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  • Blowout!

    Sal Castro and the Chicano Struggle for Educational Justice

    by Sal Castro, Mario T. García ...
    In March 1968, thousands of Chicano students walked out of their East Los Angeles high schools and middle schools to protest decades of inferior and discriminatory education in the so-called “Mexican Schools.” During these historic walkouts, or “blowouts,” the students were led by Sal Castro, a courageous and charismatic Mexican American teacher who encouraged the students to make their grievances ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Blowout!, Enhanced Ebook

    Enhanced ebook with video and audio - Sal Castro and the Chicano Struggle for Educational Justice

    by Mario T. García, Sal Castro ...
    In March 1968, thousands of Chicano students walked out of their East Los Angeles high schools and middle schools to protest decades of inferior and discriminatory education in the so-called "Mexican Schools." During these historic walkouts, or "blowouts," the students were led by Sal Castro, a courageous and charismatic Mexican American teacher who encouraged the students to make their grievances ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

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  • The Mario Garcia Omnibus E-book

    Includes Blowout! and The Latino Generation

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  • Singing in the Fire

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    by Sandra Bartky, Claudia Card, Stephanie Lewis, Andrea Nye, Kristin Schrader-Frechette, Ofelia Schutte, Karen Warren, Teresa Brennan, Virginia Held, Alison Jaggar, Uma Narayan, Martha C. Nussbaum ...
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  • The Heart of the Mission

    Latino Art and Politics in San Francisco

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  • One Day, All Children...

    The Unlikely Triumph Of Teach For America And What I Learned Along The Way

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    How Kids Fail School

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