Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Families of Origin: Becoming Activist Leaders -- 2. Do You Know the Way? Movement and Migration to San José -- 3. Depression and Baby Boomer Generations Speak -- 4. Marginalization and Exclusion: Family Backgrounds -- 5. Activist Leaders Legados in Action -- 6. Social Change Among the Generations: Education and Social Activism -- 7. Latinos/Chicanos of the Depression Generation -- 8. Chicanas of the Depression Generation -- 9. Latinos/Chicanos of the Baby Boomer Generation
10. Chicanas of the Baby Boomer Generation -- 11. Chicana Awareness, Consciousness, and Resistance: Systemic and Structural Interactions -- Conclusion: What Chicana and Latino/Chicano Activist Leaders Teach Us -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author
Summary
"Challenging stereotypes, this book unearths and makes visible lived experiences of Chicana/Latino activists from San Jose, California, who made contributions to the cultural and civic life of the city. Through oral histories, we see a portrait of grassroots leadership in the twentieth century"-- Provided by publisher
