Thread: Bilingual,pro-American Book 'unfit'for L.A. scools

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Bilingual, pro-American book 'unfit' for L.A. schools
'Joey Gonzalez' about 3rd-grader who rebels against affirmative action

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Posted: June 11, 2008
11:22 pm Eastern

By Alyssa Farah
© 2008 WorldNetDaily

A new bilingual children's book is being deemed "unfit" for the Los Angeles schools because of its position opposing affirmative action.

"Joey Gonzalez, Great American" is a new release from WND Books by Tony Robles, who offered to donate copies to the Los Angeles Unified School District.

The book revolves around the main character Joey, a Hispanic 3rd grader committed to one goal – to be a "great American." His dream is derailed by his teacher, who tells him he is different because he is a minority and will need extra help to succeed. But the teacher tells him not to worry, because that's exactly what affirmative action is for. With the advice of his mom, Joey confronts his teacher and stands up for what he believes truly makes a great American – and it doesn't include the assistance of affirmative action.

Bookends, a non-profit organization that provides used children's books to LAUSD inner-city schools, rejected the donation of Tony Robles' books.

"I suspect that Bookends, and by extension the LAUSD, simply doesn't like the book's message about the destructive nature of affirmative action," the author said.

"'Joey Gonzalez' is a sweet little children's story with lovable characters that kids can identify with," Robles told WND. "It’s a story about ethnic pride, self reliance and courage, with a positive and affirmative message. But it is also a political commentary about one of the most controversial issues of our time: affirmative action."

"Minority kids have learned that there's no reason to try and succeed in school since the specter of affirmative action inevitably taints their efforts," Robles, who grew up on the streets of Brooklyn, said. "It's truly sad that an organization like Bookends, which works closely with the L.A. public schools and is supposed to help kids, is doing just the opposite."

The book's protagonist has a group of friends who also are minorities. At one point, Joey gets in a heated fight with his peer who says that it's OK to "pull the race card."

Robles wrote the book in hopes of explaining to children that they can achieve their dreams with hard work and perseverance not with special preference programs and government assistance.

"It's a story intended to provoke serious thought and hopefully encourage the notion of self-help, a conservative value and one that is quintessentially American," Robles added.

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Sounds like a great book, I'll buy one for my son.

How will our children learn to depend on the Government and Elitist Special Interest Groups if they think and solve problems them self?

A new bilingual children's book is being deemed "unfit" for the Los Angeles schools because of its position opposing affirmative action.

Ya....just keep that white hate going and that attitude of entitlement. Makes me sick since they are riding the coat-tails of civil rights and all that and they never had any of it. I never remember any time in history where Mexicans had to sit in the back of the bus, were refused an education because they were Mexican, were denied voting or positions in public office etc. They aren't celebrating because their first "hispanic" just got into public office, the first one to get to be a manager of a store, the first one to get to play on the team at school, the first one to play professional sports, the first time for anything based soley on being from Mexico. Please. I'm sick of the whole thing.

Im sick of it as well,And so is everyone.Everything you here is latino this,and hispanic votes that.I have noticed a dramatic increase in it.
Could it be despiration on thier part,I think thats what the influx is.The fact that the citizens of this country are starting to crack down on there free rides.

MEDIA MATTERS
Bilingual, pro-American book 'unfit' for L.A. schools
'Joey Gonzalez' about 3rd-grader who rebels against affirmative action

By what authority does Media Matters have censorship?

Media Matters does NOT provide the funding for public schools!

We still have free speech.

La Raza, Media Matters and the like alienate more and more Americans daily.

What's new considering this is coming from the LAUSD in which teachers and administrators continue to promote the victim mentality, rather than the rule of law and self-sufficiency.

This is a district in which teachers and administrators find it appropriate to introduce 4th grade students to illegal invador day laborers under the guise of "compassion" and thinking "outside the box!"

I just not five minutes ago watched as a LAUSD board member Flores Aguliar (whatever her first name is) as she addressed a group of parents in Spanish at the weekly televised board meeting! Rest assured, she spoke it with a sense of arrogance and bravado! Heaven forbid we would ever expect these parents to learn English considering they are in the United States!

The LAUSD has a vested interest in keeping the victim mentality alive!

...a copy of this book should be sent to OBAMA, Michelle OBAMA, Janet Murguia, REp. Luis Guitterez, EMMA Lozano and all the "leaders" of the ethno-supremacist groups that have built great public funded foundations and made careers out of "race baiting" and gaining special privileges based on ethnicity/race.

This book should be talked about on Lou Dobbs and I hope he does!