Ethnic Community Builders Mexican-Americans in Search of Justice and Power
by Jiménez, Francisco; García, Alma M.; Garcia, Richard A.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-08-02
Publisher(s): AltaMira Press
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Summary
This book consists of fourteen interviews with Mexican-American community activists of various stripes in San Jose.
Author Biography
Francisco Jimenez is Fay Boyle Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures at Santa Clara University in California Alma M. Garcia is professor of sociology at Santa Clara University Richard A. is professor of history at California State University at Hayward
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Leadership and Power | |
| Victor Garza | p. 23 |
| Blanca Alvarado | p. 43 |
| Ron Gonzales | p. 61 |
| Politics and Society | |
| Esther Medina | p. 81 |
| Sofia Mendoza | p. 95 |
| Ernestina Garcia | p. 115 |
| Education and Social Change | |
| Fernando Rochin Zazueta | p. 139 |
| Juan Oliverez | p. 159 |
| Yolanda Reynolds | p. 179 |
| Culture and the Arts | |
| Adrian Vargas | p. 197 |
| Rigo Chacon | p. 227 |
| Mary Andrade | p. 255 |
| Religion and Community | |
| Sal Alvarez | p. 271 |
| Sister Gloria Loya, PBVM | p. 291 |
| Index | p. 313 |
| About the Authors | p. 325 |
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