In this episode, I reflect on why Palestine matters in Chicano Studies and Ethnic Studies. I open with a poem by Naomi Shihab Nye, drawing connections between displaced peoples, ancestral land, and the deep love and longing for home. I share personal memories—of fig trees, nopales, and sacred land. From poetry to praxis, I explore how Ethnic Studies teaches us to name settler colonialism, analyze power, and build cross-community solidarity.

Resources Mentioned:

· Words Under the Words, by Naomi Shihab Nye

· The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

· The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

· Farha and Mo on Netflix

Music

Jazzaddict's Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-foggCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jazzaddicts-intro

In this episode, I explore the promises and challenges of artificial intelligence through the lens of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire. I reflect on what it means to teach — and learn — in the coming age of AI. Drawing from Freire’s ideas on conscientization, problem-posing education, and the need to read both the word and the world, I ask: how do we keep our students from becoming passive consumers of information, or even worse, from becoming manipulated by those who control AI?

Jazzaddict's Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-foggCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jazzaddicts-introMusic promoted by Audio Library

In this episode, I talk about why it’s essential to teach our students and our children to respect LGBTQ people. What we put into the world eventually comes back to our family and our kids. I share some personal stories of myself as a parent and educator. It is our responsibility to model respect and affirm LGBTQ identities in meaningful ways.

In this episode, I respond to the escalating attacks on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Ethnic Studies by the Trump administration and its cronies. Why are they so afraid of educated Chicanos/as/x? Why does the truth about United States history make them uncomfortable? Join me as I share my thoughts on this topic.

Music

Jazzaddict's Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-foggCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jazzaddicts-intro

Hola, bienvenidos to El Podcast del Profe Palacios, a podcast about Ethnic Studies, education, and issues affecting our Latino/e students and communities. I am your host Dr. Agustín Palacios, professor of Chicano/Latino Studies for more than 15 years at the community college. In this podcast we will talk about how Ethnic Studies is more than an academic subject; it is a practice grounded in community love and social justice. The analysis and conversations I will provide will be informed by many years of research, and also by my experiences growing up in the US-Mexico border and in the Salinas Valley. I will bring different guests to share their stories and academic journey. We will hear from professors, students, and community organizers. And sometimes, I will provide the occasional political piece, pues porque I get angry and I need say something. Asi que ponganse las pilas, y siganme los buenos!

Music

Jazzaddict's Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-foggCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jazzaddicts-intro

Hola, bienvenidos to El Podcast del Profe Palacios, a podcast about Ethnic Studies, education, and issues affecting our Latino/e students and communities. I am your host Dr. Agustín Palacios, professor of Chicano/Latino Studies for more than 15 years at the community college. In this podcast we will talk about how Ethnic Studies is more than an academic subject; it is a practice grounded in community love and social justice. The analysis and conversations I will provide will be informed by many years of research, and also by my experiences growing up in the US-Mexico border and in the Salinas Valley. I will bring different guests to share their stories and academic journey. We will hear from professors, students, and community organizers. And sometimes, I will provide the occasional political piece, pues porque I get angry and I need say something. Asi que ponganse las pilas, y siganme los buenos!

Music

Jazzaddict's Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-foggCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jazzaddicts-introMusic promoted by Audio Library