Author: SANCHEZ, GEORGE ISIDORE
Title: Forgotten People a Study of New Mexicans
Description: Albuquerque, NM: Calvin Horn Publishers, Inc, 1967. Reprint. Hardcover. Ex-Library. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. This is an ex-office library copy The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. There are several library markings throughout the book, including a library card pocket, inked notations, and a couple of tipped on notations. The text pages are generally clean and bright. "George Isidore Sánchez (1906–1972) was a pioneer in American educational scholarship and civil rights activism, originally from the state of New Mexico. He served on the faculty of the University of New Mexico, held several concurrent teaching, chair, and dean positions at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) from 1940 until his death. Sanchez also acted as the 13th president of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) , while spearheading several landmark civil right aimed court cases focusing on equal educational opportunities for Chicano Americans and opposing the use of racially-biased standardized tests based on non-proficiency in English. Sanchez is remembered as a leading figure in the early "Mexican-American/Chicano" movement, which culminated during World War II, after heavy involvement with and collaboration between Chicano-Americans and Latin Americans through The Office of Inter-American Affairs. In 1998, the UT Austin Education building (SZB) was renamed in his honor. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .
Keywords: Western Americana George I. Sanchez, Phd. New Mexico Chicano Movement New Mexicans Sociology The Good Neighbor Policy Mexican / American Relations
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Title: Forgotten People a Study of New Mexicans
Description: Albuquerque, NM: Calvin Horn Publishers, Inc, 1967. Reprint. Hardcover. Ex-Library. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. This is an ex-office library copy The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. There are several library markings throughout the book, including a library card pocket, inked notations, and a couple of tipped on notations. The text pages are generally clean and bright. "George Isidore Sánchez (1906–1972) was a pioneer in American educational scholarship and civil rights activism, originally from the state of New Mexico. He served on the faculty of the University of New Mexico, held several concurrent teaching, chair, and dean positions at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) from 1940 until his death. Sanchez also acted as the 13th president of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) , while spearheading several landmark civil right aimed court cases focusing on equal educational opportunities for Chicano Americans and opposing the use of racially-biased standardized tests based on non-proficiency in English. Sanchez is remembered as a leading figure in the early "Mexican-American/Chicano" movement, which culminated during World War II, after heavy involvement with and collaboration between Chicano-Americans and Latin Americans through The Office of Inter-American Affairs. In 1998, the UT Austin Education building (SZB) was renamed in his honor. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .
Keywords: Western Americana George I. Sanchez, Phd. New Mexico Chicano Movement New Mexicans Sociology The Good Neighbor Policy Mexican / American Relations
Price: US$ 50.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 47119
- Book number: 47119
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