Ethnic studies can be described as an educational curriculum used to teach students multicultural competence by highlighting the experiences of different ethnic groups. Around the 1960s, social movements were inspiring students, educators, and scholars of color to advocate for curricula representative of the complex diversity in the U.S. (Tintiangco-Cubales et al., 2014). These students, educators, and scholars believed that this lack of diversity resulted in students of color being less engaged in their academics, leading them to be less successful. It is through the implementation of ethnic studies that Access, Relevance, and Community (ARC) was formed. Access is the idea that students of color have the right to receive a quality education,
