Claiming home, shaping community : testimonios de los valles / edited by Gloria H. Cuádraz and Yolanda Flores.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cuádraz, Gloria, editor.

Flores, Yolanda, 1962- editor.

Project Muse.

Frances Baylinson Rosenbluth Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican Americans--Education (Higher)--California.

Mexican Americans.

Mexican Americans--Biography.

Mexican American agricultural laborers--California--Biography.

Mexican American agricultural laborers.

Mexican Americans--Education (Higher).

California.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Tucson : :The University of Arizona Press, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

To offer testimonio is inherently political, a vehicle that counters the hegemony of the state and illuminates the repression and denial of human rights. Claiming Home, Shaping Community shares testimonios from and about the lives of Mexican-origin people who left the rural, agricultural Imperial and San Joaquín Valleys to pursue higher education at a University of California campus. By telling their stories, the contributors empower others on their journeys to and through higher education. Book jacket.

Contents:

"All Work Is Honorable": An Artistic Journey from El Valle to La Bahía / Ester Hernández Hernández, Ester 34

Imperial Valley Vignettes: Mosaico de un vivir rural / José R. Padilla Padilla, José R. 43

"Nuestro camino es más largo" (Our Journey Is Much Longer): A Testimonio from a Daughter of Mexican Immigrants Turned Professor in the Academy / Rosa M. Jiménez Jiménez, Rosa M. 59

Living / Leaving Home: Legacies of History and Multiple Migrations / Yolanda Flores Flores, Yolanda 79

"Siguiendo adelante": Inscribing Home Below, At, and Above Sea Level / Gloria H.Cuádraz H.Cuádraz, Gloria 100

The Seeds They Planted / Daniel "Nane" Alejándrez Alejándrez, Daniel "Nane" 121

Transitions: The Dolorous Return of a Chicana/o Trans-Fronterizo / Francisco J. Galarte Galarte, Francisco J. 134

Traversing the Unknown: The Making of a Scholar and Mentor in Higher Education / Caroline Sotello Viernes Turner Turner, Caroline Sotello Viernes 158

Hijo de la frontera / Roberto Moreno Moreno, Roberto 176

"Sewer Girl": A Journey of Personal and Community Transformation / Enid Pérez Pérez, Enid 194

Desert Hues: Reflexiones sobre "una buena educación" / John J. Halcón Halcón, John J. 211

Weaving Testimonies of the San Joaquin Valley Fields, Community, and Higher Education: Affirming Knowledge and Justice from the Bottom Up / Manuel Barajas Barajas, Manuel 224

Shaping Boundaries: From Westmorland to the World of Social Work / Angélica Cárdenas-Chaisson Cárdenas-Chaisson, Angélica 238.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frances Baylinson Rosenbluth Fund.

ISBN:

9780816537457

0816537453

Publisher Number:

99973558955

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.