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Let’s get one thing out of the way: Mexican immigration is an oxymoron. Mexicans are indigenous. So, in a strange way, I’m pleased that the racist folks of Arizona have officially declared, in banning me alongside Urrea, Baca, and Castillo, that their anti-immigration laws are also anti-Indian. I’m also strangely pleased that the folks of Arizona have officially announced their fear of an educated underclass. You give those brown kids some books about brown folks and what happens? Those brown kids change the world. In the effort to vanish our books, Arizona has actually given them enormous power. Arizona has made our books sacred documents now.  —

Sherman Alexie is a poet, short story writer, novelist, and filmmaker. His book “The Lone Ranger and Tonto’s Fist Fight in Heaven,” was on the banned curriculum of the Mexican American Studies Program.

http://progressive.org/sherman-alexie

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Luis Alberto Urrea is/was one of the coolest professors at UIC, he actually treated us like we were people and not robots/puppies like some professors do.  I’m really glad to see his books are getting people riled up.

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    Everyone needs to read everything Sherman Alexie. Seriously, what are you waiting for?
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    Sherman Alexie IS the man, go read one of his books.
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    Sherman Alexie is THE man. Amazing short stories.
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    Sherman Alexie is THE man. Amazing short stories.
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