Mi voz, mi vida : Latino college students tell their life stories

Garrod, Andrew, 1937- (Added Author). Kilkenny, Robert. (Added Author). Gomez, Christina. (Added Author).

Item details

ISBN: 9780801445972 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0801445973 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780801473869 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0801473861 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xiii, 262 p. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2007.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction : being and becoming Latino -- Resilience : the struggle to be strong. The devils within / Eric Martinez -- Dignity and doubt / Joseph Rodriguez -- Beyond the euphoric buzz / Sarah Fox -- Biculturalism : on both sides of the border. The hatred within / José García -- Was it worth it? / Marissa Saldivar -- The double life / Abiel Acosta -- The unknown want / Miguel Ramírez -- Mentoring : the someone in my life. Orgullo dominicana / Angelita Urena -- The coquí's call / Robert Cotto -- A latinidad I cannot, will not hide / Viana Turcios -- Latino identities : becoming and unbecoming Latino. The strange comfort of an unknown future / Alejo Alvarez -- Me against the wall / Antonio Rodríguez -- On being Canela / Norma Andrade -- Living between the lines / Alessandro Meleéndez -- One life, many lenses / David Ralos.