Latino Professionals in America: Testimonios of Policy, Perseverance, and Success

ISBN-13: 9780367203191 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 208 str.

Maria Chavez

Opis

This book combines in-depth qualitative interviews, auto-ethnographic accounts, and policy analysis to explore the intersecting oppressions that make it difficult for Latinos to become professionals, and then see themselves successful in those professions. Their stories and the author’s analysis paint a hopeful, yet realistic picture of what wor

Spis treści

Preface, Acknowledgements  1. Introduction: Metamorphosis  2. The Pioneers: How Latino Professionals Overcame Obstacles Through Public Policies and Mentors  3. The Warriors: Latino Testimonios From Professionals  4. The Leaders: "Our Lived Experiences—That’s Where the Power Resides"  5. On Making it, Motivations, and Persistent Systemic Barriers  6. Conclusion: Solutions for Increasing the Numbers of Latino Professionals  Appendix A: Interview Questionnaire,  Appendix B: Respondents’ Demographic Background

O autorze

Maria Chávez is Associate Professor of Political Science at Pacific Lutheran University. She is author of Everyday Injustice: Latino Professionals and Racism (Rowman & Littlefield 2011), lead author of Living the Dream: New Immigration Policies and the Lives of Undocumented Latino Youth (Paradigm 2015), and co-editor of Latinos in the United States: Racialization, Discrimination and Resistance (Routledge, 2018). She teaches classes in public policy, American government, racial and ethnic politics, and Latino politics.