Matt de la Peña on visiting Tuscon High School.

From his blog:

This was the most powerful speaking event I’ve ever done in my life. The students were motivated and intelligent. The teachers were passionate. The librarians were supportive. I took my entire speaking fee and used it buy copies of the book for students.

From the New York Times article about the situation:

On Jan. 1, after a new state law targeting Mexican-American studies courses that are perceived as antiwhite was upheld, it became illegal to teach “Mexican WhiteBoy” in Tucson’s classrooms. State officials cited the book as containing “critical race theory,” a violation under a provision that prohibits lessons “promoting racial resentment.”