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Informationen zum Autor Lila Jacobs is a professor at California State University! Sacramento and the coordinator of the Urban Leadership Program. Jose Cintron is professor of education at California State University! Sacramento. He is co-director of the Migrant/Optimal Learning Environment (OLE) Project. Cecil E. Canton teaches criminal justice at California State University! Sacramento. Klappentext In this volume! African-American! Asian-American and Latino faculty describe the challenges they faced in order to become members of the United States Academy. They show that a resourceful approach to facing dilemmas between cultural values! racist practices and academic resilience is needed. The stories told in this book serve as a reminder that subtle forms of discrimination, which cannot be fully captured by quantified research, are powerful and deserve attention. Educational Researcher Zusammenfassung In this volume! African-American! Asian-American and Latino faculty describe the challenges they faced in order to become members of the United States Academy. They show that a resourceful approach to facing dilemmas between cultural values! racist practices and academic resilience is needed. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Chapter 1. Redefining the Self: From AFDC to Ph.D Chapter 4 Chapter 2. From Slaveship to Scholarship: A Narrative of the Political and Social Transformation of an African-American Educator Chapter 5 Chapter 3. Hanging In: The Journey to Good Enough Chapter 6 Chapter 4. Disabling Institutions Chapter 7 Chapter 5. Reflecting on the Games of Academia: A View from "the Porch" Chapter 8 Chapter 6. Academic Adversity and Faculty Warriors: Prevailing Amidst Trauma Chapter 9 Chapter 7. A Chinese American Woman's Struggle for Success and Self-Discovery in the Academy Chapter 10 Chapter 8. Transnational Linkages in Asian American Studies as Sources and Strategies for Teaching and Curricular Change ...
