Full Description
Healing Multicultural America (1993) looks at a group of Mexican immigrants who managed to understand and use the US democratic system to gain access to the 'American Dream'. The book aims to assist its readers to understand the significance of the politics of education for ethnic minorities. The authors point up the gravity of the problems experienced by minority groups worldwide which cannot be underestimated: problems such as inter-ethnic conflict, cultural tensions, poverty, alienation, violence and self-rejection.
Contents
1. The Dynamics of Cultural Transmission Henry T. Trueba 2. Castification in Multicultural America Henry T. Trueba 3. Woodland in Yolo County Yali Zou 4. Chicanos in Politics: Learning to Participate and Organize Cirenio Rodriguez 5. Political Gains of Chicano Community: Taking and Using Power Cirenio Rodriguez 6. A School in Change: The Empowerment of Minority Teachers José Cintrón 7. Lessons Learned: The Healing of American Society Henry T. Trueba 8. Cultural Therapy in Action Henry T. Trueba 9. Annotated References for Cultural Therapy Henry T. Trueba
