See earlier post in order to listen to the different presentations. And here are a set of news clippings that came out of today's press conference. The textbook may be viewed here.
Angela Valenzuela
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Magazine/News Media
Patrick Michels, Texas Observer, The
Scholarly Reviews are in on that ‘Deeply Offensive’ Mex-Am Studies
Text: And they are not good: 'Willfully irresponsible, culturally
chauvinist and discriminatory."Will Weissert, Associated Press Textbook Reignites Mexican-American Studies Flap in Texas
Isabelle Taft, Texas Tribune, Scholars and Activists Lambast Proposed Mexican-American Studies Textbook
Joe Heim, Washington Post, Proposed Texas textbook describes Mexican-Americans as 'lazy,' new coalition works to block it
Molly Evans, KERA News, Activists, Scholars Tear Into Mexican-American Studies Text Riddled With Error, Offenses
Casey Quinlan, Thing Progress, Proposed Textbook Is Laden With Ugly Stereotypes About Mexican Americans
Television/News Segment
Radio
Sadly this is far from the first textbook recommended for public schools in Texas that has what we now know is questionable and even abusive content. Too much of the true history of Texas has been left out or modified to raise one group within Texas and neglect others. We must have an accurate history of Texas from the original settlers who were the generations of indigenous people, through the settlements from Mexico, to the Texas we know today. It is time for all history books to be inclusive of all our predecessors. The abuse and neglect many suffered must be admitted and corrected as much as is possible in a textbook.
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