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Informationen zum Autor RANDY JURADO ERTLL is an award winning published author, educator, and newspaper columnist. He has also served as executive director for non-profit organizations focused on education and environmental issues. Ertll served as a communications director for a Congressional member on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. He has published numerous opinion columns in newspapers and magazines such as the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, La Opinión, Daily News, La Prensa Grafica, San Diego Union-Tribune, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Houston Chronicle, The Progressive and The American Interest magazines. He has been interviewed by networks such as NPR, CNN, PBS, Univisión, and Telemundo. He is an alumnus of Occidental College where he obtained the prestigious 2015 Alumni Seal Award for Service to the Community and obtained his master's degree from Azusa Pacific University. His author web-site is WWW.RANDYJURADOERTLL.COM Klappentext This book tells the author's challenging experience as a Salvadoran American. The author focuses on social justice issues and contends that government, community-based organizations, elected officials, and community leaders can help create hope and opportunities for our youth, and thereby help improve our society. Zusammenfassung This book tells the author's challenging experience as a Salvadoran American. The author focuses on social justice issues and contends that government! community-based organizations! elected officials! and community leaders can help create hope and opportunities for our youth! and thereby help improve our society. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Acknowledgements Chapter 3 Introduction: Growing Up in South Central Los Angeles Chapter 4 1. The Story of a Salvadoran American Chapter 5 2. The Dark Side Chapter 6 3. Can African Americans and Latinos Get Along? Chapter 7 4. A Better Chance Program Chapter 8 5. Occidental College Years Chapter 9 6. 1992 L.A. Riots - The Fire Still Burns in Los Angeles Chapter 10 7. The Environmental Movement Chapter 11 8. SAL-PAC - New Generation of Salvadoran Americans/Overcoming Negative Stereotypes Chapter 12 9. Searching for My Roots Chapter 13 10. From South L.A. to Capitol Hill Chapter 14 11. The Sann Year and How I Ended Up Working for the Pasadena Unified School District Chapter 15 12. How to Win an Election in the Southeast Lost Angeles City of Maywood Chapter 16 13. El Centro de Accion Social Chapter 17 14. American Me, The Sopranos, and the National Geographic Channel Chapter 18 15. Perseverance Chapter 19 16. Lessons Learned, the Future, and Conclusion: Wake Up Everybody...
