Latino Civil Rights in Education

Latino Civil Rights in Education: La Lucha Sigue documents the experiences of historical and contemporary advocates in the movement for civil rights in education of Latinos in the United States. These critical narratives and counternarratives discuss identity, inequality, desegregation, policy, public school, bilingual education, higher education, family engagement, and more, comprising an ongoing effort to improve the conditions of schooling for Latino children. Featuring the perspectives and research of Latino educators, sociologists, historians, attorneys, and academics whose lives were guided by this movement, the book holds broad applications in the study and continuation of social justice and activism today.

Anaida Colón-Muñiz is Associate Professor in the College of Educational Studies at Chapman University, USA. She teaches in the Multiple Subject, Master of Arts and Doctoral programs and is the Director of Community Education for the college's community-based bookstore. Magaly Lavadenz is Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Founding Director of the Center for Equity for English Learners at Loyola Marymount University, USA.

Foreword - Latina(o) Civil Rights Movement: A Deferred Revolution Donaldo Macedo Introduction Chapter 1. Latino Educational Civil Rights: A Critical Sociohistorical Narrative Analysis Anaida Colón-Muñiz and Magaly Lavadenz Chapter 2. Recognizing Inequality and the Pursuit of Equity: A Legal and Social Equity Framework Alberto M. Ochoa Chapter 3. The Lemon Grove Desegregation Case: a Matter of Neglected History Mike Madrid Chapter 4. The Meaning of Méndez Sandra Robbie Chapter 5. My Recollection of a Failed Attempt to Return the Schools to the Public Luis Fuentes (narrated by Anaida Colón-Muñiz) Chapter 6. The BC 44, Ethnic Studies, and Transformative Education Sonia Nieto Chapter 7. Memoirs of El Centro: The Impact of the Civil Rights Movement in Higher Education Pedro Pedraza Chapter 8. The 1968 Los Angeles Chicano Walkout Herman Sillas Chapter 9. La Lucha Sigue: An Interview with Dolores Huerta Magaly Lavadenz and Anaida Colón Muñiz Chapter 10. I am a Chicana, I am Union, I am an Activist: The Struggle for Cultural, Educational and Linguistic Justice Theresa Montaño Chapter 11. Operation Chicano/a Teacher Program: A School-Based Equity Chicano Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program Marta E. Sanchez Chapter 12. I Don't Speak My Mother's Tongue Evangelina "Gigi" Brignoni Chapter 13. Becoming Myself in the World Anaida Colón-Muñiz Chapter 14. Proposition 227 and the Loss of Educational Rights-a personal perspective and quest for equitable educational programs for English Learners María S. Quezada Chapter 15. Latinos and Social Capitalization-Taking Back Our Schools Magaly Lavadenz Chapter 16. Latino Parent Engagement: Struggle, Hope, and Resistance Pablo C. Ramirez Chapter 17. A Concise History of the National Latino/a Education Research and Policy Project: Origins, Identity, Accomplishments, and Initiatives Angela Valenzuela & Patricia Lopez Afterword Peter McLaren and Suzanne SooHoo Appendix: A Chronology of Educational Experiences of Latinos in Latin America and the United States 1538-2011 About the Authors National Latino/a Education Research and Policy Project: National Advisory Board Members