Mi Voz, Mi Vida: Latino College Students Tell Their Life Stories

By: Andrew Garrod and Robert Kilkenny and Christina Gomez

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Synopsis: Garrod (education, Dartmouth College), Kilkenny (social work, Simmons College, Boston), and Goméz (sociology and Latino studies, Northeastern Illinois U. , Chicago) present a collection of 15 first-person narratives by Latino college students, aged 18 to 22, who attended Dartmouth; all but one of the essays was written within the last four years. The authors reflect on formative relationships and influences, life-changing events, and factors that helped shape their values, educational outcomes, and sense of personal identity. The text does not focus on Dartmouth per se or on its educational impact on the students, but rather on their evolving lives and Latino identities. The contributions are grouped into four major themes from the essays-- resilience, biculturalism, mentoring, and identity. For educators, college administrators, students and their families.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 278 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780801445972
Publisher:: Cornell University Press
Date of Addition:: 07/21/10
Copyrighted By:: Cornell University
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Textbooks, Education, Social Studies
Grade Levels:: College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior
Submitted By:: 170
Proofread By:: 170
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.