| Description |
1 videodisc (ca. 70 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC; English 5.1 audio; NTSC; Dolby digital. |
| Language |
In English with optional English and Spanish subtitles. |
| Note |
Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. |
| Credits |
Executive producer for ITVS, Sally Jo Fifer ; editor, Jacob Bricca ; composer, Naim Amor. |
| Note |
Includes both theatrical version (70 min) and broadcast version (53 min.) |
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Originally produced in 2011. |
| Summary |
"While 48 percent of Mexican-American students currently drop out of high school, Tucson (Ariz.) High [School's] Mexican American Studies Program has become a national model of educational success, with 93 percent of enrolled students graduating from high school. However, Arizona lawmakers [state school superintendents Tom Horne and John Huppenthal and Gov. Jan Brewer have] shut the program down because they believe the students are being indoctrinated with dangerous ideology and embracing destructive ethnic chauvinism"--Container. |
| Note |
Special features include additional scenes; students profiles; music video; behind the scenes, broadcast and theatrical versions. |
| Awards |
Audience Favorite, San Diego International Latino Film Festival ; Award Winner, Los Angeles International Latino Film Festival ; Official Selection, New York International Latino Film Festival |
| Performer |
Co-production of Dos Vatos Productions and the Independent Television Service (ITVS) ; produced in association with Latino Public Broadcasting and Arizona Public Media ; funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. |
| Subject |
Ethnology -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Arizona -- Tucson.
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Minorities -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Arizona -- Tucson.
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Education and state -- Arizona -- Tucson.
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Discrimination in education -- Arizona -- Tucson.
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Mexican American high school students -- Arizona -- Tucson.
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Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Ethnic identity.
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Tucson High School (Tucson, Ariz.) -- Curricula.
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Tucson (Ariz.) -- Ethnic relations.
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| Genre/Form |
Nonfiction films.
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Documentary films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Palos, Ari Luis. Director. Producer.
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McGinnis, Eren. Producer.
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Fifer, Sally Jo.
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Bricca, Jacob.
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Amor, Naim. Composer.
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Dos Vatos Productions.
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Independent Television Service.
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Latino Public Broadcasting (Firm)
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Arizona Public Media.
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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| Note |
Subtitle on container: Arizona's battle over ethnic studies |
| ISBN |
9780979410734 |
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0979410738 |
| Standard No. |
9780979410734 |
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