Chicanas & Chicanos in School

A powerful account of how racial identity issues affect Chicana/o students' school success.

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction. Rethinking Research in Chicana/o Communities Part 1. Insights from Los Angeles Chicana/o Youth Chapter 1. Identity Formation in Los Angeles Chapter 2. Identity and School Performance in Los Angeles Chapter 3. Lessons from Los Angeles Students for School Success Part 2. Insights from Acoma Chicana/o Youth Chapter 4. Identity Formation in Acoma Chapter 5. Identity and School Performance in Acoma Chapter 6. Lessons from Acoma Students for School Success Time-out: Ernesto Sanchez's Autobiographical Analysis of Identity and School in Acoma Part 3. Understanding and Transforming the School Lives of Chicana/o Youth Chapter 7. Racial Profiling, Identity, and School Achievement: Lessons from Power Conflicts in Diverse Contexts Chapter 8. Chicana/o Student Educational Empowerment Epilogue Notes Bibliography