Mi voz, mi vida : Latino college students tell their life stories /

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Amid the flurry of debates about immigration, poverty, and education in the United States, the stories in Mi Voz, Mi Vida allow us to reflect on how young people who might be most affected by the results of these debates actually navigate through American society. The fifteen Latino college students...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Garrod, Andrew, 1937-, Kilkenny, Robert, Gomez, Christina
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Dartmouth College > Students > Biography.
Dartmouth College.
Dartmouth College
Hanover (N.H.) > Dartmouth College.
Hispanic American college students > New Hampshire > Hanover > Biography.
Hispanic American youth > Education (Higher) > New Hampshire > Hanover.
Hispanic American youth > New Hampshire > Hanover.
Étudiants américains d'origine latino-américaine > New Hampshire > Hanover > Biographies.
Jeunesse américaine d'origine latino-américaine > New Hampshire > Hanover.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Hispanic American Studies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Educators.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Hispanic American youth.
Hispanic American college students.
Students.
New Hampshire > Hanover.
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : being and becoming Latino
  • Resilience : the struggle to be strong. The devils within / Eric Martinez
  • Dignity and doubt / Joseph Rodriguez
  • Beyond the euphoric buzz / Sarah Fox
  • Biculturalism : on both sides of the border. The hatred within / José García
  • Was it worth it? / Marissa Saldivar
  • The double life / Abiel Acosta
  • The unknown want / Miguel Ramírez
  • Mentoring : the someone in my life. Orgullo dominicana / Angelita Urena
  • The coquí's call / Robert Cotto
  • A latinidad I cannot, will not hide / Viana Turcios
  • Latino identities : becoming and unbecoming Latino. The strange comfort of an unknown future / Alejo Alvarez
  • Me against the wall / Antonio Rodríguez
  • On being Canela / Norma Andrade
  • Living between the lines / Alessandro Meleéndez
  • One life, many lenses / David Ralos.

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