Chicanas and Chicanos in school
Subtitle: racial profiling, identity battles, and empowerment
By: Marcos Pizarro
Contributors: NetLibrary, Inc
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series -- bk. 11
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 285
Subjects: Ethnic identity; Case studies; Discrimination in education; Social aspects; Education; Mexican American youth; Mexican Americans
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-284) and index.

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Table of contents: title: Insights from Los Angeles Chicana/o youth --; title: Identity formation in Los Angeles --; title: Identity and school performance in Los Angeles --; title: Lessons from Los Angeles students for school success --; title: Insights from Acoma Chicana/o youth --; title: Identity formation in Acoma --; title: Identity and school performance in Acoma --; title: Lessons from Acoma students for school success --; title: Time-out: Ernesto Sanchez's autobiographical analysis of identity and school in Acoma --; title: Understanding and transforming the school lives of Chicana/o youth --; title: Racial profiling, identity, and school achievement: lessons from power conflicts in diverse contexts --; title: Chicana/o student educational empowerment.