Albert A. Peña Jr. : Dean of Chicano politics / Jose Angel Gutierrez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gutiérrez, José Angel, author.

Series:

Latinos in the United States series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peña, Albert A., Jr., 1917-2006.

Peña, Albert A.

Hispanic American politicians--Texas--San Antonio--Biography.

Hispanic American politicians.

Hispanic American judges--Texas--San Antonio--Biography.

Hispanic American judges.

Hispanic Americans--Texas--San Antonio--Politics and government.

Hispanic Americans.

Politicians--Texas--San Antonio--Biography.

Politicians.

Judges--Texas--San Antonio--Biography.

Judges.

Politics and government.

San Antonio (Tex.)--Politics and government.

San Antonio (Tex.).

San Antonio (Tex.)--Biography.

Hispanic Americans--Politics and government.

Texas--San Antonio.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxv, 308 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Albert A. Peña Junior

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2017]

Contents:

Part I. The early years: family and formation

The family and young Albert, Jr

Peña the sailor man

Peña Jr., the lawyer

Part II. The making of a political leader

First school desegregation cases

Barrio presidential politics

El comisionado, our man downtown

The commissioner years, 1957-1960

Part III. Chicano nation building

Viva Kennedy clubs

P.A.S.O. and Cristal's los cinco candidatos

The commisioner years 1965-1972

Maldef: PE; A's or Tijerina's?

Loss of power

Politics of the palace

Part IV. Second career

Here comes the judge

The end of public life

Injury or assault?

Part V. The final years

Second retirement.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references(pages 289-297and index.

ISBN:

9781611862515

1611862515

OCLC:

976423658