Sueï¿½os Americanos Barrio Youth Negotiating Social and Cultural Identities

Name: Sueï¿½os Americanos Barrio Youth Negotiating Social and Cultural Identities
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ISBN: 9780816513413

ISBN-10: 0816513414

ISBN-13: 9780816513413

Edition: 3rd 2012

Authors: Julio Cammarota

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Education is a primary route to rewarding employment and economic security. It is particularly significant for the future prospects of children who are ethnic minorities, were born into disadvantaged economic circumstances, or are dealing with language barriers. For nearly a decade Julio Cammarota interviewed and observed Latino youth between the ages of seventeen and twenty-four who lived in a barrio in a city on the California coast. He conducted forty life interviews, selecting six people to investigate in depth. Twenty of the study participants worked at a fast-food restaurant, while the other twenty worked at a community cultural center. Focusing on the experiences of his subjects in…

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List price: $24.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Publication date: 2/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Barrio Youth in America: A Cultural Praxis of "Chili y Limon"



"It's Hard to Get Good Pay": The Political Economy of Latina/o Youth



"Learning How to Count": Working Youth in Latina/o Immigrant Families



"There You Have to Work Fast": Fast-Food Workers in El Pueblo



"Everybody's Like Family Here": Youth Work Programs at the Community Center



"Everyone Thinks We Are All Bad"-. Schooling in El Pueblo



"Two Struggles": Race and Gender among Latina and Latino Youth


Epilogue: A Social Justice Education for Latinas/os


Notes


Bibliography


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