No Ways Tired

Monica Galloway Burke, Western Kentucky UniversityU. Monique Robinson, Vanderbilt University

• Foreword.Introduction: No Ways Tired: The Journey for Professionals of Color in Student Affairs.Acknowledgments.A Change Is Gonna Come.Chapter 1. First Yet Always Last: First-Generation Professionals of Color Experiences in Higher Education; Harold E. Brown.Chapter 2. On Whose Behalf I Thrive? In Whose Voice I Speak? Hoa Dieu Bui (Bài Diệu Hoa).Chapter 3. Testimonios of Entry-Level Latina/o/x Student Affairs Professionals; Karla Cruze-Silva, Roberto Cruze, and Gary Santos Mendoza.Chapter 4. Practicing Authenticity in the Workplace as a Woman of Color; Janessa Dunn.Chapter 5. Staying Woke: Strategies for Impacting Diverse Student Populations When Not Directly Working With Them; Jarett D. Haley.Chapter 6. The Black Experience; Terrance I. Harris.Chapter 7. I Accidentally Discovered My Purpose; Tassany C. Henderson.Chapter 8. The "I" In the Ivory Tower: On Fighting "I"ndividualism Through the Collective We; Brooke Huynh.Chapter 9. Uplifting Counter-Narratives: The Experiences of Women of Color Student Affairs Professionals Teaching in White Classrooms; Nadeeka Karunaratne, Carol Huang, Ginny Jones Boss, and Aliya Beavers.Chapter 10. When Grateful Isn't Good Enough: How African-American Women Can Successfully and Strategically Navigate Professionally in Student Affairs; Jasmine M. Kelly.Chapter 11. Resiliency in Upstate New York: Three Young Resiliency in Upstate New York: Three Young Professionals of Color and Their Journeys to Support Each Other; Vigor W. H. Lam, Catherine M. Ramirez, and Marcus E. Scales.Chapter 12. From Audre to Lauryn: An Ode to Self-Care; Diana Morris.Chapter 13. Where Do We Go From Here; Joi Sampson.Chapter 14. Forced to Decide: Being Visible and Resilient, Against Colonization; Charlie Scott.Chapter 15. Confessions of a First-Year Professional; Thaddeus R. Stegall.Chapter 16. Tired, but Not Weary; Kevin L. Wright.Chapter 17. Concluding Thoughts: Lift Every Voice and Sing; Monica Galloway Burke and U. Monique Robinson.About the Editors.About the Contributors.