Summer Break!El Inde is on summer vacation. New material will be up in mid or late September Send us your fall community events for listing in Que Pasa at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Controversy Continues Over Ethnic Studies Program
Acosta’s classes are among 27 others in five local high schools that teach literature, history or government from an ethnic-based perspective. The classes are part of Tucson Unified School District’s ethnic studies program, which has stirred up conversation and controversy. Most recently, the program spurred a bill to prohibit such classes, because opponents say it divides students by race and promotes “anti-American” sentiments. |
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The warning bell rings at Tucson High, and students hurry to class. Juniors Brian Hill, Jacob Gomez and Roman Figueroa rush up the stairs and across the hall to Curtis Acosta’s Chicano perspective literature class. They are studying “Zoot Suit” by Luis Valdez.
