Albion College Ethnic Studies Scholars

11/21/2022

The College Board introduced the pilot program to 60 high schools in the hope it will “inspire students with a fuller appreciation of the American story.”

10/18/2022

Anna May Wong, a Hollywood film star who had a trailblazing career, will be the first Asian American featured on U.S. currency. The U.S. Mint on Monday will begin producing quarters with her image. https://nyti.ms/3D8I7ck

10/10/2022

Before it became the New World, the Western Hemisphere was vastly more populous and sophisticated than has been thought.

10/05/2022

The largest public university system in the country, the Cal State system, just announced a new graduation requirement: students must take an ethnic studies ...

08/15/2022

Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences apologized to her for the abuse she endured.

08/01/2022

07/25/2022

At mitú we celebrate our Latinx culture every single day. This month we partnered with Amtrak to highlight the legacy of our past and where it’s taking us in the future. Sparkling tiaras, luminous pastel gowns embellished with jewels, and flats that will be traded for heels—the extravagant quin...

07/15/2022

Foster youth in Michigan say the classes they took in state-funded facilities didn’t count toward graduation. Some dropped out. “I felt destroyed,” one said, “like everything I did was for nothing.”