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- I can't swim.

Okay, what was your

favorite part, Paula?

Oh, the best part was

definitely dancing around the fire.

Oh, you two were so funny.

Bobby was such a dork.

I've never seen you

move like that, man.

You get red ants on your feet,

of course you move like that.

This is what's great though.

You've got a bunch of kids,

some of the brightest kids,

right, that want to change

as much as you guys,

that's what's great about it.

I didn't know there were

that many people--

There's a lot more!

- Where are we?

- It's a high school. Who needs to go?

I'm going.

Okay, this is the senior court.

You see the stairwell?

- Yeah.

- Okay, there's a water fountain.

Behind the water fountain,

there's a bathroom.

Okay?

Fernie, come with me.

- There you are.

- I'm sorry! I was gonna come down--

No no no.

What are you looking at?

Oh, look at this.

There's so much to learn

we don't find out about.

Our library is sad.

I mean, look--

they have books

in Hebrew.

They have French,

German.

They even

have Spanish.

Look at this, look.

We can't even speak Spanish

in our schools.

I know.

It's not right. I mean, don't people

realize how we're being treated?

Hmm... you should write

an article about it.

What, "A Tale

of Two Schools"?

That's a good title.

Hi, Papi.

Mando Ramos?

I love Mando.

Look at him dance.

He's running away.

Come on.

He's amazing.

He used to be.

Now he don't work for it.

Thinks he knows

everything.

He still wins

on points.

He takes

too many chances.

Guys who take chances...

vas a ver.

Bang!

Get their heads

taken off.

You should have

seen it, Papi.

All we did was drive

across the city

and it was like we were

in a whole new world.

There were kids from all over,

smart kids, Papi.

We heard speeches

and there was a poem,

and we learned all about

our culture.

What culture?

The Chicano culture.

You're not a Chicana.

Of course I am.

I am from

the Philippines.

You're a Chilipina.

Chilipina.

"A Tale of Two Schools.

You're afraid of us,

your own children,

scared that we're gonna

shake things up,

change what

you're holding on to.

But we're beginning to see

what's going on and we don't like it.

We're opening our eyes

and finding our own voices."

"It's not about

swimming pools

and fancy auditoriums.

The Palisades High library

has books in languages

from all over the world.

They honor the cultures

of their students.

In East L.A., the Chicanos aren't

even allowed to speak Spanish.

The Declaration

of Independence

tells us that we are

created equal,

but our schools teach us

that we are not."

Dang, girl,

you can write!

I know.

Risco at "La Raza"

will love this.

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