Lisa Heffner Lisa Heffner

A podcast detailing my maternal family history through a critical lens. Inspired by Christine Sleeter and created for the college course Education310: Education Culture and Equity, Instructor Suzi Wright. Enjoy!

Image is of Antonino and Katherine (my great, great grandparents)

References:

Cinotto, S. (2013). The Italian American table: food, family, and community in New York City. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.

Herbes-Sommers, C. Cheng, J. Adelman, L. Smith, L. Strain, T. (Director). (2003). Race - The Power of an Illusion [Video file]. California Newsreel. Retrieved June 3, 2020, from Kanopy.

Italian American Heritage Month in Pittsburg, CA. (2013, June 5). Retrieved from https://wetheitalians.com/art-heritage-california/italian-american-heritage-month-pittsburg-ca

Lane, B. (2018). The Bay Miwok Language and Land. Retrieved from https://museumsrv.org/the-bay-miwok-language-and-land/

Molnar, A. (2010, December 15). History Of Italian Immigration. Retrieved May 30, 2020, from https://www.mtholyoke.edu/~molna22a/classweb/politics/Italianhistory.html

Oliver, K. (2020, May 29). Personal Phone Interview.

Roos, D. (2019, September 18). The Mendez Family Fought School Segregation 8 Years Before Brown v. Board of Ed. Retrieved June 1, 2020, from https://www.history.com/news/mendez-school-segregation-mexican-american

Sleeter, C. (n.d.). Critical Family History. Retrieved May 29, 2020, from https://www.christinesleeter.org/critical-family-history

Writer, J. (2010). Broadening the Meaning of Citizenship Education: Native Americans and Tribal Nationhood, Action in Teacher Education, 32:2, 70-81)