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Claiming home, shaping community : testimonios de los valles /

"Through first-person testimonies, this anthology demonstrates the transformative power of higher education and its impact on the working class"--Provided by publisher

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Flores, Yolanda, 1962- (Editor ), Cuádraz, Gloria (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : : The University of Arizona Press, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; "All Work Is Honorable": An Artistic Journey from El Valle to La Bahía / Ester Hernández; Imperial Valley Vignettes: Mosaico de un vivir rural / José R. Padilla; "Nuestro camino es más largo" (Our Journey Is Much Longer): A Testimonio from a Daughter of Mexican Immigrants Turned Professor in the Academy / Rosa M. Jiménez; Living / Leaving Home: Legacies of History and Multiple Migrations / Yolanda Flores; "Siguiendo adelante": Inscribing Home Below, At, and Above Sea Level / Gloria H. Cuádraz; The Seeds They Planted / Daniel "Nane" Alejándrez.
  • Transitions: The Dolorous Return of a Chicana/o Trans-Fronterizo / Francisco J. GalarteTraversing the Unknown: The Making of a Scholar and Mentor in Higher Education / Caroline Sotello Viernes Turner; Hijo de la frontera / Roberto Moreno; "Sewer Girl": A Journey of Personal and Community Transformation / Enid Pérez; Desert Hues: Reflexiones sobre "una buena educación" / John J. Halcón; Weaving Testimonies of the San Joaquin Valley Fields, Community, and Higher Education: Affirming Knowledge and Justice from the Bottom Up / Manuel Barajas.
  • Shaping Boundaries: From Westmorland to the World of Social Work / Angélica Cárdenas-ChaissonEpilogue; References; Contributors; Index.