Editor’s Note: This guest editorial is provided by Librotraficante, the organization formed in the wake of the Arizona Legislature’s ban on Mexican American Studies. The Librotraficante Caravan “smuggled” books by Latino writers into Tucson, and a movement was born. Librotraficante engages in political awareness and activism to urge every state to cultivate “a fuller understanding […]
Everyone knows that Arizona is the center of the anti-immigrant movement. But not enough people know that it is fast-becoming the center of the anti-intellectual movement too. And just like Arizona’s anti-immigrant laws spread, so too will Arizona’s censorship laws spread. For right now, the target is Mexican-American Studies. But how far will Arizona go? […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final piece by author and Librotraficante founder Tony Diaz for Mamiverse, a sponsor of the Librotraficante Caravan. Some day, scholars will major in Librotraficante Studies, analyzing the movement that started in Houston and spread across the country, culminating with a caravan carrying “wetbooks” banned by the Tuscon Unified School District. […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Librotraficante Caravan got underway today in Houston, bound for Tucson. The Arizona city has been the focus of media attention due to a ban on Mexican-American studies by the Tuscon Unified School District. This is the first of many pieces author and Librotraficante founder Tony Diaz will write on the subject for […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Librotraficante Caravan will begin in Houston on March 10th and arrive in Tucson on March 16th. The Arizona city has been the focus of media attention due to a ban on Mexican-American studies by the Tuscon Unified School District. This is the first of many pieces Tony Diaz, a self-made will write […]