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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Mirelsie VelázquezPublisher: University of Illinois Press Imprint: University of Illinois Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9780252086281ISBN 10: 0252086287 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 25 January 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsVelazquez's book is needed now more than ever. --Historical Studies in Education Puerto Rican Chicago: Schooling the City, 1940-1977 is an essential contribution to the growing scholarship on Latinos in the Midwest. It powerfully chronicles the persistent efforts of the Puerto Rican community, especially women, to advocate for their children's right to a meaningful education and a more promising future. Meticulously researched and eloquently written, Mirelsie Velazquez' book is a must read for those interested in community-based activism, education, urban history, and Puerto Rican and Latino studies. --Lourdes Torres, author of Puerto Rican Discourse: A Sociolinguistic Study of A New York Suburb Puerto Rican Chicago: Schooling the City, 1940-1977 is an essential contribution to the growing scholarship on Latinos in the Midwest. It powerfully chronicles the persistent efforts of the Puerto Rican community, especially women, to advocate for their children's right to a meaningful education and a more promising future. Meticulously researched and eloquently written, Mirelsie Velazquez' book is a must read for those interested in community-based activism, education, urban history, and Puerto Rican and Latino studies. --Lourdes Torres, author of Puerto Rican Discourse: A Sociolinguistic Study of A New York Suburb Author InformationMirelsie Velázquez is an associate professor of education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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