stop learning. As mentioned in the article, “the law violated students’ First and 14th amendment rights.” This proves that it was extremely ridiculous to even think about this new law. Throughout the years, the Mexican American studies have been able to statistically prove the academic growth of minority students. As mentioned in the article, “the district in 2013 approved new “culturally relevant curriculum” to help minority students succeed and bridge the achievement gap.” This shows that people strongly believe in the need of these programs to make students grow as individuals. As a Hispanic I am very thankful for having the opportunity to get a great education in this country. This film has made me find the true importance of this course and I am happy my major has this course as one of the options. This will definitely make me aware of new issues dealing with ethnicity. (421)
ReplyDeleteBruno Morales
Considering that we are living in the 2000's, it is pretty ridiculous that we, as mexicans, or mexican americans are still fighting for some of these rights. I've been trying to put myself in both shoes, to understand both sides, Okay, so I can comprehend that it is taking away from the American culture, but to go as far as to say that this program is anti-american? That's extremely absurd if you ask me. In the video, a man claims something about him refusing to pay his tax dollars for the MAS program. Why? Was this country not built to help people out? To not give people an opportunities? So, they claim that they are afraid that this program will start to segregate people, but thats not really the case here. The class was not only for mexicans, but for people with different ethnicity as well. There is no way you can claim that this class was anti-american if anyone can join. It's just about giving a little knowledge to people who arent mexicans and giving mexicans a better knowledge of their history and culture. It is safe to say that this video did indeed make me livid. I couldn't believe what some of these people we accusing the MAS program and mexicans in general. Its just very upsetting that they were claiming all these expressions without them actually being in their shoes or them even trying to understand why these classes were so important to them. I know understand that although this whole situation made me fairly upset, i am suppose to remain cool, calm, and collective, because if I start putting my anger into my actions then that will only prove that people who are against all this right, and they most certainly aren't.
ReplyDeleteJoanne Lopez
After viewing Precious Knowledge and reading “Mex American Studies & TUSD,” I became startled at the idea of racial segregation being present within our country today. As an American citizen, I, indeed, am aware of discrimination lurking in the United States; however, the conflict suddenly presents itself in its complete reality when the ethnicity being challenged is your very own. At the start of the nation, the Founding Fathers created the written establishment that provides justice and validation for the rights of all individuals. Being said, I do believe that, under the written law of the United States, everyone possesses the privilege of understanding and identifying themselves in their cultural and ethnic background. It is of no others’ power to deprive an individual of their individuality, specifically within their knowledge of ancestral culture. Nevertheless, as there may be both boundaries and extremities in every circumstance, there are irrelevant practices and acts that should not be implemented despite the cause. For instance, radical associations such as violent protests, the burning of flags, and the intentional disparage of the honor of the United States are equivalent to unrighteous acts of criminal offenses. There are manners in which a person, particularly of Mexican descent, may conduct themselves in an American society; in all certainty, all should be proud of their ethnic identification without turning to prideful aggression.
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Celine Brianna Salas
In the documentary “Precious Knowledge” I came to realize that sometimes the fear of others can not only be disruptive but corrupt knowledge others try to instill in their life. Throughout this documentary I felt anger towards those who were against the ethnic studies. Tom Horne felt that these classes were dividing the students and teaching them to have hatred towards the leaders of this nation. He was acting on his own ignorance and racism and refused to learn what these classes were about. The students were learning about their culture and heritage. Horne’s fear of the students being more independent towards this country set him to try to a pass bill that would ban the studies class from Tucson, Arizona. What I felt towards that notion was pure anger. How could he think that students wanting to learn about their background be a bad thing? Did he not learn about his background when he was history class? The racism that some have towards others completely astonishes me. To be judged just by the pigmentation of their skin is ignorant and just plain out racist. I have always been proud to be of Hispanic descent and watching the revolt and protest the Hispanics gave was amazing. They would not back down, which just shows the character all Hispanics have. Strength is something that we carry and the white men fear the independency it gives us. I enjoyed watching this documentary because it helped me realize that we should never be silenced by what authority might think about us. We do have the right to be equal to those around us and the ignorance and racism of others will not stop us.
ReplyDeleteAlma De La Llana
Based from the film watched in class, I seriously think that people need to be more open minded on the issues regarding other racial backgrounds. People need to know where they come from because it’s sad to see people who were not born in the United States, grew up here but do not know their native language. I think that it’s sad that some people think that having those types of classes are “racism classes” in the film they never said that the classes were only for a specific culture or race so that means that any race or culture can join the class, I would have really enjoy having those types of classes in my school because I would learn about the culture the history behind it, that’s why I join Mexican American Studies. I think that everybody thinks different like them they think that it’s a class where they talk about racism but we as students think that is a class that helps as know more about different types of cultures. And I mean I think everybody should take this classes because is a big opportunity it gives them more knowledge about other cultures aside from theirs. I’m very happy to know that were a fighting race that we go for what we believe.
ReplyDelete-Mayra Saldana
After watching “Precious Knowledge,” I believe it is important to have a class that teaches students about their culture, their background because the film shows how some students were uninterested in school, but then they were excited to attend the Mexican American studies class because they felt like they belonged there, even one of the parents said how her son talked to her about the teacher, the class and he had never before talked to her about school classes, that shows how he was interested in learning more about his culture. Also, the class encouraged students to keep going to school and not drop out. These students felt so comfortable in that class that they even protested when they proposed a bill to end those classes. In a way, I could relate to those students because I came to the United States from Mexico when I was nine years old and it was very hard for me to accommodate to a new culture, a new language because I did not know a word of English and it was very difficult for me blend in with everyone else. There were times where I just wanted to go back to Mexico because I did not feel like I belonged here, but my parents didn’t let me give up and I am very thankful for it because there are a lot more opportunities for me here in the United States than there are in Mexico.
ReplyDeleteYadira de Leon
When it came to video we saw in class, it makes me think that the people or mostly referring to those in power don’t care about others who don’t have the same skin color as they do or the same racial background. I guess that a more accurate comparison would be of the racial segregation of 168 years to about 67 years ago where the whites were the majority and even though we are still considered a minority, little by little we are speaking out for ourselves. We NEED to know where we come from and where our ancestors come from because that is a whole lifeline of wisdom and historical events that have molded us into who we are now and what we have become. The people in power saying that if we want to know about our culture that we should go back, well to them I just want to say that we are where we belong because that’s what the United Stated came to be. A land that was conquered, who was first home to the Native American tribes and were forcefully taken away by the rest of the world! This country is supposed to stand for united nations, where one can feel at home no matter where they come from after all that what this country consists of, a mixture of races and backgrounds. I am thrilled at the news that they bill was appealed and that the ethnics classes can still be taught. I imagine those classes to be little conference rooms where they each learn about their nations and be at peace with each other because in their eyes everyone is the same. This is what the world needs! Love and peach within each other and not a separations of color or racial background.
ReplyDelete- Ashley Escalante
"Precious Knowledge" contains various of perspectives that could be understood. In my opinion, I feel that some people want to learn who they are, where they came from, how their origin started. For example, being part of the Hispanic culture has many traditions such as, Dias de los Muertos or Dia de los ninos. Traditions that differate them from other cultures. Students want to learn more about these things. I was upset when the adults thought that the class was separating them from the American culture. Some others may have taken the class because it’s where they feel more comfortable in, as well. I thought about it and personally, I would love to learn about other cultures but, if I had the chance to take a class that teaches me about my culture I would. For the fact, that it’s something that I can relate too. Also, how could a class be considered racism? It’s upsetting at how the world has become to change and turn everything into hatred. I never knew that a situation like this would be affected in Arizona. It’s insane how this problem doesn’t only have affect in Texas. I feel like everyone should be a part of the growth of their own culture. It’s the reason why I’m taking Mexican American studies.
ReplyDeleteYarazeth Ramirez