{"product_id":"claiming-home-shaping-community-gloria-h-cuzadraz-9780816537129","title":"Claiming Home, Shaping Community: Testimonios de Los Valles","description":"To offer \u003ci\u003etestimonio\u003c\/i\u003e is inherently political, a vehicle that counters the hegemony of the state and illuminates the repression and denial of human rights. \u003ci\u003eClaiming Home, Shaping Community\u003c\/i\u003e shares \u003ci\u003etestimonios \u003c\/i\u003efrom and about the lives of Mexican-origin people who left the rural, agricultural Imperial and San Joaquín Valleys to pursue higher education at a University of California campus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While symbolically their journeys embody the master narrative of the \"American Dream,\" \u003ci\u003eClaiming Home, Shaping Community\u003c\/i\u003e does not echo the \"rags to riches\" trope reified in dominant culture, but rather, it asserts the need to rehumanize the purpose and heart of education. In each chapter, the narrators illustrate myriad supports that allowed them to move forward on their academic and professional journeys: hard work, affirmative action, inclusionary practices, mentors, and their communities' cultural wealth. Each trajectory is unique, but put together as a collection, the commonalities emerge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Denoting a sense of political and social urgency that responds to the current accentuated economic disparities between the \u003ci\u003ehaves \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003ehave-nots\u003c\/i\u003e, these essays illuminate the broader societal benefits of federal legislation and resources for state-funded public higher education and policies that broaden access and resources. By telling their stories, the contributors seek to empower others on their journeys to and through higher education. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Daniel \"Nane\" Alejandrez \u003cbr\u003e Manuel Barajas \u003cbr\u003e Angelica Cárdenas-Chaisson \u003cbr\u003e Gloria H. Cuádraz \u003cbr\u003e Yolanda Flores \u003cbr\u003e Francisco J. Galarte \u003cbr\u003e John J. Halcón \u003cbr\u003e Ester Hernández \u003cbr\u003e Rosa M. Jiménez \u003cbr\u003e Roberto Moreno \u003cbr\u003e José R. Padilla \u003cbr\u003e Enid Pérez \u003cbr\u003e Caroline Sotello Viernes Turner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gloria H. Cuádraz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816537127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816537129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Gloria H. Cuádraz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48438020178175,"sku":"9780816537129","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0b8e6d8a-5e44-4ec9-a99b-36a769d64087.jpg?v=1777168254","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/claiming-home-shaping-community-gloria-h-cuzadraz-9780816537129","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}