Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Introduction. The Importance of Our Voices in the Academy
  • Chapter 1. Teaching as a Calling: Thriving and Surviving as a Mexican (and American) Professor
  • Chapter 2. My Experience as a Non-White, Latina Single Mother in the Academy
  • Chapter 3. Literature as Absolute Necessity
  • Chapter 4. Building Comunidad: Succeeding in Academia as a First-Generation Latina Professor
  • Chapter 5. Searching for Health: A Latino's Academic Journey
  • Chapter 6. Undercover Mexicana: From Heritage Denier to Bilingual Profesora
  • Chapter 7. Igualmente: Similar Struggle, Shared Success
  • Chapter 8. A Difficult Journey: From First-Generation Student to Two-Time President and Trustee
  • Conclusion. Our Stories Matter
  • Contributors