Seattle''s El Centro De La Raza - Dr. King''s Living Laboratory

From its beginnings in Seattle nearly fifty years ago, El Centro de la Raza has been translated as "The Center for People of All Races." In Seattle's El Centro de la Raza: Dr. King's Living Laboratory, Bruce E. Johansen, with valuable aid from Estela Ortega, executive director, and Miguel Maestas, Housing and Development director at El Centro, explores how the center has become part of a nationally significant work in progress on human rights and relations based on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s concept of a "Beloved Community" that crosses all ethnic, racial, and other social boundaries. Johansen's examination of the history of the center highlights its mission to consciously provide intercultural communication and cooperation as an interracial bridge, uniting people on both a small and a large scale, from neighborhood communities to international relations. Scholars of Latin American studies, race studies, international relations, sociology, and communication will find this book especially useful.

Table des matières

Preface: These Walls Tell Stories

Introduction: Building Alliances for Fundamental Changes

Chapter 1. Early Lessons in Race and Class: Roberto Maestas' Early Life

Chapter 2. Seattle: Dr. King's Living Laboratory

Chapter 3. La Plaza de Seattle

Chapter 4.La Casa Nueva: Negotiating a Community

Chapter 5. Gumshoes Come Calling

Chapter 6. A Home, Created

Chapter 7. Fishing Wars

Chapter 8. Sandinista Sister City: El Centro de la Raza's "Foreign Policy"

Chapter 9. Martin Luther King County

Chapter 10. An Institution Matures (1990-2011)

Chapter 11. Roberto F. Maestas, ¡Presente!

Chapter 12. La Lucha Continua: The Struggle Continues

Chapter 13. Common Threads and Lessons Learned: 'Our Separate Struggles Are Really One'

A propos de l'auteur

Bruce E. Johansen is professor emeritus of communication and Native American studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Bruce E Johansen, Bruce E. Johansen, Johansen Bruce E.
• Edition: Lexington Books
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.12.2019
• EAN: 9781498569637
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-6963-7
• Pages: 276
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Médias, communication > Général, dictionnaires; Latin America, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Society & culture: general, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Local History, Communication Studies, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, History of the Americas, Latin America - Mexico, Central America, South America, US Pacific Northwest, Western & Pacific Coast states