Julian Nava: My Mexican-American Journey (Hispanic Civil Rights (Paperback)) - Softcover

Nava PH.D., Julian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1558853510 ISBN 13: 9781558853515

Publisher: Arte Publico Press, 2002

Synopsis

Julian Nava is one of the most renowned and distinguished elder statesmen in the Hispanic community of the United States. The child of poor Mexican immigrants, Nava rose through years of hardship and hard work to achieve what no other Latino in the United States had achieved before him: Nava became the first Mexican American to serve as ambassador to Mexico.

This unforeseen but deserved appointment by President Jimmy Carter followed a life of commitment to his education and that of his community. Nava was a civil rights activist during the height of the Chicano Movement; he also became the first Mexican American to serve on the Los Angeles school board when it was embattled, facing the challenges of school walkouts and boycotts, desegregation, bilingual education, and a series of issues brought on by the changes in education during the 1970s.

The recipient of a Ph.D. in History from Harvard, Nava has been on the front-lines of urban education and politics, while simultaneously building a successful career as a university professor celebrated throughout the United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Colombia and Spain. Nava's previously untold story is finally available to inspire people young and old toward study, commitment and perseverance, not only for one's self, but for the community and nation.

About this title

From the Publisher:

The autobiography following the groundbreaking growth of a Mexican boy from the barrio to the diplomatic world.

About the Author:

JULIAN NAVA and his wife live on their horse ranch near San Diego, close to their children and four grandchildren. A long-time professor at CSU Northridge, he has published numerous books and articles on Mexican-American life and education. Recently, he has turned to producing film documentaries on subjects like the Basques, Cuba, and the Mexican workers in the United States and is currently working on a documentary on Tibet and Iran.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arte Publico Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1558853510
• ISBN 13: 9781558853515
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 233