Moving Beyond Borders: Julian Samora and the Establishment of Latino Studies

ISBN-13: 9780252076565 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 304 str.

Alberto Lopez Pulido; Barbara Driscoll De Alvarado; Carmen Samora

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This book examines the life and accomplishments of Julian Samora, the first Mexican American sociologist in the United States and the founding father of the discipline of Latino studies. Detailing his distinguished career at the University of Notre Dame from 1959 to 1984, the book documents the history of the Mexican American Graduate Studies program that Samora established at Notre Dame and traces his influence on the evolution of border studies, Chicano studies, and Mexican American studies.

Contributors are Teresita E. Aguilar, Jorge A. Bustamante, Gilberto Cardenas, Miguel A. Carranza, Frank M. Castillo, Anthony J. Cortese, Lydia Espinosa Crafton, Barbara Driscoll de Alvarado, Herman Gallegos, Phillip Benitez Gallegos Jr., Jose R. Hinojosa, Delfina Landeros, Paul Lopez, Sergio X. Madrigal, Ken Martinez, Vilma Martinez, Alberto Mata, Amelia M. Munoz, Richard A. Navarro, Jesus "Chuy" Negrete, Alberto Lopez Pulido, Julie Leininger Pycior, Olga Villa Parra, Ricardo Parra, Victor Rios Jr., Marcos Ronquillo, Rene Rosenbaum, Carmen Samora, Rudy Sandoval, Alfredo Rodriguez Santos, and Ciro Sepulveda."