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What is Ethnic Studies?

Ethnic studies is the critical and interdisciplinary study of race, ethnicity, and indigeneity focused on the experiences and perspectives of people of color within and beyond the United States.

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Ethnic Studies Showcase Pictures

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Hallmarks of Ethnic Studies

• Curriculum as a counter-narrative
• Criticality
• Reclaiming cultural identities
• Intersectionality and multiplicity
• Community engagement
• Pedagogy that is culturally responsive and mediated
• Students as intellectuals

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Guiding Values and Principles of Ethnic Studies:  

1. Cultivate empathy, community actualization, cultural perpetuity¹, self-worth, self-determination, and the holistic well-being of all participants, especially Native People/s and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC); 
2. Celebrate and honor Native People/s of the land and communities of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color by providing a space to share their stories of success, community collaboration, and solidarity, along with their intellectual and cultural wealth; 
3. Center and place high value on the pre-colonial, ancestral knowledge², narratives, and communal experiences of Native People/s and people of color and groups that are typically marginalized in society; 
4. Critique empire-building in history and its relationship to white supremacy, racism and other forms of power and oppression³; 
5. Challenge racist, bigoted, discriminatory, imperialist/colonial⁴ beliefs and practices on multiple levels; and 
6. Connect ourselves to past and contemporary social movements that struggle for social justice and an equitable and democratic society; and conceptualize, imagine, and build new possibilities for a post-racist, post-systemic racism society that promotes collective narratives of transformative resistance, critical hope, and healing.

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Course Offerings:

Comprehensive Ethnic Studies	Chicano Studies	African American Studies
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Ethnic Studies Resources:

• CDE: Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum
• CDE: History Social Science Framework

California Assembly Bill:

• AB-101Pupil instruction: high school graduation requirements: ethnic studies

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