By Analisa Sofia Perez Staff Writer With expeditions starting up again this school year, a new group of students are taking part in the Ethnic Studies course. To many, Ethnic Studies is seen as a beneficial class that supports students of color in delving deeper into their culture, as well as the cultures that surround... Continue Reading →
Ethnic Studies emerges in Summit Tahoma classrooms
By Cyrus Shakeri Staff Writer Ethnic Studies is a controversial class taught at Summit Tahoma during Expeditions that some feel is necessary to understand their own cultural background and heritage. Ethnic Studies helps students understand controversial topics happening around the world. Ethnic Studies has been banned in the state of Arizona. The ban has been the... Continue Reading →
Representation in the classroom empowers students
By Judy Ly Staff writer People of color or marginalized people are rarely discussed in-depth in the history textbooks. We know of Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez, but not many more names come to mind; not because more historical figures of color don’t exist, but rather because they aren’t taught in class as... Continue Reading →
Filling the gap of representation through art
By Judy Ly Staff writer For this Expeditions round of Ethnic Studies, students studied the portrayal of people of non-dominant backgrounds in media. From music video to films to even personal poetry, Expeditions teacher Angel Barragan showcased the representation and misrepresentation of Latinos, Asians, Native Americans and African Americans. Expeditions teacher Angel Barragan shares his... Continue Reading →
PHOTO GALLERY: Rainier students educate peers about unsung heroes
By Judy Ly Staff writer Rainier senior Jishen Prakash talked about Bob Moses, who believed in his most underprivileged students and created a math program known as the "Algebra Project" to help them thrive Alan Do, a Rainier junior, talks about Constance Wu Rainier junior Alan Do presented about Constance Wu, an Asian American actress who... Continue Reading →
Ethnic Studies gives Tahoma students a new perspective
By Cyrus Shakeri Staff Writer Many problems have been occurring regarding race and immigrants. More and more controversial topics seem to be coming to light every day. There have been innocent killings of African-American males and desperate immigrants from Honduras trying to get into the United States. Most schools don’t converse about these topics. However, recently schools have been... Continue Reading →
PHOTO GALLERY: Rainier students video chats members of SFSU’s Ethnic Studies Organization
By Judy Ly Staff Writer Ethnic Studies curriculum has been compared to the Matrix. “You can kind of wake up and realize all these factors put in place in our society to keep us down as people of color in marginalized communities. So that's what I love about Ethnic Studies, it wakes people up to... Continue Reading →
Summit Rainier now offers Ethnic Studies as a course
By Judy Ly Staff Writer Summit Public Schools has been open for 15 years, and this is the first time the course Ethnic Studies has ever been offered at the Summit Public School: Rainier campus in Eastside San Jose. Ethnic Studies is an interdisciplinary curriculum that teaches about other ethnicities’ significant social impact on U.S.... Continue Reading →
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