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The Scoop on Ethnic Studies, in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District and Beyond
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On this episode of Talk of the Bay with Meilin Obinata, we will learn about the evolution of Ethnic Studies, statewide and locally. Our guests are Omar Dieguez, of Barrios Unidos and Aptos High School graduate, Maximiliano Barrazas, a current high school student, Lourdes Barrazas, mother of Maximiliano and psychologist, Bobby Pelz who teaches Ethnic Studies in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, and Chloe Gentile-Montgomery, who teaches Ethnic Studies in the Menlo-Atherton School District.

If you want to learn more:

https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2016/01/ethnic-studies-benefits-011216

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_Liberation_Front

https://www.kqed.org/news/11830384/how-the-longest-student-strike-in-u-s-history-created-ethnic-studies

https://rethinkingschools.org/books/rethinking-ethnic-studies/

https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2024/03/28/guest-commentary-pajaro-valley-unified-school-districts-divisive-ethnic-studies-book/

https://machronicle.com/ethnic-studies-lesson-on-israel-palestine-conflict-sparks-controversy/

https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2024/05/21/town-hall-encourages-pajaro-valley-unified-school-district-to-restore-ethnic-studies-contract/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/us/california-ethnic-studies-israel-gaza-war.html 

https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/local_news/a-frustrated-community-demands-the-pvusd-school-board-bring-back-an-ethnic-studies-consultant/article_7da1425a-e6ea-11ee-a319-97d64aaa50c0.html