WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17
PROGRAM # 9198 12:00 PM PST
Los San Patricio.
A documentary tells the story of the San Patricios, a battalion of mostly Irish immigrants who, during the US-Mexican War of 1846, deserted the US Army and fought on the Mexican side. They are now revered as heroes in Mexico and Ireland. This program features an archival interview with the filmmaker and songs from the album San Patricios, a collaboration that mixes folk music from Mexico and Ireland.
Guest: Mark Day, Journalist, Documentary Filmmaker, Los San Patricios; Others TBA.
Ethnic Studies for All. Connecticut has become the first state in the nation to require all high schools to offer courses on African-American, Black, Puerto Rican, and Latino studies, and California may become the first state in the nation to mandate them. A state bill currently in the legislature proposes to make ethnic studies a graduation requirement for every high-school student. Fresno Unified, the state’s third largest district, plans to begin during this class 2021-22. This is a report on the cultural and political debate.
Guest: State Assemblymember José Medina, D-Riverside, Sacramento, CA (TBC).
Photo: regenerationmag.org
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