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  • Abriendo Puertas, Cerrando Heridas (Opening doors, closing wounds)

    Latinas/os Finding Work-Life Balance in Academia

    by Frank Hernandez, Elizabeth Murakami, Gloria M. Rodriguez, Joanne Marshall, Jeffrey S. Brooks ...
    Series series Work-Life Balance
    Abriendo Puertas, Cerrando Heridas (Opening Doors, Closing Wounds): Latinas/os Finding Work-Life Balance in Academia is the newest book in the series on balancing work and life in the academy.This volume focuses on the experiences of Latina/o students, professors, and staff/administrators in higher education and documents their testimonios of achieving a sense of balance between their personal and ... Read more

    $50.09 USD

  • Marine Mystique

    by Frank Hernandez ...
    Marine Mystique is an autobiographical work, where I seek to render an account of my memories and experiences as a Marine Corps Drill Instructor (D.I.).The book is framed with descriptions and the jargon (Explicit language), related to life as a Marine D. I. It is filled with depictions of individuals, conversations and my inner thoughts and emotions about the training of recruits as they strive ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens

    by Frank Tieri ...
    It’s total carnage on Earth as the Xiliens invade with the help of kaiju from outer space in this exciting graphic novel! It’s the middle of the 20th century, and Americans everywhere are terrified of the strange lights hovering above them in the night sky…and they should be. These UFOs are actually the Xilien invasion force! Revealed to have already been on Earth during the events of Here There ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Brown-Eyed Leaders of the Sun

    Edited by Frank Hernandez, Elizabeth T. Murakami ...
    This volume focuses on the important relationship between racial and ethnic identity and requirements for Latino/a educational leaders today. As the racial and ethnic diversity of communities continues to rise, there is an increasing need for the diversification of school leaders who can improve student success, retention, engagement, and successful academic achievement. This entails a deeper ... Read more

    $44.29 USD

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    Barrio Youth Negotiating Social and Cultural Identities

    by Julio Cammarota ...
    Education is a primary route to rewarding employment and economic security. It is particularly significant for the future prospects of children who are ethnic minorities, were born into disadvantaged economic circumstances, or are dealing with language barriers.For nearly a decade Julio Cammarota interviewed and observed Latino youth between the ages of seventeen and twenty-four who lived in a ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • High-Risk Feminism in Colombia

    Women's Mobilization in Violent Contexts

    by Julia Margaret Zulver ...
    High-Risk Fe**minism in Colombia documents the experiences of grassroots women’s organizations that united to demand gender justice during and in the aftermath of Colombia’s armed conflict. In doing so, it illustrates a little-studied phenomenon: women whose experiences with violence catalyze them to mobilize and resist as feminists, even in the face of grave danger. Despite a well-established ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Critical Race Counterstories along the Chicana/Chicano Educational Pipeline

    by Tara J. Yosso ...
    Series series Teaching/Learning Social Justice
    Chicanas/os are part of the youngest, largest, and fastest growing racial/ethnic 'minority' population in the United States, yet at every schooling level, they suffer the lowest educational outcomes of any racial/ethnic group. Using a 'counterstorytelling' methodology, Tara Yosso debunks racialized myths that blame the victims for these unequal educational outcomes and redirects our focus toward ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Eating Soup without a Spoon

    Anthropological Theory and Method in the Real World

    by Jeffrey H. Cohen ...
    Significant scholarship exists on anthropological fieldwork and methodologies. Some anthropologists have also published memoirs of their research experiences. Renowned anthropologist Jeffrey Cohen’s Eating Soup without a Spoon is a first-of-its-kind hybrid of the two, expertly melding story with methodology to create a compelling narrative of fieldwork that is deeply grounded in anthropological ... Read more

    $26.59 USD

  • Youth Activism in an Era of Education Inequality

    by Ben Kirshner ...
    Series Book 2 - Qualitative Studies in Psychology
    Winner, 2016 Best Authored Book presented by the Society for Research on AdolescenceDiverse case studies on how youth build political power during an era of racial and educational inequality in AmericaThis is what democracy looks like: Youth organizers in Colorado negotiate new school discipline policies to end the school to jail track. Latino and African American students march to district ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • The Kids Are in Charge

    Activism and Power in Peru's Movement of Working Children

    by Jessica K. Taft ...
    Series Book 2 - Critical Perspectives on Youth
    Details the possibilities and challenges of intergenerational activism and social movementsSince 1976, the Peruvian movement of working children has fought to redefine age-based roles in society, including defending children’s right to work. In The Kids Are in Charge, Jessica K. Taft gives us an inside look at this groundbreaking, intergenerational social movement, showing that kids can—and should ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • Marching Students

    Chicana and Chicano Activism in Education, 1968 to the Present

    by Margarita Berta-Avila, Anita Tijerina-Revilla, Julie Figueroa ...
    In 1968 over 10,000 Chicana/o high school students in East Los Angeles walked out of their schools in the first major protest against racism and educational inequality staged by Mexican Americans in the United States. They ignited the Mexican-American civil rights movement, which opened the doors to higher education and equal opportunity in employment for Mexican Americans and other Latinos ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Migration, Health, and Inequalities

    Critical Activist Research across Ecuadorean Borders

    by Roberta Villalón ...
    Series series Global Migration and Social Change
    Drawing from an activist research project spanning Loja, Santo Domingo, New York, New Jersey, and Barcelona, this book offers a feminist intersectional analysis of the impact of migration on health and well-being.It assesses how social inequalities and migration and health policies, in Ecuador and destination countries, shape the experiences of migrants. The author also explores how individual and ... Read more

    $44.99 USD