Word: hispanicization
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(The freshman class this year shows unprecedented ethnic diversity. As has been the case each year for well over a decade, there is a record number of Asian Americans (nearly 20 percent of the class). African Americans comprise 7.9 percent of the class, while Hispanic students make up 6.6 percent...
The infamous Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is a case in point. The SAT, as numerous educational experts have argued, is geared towards the experiences of middle-class students. The themes and concepts addressed in the verbal parts of the test, for example, reflect an upbringing in a suburban white community...
The battle lines are clearly drawn. Directly in front of the border protesters, counter-demonstrators, most of them Hispanic, hold up mirrors and black plastic banners to block the lights. Aida Mancillas, a university language professor who is protesting the headlight rally, believes uneasiness about the economy and San Diego...
Featured among the weekend events will be a keynote address by Jaime Escalante, the Hispanic calculus teacher whose life was chronicled in the movie "Stand and Deliver," said Joe Martinez '92, a Pachanga co-chair for organization.
"Obviously he fits in quite well with the theme," said Martinez. "He is one of the most renowned Hispanic educators in the United States."