Claiming Home, Shaping Community Testimonios de Los Valles |
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| Editor:
| Cuádraz, Gloria H.
Flores, Yolanda |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8165-3712-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2017 |
| Publisher: | University of Arizona Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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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 offers the testimonios from and about the lives of Mexican-descent people who left rural agricultural valles, specifically the Imperial and the San Joaquín Valleys, to pursue higher education at a University of California campus. Through telling their stories, the contributors...
More Description 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 offers the testimonios from and about the lives of Mexican-descent people who left rural agricultural valles, specifically the Imperial and the San Joaquín Valleys, to pursue higher education at a University of California campus. Through telling their stories, the contributors seek to empower others on their journeys to and through higher education.