#BanningHistory | Author S. J. Rivera reads Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales' "Message To Aztlán"

In cooperation with Banning History, S. J. Rivera, author of "Demon in the Mirror" and "Amerikkkan Stories", reads from "Message To Aztlán" by legendary Chicano activist Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales. Rivera chose to do this to help fight back against the censorship and book banning occurring in Arizona. Book banning is unconscionable in this day and age and everyone who values their freedom should be alarmed at what the state of Arizona is doing. Banning History's goal is to get as many video submissions as possible of people reading passages from the books that Arizona has banned - mostly Chicano history. Banning History is fighting back against the attempted cultural genocide in Arizona. No history is illegal!

Read-in at La Casa in Solidarity with Mexican American Studies at TUSD-Crystal

Crystal reads from 500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures edited by Elizabeth Martinez to support Mexican American Studies at the Tuscon Unified School District.


On February 1, at La Casa Cultural Latina, a cultural center on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the students held a Read-in, reading from books used in the Mexican American Studies program at TUSD. You can check out all the videos from that read-in can be found on the Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/tandracki

Thank you so much to the students and organizers for doing this!

Saundra Mitchell reads from Mexican Whiteboy

Saundra Mitchell, YA Author reading the first two pages of Matt de la Peña's MEXICAN WHITEBOY. A readng from Mexican Whiteboy by Matt de la Peña-- a book currently banned in Tuscon schools because of discriminatory legistlation. Find out more at http://banninghistory.blogspot.com . And to find out more about Matt's books, visit his website at http://mattdelapena.com/ .

Alina E. Klein on The House on Mango Street

Alina Klein from Tip-Tap-Typing on the Lunatic Fringe has posted a beautifully done video reading from The House on Mango Street. Thanks Alina!

The House That Was Banned from Tucson

I just found this amazing little video of Sandra Cisneros talking about The House on Mango Street and how important it is to be a community activist.  Her book is on the Tucson list you know.  I think she'd want you to fight for it.

RODOLFO ACUÑA on his banned book, 'Occupied America: A History of Chicanos'