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...Studies in Hispanic-American history. by Pierson, William Whatley,Jr.,1890-1966.(CARDINAL)201010;
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Improbable scholars : the rebirth of a great American school system and a strategy for America's schools / by Kirp, David L.(CARDINAL)148945;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: High Stakes -- The Pie: Room 210, George Washington Elementary School -- New Kids on the Block: George Washington Elementary School -- Gruntwork: The Endless Business of Building a Great School System -- The Magic Kingdom: Preschool for All -- Mother Teresa meets Mayor Daley: Good Schools = Smart Politics -- Can These Eagles Soar?: Union City High School -- Where Fun Comes to Die (And Be Reborn): George Washington Elementary School-Reprise -- The Odyssey Continues: Union City School System, One Year Later -- What Union City Can Teach America: Nationwide, Slow and Steady Wins the Race."In Improbable Scholars, David L. Kirp challenges the conventional wisdom about public schools and education reform in America through an in-depth look at Union City, New Jersey's high-performing urban school district. In this compelling study, Kirp reveals Union's city's revolutionary secret: running an exemplary school system doesn't demand heroics, just hard and steady work"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Case studies.; Educational equalization; Hispanic American children; School improvement programs;
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Barrio America : how Latino immigrants saved the American city / by Sandoval-Strausz, A. K.,author.(CARDINAL)485128;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-386) and index."The compelling history of how Latino immigrants revitalized the nation's cities after decades of disinvestment and white flight. Thirty years ago, most people were ready to give up on American cities. We are commonly told that it was a "creative class" of young professionals who revived a moribund urban America in the 1990s and 2000s. But this stunning reversal owes much more to another, far less visible group: Latino and Latina newcomers. Award-winning historian A. K. Sandoval-Strausz reveals this history by focusing on two barrios: Chicago's Little Village and Dallas's Oak Cliff. These neighborhoods lost residents and jobs for decades before Latin American immigration turned them around beginning in the 1970s. As Sandoval-Strausz shows, Latinos made cities dynamic, stable, and safe by purchasing homes, opening businesses, and reviving street life. Barrio America uses vivid oral histories and detailed statistics to show how the great Latino migrations transformed America for the better." --
Subjects: Case studies.; Urban renewal; Neighborhoods; Cities and towns; Community development, Urban; Hispanic Americans;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Multicultural literature for Latino bilingual children : their words, their worlds / by Clark, Ellen Riojas,editor of compilation.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Foreword : literature in the lives of Latino children / Alma Flora Ada -- Preface : derrumbando fronteras/breaking boundaries / Ellen Riojas Clark and Belinda Bustos Flores -- Multicultural Latino children's literature : a tool to enrich the lives and the learning of Latino bilingual learners / Ellen Riojas Clark and Belinda Bustos Flores -- Exploring the traditions of Latino children's literature : beyond tokenism to transformation / Howard L. Smith, Belinda Bustos Flores, and Daniel A. Gonzalez -- Beyond calaveras and quinceaneras : fostering bilingual Latino students' identity development with culturally relevant literature / Jamie Campbell Naidoo and Ruth E. Quiroa -- Cruzando fronteras : negotiating the stories of Latino immigrant and -- Transnational children / Patricia Sanchez and Maite Landa -- Using children's literature to understand values, traditions, and beliefs within Latino family systems / Mari Riojas-Cortez and Raquel Cataldo -- Culturally relevant literature for Latino children in the early childhood classroom / Ysaaca Axelrod and Cristina Gillanders -- Embracing the complexity of language : bringing all forms of knowledge into the language arts through Latino children's literature / Christina Passos DeNicolo -- En el aquel entonces y hoy en dia : using Latino children's literature to situate social studies education / Mary Esther Soto Huerta and Carmen Tafolla -- Dichos y adivinanzas : literary resources that enhance science learning and teaching in the bilingual classroom / Maria Guadalupe Arreguin-Anderson and Jose Escalante Ruiz -- Tiempo y cultura : exploring Latino stories through mathematics / Carlos LopezLeiva and Yoo Kyung Sung -- Cultural multiliteracies : integrating technology in Latino children's literature / Lucila Ek, Sonia Sanchez, and Myria Jimena Guerra -- Latino children's literature in picturebook format / Miriam Martinez, Nancy L. Roser, Angie Zapata, and Erin Greeter -- Tecnica con safos : visual iconography in Latino picture books as tools for cultural affirmation / Lettycia Terrones -- Latino children's literature and literacy practices as social imagination : becoming a culturally efficacious educator / Belinda Bustos Flores, Ellen Riojas Clark, and Howard L. Smith -- Realizing and capitalizing on our cultural literary heritage : the big brown elephant in the room / Oralia Garza de Cortes -- Postscript personal foundations, present realities, and future productions / Daniel Alejandro Gonzalez.
Subjects: Hispanic American children; Hispanic American children; Hispanic American children; English language; Education, Bilingual; Language and education;
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The starting line : Latina/o children, Texas schools, and national debates on early education / by Crosnoe, Robert,author.; Bonazzo, Claude,author.; Ramos, Aida,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-164) and index.Introduction: national issues through a local lens -- The importance of connections in early childhood education -- Connecting classrooms to classrooms -- Connecting families, schools, and communities -- Connecting academic and socioemotional goals -- Connecting needs and challenges -- Conclusion: the big picture."Discusses how early education programs, particularly among low-income Latina/o populations, result in varying degrees of success and failure and recommends strategies for improving education success for these populations"--
Subjects: Hispanic American children; Low-income students; Hispanic American children; Hispanic American children; Educational change;
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16 extraordinary Hispanic Americans / by Lobb, Nancy.(CARDINAL)655488;
Cesar Chavez -- Dolores Huerta -- Joan Baez -- Ellen Ochoa -- Jaime Escalente -- Edward James Olmos -- Judy Baca -- Sandra Cisneros -- Roberto Clemente -- Henry B. Gonzalez -- Roberto Goizueta -- Antonia Novello -- Jos? Feliciano -- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen -- Jorge Ramos -- Oscar De La HoyaThe stories of 16 Hispanic Americans who changed the direction of American life and history. Includes questions, answers, activities and resources.
Subjects: Biographies.; Hispanic Americans; Hispanic Americans;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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A brown girl's epiphany : reclaim your intuition and step into your power / by Pratt, Aurelia DЃavila,author.;
Includes bibliographic references (page 161).Opening words -- Introduction: Naming our story is a pathway to healing -- part 1. Step out of harmful paradigms: Autopilot ; Shame ; Hierarchy ; Politeness ; Productivity culture -- part 2. Step into your power: Abundance ; Permission ; Your child self ; Goodness ; The divine feminine ; Mystery ; Embodiment ; Your power -- Closing words.
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Religious materials.; Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Pratt, Aurelia DЃavila.; Hispanic American women; Hispanic American women; Hispanic American women; Hispanic Americans; Self-actualization (Psychology); Self-actualization (Psychology); Ethnicity; Intuition.; Self-realization.; Spirituality; Christian biography;
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A history of the Cuban republic; a study in Hispanic American politics / by Chapman, Charles E.(Charles Edward),1880-1941.(CARDINAL)301190;
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My time among the whites: Notes from an unfinished education / by Crucet, Jennine Capó,author.(CARDINAL)563317; Crucent, Jennine Capo,author.(local)tlcaut1495645593233000;
"In this sharp and candid collection of essays, critically acclaimed writer and first-generation American Jennine Capo Crucet explores the condition of finding herself a stranger in the country where she was born. Raised in Miami and the daughter of Cuban refugees, Crucet examines the political and personal contours of American identity and the physical places where those contours find themselves smashed: be it a rodeo town in Nebraska, a university campus in upstate New York, or Disney World in Florida."--Amazon.com
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Hispanic-American studies.; Social sciences.; Ethnology; Minorities; Essays.; Discrimination & Racism.; Biography & Autobiography.; Cultural, Ethnic & Regional.; Hispanic & Latino.; Immigrants; Children of immigrants; Socidal conditions; Essays;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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MS-13 : The Making of America's Most Notorious Gang / by Dudley, Steven,author.(CARDINAL)459840;
An account of the most notorious street gang in America--the MS-13--as seen through the lives of gang members and their families.
Subjects: True crime stories.; Organized crime.; Social sciences.; Americans; Criminology.; Chronological period; Chronological period; Gangs; Social history.; Immigrants.;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 14
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