Claudia Rojas
@claudidaudi.bsky.social
she/her/ella, Teacher Librarian, book and podcast junkie, first gen, hija de inmigrantes, fur mamá, Tía, Nina, world 🌎 traveler, board gamer, concert goer, Wordler, SoCal native, Chicana
CR 📚 The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy
CR 📚 The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy
Reposted by Claudia Rojas
Reposted by Claudia Rojas
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
Reposted by Claudia Rojas
BREAKING: Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a “transformational” donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group. This large gift comes just months after the Trump administration shut down counseling services for queer youth.
My latest for @wired.com:
My latest for @wired.com:
MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Project
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls “transformational.”
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:33 PM
BREAKING: Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a “transformational” donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group. This large gift comes just months after the Trump administration shut down counseling services for queer youth.
My latest for @wired.com:
My latest for @wired.com:
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“No room at the Inn” is a biblical reference about immigrants (Jesus’ parents) being turned away. Not the government. Way to go, Hilton! The 3rd Amendment protects private entities from having to house the government.
January 5, 2026 at 10:01 PM
“No room at the Inn” is a biblical reference about immigrants (Jesus’ parents) being turned away. Not the government. Way to go, Hilton! The 3rd Amendment protects private entities from having to house the government.
Reposted by Claudia Rojas
#tdih 1931
Principal stood in doorway of a Lemon Grove, California elementary school & barred Mexican American students from entering.
Their parents organized & took school district to court.
See @leeandlow.bsky.social picture book ⬇️ & new MS book in 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/le...
Principal stood in doorway of a Lemon Grove, California elementary school & barred Mexican American students from entering.
Their parents organized & took school district to court.
See @leeandlow.bsky.social picture book ⬇️ & new MS book in 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/le...
Jan. 5, 1931: Lemon Grove Incident
Mexican-American students were barred from attending their local elementary school. The parents took the school district to court.
www.zinnedproject.org
January 5, 2026 at 1:37 PM
#tdih 1931
Principal stood in doorway of a Lemon Grove, California elementary school & barred Mexican American students from entering.
Their parents organized & took school district to court.
See @leeandlow.bsky.social picture book ⬇️ & new MS book in 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/le...
Principal stood in doorway of a Lemon Grove, California elementary school & barred Mexican American students from entering.
Their parents organized & took school district to court.
See @leeandlow.bsky.social picture book ⬇️ & new MS book in 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/le...
January 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
‘Tis the season!
December 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
‘Tis the season!
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5/ Over and over, all over the country, that's all it took: a traffic stop.
We counted around 150 kids who ended up in federal shelters — oftentimes separated from their families — because they were in a vehicle that got pulled over.
We counted around 150 kids who ended up in federal shelters — oftentimes separated from their families — because they were in a vehicle that got pulled over.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
5/ Over and over, all over the country, that's all it took: a traffic stop.
We counted around 150 kids who ended up in federal shelters — oftentimes separated from their families — because they were in a vehicle that got pulled over.
We counted around 150 kids who ended up in federal shelters — oftentimes separated from their families — because they were in a vehicle that got pulled over.
For Día de Los Muertos, I created this altar in memory of those who have died in ICE detention and raids. Que descansen en paz. 🤍
#SchoolLibraries
#Skybrarians
#TLSky
#SchoolLibraries
#Skybrarians
#TLSky
November 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
For Día de Los Muertos, I created this altar in memory of those who have died in ICE detention and raids. Que descansen en paz. 🤍
#SchoolLibraries
#Skybrarians
#TLSky
#SchoolLibraries
#Skybrarians
#TLSky
Banned Books Week display —I’m really pleased at how this came out. 👊🏽
#SchoolLibraries
#Skybrarians
#TLSky
#SchoolLibraries
#Skybrarians
#TLSky
October 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Banned Books Week display —I’m really pleased at how this came out. 👊🏽
#SchoolLibraries
#Skybrarians
#TLSky
#SchoolLibraries
#Skybrarians
#TLSky
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Last night in LA…
Nightmare fuel on a freeway wall.
Nightmare fuel on a freeway wall.
September 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Last night in LA…
Nightmare fuel on a freeway wall.
Nightmare fuel on a freeway wall.
September 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Setup a calm/a corner on the library. Students began using it immediately. ❤️🩹 #schoollibrary
September 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Setup a calm/a corner on the library. Students began using it immediately. ❤️🩹 #schoollibrary
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#tdih 1970
55 years ago, young Chicano activists took to the streets to proclaim, “our fight is in the barrio, not Vietnam.”
Their protest still resonates to this day.
Read "Why the Chicano Moratorium Still Matters" by Bill Gallegos in @thenation.com 🧵
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
55 years ago, young Chicano activists took to the streets to proclaim, “our fight is in the barrio, not Vietnam.”
Their protest still resonates to this day.
Read "Why the Chicano Moratorium Still Matters" by Bill Gallegos in @thenation.com 🧵
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
Why the Chicano Moratorium Still Matters
55 years ago, young Chicano activists took to the streets to proclaim, “our fight is in the barrio, not Vietnam.” Their protest still resonates to this day.
www.thenation.com
August 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
#tdih 1970
55 years ago, young Chicano activists took to the streets to proclaim, “our fight is in the barrio, not Vietnam.”
Their protest still resonates to this day.
Read "Why the Chicano Moratorium Still Matters" by Bill Gallegos in @thenation.com 🧵
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
55 years ago, young Chicano activists took to the streets to proclaim, “our fight is in the barrio, not Vietnam.”
Their protest still resonates to this day.
Read "Why the Chicano Moratorium Still Matters" by Bill Gallegos in @thenation.com 🧵
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
Ready for the next protest!
August 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Ready for the next protest!
RIP Theo 😢
The best of us got bars. Rest in peace Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
July 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
RIP Theo 😢
Ugh! Who’s is going to help me digest the awful daily world news now? This sucks!
CBS to Cancel 'Late Show With Stephen Colbert' Citing Finances
CBS to Cancel 'Late Show With Stephen Colbert' Citing Finances
CBS to Cancel ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Citing ‘Financial Decision’
CBS said it planned to cancel Stephen Colbert's Late Show after next season, citing the weakening finances of late night
variety.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Ugh! Who’s is going to help me digest the awful daily world news now? This sucks!
CBS to Cancel 'Late Show With Stephen Colbert' Citing Finances
CBS to Cancel 'Late Show With Stephen Colbert' Citing Finances
Monterey, CA - Summer ‘25
July 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Monterey, CA - Summer ‘25
“…our community has an incredible resilience, and, despite all the fear and uncertainty and challenges that we have before us, we show incredible strength as we have repeatedly in the past. I think it’s important to reclaim that power.” Dr. Erica Lubliner
What Therapists Treating Immigrants Hear
Some mental-health-care providers are trying new approaches to treat patients whose worst fears have come true.
www.newyorker.com
July 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“…our community has an incredible resilience, and, despite all the fear and uncertainty and challenges that we have before us, we show incredible strength as we have repeatedly in the past. I think it’s important to reclaim that power.” Dr. Erica Lubliner
Finished last week. I listened to it because I love the narrator, but I wanted to show off the book I got at an event with @blacktopkid.bsky.social who remains the master of noire! #booksky
June 30, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Finished last week. I listened to it because I love the narrator, but I wanted to show off the book I got at an event with @blacktopkid.bsky.social who remains the master of noire! #booksky
So proud of my friend, she helps me keep hope alive! 🤎
Chicana/o Studies Professor Hits the National Stage -
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As chair-elect for the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS), Jennie Luna, Professor of Chicana/o Studies, designed the theme and program for the organization’s national confere...
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June 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
So proud of my friend, she helps me keep hope alive! 🤎
Celestún, Mérida - Summer ‘25
June 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Celestún, Mérida - Summer ‘25