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WK7: CUNY Archival Searches & Latinidades: Remaking the Narrative at Brooklyn College and CUNY

TUESDAY 03/15

Topic: CUNY Archival Searches.

Readings Due: Brier, S. (2017). Why the History of CUNY Matters: Using the CUNY Digital History Archive to Teach CUNY’s Past. Radical Teacher, 108(1), 28-35.

Assignments Due:

  • Midterm Check-in.
  • Annotated Reference #2. (Upload using the Dropbox link on our Course Blackboard page).

THURSDAY 03/17

Topic: Latinidades: Remaking the Narrative at Brooklyn College and CUNY.

Readings Due: Zakharova, Mary. (2021, December 9). BC Students Make Docu On Ongoing Push For Asian American Studies. The Brooklyn College Vanguard. https://vanguard.blog.brooklyn.edu/2021/12/09/bc-students-make-docu-on-ongoing-push-for-asian-american-studies/

Video Viewing Due: AAS MTSRP (2021, December 3). “Why is there no Asian American Studies Program in Brooklyn College?” #Time4AAPIS

Description: Brooklyn College and CUNY have told the activists fighting for the last 25+ years for an Asian American Studies Program, in some subtle and not-so-subtle ways, that they don’t care. The Asian American Studies Project, as part of the Mellon Transfer Student Research Program, is researching that activism, delving into the necessity of AA/AAPI Studies Program at Brooklyn College, and exposing the emotional toll of constant dismissal and invalidation.
  • Assignments Due: Course-session Activity.

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