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Moving Beyond Borders 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.
Samora's groundbreaking ideas opened the way for Latinos to understand and study themselves intellectually and politically, to analyze the complex relationships between Mexicans and Mexican Americans, to study Mexican immigration, and to ready the United States for the reality of Latinos as the fastest growing minority in the nation. In addition to his scholarly and pedagogical impact, his leadership in the struggle for civil rights was a testament to the power of community action and perseverance. Focusing on Samora's teaching, mentoring, research, and institution-building strategies, Moving Beyond Borders explores the legacies, challenges, and future of ethnic studies in United States higher education.
Contributors are Teresita E. Aguilar, Jorge A. Bustamante, Gilberto CÁrdenas, Miguel A. Carranza, Frank M. Castillo, Anthony J. Cortese, Lydia Espinosa Crafton, Barbara Driscoll de Alvarado, Herman Gallegos, Phillip Gallegos, JosÉ R. Hinojosa, Delfina Landeros, Paul LÓpez, Sergio X. Madrigal, Ken MartÍnez, Vilma MartÍnez, Alberto Mata, Amelia M. MuÑoz, Richard A. Navarro, Jesus "Chuy" Negrete, Alberto LÓpez Pulido, Julie Leininger Pycior, Olga Villa Parra, Ricardo Parra, Victor Rios, Marcos Ronquillo, Rene Rosenbaum, Carmen Samora, Rudy Sandoval, Alfredo Rodriguez Santos, and Ciro Sepulveda.
Contents
El Corrido de Julian Samora vi
Jesus "Chuy" Negrete
Samoristas' Creed viii
Marcos Ronquillo
Foreword xiii
Herman Gallegos
Preface xvii
Vilma Martinez
Acknowledgments xix
PART ONE: THE LEGACY OF JULIAN SAMORA
Introduction: Moving Beyond Borders 1
Alberto Lopez Pulido, Barbara Driscoll de Alvarado, and Carmen Samora
1. Grace and Redemption: Julian Samora 1920-1996 9
Carmen Samora
2. A Scholar and Visionary in Mexican American and Latino Studies 30
Barbara Driscoll de ALvarado
3. Philanthropy, the Creation of a National Minority and the Mexican American Graduate Studies Program at Notre Dame 49
Alberto Lopez Pulido
PART TWO: SAMORISTAS @ 57
Introduction: Creating an Intellectual Community 65
Alberto Lopez Pulido, Barbara Driscoll de Alvarado, and Carmen Samora
A. COMMUNITY AND POLITICAL ACTIVISM
4. Constructive Marginality: En el otro lado 72
Richard A. Navarro
5. Serving Our Communities (1970-1980) 79
Ricardo Parra and Olga Villa Parra
6. From Uvalde, Texas, to South Bend, Indiana: A Chicano Goes to Notre Dame 89
Alfredo Rodriguez Santos cls
7. Don Julian Samora, un hombre de Ubuntu 98
Lydia Espinosa Crafton
8. Julian Samora: Una de los primeros sabios 106
Alberto Mata Jr.
9. Fair Taxes and the Social Contract: The Samora Influence on a Chicano Economist 113
Sergio X. Madrigal
10. Circles of Commitment 119
Marcos Ronquillo
11. Common Geographies 125
Ken Martinez
B. THE PEDAGOGY OF JULIAN SAMORA
12. Reflections on Education: Post-Samora 132
Teresita E. Aguilar
13. Julian Samora's Pedagogy of Empowerment 137
Victor Rios
14. Personal Reflections on Education 142
Jose R. Hinojosa
15. Crossing Disciplines and Boundaries: From South Bend to Mexico City 147
Barbara Driscoll de Alvarado
16. In the Autumn of His Life 154
Rudy Sandoval
17. Early Mentor 159
Phillip Gallegos
18. Vessels of the Samora Legacy: Mentoring the Third Generation 166
Anthony J. Cortese
C. RESEARCH AND THE INTEGRATIVE PROCESS OF JULIAN SAMORA
19. Translating the Whole Person: Julian Samora as Research Mentor 172
Alberto Lopez Pulido
20. Julian Samora: Mentor 174
Jorge A. Bustamante
21. Making History 180
Julie Leininger Pycior
22. Reflections on Research Perspectives and Strategies 188
Paul Lopez
23. On Respect and Teaching 196
Ciro Sepulveda
24. Becoming a Scholar: A Tribute to Julian and Betty Samora 201
Gilberto Cardenas
D. PERSONAL REFLECTIONS: VOICES AND SENTIMENTS FROM SAMORISTAS
25. Personal Visions: "Coming of Age with Samora" 207
Miguel A. Carranza
26. Reflections on the Impact of Dr. Julian Samora 210
Delfina Landeros
27. The Seeds We Plant 218
Frank M. Castillo
28. The Legacy of Latino Consciousness 223
Rene Rosenbaum
29. Julian Samora and His Lesson of Revelation 229
Alberto Lopez Pulido
30. "Pues aqui me tienen" 233
Amelia M. Munoz
Appendix: "Mestizaje: The Formation of Chicanos" 241
Julian Samora
Index 259
Notes on Contributors 269
Photographs follow page 64.
