Latino Civil Rights in Education

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.

"This groundbreaking book gathers the stories of the struggle for social justice through the voices of Latina/o leaders in education. Offering poignant, moving testimonios and well-researched scholarly essays, this collection covers the significant court cases that ultimately ended the racist educational policies under Jim Crow."–Norma E. Cantú, Professor of Latina/Latino Studies and English at the University of Missouri–Kansas City"Latino Civil Rights in Education is a unique and rich compendium of compelling, wonderfully told reflections on activism, agency, and transformative resistance around improving schooling in the US for Chicanos/Mexicanos, Boricuas, and other Latinos. This book is a must-read for educators and scholars in Chicano or Boricua studies and anyone interested in social activism and organizing, qualitative inquiry, and/or indigenous methodologies."–Reynaldo F. Macías, Professor of Chicana/o Studies, Education and Applied Linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles

• Foreword – Latina(o) Civil Rights Movement: A Deferred RevolutionDonaldo MacedoIntroductionChapter 1. Latino Educational Civil Rights: A Critical Sociohistorical Narrative AnalysisAnaida Colón-Muñiz and Magaly Lavadenz Chapter 2. Recognizing Inequality and the Pursuit of Equity: A Legal and Social Equity FrameworkAlberto M. OchoaChapter 3. The Lemon Grove Desegregation Case: a Matter of Neglected HistoryMike MadridChapter 4. The Meaning of Méndez Sandra Robbie Chapter 5. My Recollection of a Failed Attempt to Return the Schools to the PublicLuis Fuentes (narrated by Anaida Colón-Muñiz)Chapter 6. The BC 44, Ethnic Studies, and Transformative EducationSonia NietoChapter 7. Memoirs of El Centro: The Impact of the Civil Rights Movement in Higher EducationPedro Pedraza Chapter 8. The 1968 Los Angeles Chicano WalkoutHerman SillasChapter 9. La Lucha Sigue: An Interview with Dolores HuertaMagaly Lavadenz and Anaida Colón MuñizChapter 10. I am a Chicana, I am Union, I am an Activist: The Struggle for Cultural, Educational and Linguistic JusticeTheresa Montaño Chapter 11. Operation Chicano/a Teacher Program: A School-Based Equity Chicano Teacher Recruitment and Retention ProgramMarta E. Sanchez Chapter 12. I Don’t Speak My Mother’s TongueEvangelina "Gigi" BrignoniChapter 13. Becoming Myself in the WorldAnaida Colón-MuñizChapter 14. Proposition 227 and the Loss of Educational Rights—a personal perspective and quest for equitable educational programs for English LearnersMaría S. QuezadaChapter 15. Latinos and Social Capitalization—Taking Back Our SchoolsMagaly LavadenzChapter 16. Latino Parent Engagement: Struggle, Hope, and ResistancePablo C. RamirezChapter 17. A Concise History of the National Latino/a Education Research and Policy Project: Origins, Identity, Accomplishments, and InitiativesAngela Valenzuela & Patricia LopezAfterwordPeter McLaren and Suzanne SooHooAppendix: A Chronology of Educational Experiences of Latinos in Latin America and the United States 1538-2011About the AuthorsNational Latino/a Education Research and Policy Project: National Advisory Board Members