The College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University was the first Ethnic studies college in the United States.[1]

History

In 1968, the Third World Liberation Front (TWLF) was created as a coalition of student groups at San Francisco State College (now San Francisco State University) and the University of California, Berkeley. The coalition opposed Eurocentrism in higher education and a lack of diversity.

In 1968 and 1969, the TWLF held the longest student strikes in American history at SF State College with the goal of having fifteen demands be met.[2]

The college was founded in Fall 1969 to meet a portion of the demands.[3]

In 2016, hundreds of students protested against budget cuts to the college and for the expansion of the college's programs.[4]

Until 2019, the college was the only College of Ethnic Studies in the United States. The second College of Ethnic Studies was established at California State University, Los Angeles.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Ethnic Studies: Born in the Bay Area from History's Biggest Student Strike". KQED. July 30, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  2. ↑ "San Francisco State College Strike Collection-Bibliography of Secondary Source Materials". web.archive.org. November 29, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Our History | College of Ethnic Studies". ethnicstudies.sfsu.edu. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ Asimov, By Nanette (February 27, 2016). "Raucous confrontation at SF State over ethnic studies cuts". SFGATE. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  5. ↑ "College of Ethnic Studies | Cal State LA". www.calstatela.edu. Retrieved January 1, 2024.


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