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My poor grandpa I always think about the discrimination he experienced. He was born in San Antonio TX 1920s I can never forget his pain and his trauma so when ppl tell me that happened in the pass move forward I can’t it’s like erasing his experience
Imagine that all this time, I wasn't aware of this part of history. You are telling me that segregation was also towards Hispanics?? Man, I need to read and listen more
The reason you never of it is because it's a lie. They're literally making this up. Mexicans always went to white schools in Texas, but some children were in ESL/Bi-lingual education in the lower grades - and it was part of the white school system.
Preservation of our past in this way is so import to ensure it never happens again. I'd love to see a museum dedicated to Chavez Ravine and Boyle Heights. Too many people are ignorant of LA's history either good or bad. Keep up the good work.
Especially the gasoline showers in El Paso and eugenics they told woman and men to get shots and made them infertile to stop us from growing we know why they don’t want us with power
I would have been just like the young girl standing up for my language. It's a shame how many people suffer before change. We are all from the same human race. God bless everyone from that era and All reading this comment. 🙏 💞
Why is a Russian word on the paddle @ 1:51? Did they bury Mr. Russian too? And oddly enough, I still remember classmates being punished for speaking Spanish in class, albeit they were only written up and sent to the vice principal's office. Plus this wasn't all too long ago either, it was back in the late 1990s.
@@dandan9840 it's true, there is multiple levels of Spanish where I went. I took advanced Spanish and the ESL classes....we're a little easier.... That's all I have to say......
So is that where the “Paddle” came from? In the early 80’s I remember as a Kid, my classmates would get picked up from class and spanked for bad behavior with the PADDLE.
It is when they hate that they colonized us but then again we had to learn another persons culture why don’t they learn from our culture oh it’s because that would be racist stfu they’re mad we did it and they can’t white people hate learning other peoples culture they only like our food not our people
For those who don't know, there was a reason why "Mexican schools" imposed a strict policy of no Spanish in campus. First of all it is an institution. And U.S. is not Mexico. Second the goal was not to end speaking Spanish as they knew, it but to learn and maintain the English language. The children always resumed speaking Spanish when the school day was over. The school officials would never tell people what to speak outside the school hour. No no. But for the students, it was just an attack on the character and simply dropped out even though it was technically against the law. The regime was hard but Mexican Americans had very little motivation to speak English initially. There constant isolation from English speakers and high exposure to Spanish speakers was legendary. So these schools had to exist. Once this school closed, ESL took its place. It continues to this say and I don't like it. But that is for another talk.
“Constant isolation from English speakers” how were they suppose to mingle with English speakers( YT) when they were segregated and discriminated against ? Their own teachers thought they were unteachable yea blame it on the MA’s.
This was ESL education, not "racial segregation". The purpose was to teach Mexican children English before going to middle and high schools with Anglos - and it was part of the WHITE school system. Only some Mexican children were in it - usually the ones with poor English skills. The children who could speak English went to the main white school in Marfa from the 1st grade!
@@Tritone there were students who already knew english, who were 3rd or 4th generation and still were sent out to these schools. Some others were forced to go through 1st grade three times. How is any of that a way to support language learning. Educate yourself.
