Anita Fernandez's guest appearances

Anita Fernandez

NHI Podcasts

The Reality Dysfunction

Jose Oliva

Jerry Garcia

Cesar Chavez

Joseph Academy

Karla Martinez

Jennifer Allen

Carlos Cumpian

Rachel Basoco

Joseph Villescas

Julio Cotto

John Rodarte

Ricky Miranda

Paola Hernandez

Tino Villarreal

Natalia Palmarini

OwlTail

Dr. Anita Fernandez is the director of the Prescott College Tucson Center, located on the campus of Changemaker High School. Dr. Fernandez has been critical here in the state of Arizona in defending Mexican American Studies in the public schools and has helped to found the Xicanx Insitute for Teaching and Organizing (XITO) a professional development institute for teachers that is working with school districts across the country.  In this conversation we cove a wide range of topics about the attacks on ethnic studies in the past 10 years, the victories not only in Tucson but across the country and how it is more important now that ever for dedicated RAZA educators, artists, organizers and parents to get deeply involved who will be responsible for bringing ethnic studies to our K - 12 schools.      When you get a chance DM @ernestomireles on Twitter with questions or comments. Also, check out www.waroftheflea.org. 

Dr. Anita Fernandez is the director of the Prescott College Tucson Center, located on the campus of <a href="https://changemakerhighschool.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Changemaker High School</a>. Dr. Fernandez has been critical here in the state of Arizona in defending Mexican American Studies in the public schools and has helped to found the <a href="https://www.xicanoinstitute.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Xicanx Insitute for Teaching and Organizing</a> (XITO) a professional development institute for teachers that is working with school districts across the country.  In this conversation we cove a wide range of topics about the attacks on ethnic studies in the past 10 years, the victories not only in Tucson but across the country and how it is more important now that ever for dedicated RAZA educators, artists, organizers and parents to get deeply involved who will be responsible for bringing ethnic studies to our K - 12 schools.  When you get a chance DM @ernestomireles on Twitter with questions or comments. Also, check out <a href="http://www.waroftheflea.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.waroftheflea.org</a>.

Dr. Anita Fernandez -  Xicanx Institute for Teaching and Organizing and the fight for culturally sustaining curriculum. 

This was an interview conducted by Phil West of Anita Fernandez, 2018 NHI Distinguished Alumna at the Celebracion 2018 conference in San Marcos, Texas sponsored by the National Hispanic Institute in November. Anita was honored for her work in San Antonio and her years of service to the Institute in particular with the NHI at San Antonio Alliance () For more information on NHI, visit

Live from Celebracion: Anita Fernandez