la Webjefa From journalist Marisa Trevino at Latinalista: In one of the strongest signals that the education community supports the DREAM Act — allowing undocumented students, who were brought to the US as children, attend college or enlist in the military and be put on a path to citizenship — the College Board released yesterday a state-specific … Read more
This presentation supported Dr. Revilla’s remarks at the 2011 MALCS Summer Institute Plenary at Cal State Los Angeles. Anita Revilla is an Associate Professor at the University of Nevada where she serves as Director of Women’s Studies. Revilla is a past Chair of the LGBT Caucus of MALCS.
A Message from MALCS Member Alvina Quintana: Subject: Superintendent Huppenthal, Stop attacking Mexican American Studies & reinstate TUSD’s MAS program Hello MALCS Members and Friends, Huppenthal has eliminated a successful Mexican American Studies in Tucson Unified School District, and is now calling for a ban on Mexican American Studies in AZ’s public universities. The state … Read more
“I’m deeply gratified in receiving the Medal of Freedom. The freedom of association means that people can come together in organization to fight for solutions to the problems they confront in their communities. The great social justice changes in our country have happened when people came together, organized, and took direct action. It is this … Read more
It’s a week since the 2012 El Mundo Zurdo Conference at UTSA. I feel a rejuvenated sense of purpose about my work, my heart is full, and my mind and soul inspired. I sat at my desk working on an essay today, and as I did, I periodically glanced over at the brightly painted rock … Read more
Back home from another stimulating gathering of the Society for the Study of Gloria Anzaldúa, a conference held every 18 months at the University of Texas at San Antonio, hosted and sponsored by the Women’s Studies Institute. Kudos to Professor Norma Cantú, Chairperson of the SSGA, for putting together a great program, and to Professor … Read more
From NBCLatino, by Adrian Carrasquillo Josefina Lopez is best known for authoring “Real Women Have Curves,†a play turned movie which challenged cultural assumptions on beauty, marriage and a woman’s role in society. Her latest effort could be described as even more personal – “Detained in the Desert,†a movie from her and director Iliana … Read more