Author Archives: Dos Mundos Juntos

A Fight for a Home: A Review of Hector Galan and Mylène Moreno’s “Chicano! A Quest for a Homeland”

 In Chicano! A Quest for a Homeland, a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) documentary produced by Hector Galan and Mylène Moreno, viewers learn more about the hardships that Mexican Americans faced. Narrated by Henry Cisneros, the documentary argues that “overnight a hundred thousand Mexicans became foreigners on soil” after the United States won the Mexican-American warContinue reading “A Fight for a Home: A Review of Hector Galan and Mylène Moreno’s “Chicano! A Quest for a Homeland””

Untold Stories: A Review of Paul Ortiz’s “An African American and Latinx History of the United States” (Ch. 6)

As the progressive era reached the United States, so did the wave of media that filled the minds of what it means to be a non white. In An African American and Latinx History of the United States, Paul Ortiz gives a new perspective to American history through stories from Blacks and Latinos. Specifically inContinue reading “Untold Stories: A Review of Paul Ortiz’s “An African American and Latinx History of the United States” (Ch. 6)”

Summary and Analysis of Equity Training

Eye-opening, enlightening, and educational won’t even describe how much my school’s Racial Equity Training changed my views and other students’ views.  Over 100 students and staff (with a waitlist) gathered in the library on Feb. 25th to discuss shared experiences and hard topics like race. Dr. Lori Watson taught her program called SLAM (Student Leaders’Continue reading “Summary and Analysis of Equity Training”

Ethnic Studies should be Implemented as a Required Course Sooner than 2030 (Opinion Editorial)

By: Madison Yue On Oct. 8, 2021 Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law that made Ethnic Studies a required class for high schoolers by the year 2030. This decision comes two years after Newsom first vetoed the Assembly Bill.  Unlike required history classes where students learn about American and World History, the new curriculum requiresContinue reading “Ethnic Studies should be Implemented as a Required Course Sooner than 2030 (Opinion Editorial)”

Two Perspectives to a Story: A Review of Rodolfo Acuña’s “Occupied America” (Ch. 4)

As with many stories, there are always two perspectives. In American History, the two perspectives are the white Americans versus the minorities (e.g. Latinos, Blacks, Native Americans, etc.). Different viewpoints are formed due to different backgrounds. As a result, people can exaggerate events and create misleading stories and beliefs unintentionally. This idea brings to mindContinue reading “Two Perspectives to a Story: A Review of Rodolfo Acuña’s “Occupied America” (Ch. 4)”

A Change of Events: A Review of Ronald Takaki’s “A Different Mirror” (Ch. 7)

American history has often highlighted the success of colonization through the lens of white America by emphasizing nationalism and unity. Yet, the richness of American history has often overlooked the stories of hardships experienced by non-whites (e.g., Blacks, Native Americans, Mexicans). In A Different Mirror, historian and ethnographer Ronald Takaki paints a different picture ofContinue reading “A Change of Events: A Review of Ronald Takaki’s “A Different Mirror” (Ch. 7)”