Library Guides: Ethnic Studies: Ethnic Studies Teach In 2024

Ethnic Studies Teach-In 2024

The Third Annual Cuesta College Ethnic Studies Teach-In was held on Friday, April 26, 2024.

This was a hybrid day-long event that brought together the Cuesta College campus, local community, and stakeholders from around the state for a hands-on exploration of Ethnic Studies. Our program featured workshops on open educational resources, Ethnic Studies storybooks, and the impact of Ethnic Studies pedagogies on learners of all ages.

Please contact
Dr. Mario Espinoza-Kulick mario_espinozakulick@cuesta.edu

Teach-In 2024 Program Flyer and Events
A List of speakers and events held during the 2024 Ethnic Studies Teach-In.

Ethnic Studies Teach In 2024 Plenary Panel: Ethnic Studies At All Ages

Anti-Racist Children's Books

To learn more about Dr. Lucha Arévalo’s work on anti-racist children’s books, explore the following library guide and open-access article:
- Arévalo, Lucha. 2023. “Anti-Racist Children’s Books.” Río Hondo College Library Research Guides, CHST 101. Access Online.
- Arévalo, Lucha. 2023. “Nuestros Cuentos Cuentan: Storytelling as a Healing Modality in a Community College Classroom.” Ethnic Studies Pedagogies 1(2): 64–78. Access Online

Arab American Studies and its role in Asian American Studies

To better understand Arab American Studies and its role in Asian American Studies, especially as it relates to the erasure of Palestinian struggles, view: the linked Teaching Resources, including Videos for Teachers and Librarians

Ethnic Studies Teach In 2024 Advancing Inclusion, Belonging, and Representation in STEM

Open Educational Resources in Ethnic Studies

To learn more about open educational resources in Ethnic Studies, explore the following Discipline Guide and textbook:
- The Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges Open Educational Resource Initiative Discipline Guide for Ethnic Studies includes archived webinars and curated open access sources for Ethnic Studies, African American Studies, Native American Studies, Asian American Studies, and Chicanx and Latinx Studies. Access Online
- Fischer, Kay, Mario Alberto Viveros Espinoza-Kulick, Ulysses Acevedo, Teresa Hodges, Tamara Cheshire, and Melissa Leal. 2023. Introduction to Ethnic Studies. Open Educational Resource: LibreTexts. Access Online

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Tracy Morgan and KCPR Article

To see Tracy Morgan’s drumming work in the local community, you can view the following KCPR article: R.A.C.E. Matters’ Beat Party celebrates Black History Month with music and storytelling

San Luis Obispo Mexican Indigenous Community Study

For an overview of the San Luis Obispo Mexican Indigenous Community Study, you can view one of the following videos in English or Spanish: Survey of Demographics and Health among the Mexican Indigenous Community in SLO County (5/1) and Encuesta de Demografía y Salud entre la Comunidad Indígena Mexicana en el Condado de SLO (5/1)