Julian Nava : my Mexican-American journey / Julian Nava ; foreword by Henry A.J. Ramos.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Nava, Julian, 1927-2022.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Nava, Julian, 1927-2022--Juvenile literature.
• Nava, Julian, 1927-2022.
• Mexican Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature.
• Mexican Americans--Biography.
• Statesmen--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
• Statesmen.
• Mexican Americans--Education.
• Mexican Americans--Politics and government.
• Mexican Americans--Civil rights.
• History.
• United States.
• Educators--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
• Educators.
• Civil rights workers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
• Civil rights workers.
• Mexican Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
• Mexican Americans--Politics and government--20th century--Juvenile literature.
• Mexican Americans--Education--Juvenile literature.

Genre:

• Biographies.
• Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 233 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Houston, TX : Pinata Books/Arte Público Press, 2002.

Summary:

Julian Nava recounts his rise from a chilhood in the barrio to become the first Mexican American to serve as United States Ambassador to Mexico.

Contents:

• Chapter 1 My Mexican Roots 1
• Chapter 2 My Early Barrio Memories 5
• Chapter 3 Our Presbyterian Church Life 16
• Chapter 4 Aviation Machinist Mate Third Class 20
• Chapter 5 From the Barrio to College 24
• Chapter 6 A Barrio Boy at Harvard University 30
• Chapter 7 Doctoral Research in Venezuela 34
• Chapter 8 A Mexican-American Ph.D. 39
• Chapter 9 Teaching in Puerto Rico 42
• Chapter 10 Coming to Teach in Northridge 48
• Chapter 11 Pat and I Start Our Married Life in Spain 50
• Chapter 12 Founding a College in Bogota 63
• Chapter 13 Entry into Politics in Los Angeles 66
• Chapter 14 Twelve Years on the Los Angeles School Board 70
• Chapter 15 The East Los Angeles Walkouts in 1968 82
• Chapter 16 The Chicano Movement 88
• Chapter 17 Leveraging the School Board Position Nationally 97
• Chapter 18 Bilingual Education Comes to Los Angeles Schools 101
• Chapter 19 The School Integration Issue in Los Angeles 108
• Chapter 20 Chicano Studies in American Higher Education 117
• Chapter 21 Our Charro Traditions 125
• Chapter 22 Black and Brown Conflict over a University Presidency 128
• Chapter 23 Our Ambassadorial Experience in Mexico 136
• Chapter 24 A New Ambassador 166
• Chapter 25 Back in California 187
• Chapter 26 Building Our Dream House in the Mountains 189
• Chapter 27 Producing a Documentary and Reflecting on Communist Cuba 193
• Chapter 28 Mexican Ejidos 201
• Chapter 29 Selling Tortillas to China 204
• Chapter 30 The Los Angeles Music and Arts School 210
• Chapter 31 Nava for Mayor of Los Angeles 214
• Chapter 32 My Trip to Siberia 223
• Chapter 33 Teaching at My Alma Mater 229
• Chapter 34 Facing the End of My Journey 231.

ISBN:

1558853642

OCLC:

48761410