By McKenna Seegmiller Staff Writer Recently I watched West Side Story again for the first time in a while. Behind the dramatic romance and energetic dance numbers, I noticed that the movie presented certain truths about society. Watching the classic, I realized just how little has changed since its release in 1961. The most notable takeaways from the Hollywood
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By Deandra Han and Jennifer Rico Staff Editors Angel Barragan now teaches a curriculum that empowers students despite their differences. Before he became the Ethnic Studies and Human Rights Expeditions teacher, he faced discrimination and racism because of his legal status as a student. In a college critical thinking class, his professor had found out that he was undocumented and
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By Giselle Maldonado Staff Writer Raul and his family immigrated to the United States in May 1982 when he was 12 years old. Raul, who requested to use an alias for this article, said he came to the country for a better lifestyle. One of the obstacles Raul and his family faced was getting visas, because they had to do
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By Polina Runova Staff Writer The Expeditions course Human Rights is about “helping students become aware about the different human rights that we have,” instructor Angel Barragan said. He also said the course is “talking about the way that [human rights] are not being done or that they are being violated in some way.” The course addresses many past and
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By Abel Rangel Staff Writer At the age of 13, Gloria fled her home because her father’s life was being threatened because of gang rivals. “We also didn’t go outside of our town where we lived because we thought we could get deported back to Mexico, where my father would most likely be killed. We were scared,” she explained. The
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By Jacob Kahn-Samuelson Staff Writer Donald Trump announced on Sept. 5 that he will not be renewing DACA and instead will let it expire; that decision created an ongoing legal battle that affects hundreds of thousands of immigrants across the United States, including many in San Jose. DACA stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals; those who qualify for DACA
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By Giovanni Ochoa Staff Writer Angel Barragan is a Spanish teacher at Summit Public School: Rainier in San Jose. He moved to the United States from Mexico when he was 10 years old. He has been protected under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, otherwise known as DACA, for the past couple of years, and it being removed has affected him
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By Jon Garvin Staff Writer Xenophobia and anti-immigrant rhetoric were themes in Donald Trump’s campaign, and they continue to be topics of discussion as his administration progresses. Early in his term, President Trump and his administration put in place a temporary travel ban. According to the White House, President Trump released a ban on Jan. 27 to block citizens from
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