Irene Sanchez, Ph.D.
@xicanaphd.bsky.social
Xicana from the IE. Proud Community College Ethnic Studies Professor, former Social Studies and Latina/o/x Studies high school teacher, Writer, Poet, and author of the blog Xicana Ph.D. www.xicanaphd.com
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Xicana Ph.D.
A Xicana Maestra on Politics, Education, y mas
www.xicanaphd.com
Hello friends, colegas and some new folks, my name is Irene Sanchez. I’m a community college Ethnic Studies Professor, writer/poet and former CC student. Years ago a blog post from www.xicanaphd.com I wrote went “viral” it was on having a Ph.D. as a single mom on welfare. Since then I wrote more…
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The US used the Alien Enemies Act to detain their families. Now, they are watching history repeat.
“It’s what happened to us, only on steroids.”
“It’s what happened to us, only on steroids.”
The US used the Alien Enemies Act to detain their families. Now, they are watching history repeat.
The statute justified the imprisonment in World War II of thousands like Heidi Gurcke Donald. She is horrified as Trump invokes it for mass deportation.
www.motherjones.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The US used the Alien Enemies Act to detain their families. Now, they are watching history repeat.
“It’s what happened to us, only on steroids.”
“It’s what happened to us, only on steroids.”
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#tdih 1963 SCOTUS ruled, Gideon v. Wainwright, courts required to provide lawyer for defendants (criminal cases) unable to afford one.
However, public defenders often overloaded with cases.
Read ⬇️ & see @democracynow.org on "Gideon's Army" doc by Dawn Porter
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/gi...
However, public defenders often overloaded with cases.
Read ⬇️ & see @democracynow.org on "Gideon's Army" doc by Dawn Porter
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/gi...
March 18, 1963: Gideon v. Wainwright
The ruling of Gideon v. Wainwright required states to provide counsel in criminal cases to represent defendants who are unable to afford to pay their own attorneys.
www.zinnedproject.org
March 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
#tdih 1963 SCOTUS ruled, Gideon v. Wainwright, courts required to provide lawyer for defendants (criminal cases) unable to afford one.
However, public defenders often overloaded with cases.
Read ⬇️ & see @democracynow.org on "Gideon's Army" doc by Dawn Porter
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/gi...
However, public defenders often overloaded with cases.
Read ⬇️ & see @democracynow.org on "Gideon's Army" doc by Dawn Porter
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/gi...
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An Idaho history teacher is refusing to remove the classroom sign, “Everyone is welcome here.”
“There are only two opinions on this sign: Everyone is welcome here, or not everyone is welcome here,” she said.
To abandon inclusion is to invite exclusion.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
“There are only two opinions on this sign: Everyone is welcome here, or not everyone is welcome here,” she said.
To abandon inclusion is to invite exclusion.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Teacher ordered to remove signs from classroom, including one saying 'Everyone is welcome here'
“There are only two opinions on this sign: Everyone is welcome here, or not everyone is welcome here,” argues Sarah Inama, a sixth-grade history teacher.
www.nbcnews.com
March 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
An Idaho history teacher is refusing to remove the classroom sign, “Everyone is welcome here.”
“There are only two opinions on this sign: Everyone is welcome here, or not everyone is welcome here,” she said.
To abandon inclusion is to invite exclusion.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
“There are only two opinions on this sign: Everyone is welcome here, or not everyone is welcome here,” she said.
To abandon inclusion is to invite exclusion.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Needed to remind myself today.
Community is necessary.
I refuse to lose hope.
We cannot lose hope.
Take care of yourselves to have the strength to keep going. ✊🏽
I refuse to lose hope.
We cannot lose hope.
Take care of yourselves to have the strength to keep going. ✊🏽
March 4, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Needed to remind myself today.
What Kendrick Lamar did today at his concert reminded me of when Nina Simone once said about how an artists duty is to reflect the times. Some folks are too basic to recognize art and also too stuck with their anti-Blackness.
youtu.be/99V0mMNf5fo
youtu.be/99V0mMNf5fo
Nina Simone: An Artist's Duty
YouTube video by Nina Simone
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February 10, 2025 at 6:17 AM
What Kendrick Lamar did today at his concert reminded me of when Nina Simone once said about how an artists duty is to reflect the times. Some folks are too basic to recognize art and also too stuck with their anti-Blackness.
youtu.be/99V0mMNf5fo
youtu.be/99V0mMNf5fo
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Today we remember the Porvenir massacre and the lives that were lost. Read more here: refusingtoforget.org/porvenir-mas...
January 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Today we remember the Porvenir massacre and the lives that were lost. Read more here: refusingtoforget.org/porvenir-mas...
Community is necessary.
I refuse to lose hope.
We cannot lose hope.
Take care of yourselves to have the strength to keep going. ✊🏽
I refuse to lose hope.
We cannot lose hope.
Take care of yourselves to have the strength to keep going. ✊🏽
January 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Community is necessary.
I refuse to lose hope.
We cannot lose hope.
Take care of yourselves to have the strength to keep going. ✊🏽
I refuse to lose hope.
We cannot lose hope.
Take care of yourselves to have the strength to keep going. ✊🏽
Reposted by Irene Sanchez, Ph.D.
The right to due process is a cornerstone of our legal system. It doesn't matter what your immigration status is — you have rights under our Constitution.
Make sure you are prepared. Make a family plan, contact a lawyer in advance, and memorize at least one emergency phone number.
Make sure you are prepared. Make a family plan, contact a lawyer in advance, and memorize at least one emergency phone number.
January 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The right to due process is a cornerstone of our legal system. It doesn't matter what your immigration status is — you have rights under our Constitution.
Make sure you are prepared. Make a family plan, contact a lawyer in advance, and memorize at least one emergency phone number.
Make sure you are prepared. Make a family plan, contact a lawyer in advance, and memorize at least one emergency phone number.
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Federal workers are disproportionately Black. Ending DEI AND also eliminating the explicit prohibition against discrimination in hiring and in federal contracting is therefore about more than the culture wars. It, like the affirmative action ban, is about limiting opportunity for Black advancement.
January 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Federal workers are disproportionately Black. Ending DEI AND also eliminating the explicit prohibition against discrimination in hiring and in federal contracting is therefore about more than the culture wars. It, like the affirmative action ban, is about limiting opportunity for Black advancement.
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Y’all need to understand that the Laken Riley Act is worse than you can imagine. It’s not just “if you commit a crime” it is “if you are accused of a crime” which means that every one of us who isn’t white can and will be targeted for indefinite detention. You gonna walk around with your papers?
We are three days in and Democrats have criminalized every Black and brown person in the country while giving crickets to the attempt to strip birthright citizenship.
It will only get worse from here. Stop donating. Stop volunteering. Unsubscribe from the email lists. The Democratic Party is dead.
It will only get worse from here. Stop donating. Stop volunteering. Unsubscribe from the email lists. The Democratic Party is dead.
January 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Y’all need to understand that the Laken Riley Act is worse than you can imagine. It’s not just “if you commit a crime” it is “if you are accused of a crime” which means that every one of us who isn’t white can and will be targeted for indefinite detention. You gonna walk around with your papers?
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All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
BREAKING NEWS:
Donald Trump orders all federal employees identified as DEI hires to placed on leave by 5pm.
The order is said to target trans federal employees and some people of Color.
This is arbitrary and evil. No other way to describe it.
Donald Trump orders all federal employees identified as DEI hires to placed on leave by 5pm.
The order is said to target trans federal employees and some people of Color.
This is arbitrary and evil. No other way to describe it.
January 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Thankful that my college (SB Valley College) offered all of us UndocuAdvocate training last week AND provided us guidelines that they now made into a helpful handout. I hope other colleges and universities are doing or will do similar.
January 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Thankful that my college (SB Valley College) offered all of us UndocuAdvocate training last week AND provided us guidelines that they now made into a helpful handout. I hope other colleges and universities are doing or will do similar.
Photo by Karen Castañeda taken today.
(Karencastanedafoto on IG)
“A unas horas de que por segunda ocasión Donald Trump se siente en la silla presidencial de Estados Unidos, un grupo de activistas y migrantes se manifestaron en el muro fronterizo de Playas de Tijuana.”
(Karencastanedafoto on IG)
“A unas horas de que por segunda ocasión Donald Trump se siente en la silla presidencial de Estados Unidos, un grupo de activistas y migrantes se manifestaron en el muro fronterizo de Playas de Tijuana.”
January 20, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Photo by Karen Castañeda taken today.
(Karencastanedafoto on IG)
“A unas horas de que por segunda ocasión Donald Trump se siente en la silla presidencial de Estados Unidos, un grupo de activistas y migrantes se manifestaron en el muro fronterizo de Playas de Tijuana.”
(Karencastanedafoto on IG)
“A unas horas de que por segunda ocasión Donald Trump se siente en la silla presidencial de Estados Unidos, un grupo de activistas y migrantes se manifestaron en el muro fronterizo de Playas de Tijuana.”
Trying to stay hopeful. Keep close to dear ones and community. So much happening around the U.S., Southern California, LA, and here in the IE. So much happening in the world to fellow humans and the earth. Overwhelming. May solidarity, care, and love be practiced and felt, even in uncertain times 🦋
January 17, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Trying to stay hopeful. Keep close to dear ones and community. So much happening around the U.S., Southern California, LA, and here in the IE. So much happening in the world to fellow humans and the earth. Overwhelming. May solidarity, care, and love be practiced and felt, even in uncertain times 🦋
Hello Bluesky gente/folks! Today is my birthday so I decided to get fresh air! I went birdwatching and walking at one of my favorite places, CA Botanic garden. Just a few more weeks until fall term is done, but first a fall break. What do other folks do/practice to ground yourselves?
November 23, 2024 at 5:39 AM
Hello Bluesky gente/folks! Today is my birthday so I decided to get fresh air! I went birdwatching and walking at one of my favorite places, CA Botanic garden. Just a few more weeks until fall term is done, but first a fall break. What do other folks do/practice to ground yourselves?
Tomorrow on campus sponsored by the Ethnic Studies department. :) My colleague Dr. Blacksher organizes this annual event. If you’re near San Bernardino or Riverside (The IE) come through. Also LA isn’t that far, I used to commute there when I taught high school, but you do need time for the drive!
November 17, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Tomorrow on campus sponsored by the Ethnic Studies department. :) My colleague Dr. Blacksher organizes this annual event. If you’re near San Bernardino or Riverside (The IE) come through. Also LA isn’t that far, I used to commute there when I taught high school, but you do need time for the drive!
Hello friends, colegas and some new folks, my name is Irene Sanchez. I’m a community college Ethnic Studies Professor, writer/poet and former CC student. Years ago a blog post from www.xicanaphd.com I wrote went “viral” it was on having a Ph.D. as a single mom on welfare. Since then I wrote more…
Xicana Ph.D.
A Xicana Maestra on Politics, Education, y mas
www.xicanaphd.com
November 17, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Hello friends, colegas and some new folks, my name is Irene Sanchez. I’m a community college Ethnic Studies Professor, writer/poet and former CC student. Years ago a blog post from www.xicanaphd.com I wrote went “viral” it was on having a Ph.D. as a single mom on welfare. Since then I wrote more…
Reposted by Irene Sanchez, Ph.D.
I just found a box with items I have from staying in Zapatista communities in the mid 2000s. One is my favorite book.
November 17, 2024 at 8:12 PM
I just found a box with items I have from staying in Zapatista communities in the mid 2000s. One is my favorite book.
I just found a box with items I have from staying in Zapatista communities in the mid 2000s. One is my favorite book.
November 17, 2024 at 8:12 PM
I just found a box with items I have from staying in Zapatista communities in the mid 2000s. One is my favorite book.