Shaanth Nanguneri

California

Journalist at Freelance

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Dems Push for “Educational Gag Order” Over Palestine Lessons in California

2 weeks ago | theintercept.com | Shaanth Nanguneri

For years, California Democrats have defended their landmark program to put ethnic studies classes in high schools across the state. In the face of national right-wing media attacks and local critics, the state’s governing supermajority passed a law in 2021 making ethnic studies a graduation requirement, which supports school boards to develop their own curricula for the courses. But one particular area of study threatens to unravel the Democratic consensus: Palestine.
Pajaro Valley Unified school trustees tackle ethnic studies

1 month ago | santacruzlocal.org | Shaanth Nanguneri

Watsonville resident Takashi Mizuno speaks about the importance of Indigenous history at Pajaro Valley Unified School District study session on ethnic studies Friday. (Shaanth Nanguneri – Santa Cruz Local)Ethnic studies town hall meeting6-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 1 at Aptos High School cafeteria, 100 Mariner Way, Aptos. Pajaro Valley Unified School Board President Olivia Flores and Trustees Joy Flynn and Misty Navarro plan to discuss ethnic studies.
Scholars grapple with loss of Chicano studies giant Juan Gómez-Quiñones' archives in Palisades fire

Jan 31, 2025 | latimes.com | Shaanth Nanguneri

Before his death in 2020, eminent Chicano historian Juan Gómez-Quiñones packed decades of Mexican American history into the garage and shed of the Pacific Palisades home he’d lived in for half a century —books, poetry, artwork, unpublished essays, research, police records and investigations. Among the records were stories about labor, Indigenous communities, race and the struggles of working-class Mexican Americans that few others had collected.
They Helped Save L.A. Will California Ever Pay Them Fairly?

Jan 30, 2025 | newrepublic.com | Shaanth Nanguneri

After 19-year-old Maliki Jabari-Lathum pleaded guilty to felony home invasion charges in March 2023, he served the first part of his sentence at a juvenile detention center, where he could complete high school. He quickly excelled in the program; when he graduated in June 2024, a group of guards and teachers approached him and his family with a suggestion.
They Helped Save L.A. Will California Ever Pay Them Fairly?

Jan 30, 2025 | yahoo.com | Shaanth Nanguneri

After 19-year-old Maliki Jabari-Lathum pleaded guilty to felony home invasion charges in March 2023, he served the first part of his sentence at a juvenile detention center, where he could complete high school. He quickly excelled in the program; when he graduated in June 2024, a group of guards and teachers approached him and his family with a suggestion.
'Everything is just gone': Bruins grapple with homes lost in LA wildfires - Daily Bruin

Jan 11, 2025 | dailybruin.com | Shaanth Nanguneri

After hearing from a neighbor that his family’s Altadena home had burned down, Zion Berry knew he had to see it for himself. He drove to his home of over 12 years on Wednesday after his neighborhood had been destroyed by the Altadena fire, which started near Pasadena and Altadena on Tuesday and has since claimed over 14,000 acres of land.
UCLA accused an ecologist of harassment. She's now suing for discrimination. - Daily Bruin

Oct 21, 2024 | dailybruin.com | Shaanth Nanguneri

A prominent UCLA ecologist on involuntary leave filed a lawsuit against the University earlier this month, alleging wrongful suspension, harassment and racial discrimination. Ecology and evolutionary biology professor Priyanga Amarasekare joined UCLA in 2005, but she was suspended in July 2022 for a year with no pay by then-Chancellor Gene Block.
Hate crimes rise against Indian Americans, deepening divide between Hindus and Sikhs

Sep 10, 2024 | localnewsmatters.org | Shaanth Nanguneri

On a morning just days before the New Year, Kiran Thakkar received a worrying phone call. A friend had found anti-India graffiti overnight on the Newark Hindu temple he co-founded. Someone sprayed phrases disparaging India’s prime minister and hailing a secessionist movement for the country’s Sikh minority. Support rushed in from Indian American community leaders and politicians. But Thakkar and the rest of the quaint suburban temple’s board had little disagreement about how to move forward.
Hate crimes deepen divide between Hindus & Sikhs

Sep 10, 2024 | asamnews.com | Shaanth Nanguneri

By Shaanth Nanguneri, CalMatters NetworkOne morning, a few days before New Year’s, Kiran Thakkar received a worrying phone call. A friend had found anti-India graffiti overnight at the Newark Hindu temple he co-founded. Someone had painted phrases disparaging the prime minister of India and praised a secessionist movement by the country’s Sikh minority . Thakkar and the rest of the quaint suburban temple’s board of directors disagreed on how to move forward. They didn’t want to make a fuss.
Aumentan los crímenes de odio contra los indios estadounidenses en California, profundizando la división entre hindúes y sijes

Sep 9, 2024 | calmatters.org | Shaanth Nanguneri

EN RESUMEN: El vandalismo de tres templos hindúes en California ha aumentado los temores de que se cometan crímenes de odio contra los indios estadounidenses. Mientras tanto, los sijes están nerviosos por los ataques contra los líderes separatistas en América del Norte. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians.

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