Lisa Park

Professor and chair of Asian American studies, UC Santa Barbara, co-director of UCSB's ÉXITO program

Professor and chair of Asian American studies at UC Santa Barbara, co-director of UCSB's ÉXITO program


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More and more school districts have already implemented ethnic studies programs, and college educators are developing programs to train the next generation of ethnic studies teachers.

Ethnic studies teachers: How to train California’s next generation

More and more school districts have already implemented ethnic studies programs, and college educators are developing programs to train the next generation of ethnic studies teachers.

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