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Independent Lens | Connecting to Community and Self Through Ethnic Studies | PBS

Duration: 04:58
Program: Independent Lens #1323
Broadcast Date: May. 17, 2012

Nacho Vejar, an ethnic studies student in a Tucson high school, describes how Mexican American Studies classes encourage critical thinking, community involvement, and the pursuit of new talents in this companion video the Independent Lens documentary, Precious Knowledge.

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