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Compton in my soul : a life in pursuit of racial equality /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Camarillo, Albert (Author)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2024]
Series:Stanford studies in comparative race and ethnicity.
Subjects:
Camarillo, Albert.
Stanford University > Faculty > Biography.
Stanford University.
Historians > United States > Biography.
Mexican American college teachers > Biography.
Mexican Americans > California > Compton > Biography.
Race discrimination > United States.
Compton (Calif.) > Biography.
United States > Race relations.
Historiens > États-Unis > Biographies.
Professeurs américains d'origine mexicaine (Enseignement supérieur) > Biographies.
Américains d'origine mexicaine > Californie > Compton > Biographies.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
Historians.
Mexican American college teachers.
Mexican Americans.
Race discrimination.
Race relations.
Universities and colleges > Faculty.
California > Compton.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Rooted in Compton. My barrio playground
  • El Norte, a new beginning
  • Growing up, Chicano style
  • Chasing California dreams
  • Barrio boy's new neighborhood
  • Changing Westside colors
  • A different Westside story
  • Eastside racial tensions
  • Part II. Pursuing a social justice passion. Early UCLA days
  • Awakening to social activism
  • Authentic freedom
  • A new lens on Compton
  • Uncovering a hidden past
  • Affirmative action baby
  • Opening the higher ed door wider
  • Building families
  • Part III. Circling back to my origins. Challenges to equality
  • Compton on my mind
  • Detour to homecoming
  • Our town, our kids
  • Generations of change-makers.