LEADERSHIP AND LEGACY: THE LONG BEACH ETHNIC STUDIES PROGRAM DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE

The documentary Legacy and Leadership: The Long Beach Ethnic Studies Program (LB-ESP) features how the LBUSD offers their students the opportunity to take tuition-free college credit Ethnic Studies courses while in High School.  The Long Beach Ethnic Studies Program is a collaboration between the LBUSD and CSU Long Beach, building upon  the Long Beach College Promise. The program offers 12 CSULB classes from 9am to 12noon on Saturdays at 6 of the LBUSD high schools, on Chicano and Latino Studies, Africana Studies, Asian American Studies and American Indian Studies.

The LB-ESP documentary is currently airing on the LBUSD's EdNews TV channel on the following days and times:

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CALIFORNIA-MEXICO DREAMERS' FAREWELL RECEPTION AT THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF MEXICO IN LOS ANGELES
 
On Wednesday July 20, 2016, the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles hosted a special farewell reception for the 35 DACA-mented students participating in our Summer 2016 California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program.  Moreover, the 35 Dreamers  had the chance to meet with, and personally thank, Consul General of Mexico in Los Angeles Carlos Garcia de Alba for the support they received from the Consulate General of Mexico in LA in processing and expediting their Advance Parole applications.
Prof. Armando Vazquez-Ramos and Sandra Lopez present CMSC's gift of appreciation to Consul Carlos Garcia de Alba.
Watch the news reports about the farewell event:
 
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For more information about the Long Beach Ethnic Studies Program, visit the Long Beach Schools website.