A Writer’s Perspective

Date, Location

• Wednesday, March 7, 2012
• 12 pm - 1 pm
• Light Fine Arts Building, Recital Hall
• Kalamazoo College

Reading Together 2012 Event

Hear Luis Urrea discuss national identity and borders, particularly from his perspective as a dual-culture writer. Learn about his support for the librotraficante movement currently underway in the American Southwest in response to the recent enactment of a Arizona statute that prohibits courses that "are designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group."

More Information

• House Bill 2281
• Arizona bill targeting ethnic studies signed into law
• “Book Traffickers” Meet Tucson Ban on Mexican-American Studies 
• Debating Tucson School District’s Book Ban After Suspension of Mexican American Studies Program 
• TUSD's Mexican American Studies appeal hearing concludes 
• A Teacher Put to the Test

Please call 553-7895 for more information