Moving Beyond Borders

by Pulido, Alberto Lopez; De Alvarado, Barbara Driscoll; Samora, Carmen

• ISBN13: 9780252076565
• ISBN10: 0252076567
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-01
• Publisher: Univ of Illinois Pr

Summary

This book examines the life and accomplishments of Julian Samora, the first Mexican American sociologist in the United States and the founding father of the discipline of Latino studies. Detailing his distinguished career at the University of Notre Dame from 1959 to 1984, the book documents the history of the Mexican American Graduate Studies program that Samora established at Notre Dame and traces his influence on the evolution of border studies, Chicano studies, and Mexican American studies. Contributors are Teresita E. Aguilar, Jorge A. Bustamante, Gilberto Caacute;rdenas, Miguel A. Carranza, Frank M. Castillo, Anthony J. Cortese, Lydia Espinosa Crafton, Barbara Driscoll de Alvarado, Herman Gallegos, Phillip Benitez Gallegos Jr., Joseacute; R. Hinojosa, Delfina Landeros, Paul Loacute;pez, Sergio X. Madrigal, Ken Martiacute;nez, Vilma Martiacute;nez, Alberto Mata, Amelia M. Muntilde;oz, Richard A. Navarro, Jesus "Chuy" Negrete, Alberto Loacute;pez Pulido, Julie Leininger Pycior, Olga Villa Parra, Ricardo Parra, Victor Rios Jr., Marcos Ronquillo, Rene Rosenbaum, Carmen Samora, Rudy Sandoval, Alfredo Rodriguez Santos, and Ciro Sepulveda.

Author Biography

Alberto L=pez Pulido is director and professor of ethnic studies at the University of San Diego. Barbara Driscoll de Alvarado teaches humanities at Anna Maria College. Carmen Samora teaches American studies at the University of New Mexico and directs the Julian Samora Legacy Project.

Table of Contents

El Carrido de Julian Samora	p. vi
Samoristas' Creed	p. viii
Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xvii
Acknowledgments	p. xix
The Legacy Of Julian Samora
Introduction: Moving Beyond Borders	p. 1
Grace and Redemption: Julian Samora 1920-1966	p. 9
A Scholar and Visionary in Mexican American and Latino Studies	p. 30
Philanthropy, the Creation of a National Minority and the Mexican American Graduate Studies Program at Notre Dame	p. 49
Samoristas @	p. 57
Introduction: Creating an Intellectual Community	p. 65
Community And Political Activism
Constructive Marginality: En el otro lado	p. 72
Serving Our Communities (1970-1980)	p. 79
From Uvalde, Texas, to South Bend, Indiana: A Chicano Goes to Notre Dame	p. 89
Don Julian Samora, un hombre de Ubuntu	p. 98
Julian Samora: Uno de los primeros sabios	p. 106
Fair Taxes and the Social Contract: The Samora Influence on a Chicano Economist	p. 113
Circles of Commitment	p. 119
Common Geographies	p. 125
The Pedagogy Of Julian Samora
Reflections on Education: Post-Samora	p. 132
Julian Samora's Pedagogy of Empowerment	p. 137
Personal Reflections on Education	p. 142
Crossing Disciplines and Boundaries: From South Bend to Mexico City	p. 147
In the Autumn of His Life	p. 154
Early Mentor	p. 159
Vessels of the Samora Legacy: Mentoring the Third Generation	p. 166
Research And The Integrative Process Of Julian Samora
Translating the Whole Person: Julian Samora as Research Mentor	p. 172
Julian Samora: Mentor	p. 174
Making History	p. 180
Reflections on Research Perspectives and Strategies	p. 188
On Respect and Teaching	p. 196
Becoming a Scholar: A Tribute to Julian and Betty Samora	p. 201
Personal Reflections: Voices And Sentiments From Samoristas
Personal Visions: ôComing of Age with Samoraö	p. 207
Reflections on the Impact of Dr. Julian Samora	p. 210
The Seeds We Plant	p. 218
The Legacy of Latino Consciousness	p. 223
Julian Samora and His Lesson of Revelation	p. 229
ôPues aquí me tienenô	p. 233
Appendix: ôMestizaje: The Formation of Chicanosö	p. 241
Index	p. 259
Notes on Contributors	p. 269
Photographs follow page	p. 64
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