California State University San Bernardino: CSUSB Student Aspires To Bring Native American History To His Future Classroom

Press release from California State University San Bernardino:

November 15, 2021

CSUSB history student Alex Espinoza (Chemehuevi), who is a two-time San Manuel Opportunity Scholarship recipient, plans to someday bring his knowledge – and the truth – about U.S. history to his own classroom.

Understanding the history of our country – both the good and the bad – is important to Alex Espinoza. He is, in fact, a history major with an emphasis in Native American history.

And the Cal State San Bernardino student, who is part of the Chemehuevi tribe, plans to someday bring his knowledge – and the truth – to his own classroom.

“I’d like to teach how things really were,” said Espinoza, who will graduate with his bachelor’s degree next year. “A lot of my teachers in the past, they did a good job, and I learned a lot from them, but they always taught it from the perspective of looking for manifest destiny and looking for United States expansion.”

Understanding the history of our country – both the good and the bad – is important to Alex Espinoza. He is, in fact, a history major with an emphasis in Native American history.

And the Cal State San Bernardino student, who is part of the Chemehuevi tribe, plans to someday bring his knowledge – and the truth – to his own classroom.

“I’d like to teach how things really were,” said Espinoza, who will graduate with his bachelor’s degree next year. “A lot of my teachers in the past, they did a good job, and I learned a lot from them, but they always taught it from the perspective of looking for manifest destiny and looking for United States expansion.”

This press release was produced by California State University San Bernardino. The views expressed here are the author’s own.