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The Tucson Unified School District in Arizona made headlines in recent weeks when it dismantled a popular Mexican American Studies program.1wwhjr41am4aumspb2r6lj433r6wu6k1
John Huppenthal, the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, declared the program illegal under a state law that bans racially-divisive classes. Although the district says no books have been banned, seven books have been yanked from classrooms. Two of those books were published by the University of Houston’s Arte Público Press, the largest publisher of contemporary U.S. wywm8k6sgi9wowuayfjx08ci3dy6fdxhLatino literature: Message to Aztlán, by Rodolfo Corky Gonzales (2001) and Chicano! A History of the Mexican Civil Rights Movement, by Arturo Rosales (1997). Both are taught often.k5f00m5o6b6qclbok6rws6v0un3qc6du
But the Houston connection doesn’t end there.ogryrxffdflqzozglmd3xar1rbn9lc03
Tony Diaz, founder of local literary nonprofit Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say is organizing a caravan from Houston to Tucson over spring break to raise awareness about the situation and bring Hispanic books to Tucson students. He calls it the Librotraficante movement, and it begins in Houston on Monday, March 12 and ends in Tucson on Saturday, March 17. dn9p8b0ny3nmwmka5xpkggo7hn2wid9fAlong the way, the caravan will stop in San Antonio, El Paso and Albuquerque, for read-ins and other activities. The caravan will be filled with authors and activists, accruing people as it goes.v78c3okh4tvazbofgbz33pnn8degarau
Books and other forms of donations are welcome. Nick Kanellos, founder of Arte Público Press, is donating copies of the two books in question — and other books, if Diaz needs them — to the cause.nnsrxoamk0js1jfnocwu8fskmpoih3tp
Look for a story with more details in this blog and in the Chronicle soon.uawtxtgdg4hlw0y570jk3tovemm89e4h
In the meantime, check out Tony Diaz’s and Rodolfo Acuña’s video:0i0iobrp9h9i6inb2b8rctjsp8wu1tb3
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Hispanic books from Houston press yanked from Arizona classrooms | Bookish | a Chron.com blog.
Hispanic books from Houston press yanked from Arizona classrooms
The Tucson Unified School District in Arizona made headlines in recent weeks when it dismantled a popular Mexican American Studies program.
John Huppenthal, the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, declared the program illegal under a state law that bans racially-divisive classes. Although the district says no books have been banned, seven books have been yanked from classrooms. Two of those books were published by the University of Houston’s Arte Público Press, the largest publisher of contemporary U.S. Latino literature: Message to Aztlán, by Rodolfo Corky Gonzales (2001) and Chicano! A History of the Mexican Civil Rights Movement, by Arturo Rosales (1997). Both are taught often.
But the Houston connection doesn’t end there.
Tony Diaz, founder of local literary nonprofit Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say is organizing a caravan from Houston to Tucson over spring break to raise awareness about the situation and bring Hispanic books to Tucson students. He calls it the Librotraficante movement, and it begins in Houston on Monday, March 12 and ends in Tucson on Saturday, March 17. Along the way, the caravan will stop in San Antonio, El Paso and Albuquerque, for read-ins and other activities. The caravan will be filled with authors and activists, accruing people as it goes.
Books and other forms of donations are welcome. Nick Kanellos, founder of Arte Público Press, is donating copies of the two books in question — and other books, if Diaz needs them — to the cause.
Look for a story with more details in this blog and in the Chronicle soon.
In the meantime, check out Tony Diaz’s and Rodolfo Acuña’s video: