# OEG Voices 042: Vera Kennedy and Rowena Bermio on the Ethnic Studies Primer Open Textbook

**URL:** https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/oeg-voices-042-vera-kennedy-and-rowena-bermio-on-the-ethnic-studies-primer-open-textbook/4261
**Category:** OEGlobal Voices
**Created:** [October 12, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/oeg-voices-042-vera-kennedy-and-rowena-bermio-on-the-ethnic-studies-primer-open-textbook/4261 "2022-10-12T14:56:23Z")
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#### Post date: [October 12, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/oeg-voices-042-vera-kennedy-and-rowena-bermio-on-the-ethnic-studies-primer-open-textbook/4261/1 "2022-10-12T14:56:23Z")

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Originally published at: [OEG Voices 042: Vera Kennedy and Rowena Bermio on the Ethnic Studies Primer Open Textbook – OE Global Voices](https://podcast.oeglobal.org/2022/10/12/voices-42/)  
   
Our latest episode brings you a conversation with West Hills College Lemoore professors Vera Kennedy and Rowena Bermio sharing the motivation for, the making of, and the teaching with their co-authored open textbook, Our Voices, An Ethnic Studies Primer. “Our Lives: An Ethnic Studies Primer” by Vera Kennedy and Rowena Bermio is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. Cover image&nbsp;by Jackson David, Pexels is licensed under CC BY 4.0 The need for this textbook started with California State University (CSU) &nbsp;Ethnic Studies graduation requirement requiring students starting in Fall of 2021 complete a three-unit Ethnic Studies course in General Education to…

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### Author: ![OEGconnect](https://connect.oeglobal.org/user_avatar/connect.oeglobal.org/oegconnect/32/91_2.png) [@OEGconnect](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/OEGconnect)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/oeg-voices-042-vera-kennedy-and-rowena-bermio-on-the-ethnic-studies-primer-open-textbook/4261/2 "2022-11-18T22:08:12Z")

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As seen in Twitter

> <https://twitter.com/WHCLemoorePrez/status/1586388125864980480>

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#### Post date: [January 31, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/oeg-voices-042-vera-kennedy-and-rowena-bermio-on-the-ethnic-studies-primer-open-textbook/4261/3 "2023-01-31T18:57:36Z")

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And noting the listing of this episode on the CC ECHO project web site [https://www.hancockcollege.edu/ccecho/](https://www.hancockcollege.edu/ccecho/)