We've reached the end....

Hey Bloggers!

Well, this will be my last blog for the semester and I just wanted to thank everyone for their continued support. I have really enjoyed keeping a blog this semester and have learned so much through this very different style of writing and reporting.

Since this is the first blog I have ever kept, I have really appreciated the freedom it has allowed me in sharing with my readers the important issues that deal with things related to border education.

Not only have I enjoyed the freedom of creating such an original, free-ranged reflection on such issues, I have also appreciated the opportunity to deliver what I feel is important and newsworthy information to the public.

Photo taken by: Jay Rochlin
St. Andrew's Children's Clinic

The topic of education has always been a great interest of mine and I look forward to continuing my search in the progression and improvements of education occurring at the border.

Some highlights of the semester have been being able to interact and get to know all of the people that have contributed to the different clubs, programs, sororities and fraternities that represent the Hispanic student body here at the University of Arizona.

As for the future students who will join the Border Beat staff next Spring, I wish you the best of luck. Take advantage of the opportunity you have been given to use your journalistic abilities and judgment to choose what YOU think is newsworthy and important for people to read. This is your blog-- so make it yours!

I have just really enjoyed this semester and hope to start a blog of my own someday having to do with dance or performance! Again, thank you for reading!

To view some of my highlights this semester, see below:

Click here to read a story I wrote for The Cursor this semester covering our class visit to St. Andrew's Children's Clinic in Sonora, Ariz.

Click here to read the release introducing the best student-run online magazine award winner Border Beat.

Meet: UA Hispanic Alumni Club

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This week I wanted to look into a club here on campus, the UA Hispanic Alumni Club, that is centered at promoting undergraduate and graduate students for their achievements, as well as providing financial aid to underprivileged Hispanic students, and making available the resources and networking for students seeking interest in the business world.

Its members are offered two different types of scholarships:

*UAHA Scholarship Application
*High School Counselor UAHA Scholarship Letter

In order to receive such a scholarship, students must exemplify a firm understanding of the Hispanic origin and community. Since 1966, there have been 1,368 scholarships awarded, worth a total of $3,084,944.

Receiving strong support from the Arizona Alumni Association, UAHA communicates with the President's Office, Student Financial Aid, the Hispanic-Chicano Resource Center, and the UA Foundation to reach out to its students in a helpful and effective way.

The UAHA is very involved in the community as it reaches out to communities across the country. Members have all been involved in the following: served on advisory boards, governing bodies, held public office, and have volunteered for civic causes.

UAHA's activities are vast and include:

*2006 Hispanic Heritage Day
*2006 Portrait of Excellence Dinner
*KUAT TV Hispanic Alumni Video
*2006 Diversity Expo
*Day of the Dead
*2006 Homecoming Photos

If you are interested in becoming a member, click here.

All former students are able to become a member if they have already completed 30 UA credits or more. If you have completed less than 30 units, you are able to become an associate member.

For all information, you can call 520 626 9327 or email UAHA at uaha@al.arizona.edu.

UA's Latin American center

Photo taken by: Danielle C. Chapot

Welcome back and thank you again for your visit!

This week I came across a really neat site while searching the Web that has to do with a Latin American center here on campus.

The UA Center for Latin American Studies has 100 faculty members and more than 120 courses available for its students. Its main concentration is focused on Brazil, Environmental Studies, Mexico, Border Studies, Indigenous Studies, and Women's Studies.

Joint with Arizona State University's Latin American Studies, the center is filed under the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences provides research programs and school outreaches.

Located in the Marshall Building, the Center for Latin American Studies contributes curriculum units, books, videos, and a vast online resource center that is given to K-12 educators, teachers, and university professors.

Some of the centers excellence and achievements include the U.S. Department of Education Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies Program's outreach grant for three years now.

The following are some reasons to major in Latin American Studies:

*Variety of courses available for students
*Spanish language skills
*Interesting speakers
*Study abroad opportunities
*Opportunities to gain internship experience
*Exposed to a interdisciplinary setting
*Financial aid support
*Camaraderie and personal aid and attention from students and teachers

The center also offers a strong online curriculum that provides complete units available to its students. Some of the topics that are available for concentration for the online curriculum include: Mariachi music, the Tango, Carnaval, and Day of the Dead.

If you are interested in learning more about the center, click here.

To check out its video collection, click here.

How to learn Spanish...

A How To: How to learn Spanish

Welcome and thanks so much for your visit! This week I chose to run my blog a little differently and have created a "How to" guide that explores some of the ways that you can best learn the language of Spanish-- for you.

In a discussion I held with UA assistant professor of Translation and Interpretation Jaime Fatas, he shared with me what a challenge it was to have taught himself English as a second language when he first moved to the U.S.

In our discussion many interesting points were discussed having to do with the best ways to learn Spanish, or any language.

Here is what Fatas had to say.

“Education is something we take for granted [and] access to education will accelerate the process,” he said.

In his opinion, Fatas thinks that the most beneficial way of learning Spanish is learning by influence. This includes submersing yourself in the language—hearing it, seeing it, speaking it, and living it.

“You have to piece the whole chart together and that’s very complex,” he said.

“That’s almost like reinventing the language,” he said.

Fatas’ overall message is simple: You learn by doing.

“If you learn by immersing yourself culturally only by books and cultural materials- you are missing a big part of the picture,” he said.

Immersion is much more interactive than learning from a book, he said.

The threshold is so high with books, that people who are not very proficient at reading will have a really hard time learning such a language if learned by a book, he said.

Fatas thinks that the ideal situation would be to be able to learn the language with a book in hand, and at the same time, and are able to exist in a rich cultural context, as well.

“That’s the best of both worlds,” he said.

With that said, below I have provided you with, I hope, some helpful ways to learn the language.

If you are the type of person that enjoys sitting in a classroom and prefers learning in a visual type of way, there are some great books out there to begin delving into your quest to learn the language. One book, in particular is called "Platiquemos FSI Basic Spanish Course."


If you are more of a visual learner, there is an excellent online workbook called Quia. In this workbook, you are able to learn a language while practicing it by writing, speaking, hearing and seeing through its various exercises.

Click here to visit Quia.

And of course, the best way to really learn a language is to surround yourself not only around it, but in it. So, talk to people, keep your ears and eyes open, visit places, dine with people, and embrace the culture-- first-hand!

How well are high schools in Tucson preparting their minority students for college?

Photo taken by: Danielle C. Chapot

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This week I wanted to focus on a really important issue of how high schools in Tucson, Arizona are preparing their minority students for college enrollment.

At Tucson High Magnet School located at 400 N. Second Ave., launched a pilot guidance program in 2001 to concentrate on college advising to its minority students.

First off, I want make clear what the ethnic breakdown is at THMS for the present time:

Hispanic: 59%
White: 29%
African American: 6%
Asian: 2%
Native American: 4%

Photo taken by: Danielle C. Chapot

Post-Secondary School Counselor at THMS, Marissa Ostroff said "I believe that a firm foundation of motivation and persistence to degree completion begins from actively engaging minority students in the learning process early through the school years."

"As students progress to high school, educators must continue to reach and to motivate these students guiding them toward the road to college encouraging and challenging coursework," she said.



According to an article Ostroff wrote entitled "Tucson High Magnet School Pilot Program: Tucson, Arizona," the purpose and focus of the school's college counselors are to maintain the following with an extra focus on minority students:

*to raise its students' aspirations and standards
*to improve the success in all coursework
*to to analyze and work to change the status quo in an effort to raise the level of achievement in students
*to reduce the level of pressure and stress in the college application process
*to find the "best college fit" for each student
*to raise the bar and the expectations of each student
*to aid with scholarship searches, testing information, college visits, and financial aid opportunities

Serving an extremely diverse student body, THMS has grown from 2,100 students to 3,000 students within the past five years. The number of seniors who have already been accepted into a college has risen by a lot from a "consistent range of approximately 83% between 2004-2006 with high emphases on minorities," Ostroff wrote.

Of this 83 percent, 50 percent has been admitted into a two-year college and 33 percent of the 83 have been admitted into a four-year college.

"The elements of repetition of college entrance information, counselor availability, motivation and demonstration of the process are critical factors to college advancement," Ostroff said.

"The focus is to not only be admitted but to remain active and graduate," she said.

To contact THMS, click here.

Meet Gamma Alpha Omega Hispanic Sorority

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This week I have decided to focus on profiling a local sorority here at the University of Arizona to give my readers an opportunity to read about something very important: how the University of Arizona has incorporated and highlighted the achievements and recognition of its Hispanic learners, into its student body.

So, meet Gamma Alpha Omega Hispanic Sorority. Gamma Alpha Omega was founded in 1993 at the Arizona State University campus in Tempe, Arizona by five college women.

Their goal was to push forward the Hispanic body through activity and challenged learning. The sorority targets common-day social issues in the Hispanic community, as well as targets the accomplishment and success of the academic distinction of its members.

"We consider ourselves a mulit-cultural organization and accept women of all backgrounds and
ethnicity's," said Jessica Aguirre, a current active member of Gamma Alpha Omega Sorority Inc. Beta Chapter since 2003.

"We were formed for Latina women as a support system, to give encouragement to these women to get an education and to give back to the Hispanic community," she said.

"I think the major thing we have accomplished is being a support system for minority women. "

"This semester we have 7 active members, which is very small compared to a traditional sorority, but by being this small gives us a chance to really get to know one another."

The sorority's mission is also to seek, motivate and serve the Hispanic student body to get out into the real world and be leaders. The sorority has reached to nine different states and there are currently fifteen chapters on various campuses.

Our main philanthropy is the John Valenzuela Youth Center in
South Tucson, a predominately Hispanic community. Through the center we are
often found playing games with the kids or helping with homework. This
semester my two sisters

This year, sisters Nicole Brown and Rachel Mendivil created an outreach program called "Studying with a Wildcat," which is designed for the sorority philanthropy John Valenzuela Youth Center. The tutoring program enables children from the John Valenzuela Youth Center to come to the University of Arizona and familiarize themselves with a college campus.

Aguirre said it is designed to "give them a feel of what the UA is about, let them know there are people who look like them at the UA, and let them know it is possible to get an education no matter what their background is."

The program takes place in the Integrated Learning Center (ILC) every Thursday evening from 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.

Amongst numerous accomplishments, Gamma Alpha Omega was "officially recognized" as "an incorporated entity in the state of Arizona" in April of 2001.

Its founding mothers are:

Michelle Seanez
Amy Alvarez
Patsy Guardado
Clara Lopez
Michelle Mendoza

Executive Board Members, include:

Vanessa Ruiz: President
Zayoni Torres: Vice President
Jessica Aguirre: Sergeant at Arms and Treasurer
Yomaira Pena: Standards
Wendy Ayala: Public Relations
Karina Mendoza: National Representative
Rachel Mendivil: Traditions

To view upcoming events occurring in the sorority, click here.

To contact the sorority, click here.

Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc.

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Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc.

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The mission of the Lambda Theta Phi chapter is to support Hispanic students in their successes towards graduating.

The chapter fosters leaders, opportunities for networking and higher academics amongst the college environment. Its members strive to create an impact on its community through the ties and services each member works hard to bring to the table.

Last month Lambda Theta Phi celebrated Hispanic Heritage month with an annual event called El Grito de Lambda. At the event, a live-band performed celebrating the independence of Latin American countries.

The chapter provides guest speakers and information to make the UA community aware of its Hispanic community.

To view 2007 awards members from the National chapter have received, Click Here.

"Our fraternity on campus has made waves considering its young tenure on this university campus," said brother of Lambda Theta Phi Jose Rodriguez Jr.

"We have made strides in providing leadership through CHSA, SHPE, JUNTOS, NCLC and USFC," Rodriguez said.

"We have been leaders by taking top positions in each of the groups, setting the example for latinos and our fellow younger brothers to follow," he said.

For more information please visit the Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc. National Web site.

Hispanic Business Student Association

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This week I looked into the University of Arizona's Hispanic Business Student Association. I think that there are a lot of great things that this organization is doing for the UA community and just wanted to share with my readers.

The HBSA was established in spring of 2004. Its mission is to support undergraduate Hispanic business students' development professionally and educationally. The goal is to also support the diversity of the Hispanic community.

"I would say that one of our biggest goals is to create a networking opportunity not only with professionals but also with current students so that we are all able to help each other succeed," Violeta Perez, the HBSA president said.

Many UA Eller Colleg students are involved in HBSA and according to Perez, HBSA alumni "have secured positions with companies such as Macy's West, Accenture, the Vanguard Group, and Intel."

The following is a list of HBSA achievements over the years:
* Two $500 scholarships at the Cinco de Mayo Award Ceremony
*Providing corporate guest speakers for its members
* Participation in the Eller College Philanthropy

Future goals for HBSA include giving out more scholarships at future Cinco de Mayo Events, improving and increasing the number of its members, and hosting more Hispanic Heritage Month events.

"I think the association is headed in a good direction," Perez said.

"We currently have about 15 active members, but as the document says I would like to see that number double by next year," he said.

"I think that with all the Hispanic students on campus, we should have higher membership."

To visit HBSA: McClelland Hall Room 118

Contact:
Violeta Perez
President
Hispanic Business Student Association
vaperez@email.arizona.edu

Profile: Chicano/Hispano Student Affairs

Photos taken by: Danielle C. Chapot

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This week I am focusing in on Chicano/Hispano Student Affairs that I know a lot of people have become involved in here at the University of Arizona. Chicano/Hispano Student Affairs offers programs that encourage academic success and personal achievement while taking up and living out the cultural individuality and distinctiveness of Hispano and Chicano students.

Some student organizations that are apart of Chicano/Hispano are Gamma Alpha Omega Hispanic Sorority, Hispanic Business Student Association, Kappa Delta Chi Hispanic Sorority, and Lambda Theta Phi.

Assistant Director of Chicano/Hispano Student Affairs Janet Rico Uhrig stated that the Chicano/Hispano Student Affairs is "actively involved in the University community in order to incorporate multicultural perspectives across disciplines, programs, and our students' academic careers."


The organization offers many resources to aid students in their development, such as tutoring and scholarships.

The following are upcoming events for September:

• Academic Success- What does it look like?
• Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-off
• Tailgate/Welcome- back Picnic

Calendar of semester events


To contact Chicano/Hispano Student Affairs. Staff is friendly and very willing to talk or answer any questions.

Profile: The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)

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Photo taken by: Danielle C. Chapot

This week I am exploring the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) at the University of Arizona. The direction of SHPE is geared towards guiding college students to becoming successful engineers in the workforce post graduation. The intention is to help these students to become professional in their field, just as the name signifies.

SHPE was founded in 1974 by a group of engineers from Los Angeles. Their objective was to represent the Hispanic community in science, engineering, and mathematical professions and positions.

The University of Arizona SHPE chapter is made up of student and professional networks dispersed throughout the nation. Its mission is to encourage participation in Hispanic engineering interest.

Executive Vice President Julianna Prieto said "It not only provides Hispanic students, but anyone who wishes to join the organization the opportunity to network, socialize with other students, while providing professional development, and the ability to develop leadership skills."
"HPE also gives students the chance to get involved with the surrounding community and industries, for example, the Young Latina Forum which brings over 100 girls to campus and provides them a day to learn about careers in science and engineering," Prieto said.

"SHPE is one big family, and I have made great friendships. I honestly love SHPE,
and all its members," she said.

To contact the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers: Click Here.

To preview upcoming SHPE events: Click Here.

Here is a brief list of those events:

*Young Latina Forum: November 9, 2007
*Spring Fling
*Science Day
*SHPE UA Sports

Profile: Analucia Valenzuela

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This week I chose to focus on profiling a student at the University of Arizona. Here is her personal account of what life is like to be an Hispanic student at the UA, who was once enrolled in Mexico's schooling and now lives in an home that only speaks Spanish. Here is what we talked about!



Photo taken by Daniela Gallardo

Profile on Analucia Valenzuela

Name: Analucia Valenzuela
Age: 21
Year: senior
Major: Chemical Engineering
Where were you born: Nogales, Sonora Mexico

Were you born outside of the U.S. and if so, how long have you been in the U.S. for?
For the last 6 years.

How long were you in Mexico for until you left and enrolled in a U.S. school?
I went there until my junior year in High School. Then, I came to finish high School in Nogales AZ and after that UA.

When did your parents decide to move to the U.S. to provide a better education for you?
They decided that when I was in High School and [were]thinking about my education. The U.S. has one of the best systems of education and technology resources concerning [the]university level.

How has your experience in a Mexico school differed from schooling here in the U.S.?
Everyone spoke Spanish. The education system is different from the one here, and it was easier to express myself and be more involved in extracurricular activities [in Mexico].

What is the primary language used in your family's home?
100% Spanish

Do your parents speak primarily English or Spanish?
Both speak Spanish. They know a little bit of English, but just the basic stuff.

What kind of challenges have you faced as an Hispanic student at an American school?
I think it is hard in the beginning to come to a new place, to meet new people and to live and grow [on] our own. Once that stage has been passed everything is OK. It may be a little harder for Hispanic students because of the difference in culture and language.

Socially, have you encountered any challenges being an Hispanic student at the UA?
No, I think a lot of people at UA are open-minded towards Hispanic students.

How have classes here at the UA been challenging for you, especially difficult engineering classes that you are currently enrolled in when your primary language is not English?
I have to really pay attention to what the professor is saying in order to understand and learn. If I get distracted I don't get what they're saying. I get really nervous when I give presentations. Other than that everything is ok, I might have to work a bit more than other students (ex. If I don’t understand something I have to look it up)

Do you feel that the UA does a good job accommodating students like yourself, and other Hispanic students enrolled, academically?
Yes, The school has a big percentage of Hispanic [students]. UA has resources for Hispanic students and everyone is always willing to help. (Organizations Analucia has joined: Chicano/Hispano Student Affairs and Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers)

If you could label one challenge, in particular that has been the hardest for you while enrolled as a student in the U.S., what would that be?
Being able to speak English well. Also, getting used to the education system .

What do you plan on doing after you graduate? And, do you feel that your ethnicity will ever or has ever stopped you from accomplishing things?
I plan to find a good job and work in [an] industry. Maybe come back to school for a masters if the opportunity is offered. I don't think my ethnicity has stopped me at all. My ethnicity has helped me out in life by having a background, culture and values mixed with my current experiences.

How do your parents feel about what you are doing at the UA, learning English and all?
They are really proud of me.

Any other comments you would like to add?
I’m really happy that I got an opportunity to study in the US. I think that the education and all the help that is offered here is great. I maybe have to work harder because of the language or cultural difference but I think it’s worth it. Like I said before becoming bilingual and learning from different people and cultures made me grow as a person.

Efforts being made to spread the English language beyond the U.S. border:

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I have spent a couple of weeks now discussing bilingual schooling in Tucson and how it has positively impacted its enrolled Hispanic population. I thought it would be neat to explore how the University of Arizona is contributing to English taught education to its Hispanic students, so yesterday I visited the Center for English as a Second Language (CESL), and picked up some great information regarding a program they have started that offers evening classes to those interested in learning English as a second language. Here is the neat part-- the classes are offered in Nogales, Sonora. This way, the UA is reaching out without giving those who are interested in enrolling in the program, the means or the need to have to be in U.S. to benefit from its assistance.

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CESL, the "only nationally accredited intensive English program in Arizona," according to its Web site, offers two types of English classes to its Nogales students: General English and Business English. The following is what each of them offer:

General English:
*Speaking
*Listening
*Reading
*Writing
(Each is offered in four different levels: Low, Intermediate, High, Advanced)

Business English:
(Must of intermediate level in both spelling and writing, first)
*Write and "role play" for specific business scenarios
*Resume and cover letter work
*Business plan developing

Approaching their 36th year of service, CESL has prided themselves on its "award- winning faculty," inexpensive classes, and primary goal: to advance careers based upon English skills learned.

In an interview I had with Dr. Alfred Stover, the Assistant Director for Student Services and Communication, he explained that there are currently 69 students enrolled in the Nogales English teaching program. A couple of years ago, Hispanics came to the U.S. to take advantage of the CESL classes but once 9/11 occurred, it became very hard for people to cross the border to learn English. As a result, CESL decided to offer its classes in Nogales. "It is easier for us to send our teachers across the border," Stover said. "[It just became] so cumbersome for students to get up here and take the classes." After 3 years in operation, Stover expressed excitement for the program as he stated "it's been pretty successful so far."


The following is a quick You Tube video of a teacher from a Mexico city, Juarez, who displays an effort to enforce English speaking in his classroom, as he prompts his students with questions that help them practice speaking where things are in relation to other things, in English.

Davis Bilingual Magnet School

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So, I wanted to look further into what was going on at Davis Bilingual Magnet School and decided to contact the principal, Christopher Loya. In an interview I had with him last week, we discussed the bilingual program that is taking place at the school and explored the beneficial aspects of upholding such a program. Here is what was discussed:


Click here to listen to interview


Q: Explain the schools overall philosophy and goal for the success of its students.
A: "[The] students can and should be bilingual"
Three goals to reach for:
*Cross cultural attitudes
*Biliteracy
*High academic achievement
Q: Tell me a little bit about the bilingual program you have, when it was started, and how you maintain this program in your curriculum?
A: Loya said that he maintains his program by instilling in the children a Dual Language Immersion Program that is a bit more language intensive than others. All K-1 grades have classes entirely in Spanish. Second graders have 85% of their classes in Spanish, and 3-5 grades have 70% of their classes in Spanish.
Q:Are there any personal thoughts you have regarding any dual language schooling program?
A: Loya quoted Dr. Luis Moll from the Univerisity of Arizona who stated, "If your child is coming out of the school system and it's not bilingual and biliterate, then you are being short changed by the system." Loya said that he believes Moll's quote best represents what his schools' overall mission is geared towards achieving.
Q: How has the bilingual program proven to be successful for the students?
A: Loya answered by saying that it has been based on the high academic success of the students, as their scores are currently in the top 1/4 of schools in Tucson.
Q: Have you personally encountered any people, parents etc. that have been against what you are doing in your bilingual program here at Davis School?
A: Loya stated that he had not encountered anyone, personally, who has been against the program. He stated, "There's a lot of political clout." "We try to integrate the community as much as possible into our school [and] the school has added to the community quite a bit." Loya also stated that some people do not agree with bilingual education because "a lot of it is just miscommunication."
Q: Statistics: Percentages of students enrolled:
A: White ~23%
Hispanics ~71%
African American/Asian etc. ~1-2%
Q: Are there any other personal thoughts or comments you would like to add?
A: Loya stated that the school is an award winning school, as it has brought in awards from various departments, such as their teacher staff award and their counseling program award. Loya also stated that the school is "easy to sell," as there now stands a waiting list for entrance into the school.

U.S.-Mexico Education Influences

Food, art, music, and dance. Each can be classified as American products of influence by Mexican Heritage. Residing in Tucson, Arizona provides many different means for why Arizonans are in fact, influenced by living so close to the border, and vice versa.

I think the biggest influence Mexico has had on the U.S. and the U.S. with Mexico, can best be related to the continual struggle to provide a good education for our children. Here is what I would like to explore this semester: How American schools are adapting to and accommodating the wants and needs of Hispanic children. How are American schools’ values different from Mexican schools’ values? On the other side of the spectrum, how are Hispanic children altering and shifting their ways of learning to fit American schooling curriculum? In many ways, both spectrums share elements of influence on one another. For example, American schools are working to accommodate the needs of our Hispanic children, as we read in an article entitled “Exito Bilingue: Promoting Spanish literacy in a dual language immersion program.”

The article reports that Davis Bilingual Magnet School is turning to a program called Exito Bilingue, to encourage and support “dual language schooling.” Because of the location of the school (downtown Tucson) and the specific needs of each student, creating such a program has proven beneficial to the students of Davis Bilingual Magnet School. Such attempts are greatly aiding Hispanic children in becoming familiarized with American education. Check out the article below.

Another school in our community that is working hard to accommodate the increasing rate of Hispanics is Hollinger Elementary School, where according to "An Ethnographic Approach to Multicultural Learning," “more than 92 percent of the students are Mexican-American."

The following are efforts Hillinger Elementary has made :

*Reducing or making free the prices of lunches
*Offers a bilingual program
*Offers a family support center that counsels and advises.
*Primary mission: to produce students that are able to fully become apart of the community.

This is just a slice of what I will be exploring this semester. I really look forward to delving into the issue of border education and exploring any personal thoughts on the matter, as time progresses. Thanks for reading!

My Blog Entry Introduction

Welcome to my blog! First off, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Danielle Chapot and I am a senior at the University of Arizona. I am majoring in Journalism and loving it! I’m excited to update my blog and hope all of my readers enjoy what is to come this semester!