Overview

Latinos Unidos presents an unexpected perspective on Latinos-not only as a highly diverse and rapidly growing population in the United States with distinct social, cultural, and economic features-but as a new political force with a cohesive collective ethnic identity. Trueba, using his unique vantage point as a Latino immigrant and scholar, explores the vital issues of personal identity and resiliency, adaptive strategies, and successes of Latinos in North America in this pathbreaking book.

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Author:   Enrique T. Trueba ,  George Spindler ,  Donaldo Macedo
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 14.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.286kg
ISBN:  

9780847687299

ISBN 10:   0847687295
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   03 December 1998
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Series Editor's Foreword Chapter 2 Foreword Part 3 Introduction: The Genesis of This Volume and Its Author Chapter 4 Personal Resilence and Self-Identities Part 5 The Politics of Latino Self-Identity Chapter 6 A Brief Historical Perspective: From a Colonized Mentality to Liberation Chapter 7 The North American People's View of Immigrants Chapter 8 Fear in an Older and Impoverished America Chapter 9 A New Collective Latino Identity: Unexpected High Political Profile Chapter 10 Cultural Roots of Resilency Chapter 11 Religious Foundations of Resilency and Solidarity Chapter 12 Redefinition of the Self and New Leadership Chapter 13 Conclusing Reflections Part 14 Latino Diversity: Demographic, Socioeconomic, Occupational, and Educational Characteristics Chapter 15 Socioeconomic and Demographic Characteristics Chapter 16 Migration and Economic Crises Chapter 17 The Rural-Urban Continuum Chapter 18 The Struggle of Latino Children in Schools Chapter 19 Preparing Teachers for Latino Students Chapter 20 A Deficit View of Latino Students Chapter 21 The Isolation of Latino Students Chapter 22 Student's Cultural and Cognitive Capital Part 23 Race and Ethnicity in Academia: Latinos in High Education Chapter 24 Race, Ethnicity, and Xenophobia Chapter 25 Debate on Affirmative Action Chapter 26 My Personal Experience Chapter 27 Specific Cases of Exclusion Chapter 28 Conflict Resolution Chapter 29 Concluding Thoughts Part 30 Mexican Immigrant Families in California Chapter 31 Soiciopolitical Context of Mexican Farm Labor Chapter 32 Mexican Immigrants in Migrant Town Chapter 33 The Role of Women in the Family Chapter 34 The Case of Consuelo Chapter 35 The Personal and Family Contextual Features of Resilency Chapter 36 Binational Lives Part 37 Critical Ethnography and a Vygotskian Pedagogy of Hope: The Case of Mexican Immigrant Children Chapter 38 What is Critical Ethnography? Chapter 39 Adaptive Responses of Mexican Immigrants Chapter 40 Education and Empowerment of Mexican Immigrants Chapter 41 Mr. Villegas, the Fourth Grade Teacher Chapter 42 From Critical Ethnography to a Vygotskian Pedagogy of Hope Chapter 43 Concluding Thoughts Chapter 44 Ethnic Identity Part 45 Latinos in the Twenty-First Century: The Components of Praxis for a Pedagogy of Hope Chapter 46 Resilency and Latino Identities: A Theoretical Reflection Chapter 47 Praxis for a Pedagogy of Hope Chapter 48 New Educational Leadership Chapter 49 Dreams, Worries, and Borders Chapter 50 Index

Reviews

Trueba has written a very intersting book about the importance of education not only for Latinos, but also for the future of the U.S. The complexity and the clarity of argument, the detailed research, and the passionate narrative make this book highly recommended for all levels.--P. Vila Choice, July / August 1999, Vol. 36, No. 11/12

Author Information

Enrique T. Trueba is Ruben E. Hinojosa Regents Professor and chair of the Curriculum and Instruction Department, Department of Education at the University of Texas, Austin.

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