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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
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