A. Get Attention: We all know that CSUN is very diverse and has many ethnic studies so we can all learn other cultures, but in Arizona Mexican-American Studies has been permanently banned.
B. Reason (s) to Listen: In 2011, an Arizona law was made that targeted Mexican American Studies programs in public schools that lawmakers said “created politicized students, resentment against whites, promoted the overthrow of the U.S government, kindle ethnic resentment, and foster ethnic solidarity or treat students as members of a group.” As a Latina who is proud to have such a diverse university who also founded the nation’s first Central American studies program and one of the first Chicana/o studies programs, I was sad to hear that in a university
B. Reason (s) to Listen: In 2011, an Arizona law was made that targeted Mexican American Studies programs in public schools that lawmakers said “created politicized students, resentment against whites, promoted the overthrow of the U.S government, kindle ethnic resentment, and foster ethnic solidarity or treat students as members of a group.” As a Latina who is proud to have such a diverse university who also founded the nation’s first Central American studies program and one of the first Chicana/o studies programs, I was sad to hear that in a university