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Arizona: This Is What Apartheid Looks Like
May 13, 2010 - 3:43:11 am (America/Detroit)
Categories: Immigration

The fight for Arizona by Professor Roberto Rodriguez, an assistant professor at the University of Arizona.



REFORMA: Librarian’s Toolkit for Responding Effectively To Anti-Immigrant Sentiment
May 13, 2010 - 3:42:40 am (America/Detroit)
Categories: Immigration

“One thing to remember is that just because we have a law doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. Historically we have had many laws (Jim Crow, etc.) that have legislated the wrong thing.....This is the response we should be giving to those who are saying they aren't against immigrants, they're just against them breaking the law. We should remember that except for Native Americans, we are a nation of immigrants.”



Arizona Policeman Files Suit Over Immigration Law Against Gov. Brewer
May 13, 2010 - 3:42:22 am (America/Detroit)
Categories: Immigration

Read suit text here.



Ethnic Studies classes and Teachers with Accents Banned in Arizona
May 13, 2010 - 3:42:05 am (America/Detroit)
Categories: Immigration

Arizona anti-undocumented immigrant legislation moves into the classroom and becomes anti-immigrant.



National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies opposes Arizona's SB 1070
May 13, 2010 - 3:41:30 am (America/Detroit)
Categories: Immigration

Chair of NACCS submits four-page letter to the Governor and the People of Arizona promising to be "vigilant and active in your state as a result of SB 1070 and the National Office and Chair will directly participate in ongoing efforts to hold you and other elected officials accountable, through heightened scrutiny of your state and a focus on police and elected official misconduct through a “score card” on “democracy-haters,” and other educational, media outreach, and networking events including efforts to help Arizonans understand that “race” is a phantom menace."



ALPHA PHI ALPHA TO BOYCOTT ARIZONA; MOVING ANNUAL CONVENTION TO LAS VEGAS
May 13, 2010 - 3:40:34 am (America/Detroit)
Categories: Immigration

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the oldest integrated and historically black Greek-lettered organization in the world, today announced that it's moving its 104th Anniversary Convention from Phoenix, Arizona.


“We will not only speak with our voices and our feet, we will speak with our economic clout; and we will not spend our money in Arizona and urge other organizations and people who believe in equality under the law, to do the same,” said Mason." [Herman “Skip” Mason is the fraternity national general president.]



Hip-Hop Artists respond to Arizona SB 1070
May 13, 2010 - 3:40:07 am (America/Detroit)
Categories: Immigration

Various Arizona multicultural hip-hop artists respond to Governor Jan Brewer and Sheriff Joe Arapaio anti-immigrant policies with a YouTube music video.



Mergers & Acquisitions: Business Library Renovations
May 11, 2010 - 12:57:04 pm (America/Detroit)
Blog: Business Library News   Categories: Uncategorized

The Business Library renovations are in full swing! Furniture is scattered, and we have moved shelves and taken up the carpet. Today and the rest of the week, we will be working more on the floor. Be prepared for possible noise and dust! If you want to see pictures of the work as it progresses, check out our pictures on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=232367&id=20041788008.



US Census Press Release : Cinco de Mayo Facts 2005-2008
May 07, 2010 - 10:32:46 am (America/Detroit)
Categories: Noticias

This press release dated March 5, 2008 covers Mexican/Mexican American related demographics, food, trade and businesses. Although not a US holiday, interest in this historical but Mexican observed day has been reinvigorated by Mexican/Mexican American social organizations and US businesses.


The latter part of the press release lists other observances typically covered by the Census Bureau’s Facts for Features series.



REFORMA Urges Balance in Texas Curriculum Standards
April 28, 2010 - 12:33:09 pm (America/Detroit)
Categories: Noticias

Reforma: The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking, an ALA affiliate responds to Texas State Board of Education move to revise history.



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