Welcome back to Teach The Children The Truth!

Today we have a special follow-up episode to my interview with Ruben Uriarte in Episode 32! We are joined by his amazing niece, Gracie Medina, a current student leader at James Logan High School. As a current MEChistA and Puente student, Gracie shares her vision for the future that her Uncle Ruben has worked so hard to create for her and her generation through his activism. Please join us for a powerful intergenerational exchange of wisdom, knowledge, and advice for the future!

In Lak'Ech

Hello, and welcome back to another episode of Teach The Children The Truth!

This week, we examine Dr. Martin Luther King's radicalism as a major part of his nonviolent legacy in his never-ending quest for justice. We consider the various events and speeches he is well-known for, and we analyze a more radical approach that has been historically mischaracterized and misrepresented in efforts to downplay Dr. King's very radical strategy for love.

For more resources and links to learn about Dr. King, please visit my developing website at: desemillasaraices.wordpress.com

In Lak'Ech

Welcome back for our first interview of 2024!

This week, we have Ruben Uriarte, a local Chicano activist and organizer, and also a James Logan High School graduate who shares with us his experiences growing up in the Chicano Movement here in the Bay Area. I hope you enjoy his interview, and I look forward to bringing you Part II next week!

In Lak'Ech

Happy New Year 2024 to all of you and your families!

I am excited to be back for a new season of Teach The Children The Truth! After a long hiatus from the show, I am excited to bring you new material and interviews this year.

Our first series of interviews with Ruben Uriarte and another guest will air on January 10th and 17th at our usual 6 a.m. PST release time.

Please visit my website at desemillasaraices.wordpress.com for resources, links to curricula, and my blog. I value your feedback and look forward to learning from and alongside you.

In Lak'Ech

Welcome to another episode of Teach The Children The Truth!

This week, I interview Dr. Angela Guzmán, the producer and director of a new documentary on a newer movement to bring Ethnic Studies into the Elementary School classroom. Her documentary is titled "Never Too Young: Ethnic Studies In Elementary School," and she showcases educator voices from different parts of the state of California, providing examples of how Ethnic Studies impacts children at all levels of education.

If you'd like to check out her documentary, you will find it at Never Too Young: Ethnic Studies In Elementary School

For a list of books recommended by Dr. Guzmán, please check out the following links below: ( You can find a list of suggested books at my website at https://desemillasaraices.wordpress.com/ )

1. Rethinking Ethnic Studies Edited By R. Tolteka Cuauhtin, Miguel Zavala, Christine Sleeter, Wayne Au

2. Transformative Ethnic Studies In Schools: Curriculum, Pedagogy, & Research By Christine E. Sleeter and Miguel Zavala

3. Planting the Seeds of Equity & Change: Ethnic Studies and Social Justice In the K-2 Classroom By Dr. Ruchi Agarwal Ragnath

4. Reading, Writing, and Racism: Disrupting Whiteness In Teacher Education and In the Classroom by Bree Picower

5. So, You Want To Talk About Race? By Ijeoma Oluo

In Lak'Ech

Hello, and welcome to another episode of Teach The Children The Truth!

This week, we will briefly examine the latest rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court. This has been a difficult week as key legislation has been handed down, eliminating basic human rights and upholding Capitalist structures of oppression.

We will also listen to Part II of my readings on being a new teacher!

Please check out my website where you can read my blogs and also find typed transcripts for my podcast episodes. Please share your thoughts and ideas on what new content you would like to hear on this podcast at [email protected].

In Lak'Ech

Hello everyone! I am so excited to be back from a wonderful vacation road trip to Arizona, where I celebrated some anniversary time with my wonderful husband and reconnected with the land and people of the Southwest. After some time away to rejuvenate myself after a challenging first full year back in the classroom, I am ready to bring you more new content and interviews through the summer and into the next school year.

This week, I am sharing some of my personal writings with you. I read the first part of my experiences as a new/first-year teacher for Oakland Unified School District in "Being A New/First-Year Teacher Isn't Easy." I would love your feedback on my writing and any suggestions you may have for future podcast episodes or content!

I also promised to include the link to my website, which can be found at https://desemillasaraices.wordpress.com so please check out my skeleton site and share your thoughts and ideas with me!

In Lak'Ech

Hello, and welcome back for Episode 21 of Teach The Children The Truth!

This week we take a look at our youngest learners and explore the way one Bay Area Educator blends her expertise in language development with her passion for Social Justice. Maestra Reena teaches a Social Justice-based Spanish language curriculum in a San Leandro dual-immersion program. Please listen to her amazing story and chime in to let us know what resonated with you!

If you would like more information or would like to contact Maestra Reena, feel free to email her by clicking on her name.

If you're curious about Brain.Pop, click on the link, and check out this engaging resource as well (I am not getting any advertising kickbacks from them, I just want to share more resources that work for educators).

I'd also love feedback as you listen to my podcast! Today, I added a new segment called "This Week In Ethnic Studies"! If you have particular events in Ethnic Studies history that you would like me to add to future episodes, please email me at [email protected] or check out my skeleton website at desemillasaraices.wordpress.com for more info and ways to connect. I'm just now getting more time to dedicate to the website now that I have some time over the summer, so it is still pretty bare-bones. Soon you'll see more blogs and links to the transcripts of my past podcasts.

In Lak'Ech

Welcome to Teach The Children The Truth! Ethnic Studies and Raza Studies In the TK-12 Classroom...

Monday, June 5th, marked the 56th anniversary of the 1967 courthouse raid in Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico that brought the land grant struggle to the center of the larger Civil Rights Movement that spread throughout the U.S. Southwest in the 1960s and 1970s. This week, we will explore this critical event in Chicano History, and alongside it, we will also examine the more recent #LandBack Movement spurred by centuries of Indigenous uprisings across both continents known as the "Americas." Below, please find links and resources to help you in your personal research on the topics discussed in this episode.

In Lak'Ech

Links and Resources:

New Mexico History In 10 Minutes

Acoma Pueblo and the Spanish Arrival In New Mexico

Las Gorras Blancas: Military Resistance

Indigenizing Alcatraz: A Longer Look At Native History and Alcatraz Island...

The Heartbreaking, Controversial History of Mount Rushmore

Stand With Standing Rock

Landback.org

The Occupation Of Alcatraz Was A Victory For Indigenous People

Hello and welcome to another episode of Teach The Children The Truth: Ethnic Studies and Raza Studies In the TK-12 Classroom!

Today's episode brings you an interview conducted in February of this year on a sister program called Equity In New Haven, where we are interviewed by Equity, Access, and Achievement Teachers On Special Assignment, Mezhgan Feroz and Fatima Ashufta. This episode discusses culturally responsive teaching (or culturally relevant teaching) and how we build community in our Ethnic Studies classrooms. I hope you find our stories useful, especially if you are in the process of designing your own Ethnic Studies course or program at your school site or district.

In Lak'Ech