http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/more-ethnic-studies-classes-and-spanishbilingual-instruction-at-mpc.html Online petition signatures en-us Wed, 8 Apr 2026 07:45 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24204582?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Dec 2021 05:21:36 UTC 24204582 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24203845?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Dec 2021 03:04:36 UTC 24203845 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24203780?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Dec 2021 07:21:14 UTC 24203780 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24203777?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Dec 2021 07:13:14 UTC 24203777 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24203713?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Dec 2021 04:51:29 UTC 24203713 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24203656?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 Dec 2021 08:14:22 UTC 24203656 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24203316?utm_medium=rss Tue, 30 Nov 2021 01:50:26 UTC 24203316 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24203291?utm_medium=rss Mon, 29 Nov 2021 10:16:23 UTC 24203291 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24203290?utm_medium=rss More bilingual classes

]]> Mon, 29 Nov 2021 10:16:08 UTC 24203290 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24203288?utm_medium=rss ¡Andale!

]]> Mon, 29 Nov 2021 10:15:31 UTC 24203288 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24203287?utm_medium=rss Mon, 29 Nov 2021 10:14:13 UTC 24203287 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24203286?utm_medium=rss Mon, 29 Nov 2021 10:13:59 UTC 24203286 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24203284?utm_medium=rss Mon, 29 Nov 2021 10:12:58 UTC 24203284 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24203283?utm_medium=rss Mon, 29 Nov 2021 10:11:33 UTC 24203283 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24202231?utm_medium=rss Tue, 23 Nov 2021 09:40:51 UTC 24202231 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24202029?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Nov 2021 05:49:07 UTC 24202029 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24201948?utm_medium=rss More Ethnic Studies!

]]> Mon, 22 Nov 2021 06:16:22 UTC 24201948 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24201887?utm_medium=rss This will create important changes in expanding multicultural education, which is very much past due in our educational systems. Thank you.

]]> Sun, 21 Nov 2021 07:13:27 UTC 24201887 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24201858?utm_medium=rss Sun, 21 Nov 2021 02:54:02 UTC 24201858 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24201756?utm_medium=rss We do live in a multicultural wold and it's past time to educate holistically and inclusively. There is much more for all us to learn. I'm very happy to sign this petition.

]]> Sat, 20 Nov 2021 07:27:52 UTC 24201756 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24201274?utm_medium=rss As a student-teacher at Watsonville Highschool, which is 98% Hispanic/Latinx students, I can see how this would greatly benefit the educational journies of many of my Seniors.
As a non-native speaker and former city college transfer student, I would have loved more classes to hone my Spanish language skills. We must continue to recognize that Spanish has been spoken on this continent since the 15th century. I hope MPC will strive to be a leader in the California Community College system in regards to the expansion of multi-lingual education.

]]> Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:46:13 UTC 24201274 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24200097?utm_medium=rss I think a medical spanish class would really help our community in not only the healthcare field, but also patients who come to the hospital.

]]> Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:59:33 UTC 24200097 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24200046?utm_medium=rss The majority of students at MPC are Spanish speakers, 42% of students identify themselves as Hispanic in origin

]]> Tue, 16 Nov 2021 08:14:17 UTC 24200046 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24199944?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Nov 2021 04:45:01 UTC 24199944 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24199942?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Nov 2021 04:42:55 UTC 24199942 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24199854?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Nov 2021 02:10:42 UTC 24199854 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24199710?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Nov 2021 03:15:06 UTC 24199710 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24199670?utm_medium=rss As a nursing student, I'd like to see a series of courses geared towards medical Spanish (if not at least just one or two). It would allow me to better serve my community as a non-Spanish speaker.

]]> Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:47:12 UTC 24199670 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24199616?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Nov 2021 09:52:53 UTC 24199616 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24199460?utm_medium=rss Sí se puede!

]]> Mon, 15 Nov 2021 03:52:55 UTC 24199460 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24199322?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Nov 2021 05:42:48 UTC 24199322 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24199188?utm_medium=rss Latinos are half of the population. Not sure why they only show us the Anglo perspective for almost everything. It would be nice if they could acknowledge our existence. I want to learn in my native language like English speakers do, at least in some of the classes. The California Constitution was written in English and Spanish. This system denotes superiority of one culture over the other, which is wrong and sad.

]]> Sun, 14 Nov 2021 11:45:05 UTC 24199188 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24199089?utm_medium=rss This would be a smart move for MPC. The central coast is one of the areas with more Latinos.

]]> Sun, 14 Nov 2021 06:32:07 UTC 24199089 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24199074?utm_medium=rss Es algo que por mucho tiempo venía esperando y creo que es muy necesario el poder impartir este tipo de programas ya que cada vez, hay más personas que se interesan por aprender el idioma ( Español ). De igual manera estarían brindando una gran ayuda a todos los estudiantes que están haciendo una carrera universitaria en el ámbito del Español.

]]> Sun, 14 Nov 2021 05:18:33 UTC 24199074 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24198880?utm_medium=rss Sun, 14 Nov 2021 12:50:55 UTC 24198880 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24198817?utm_medium=rss MPC was a great school in many different aspects. However being great does not mean there is not room for improvement. By adopting these principles MPC can become a leader among California community colleges. MPC must think beyond inclusivity and look at these steps as a benefit to the institution itself not only the students that it is meant to help. I believe MPC will do the right thing, the best thing for its community and its future.

]]> Sat, 13 Nov 2021 09:15:08 UTC 24198817 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24198736?utm_medium=rss Sat, 13 Nov 2021 05:28:45 UTC 24198736 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24198729?utm_medium=rss Sat, 13 Nov 2021 04:55:08 UTC 24198729 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24198654?utm_medium=rss Sat, 13 Nov 2021 09:28:28 UTC 24198654 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24198640?utm_medium=rss Sat, 13 Nov 2021 06:37:03 UTC 24198640 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24198628?utm_medium=rss Sat, 13 Nov 2021 05:18:24 UTC 24198628 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24198625?utm_medium=rss Sat, 13 Nov 2021 04:36:52 UTC 24198625 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24198620?utm_medium=rss It would be great if Gemestry could be in Spanish.
Thank you!!

]]> Sat, 13 Nov 2021 03:52:19 UTC 24198620 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24198610?utm_medium=rss Sat, 13 Nov 2021 02:53:26 UTC 24198610 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24198608?utm_medium=rss Sat, 13 Nov 2021 02:47:58 UTC 24198608 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24198465?utm_medium=rss I am a history major at MPC. I can confidently say that classes on Latinx, Chicanx, and Indigenous history are extremely needed and vital to portraying a more accurate and inclusive history.

]]> Fri, 12 Nov 2021 06:44:12 UTC 24198465 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24198321?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Nov 2021 11:53:27 UTC 24198321 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24198227?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Nov 2021 04:12:04 UTC 24198227 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24198125?utm_medium=rss As a nursing student, intending to serve the Monterey Peninsula after graduation, I would be very grateful to take more classes at MPC geared for Spanish in healthcare classes. It would greatly benefit our community not only for current nursing students but for licensed nurses that want to improve their Spanish speaking skills!

]]> Thu, 11 Nov 2021 04:00:48 UTC 24198125 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24198080?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Nov 2021 01:32:00 UTC 24198080 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197891?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Nov 2021 07:21:21 UTC 24197891 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197845?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Nov 2021 05:29:53 UTC 24197845 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197842?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Nov 2021 05:22:56 UTC 24197842 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197736?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Nov 2021 06:03:37 UTC 24197736 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197724?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Nov 2021 04:57:18 UTC 24197724 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197646?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2021 11:28:52 UTC 24197646 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197631?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2021 10:52:46 UTC 24197631 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197630?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2021 10:52:44 UTC 24197630 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197590?utm_medium=rss The problem, I think, is that these institutions are led exclusively by while monolingual administrators. They do not speak the same language as students and they do not celebrate the same culture at home. I am not sure if they know how out of place the majority of students may feel. I may be wrong, but I have a feeling that some of them will see this petition and roll their eyes. I wonder if they can understand the magnitude of the problem. Perhaps they cannot imagine how inconsiderate all of this is. I think this lack of consideration is because they were not educated to think of other populations either, with Ethnic Studies courses and language courses that validate others in the community. They did not need to learn other cultures. For this reason, I support this petition. We need to break this cycle of harmful behavior and create a new normal that represents us all.

]]> Tue, 9 Nov 2021 08:46:50 UTC 24197590 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197576?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2021 08:07:02 UTC 24197576 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197553?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2021 06:37:55 UTC 24197553 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197540?utm_medium=rss Ethnic Studies is very important because it teaches equality, equal opportunities, and fairness for all. This class is very essential.

]]> Tue, 9 Nov 2021 05:52:43 UTC 24197540 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197477?utm_medium=rss Hello!
I am a first year MPC nursing student. I would like to stress the importance of adding a Spanish class for medical professionals. I believe it is imperative that MPC has one in order to adequately prepare student nurses. I just did a 6 week rotation at Natividad Hospital in Salinas, and every patient I had spoke Spanish or had a partner/family who was Spanish-speaking. The MPC Nursing program is one of the best in the state. The only thing it is lacking, is an equally high caliber Medical Spanish class to accompany it. Thanks for reading and I hope you seriously consider adding this class.
Megan Riedel

]]> Tue, 9 Nov 2021 02:41:51 UTC 24197477 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197394?utm_medium=rss One of the reasons we have a rise in White Nationalism in this country is because students do not learn to appreciate other cultures and languages. All cultures are equally important and this is not the message that our education system is sending to students, obviously. Ethnic Studies and Spanish should be required in California. Spanish is widely spoken in our state and the world. We are fortunate to have a local language that students can use in future jobs. Denying this opportunity to students would be a disservice. All my support.

]]> Tue, 9 Nov 2021 08:18:34 UTC 24197394 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197353?utm_medium=rss As an MPC nursing student, I am looking for course options in Health Professions/ Medical Spanish to be able to better serve the Latinx community when I become a nurse. Gracias!

]]> Tue, 9 Nov 2021 04:38:30 UTC 24197353 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197348?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2021 04:15:43 UTC 24197348 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197338?utm_medium=rss As a student in MPC's nursing program, I believe medical-based Spanish courses would be highly beneficial, not only to students, but to our entire community. I completed every Spanish course offered at MPC, and am thankful to be able to communicate with the great number of Spanish-speaking patients I interact with daily, but there is a level of medical Spanish that I feel I am missing. Please consider adding these courses. They would only serve to provide Monterey County with far more well-rounded, well-equipped healthcare providers. Nothing should be lost in translation in healthcare, and communicating with healthcare providers directly makes a world of difference to patient populations.

]]> Tue, 9 Nov 2021 03:55:11 UTC 24197338 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197300?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2021 01:29:22 UTC 24197300 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197297?utm_medium=rss Ethnic studies are necessary for many different reasons. For one, it provides people like me the opportunity to learn about another culture and better understand them. It also allows those of that ethnicity to learn more about their ancestors and how they contributed to the rich, culturally diverse place we live in today.

]]> Tue, 9 Nov 2021 12:48:01 UTC 24197297 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197293?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Nov 2021 12:40:00 UTC 24197293 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197277?utm_medium=rss Mon, 8 Nov 2021 11:18:01 UTC 24197277 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197272?utm_medium=rss Mon, 8 Nov 2021 10:51:25 UTC 24197272 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197264?utm_medium=rss 76% are in favor of Proposition 58. This proposition repeals English-only education. I thought I was the only one who perceived a disparity between our population and curriculum requirements. Thanks for this petition!

]]> Mon, 8 Nov 2021 09:39:24 UTC 24197264 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197257?utm_medium=rss Mon, 8 Nov 2021 08:01:14 UTC 24197257 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197250?utm_medium=rss Mon, 8 Nov 2021 07:20:51 UTC 24197250 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197133?utm_medium=rss Mon, 8 Nov 2021 06:04:26 UTC 24197133 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197127?utm_medium=rss Mon, 8 Nov 2021 05:09:38 UTC 24197127 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197125?utm_medium=rss This is why colleges are losing students. Latinos are the largest community of interest in California. Their voices must be heard. When 48% in the community speak Spanish it means that everyone at the university should be exposed to it. All students should become bilingual and celebrate the community diversity. It is not fair that only one group has to learn about the other group. The ESL requirement is ridiculous; most Latinos are born here and they are bilingual.

]]> Mon, 8 Nov 2021 05:01:35 UTC 24197125 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197123?utm_medium=rss Mon, 8 Nov 2021 04:57:59 UTC 24197123 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197122?utm_medium=rss Mon, 8 Nov 2021 04:48:48 UTC 24197122 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24197119?utm_medium=rss Mon, 8 Nov 2021 04:02:05 UTC 24197119 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24196899?utm_medium=rss Colleges exist to meet communities right where they are at. Instead, they are teaching everyone that students should imitate anglos to see if anglos decide to give us Latinos a chance to be at their level perhaps one day, only if we behave like them and give up our strengths and abilities. Incredibly problematic. The whole “latino gap” thing has always been total B.S. made up by institutions. It means that we Latinos are not still at the level of our anglo counterparts, in other words. We may get a chance only if we go through the painful process of abandoning our roots and important linguistic and therefore family ties completely first. The fact that colleges have only a few Latino instructors says it all. I noticed that students can learn many different ways, including online but not in their native language? Just wow. This exclusive system is creating a lot of dropouts and pushouts, unfortunately. Someone should take this seriously and share this petition with the Chancellor’s Office because it is important and system-wide in California.

]]> Sun, 7 Nov 2021 01:48:33 UTC 24196899 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24196663?utm_medium=rss Sat, 6 Nov 2021 07:40:05 UTC 24196663 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24196622?utm_medium=rss This is long overdue and a modest but useful step towards language parity under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. My father taught at MPC for 25 years. I am an alumni of MPC. This petition makes me very proud of today’s MPC students!

]]> Sat, 6 Nov 2021 02:21:22 UTC 24196622 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24196608?utm_medium=rss Language diversity in education should be encouraged and supported now more than ever. We need professionals who are fluent in more than one language and have a deep understanding of multiple cultures to perform in the global market.

]]> Sat, 6 Nov 2021 12:51:52 UTC 24196608 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24196544?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Nov 2021 09:23:38 UTC 24196544 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24196516?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Nov 2021 08:35:54 UTC 24196516 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24196505?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Nov 2021 08:08:25 UTC 24196505 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24196503?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Nov 2021 08:04:55 UTC 24196503 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24196502?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Nov 2021 07:58:15 UTC 24196502 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24196501?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Nov 2021 07:57:46 UTC 24196501 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24196499?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Nov 2021 07:53:53 UTC 24196499 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24196498?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Nov 2021 07:47:43 UTC 24196498 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24196496?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Nov 2021 07:42:57 UTC 24196496 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24196486?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Nov 2021 06:54:28 UTC 24196486 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24196483?utm_medium=rss Bravo! An excellent opportunity for those of us who speak Spanish and English.

]]> Fri, 5 Nov 2021 06:28:04 UTC 24196483 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24196481?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Nov 2021 06:20:06 UTC 24196481 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24196452?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Nov 2021 03:46:21 UTC 24196452 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24196450?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Nov 2021 03:32:20 UTC 24196450 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24196444?utm_medium=rss This is welcome news for our community. I am an MPC Alumna. Si se puede!

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