Persistent Inequality

Persistent Inequality
Author: María Pabón López
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2010
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0415957931

The children of undocumented migrants in the U.S. are trapped at the intersection of two systems in crisis: the public education system and the immigration law system. Based on a long tradition of scholarship in Latino education and on newer critical race theory ideas, Persistent Inequality answers burning questions about how educational policy has to rise to meet the unique challenges of undocumented students' lives as well as those which face nearly all Latinos in the U.S. educational system. How solid is the Supreme Court precedent, Plyler v. Doe, that allows undocumented children the opportunity to attend public school K-12 free of charge? What would happen if the Supreme Court overruled it? What is the DREAM Act and how would this proposed federal law affect the lives of undocumented students? How have immigration raids affected public school children and school administrators? To shed some light on these vital questions, the authors provide a critical analysis of the various legal and policy aspects of the U.S. educational system, asserting that both the legal and educational systems in this country need to address the living and working conditions of undocumented Latino students and remove the obstacles to educational achievement which these students struggle with daily.

From the Barrio to the Board Room

From the Barrio to the Board Room
Author: Robert Renteria
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Hispanic American businesspeople
ISBN: 9781610660112

With a new foreword, a new epilogue, and illustrations from the Mi Barrio comic book version, this new release of From the Barrio to the Board Room shares Robert Renteria's journey from East L.A. and gang and drug life to becoming VP of a publicly traded company, owner of his own businesses and now his work as a civic leader, empowering our nation's youth to stay in school, out of gangs and off drugs.

The River Flows North

The River Flows North
Author: Graciela Limón
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2009
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1558855858

A group of would-be immigrants follows smuggler Leonardo Cerda in an attempt to cross the desert border between Mexico and the United States. The grueling and desperate trip will mark their lives forever.

Curandero Conversations

Curandero Conversations
Author: Antonio Zavaleta
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 486
Release: 2009
Genre: Healers
ISBN: 1449000894

"The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College"--T.p.

Tlalcoyote

Tlalcoyote
Author: Ernesto Uribe
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2000
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Encyclopedia of Microcomputers

Encyclopedia of Microcomputers
Author: Allen Kent
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1987-10-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780824727000

"The Encyclopedia of Microcomputers serves as the ideal companion reference to the popular Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology. Now in its 10th year of publication, this timely reference work details the broad spectrum of microcomputer technology, including microcomputer history; explains and illustrates the use of microcomputers throughout academe, business, government, and society in general; and assesses the future impact of this rapidly changing technology."

Easy Spanish Reader, Premium Fourth Edition

Easy Spanish Reader, Premium Fourth Edition
Author: William T. Tardy
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2020-11-24
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1260463613

Start Reading in Spanish Immediately and Build Your Language Skills in No Time! Whether you’re a brand-new beginner or an advanced-beginning learner, the new editions of these popular titles enable you to dive into the language with engaging readings that progress in difficulty to match your growing reading skills. This process will allow you to rapidly build comprehension and confidence as you enjoy the stories and complete the post-reading exercises. EASY SPANISH READER is divided into three parts: Part I describes the adventures of two high-school seniors involved in their Spanish club. As you read about their experiences, you’ll discover the nuances of language and culture right along with the students. Part II describes episodes in the colorful history of Mexico, from the Conquistadors to the present, including vivid depictions of Cortés’s encounters with the Aztecs. Part III is comprised of an abridged adaptation of the classic story “Lazarillo de Tormes,” which allows you to practice your grammar and vocabulary skills on a great work of Spanish literature. The bonus app that accompanies this book provides: FLASHCARDS to aid memorization of all vocabulary terms AUDIO recordings of numerous reading passages RECORD-YOURSELF feature to improve your pronunciation AUTO-FILL GLOSSARY for quick reference

English Place Names

English Place Names
Author: Kenneth Cameron
Publisher: B.T. Batsford
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1996
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Since this work on English place-names was first published in 1961, a great deal of research has been undertaken, and material has been published which is of importance to the interpretation of individual names and the understanding of the significance of groups of place-names. This revised and updated edition explains the technique of place-name study, examines the types of place-name formation, both ancient and modern, and includes a new chapter on modern place-names. It covers names of Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Scandinavian and French origin, those with Christian and pagan signifance, those illustrating social and legal customs, and other associations.

Hidden Wonders

Hidden Wonders
Author: Etienne Guyon
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2021-02-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0262539896

The hidden elegance in everyday objects and physical mechanisms, from crumpled paper to sandcastles. Hidden Wonders focuses on the objects that populate our everyday life--crumpled paper, woven fabric, a sand pile--but looks at them with a physicist's eye, revealing a hidden elegance in mundane physical mechanisms. In six chapters--Builders, Creating Shapes, Building with Threads, From Sand to Glass, Matter in Motion, and Fractures--the authors present brief stories, set in locales ranging from the Eiffel Tower to a sandcastle, that illustrate the little wonders hidden in the ordinary. A simple experiment that readers can perform at home concludes each story. More than 200 illustrations bring the stories to life.