In a historic moment for the Central American community, East Los Angeles College announced Friday the start of a new Central American Studies program, being the first community college in the nation to do so.
that students will soon need to take at least one ethnic studies course to graduate. ELAC is the only California community college to offer courses such as Central American Literature and the Central American Experience. The new program establishes an Associate of Arts degree in Central American Studies.
According to ELAC President Alberto J. Roman, the college anticipates students enrolling from all over California since the program will also be offered online. That led him to Jocelyn Duarte, a Chicana/Chicano studies professor, who started teaching the college's first Central American studies course in 2015. Her parents are from El Salvador and Guatemala, and she said that this move is important for recognizing the local Central American community.
Duarte also is a faculty member of the Department of Central American Studies at California State University, Northridge, which is the only university in the nation with such a department. She expressed hope that each school could help the other build a community.
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