Ethnic Community Builders

Francisco JimZnez is Fay Boyle Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, and author of several books on Mexican and Mexican American literature and culture. Alma Garc'a is professor of sociology at Santa Clara University and the author of numerous books on the Mexican-American community includingNarratives of Second Generation American Women(AltaMira).Richard A. Garcia is professor of history at California State University at Hayward and the author of numerous books and articles.

• Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Leadership and Power Chapter 3 Victor Garza Chapter 4 Blanca Alvarado Chapter 5 Ron Gonzales Part 6 Politics and Society Chapter 7 Esther Medina Chapter 8 Sofía Mendoza Chapter 9 Ernestina García Part 10 Education and Social Change Chapter 11 Fernando Zazueta Chapter 12 Juan Olivérez Chapter 13 Yolanda Reynolds Part 14 Culture and the Arts Chapter 15 Adrian Vargas Chapter 16 Rigo Chacón Chapter 17 Mary Andrade Part 18 Religion and Community Chapter 19 Sal Álvarez Chapter 20 Gloria Loya, PVBM

By documenting the oral accounts of experiences of Mexican-Americans across the American West, Ethnic Community Builders provides an original perspective of the struggles, successes, and challenges of Hispanics in urban centers. Too often, written accounts can obscure the character of important people and events. Ethnic Community Builders goes straight to the source and harmoniously captures the voices of these diverse groups of people tied together with a common bond—their unique ethnicity.