Intended to contribute to the furthering of the development of alternative schools, this book discusses various problems and issues which arise in setting up culture-based, bilingual programs. These include: (1) possible types of alternative efforts at schooling, (2) questions which need to be considered before setting up a curriculum, (3)…

The suggestions for planning, running, and evaluating minority television programing presented in this handbook are based on the experience and example of the FIESTA project (Tucson, Arizona). After initiating the reader into the topic of minority programing, the document disucsses the following topics: broadcast research, origins of the FIESTA…

Emphasizing public, school, and academic libraries, the book provides information on library and information services for Hispanics. Topics of the 10 chapters include: the geographical distribution and concentrations, attitudes, and pertinent sociocultural factors of Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Latinos; assessment of an Hispanic…