Mexican American Art Since 1848 (MAAS1848)

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  Esl: Tonguetied

  title Esl: Tonguetied 

  description Boehm Gallery, Palomar College  Drawings and Watercolors  Graphic Design and Illustration  Paintings  Sculpture and Installations  Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca)  The Border Art Workshop/Taller de Arte Fronterizo's project, "ESL: tonguetied/lenguatrabada," dealt with the subject of cultural identity and the difficulties encountered in learning a language other than one's mother tongue. The project specifically referenced the impact of the recently adapted Proposition 187, a 1994 California ballot initiative designed to limit social services, health care, and public education for undocumented workers. At the same time, the project provided a space for responding to the implications of differentiating between "legal" and "illegal" immigrants. The installation consisted of a mock classroom with written questions on all surfaces and blackboard walls where viewers were invited to express their thoughts on the issues. -- inSITE94  This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 02, Item 038)  [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego. 

  artist/creator Unknown 

  subject Language  Identity (Philosophical Concept)  Political Art  Education  Sculpture (Visual Work)  Mexican-American Border Region  Classrooms  Insite94  Undocumented Immigrants  Immigrants  Installations (Visual Works)  Border Art  Prejudices 

  contributor Calisphere