Gilda L Ochoa: 2 books
Academic Profiling
Latinos, Asian Americans, and the Achievement Gap
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Today the achievement gap is hotly debated among pundits, politicians, and educators. In particular this conversation often focuses on the two fastest-growing demographic groups in the United States: Asian Americans and Latinos. In Academic Profiling, Gilda L. Ochoa addresses this so-called gap by going...
Becoming Neighbors in a Mexican American Community
Power, Conflict, and Solidarity
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
On the surface, Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants to the United States seem to share a common cultural identity but often make uneasy neighbors. Discrimination and assimilationist policies have influenced generations of Mexican Americans so that some now fear that the status they have gained by...