Precious Knowledge :: A Dos Vatos Film

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In Lak’ ech: A Look Inside the Forbidden MAS Classes

In Lak’ ech Banned Poetry Banned poetry formerly recited before each Latino Literature class. 0:47	History - Tucson’s 1969 WALKOUTThe roots of Tucson’s Mexican American Studies program. 8:07	Student ProfileA companion short to Precious Knowledge that highlights Mexican American Studies student Nacho and his take on the controversial program. 4:55
Classroom 1 Forbidden Textbooks Latino Literature teacher Mr. Acosta teaching Magical Realism and books that are now banned from instruction. 7:53	Classroom 2 Critical Race Theory A lesson in Critical Race Theory with Mr. Gonzalez. Is the no pass/no play rule fair to student athletes? 9:37	PRECIOUS KNOWLEDGE Trailer2:00

To learn more about the curriculum of Tucson’s famous Mexican-American Studies program, the 93% graduation rate for their students, and the controversy surrounding the now banished classes order the PRECIOUS KNOWLEDGE DVD by sending an email to:
dvd@preciousknowledgefilm.com

Precious Knowledge is a co-production of Dos Vatos Productions, the Independent Television Service (ITVS), Arizona Public Media, and Latino Public Broadcasting, with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).