Suenos Americanos, Barrio Youth Negotiating Social and Cultural Identites
Tucson; (2008): The University of Arizona Press. First Edition. Octavo. Item #021946
. First printing.199pp. From 1993 to 2000 the author interviewed and observed Latino youth between the ages of seventeen and twenty-four who lived in a barrio in a city on the California coast. He conducted forty life interviews, selecting six people to investigate in depth. Twenty of the participants worked at a fast-food restaurant, while the other twenty worked at a community cultural cent. This is one of the most extensive studies of barrio youth available, It concludes with a discussion of social justice education for Latino youth and how this educational approach meets their academic needs while providing opportunities for self-determination and community activism. A fine bright copy bound in red cloth, spine lettering black, in fine bright pictorial dust jacket.
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