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Book Community Empowerment and Chicano Scholarship

Download or read book Community Empowerment and Chicano Scholarship written by Mary Romero and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book  We Have a Vision for Our Work

Download or read book We Have a Vision for Our Work written by Celina Rodriguez and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Chicana/o Studies programs emerged in the 1960s, so were Chicana/o Studies professors molding their roles in both academia and their surrounding communities. A partnership between scholarship and activism characterized the role of the Chicana/o Studies Professor, as first articulated in El Plan Espiritual de Aztlán and El Plan de Santa Bárbara: A Chicano Plan for Higher Education and carried out via Chicana/o Consciousness or chicanismo. This thesis examines the experiences of one Chicana/o Studies professor, Miguel Garcia, exercising his Chicana/o Consciousness in contemporary academia. The research question that guides this investigation explores notions of scholarship and activism, while inquiring: Post Chicana/o Student Movement, what do the experiences of one Chicana/o Activist Scholar and his efforts to establish Taller Arte de Aztlán reveal about scholarship and activism coming together in contemporary settings? Sub-questions and themes that have emerged from the data include: What does the actual work of an Activist Scholar look like? How does Garcia identify himself? What is the function of mentorship? What are the implications of the work of an Activist Scholar for contemporary Chicana/o Studies? And finally, what are the implications of the work of an Activist Scholar for knowledge production in contemporary academia? Data revealed that Garcia does not identify with the label, Activist Scholar. Instead, he was more comfortable with the identity of "Cultural Worker". Garcia's lived experiences collectively informed this identity which was based on specific definitions of culture, work, mentorship, and community. Additionally, Garcia viewed Chicana/o Art as a vehicle by which to carry out his responsibilities as a Cultural Worker and empower the Chicana/o community, as articulated in El Plan de Santa Bárbara: A Chicano Plan for Higher Education and El Plan Espiritual de Aztlán. Despite the state of contemporary Chicana/o Studies, Garcia felt that the original intent of Chicana/o Studies was still valid and valuable to both academia and Chicana/o communities outside the university. In particular, Garcia worked to fulfill two directives: to return resources to the community and to allow the community outside the university to inform research.

Book Chicanas and Chicanos in School

Download or read book Chicanas and Chicanos in School written by Marcos Pizarro and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2009-06-03 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By any measure of test scores and graduation rates, public schools are failing to educate a large percentage of Chicana/o youth. But despite years of analysis of this failure, no consensus has been reached as to how to realistically address it. Taking a new approach to these issues, Marcos Pizarro goes directly to Chicana/o students in both urban and rural school districts to ask what their school experiences are really like, how teachers and administrators support or thwart their educational aspirations, and how schools could better serve their Chicana/o students. In this accessible, from-the-trenches account of the Chicana/o school experience, Marcos Pizarro makes the case that racial identity formation is the crucial variable in Chicana/o students' success or failure in school. He draws on the insights of students in East Los Angeles and rural Washington State, as well as years of research and activism in public education, to demonstrate that Chicana/o students face the daunting challenge of forming a positive sense of racial identity within an educational system that unintentionally yet consistently holds them to low standards because of their race. From his analysis of this systemic problem, he develops a model for understanding the process of racialization and for empowering Chicana/o students to succeed in school that can be used by teachers, school administrators, parents, community members, and students themselves.

Book Chicano Empowerment and Bilingual Education

Download or read book Chicano Empowerment and Bilingual Education written by Armando L. Trujillo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1999. This study looks at the relationship between the quest for Chicano community empowerment in the Winter Garden region, the development and implementation of the bilingual/cultural education program in Crystal City, Texas, and bilingual education policy change.

Book Cultural Studies

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lawrence Grossberg
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 1990-11-08
  • ISBN : 1134940009
  • Pages : 91 pages

Download or read book Cultural Studies written by Lawrence Grossberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1990-11-08 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Book Diversity s Promise for Higher Education

Download or read book Diversity s Promise for Higher Education written by Daryl G. Smith and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on forty years of diversity studies, this third edition ; includes more examples of how diversity is core to institutional excellence, academic achievement, and leadership development;; updates issues of language;; examines the current climate of race-based campus protest;; addresses the complexity of identity—and explains how to attend to the growing kinds of identities relevant to diversity, equity, and inclusion while not overshadowing the unfinished business of race, class, and gender.

Book Mexicanos  Second Edition

    Book Details:
  • Author : Manuel G. Gonzales
  • Publisher : Indiana University Press
  • Release : 2009-08-20
  • ISBN : 0253007771
  • Pages : 435 pages

Download or read book Mexicanos Second Edition written by Manuel G. Gonzales and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2009-08-20 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly revised and updated, Mexicanos tells the rich and vibrant story of Mexicans in the United States. Emerging from the ruins of Aztec civilization and from centuries of Spanish contact with indigenous people, Mexican culture followed the Spanish colonial frontier northward and put its distinctive mark on what became the southwestern United States. Shaped by their Indian and Spanish ancestors, deeply influenced by Catholicism, and tempered by an often difficult existence, Mexicans continue to play an important role in U.S. society, even as the dominant Anglo culture strives to assimilate them. Thorough and balanced, Mexicanos makes a valuable contribution to the understanding of the Mexican population of the United States—a growing minority who are a vital presence in 21st-century America.

Book Mexicanos  Third Edition

    Book Details:
  • Author : Manuel G. Gonzales
  • Publisher : Indiana University Press
  • Release : 2019-06-05
  • ISBN : 0253041740
  • Pages : 610 pages

Download or read book Mexicanos Third Edition written by Manuel G. Gonzales and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-05 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Responding to shifts in the political and economic experiences of Mexicans in America, this newly revised and expanded edition of Mexicanos provides a relevant and contemporary consideration of this vibrant community. Emerging from the ruins of Aztec civilization and from centuries of Spanish contact with indigenous people, Mexican culture followed the Spanish colonial frontier northward and put its distinctive mark on what became the southwestern United States. Shaped by their Indian and Spanish ancestors, deeply influenced by Catholicism, and often struggling to respond to political and economic precarity, Mexicans play an important role in US society even as the dominant Anglo culture strives to assimilate them. With new maps, updated appendicxes, and a new chapter providing an up-to-date consideration of the immigration debate centered on Mexican communities in the US, this new edition of Mexicanos provides a thorough and balanced contribution to understanding Mexicans' history and their vital importance to 21st-century America.

Book Chicana Without Apology

Download or read book Chicana Without Apology written by Eden E. Torres and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By approaching Chicana/o issues from the frames of feminism, social activism, and cultural studies, and by considering both lived experience and the latest research, Torres offers a more comprehensive understanding of current Chicana life. Through compelling prose, Torres masterfully weaves her own story as a first-generation Mexican American with interviews with activists and other Mexican-American women to document the present fight for social justice and the struggles of living between two worlds.

Book Latino History and Culture

Download or read book Latino History and Culture written by David J. Leonard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 1484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latinos are the fastest growing population in America today. This two-volume encyclopedia traces the history of Latinos in the United States from colonial times to the present, focusing on their impact on the nation in its historical development and current culture. "Latino History and Culture" covers the myriad ethnic groups that make up the Latino population. It explores issues such as labor, legal and illegal immigration, traditional and immigrant culture, health, education, political activism, art, literature, and family, as well as historical events and developments. A-Z entries cover eras, individuals, organizations and institutions, critical events in U.S. history and the impact of the Latino population, communities and ethnic groups, and key cities and regions. Each entry includes cross references and bibliographic citations, and a comprehensive index and illustrations augment the text.

Book Chicana Without Apology

Download or read book Chicana Without Apology written by Edén E. Torres and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Book To Improve the Academy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Judith E. Miller
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2011-10-18
  • ISBN : 1118011317
  • Pages : 370 pages

Download or read book To Improve the Academy written by Judith E. Miller and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The development of students is a fundamental purpose of higher education and requires for its success effective advising, teaching, leadership, and management. This annual volume offers examples and resources for the enrichment of all educational developers.

Book Women and Work

    Book Details:
  • Author : Elizabeth Higginbotham
  • Publisher : SAGE Publications
  • Release : 1997-06-12
  • ISBN : 1452246645
  • Pages : 305 pages

Download or read book Women and Work written by Elizabeth Higginbotham and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 1997-06-12 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of original research articles explores how race, ethnicity, and social class have shaped the work lives of women. Women and Work explores womenÆs working conditions, their wages and salaries, their abilities to control their work environments, and how they see themselves and their options in the workplace. A great deal of importance is given to women of color, non-citizens, and working-class womenùgroups that are often neglected in other treatments of this subject. The integration of work and family, womenÆs vision of their own work and consciousness as employees, and womenÆs resistance to exploitative and limiting work are themes are also addressed throughout this book. Written by and interdisciplinary group of women scholars, Women and Work will be of interest to faculty, researchers, and advanced students in the fields of sociology, organization studies, psychology, gender studies, womenÆs history, and economics.

Book Race  Poverty  and Social Justice

Download or read book Race Poverty and Social Justice written by José Z. Calderón and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores multiple examples of how to connect classrooms to communities through service learning and participatory research to teach issues of social justice. The various chapters provide examples of how collaborations between students, faculty, and community partners are creating models of democratic spaces (on campus and off campus) where the students are teachers and the teachers are students. The purpose of this volume is to provide examples of how service learning can be integrated into courses addressing social justice issues. At the same time, it is about demonstrating the power of service learning in advancing a course content that is community-based and socially engaged.To stimulate the adaptation of the approaches described in these books, each volume includes an Activity / Methodology table that summarizes key elements of each example, such as class size, pedagogy, and other disciplinary applications. Click here for the table to this title.

Book Ethnic Women

    Book Details:
  • Author : Vasilikie Demos
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 1994
  • ISBN : 9781882289233
  • Pages : 300 pages

Download or read book Ethnic Women written by Vasilikie Demos and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1994 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the study of ethnic women and contributes to our understanding of the relationships among gender, race/ethnicity, and social class. The social scientific study of gender has grown exponentially for more than two decades. Until recently, however, little attention has been paid to the diversity among women. The social scientific literature on ethnicity has experienced a revival in the same decades, yet women have frequently been overlooked or misrepresented in that literature. When ethnic women do appear they are typically depicted as selfless wives and mothers or passive victims. Theses twenty original essays challenge myths and stereotypes. The authors--social scientists, social service professionals, and other scholars--explore a broad range of racial/ethnic and social class circumstances. Communities represented include the Hmong in Wisconsin, Cuban Jews in Florida, and Samoans in Hawaii. Patters of immigration and social mobility, communal institutions, and maintenance of ethnic traditions are among the topics which reflect the multiple status reality of ethnic women.

Book Objectivity  Scholarship  and Advocacy

Download or read book Objectivity Scholarship and Advocacy written by Hisauro Alvarado Garza and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Windows of Opportunity  Human development

Download or read book Windows of Opportunity Human development written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: