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Publication Date: 2021
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The Struggle for Mexican American Studies in Texas K-12 Public Schools: A Movement for Epistemic Justice through Creation/Resistance
Saldaña, Lilliana Patricia
Association of Mexican American Educators Journal, v15 n2 p9-35 2021
This article traces how Mexican American Studies (MAS) scholar activists led and supported a statewide movement for MAS in Texas. As a Xicana feminist scholar activist, Saldan~a draws from her retrospective memory and personal archive of organizational notes, movement documents, personal testimonies before the State Board of Education, and photos, to document her journey within this epistemic justice movement. In doing so, she narrates the processes of creation/resistance that led to change in a state that has historically excluded Black, Brown, and Indigenous histories from school curricula. As a scholar activist involved in various parts of this movement, Saldan~a also examines the various interconnected layers of this movement--from local efforts in San Antonio, where she teaches, to statewide organizing--to chronicle the institutional and grassroots processes that led to this historic victory in Texas.
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Curriculum, Course Content, Minority Groups, History Instruction, United States History, Elementary Secondary Education, Activism, Social Change, Social Justice, Racial Bias, Ethnicity, State Legislation, Hispanic Americans, Politics of Education, Advocacy, Social Studies, Educational History
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas; Arizona; California; Texas (San Antonio)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
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