基本説明
The fifteen Latino college students who tell their stories in this book provide insights into issues of racial identity in contemporary America.
Full Description
Amid the flurry of debates about immigration, poverty, and education in the United States, the stories in Mi Voz, Mi Vida allow us to reflect on how young people who might be most affected by the results of these debates actually navigate through American society. The fifteen Latino college students who tell their stories in this book come from a variety of socioeconomic, regional, and family backgrounds-they are young men and women of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, and South American descent. Their insights are both balanced and frank, blending personal, anecdotal, political, and cultural viewpoints. Their engaging stories detail the students' personal struggles with issues such as identity and biculturalism, family dynamics, religion, poverty, stereotypes, and the value of education. Throughout, they provide insights into issues of racial identity in contemporary America among a minority population that is very much in the news. This book gives educators, students, and their families a clear view of the experience of Latino students adapting to a challenging educational environment and a cultural context-Dartmouth College-often very different from their childhood ones.
Table of Contents
Preface ix
Introduction: Being and Becoming Latino 1
RESILIENCE: THE STRUGGLE TO BE STRONG
The Devils Within
Eric Martinez 17
Dignity and Doubt
Joseph Rodriguez 34
Beyond the Euphoric Buzz
Sarah Fox 50
BICULTURALISM: ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER
The Hatred Within
Jos Garcia 71
Was It Worth It?
Marissa Saldivar 89
The Double Life
Abiel Acosta 103
The Unknown Want
Miguel Ramirez 115
MENTORING: THE SOMEONE IN MY LIFE
Orgullo Dominicana
Angelita Urena 131
The Coqui's Call
Robert Cotto 148
A Latinidad I Cannot, Will Not Hide
Viana Turcios 167
LATINO IDENTITIES: BECOMING AND UNBECOMING
LATINO
The Strange Comfort of an Unknown Future
Alejo Alvarez 185
Me against the Wall
Antonio Rodriguez 202
On Being Canela
Norma Andrade 213
Living between the Lines
Alessandro Mel駭dez 229
One Life, Many Lenses
David Palos 243
About the Editors 261
