The book explains for the general reader the history and present practice of curanderismo--Mexican American folk healing practices--and gives biographical sketches of three famous nineteenth century folk healers--Don Pedrito Jaramillo, Nino Fidencio, and Teresita Urrea. Characteristics and training of curanderos, or healers, are discussed and the…

Explores some of the changes which have occurred in the lives of activists in the 1960s Chicano movement in Los Angeles, California and their perceptions of the socio-political relationship between Chicanos and the larger society. (Author/MK)

Roberto Cruz, a Hispanic educator, discusses his educational experience; his first teaching assignment with minority students; academic and career expectations for Hispanics; and how these factors motivated him to found the National Hispanic University (NHU) (San Jose, California). Since NHU was founded in 1981, about 100 Hispanic students have…

Provides information on mental health of Mexican-American adolescents, with emphasis on prevalence of mental health disorders, service delivery, and utilization. Outlines agenda for research on this group. Topics include epidemiology of mental health disorders (stressing longitudinal studies, service delivery, and utilization); developmental…

Examines dynamic relationship between gender and ethnicity. Considers socialization effects of ethnic culture in conjunction with "self-in-relation" theory of gender development and implications of status to gender. Gives specific focus to influence of these three factors on Mexican-American and African-American women and men. (Author/NB)

As the Mexican-American population grows, the undereducation of Chicanos threatens the functioning of higher education and the economic health of the Southwest. This article offers suggestions for moving more students through the educational pipeline and restructuring undergraduate education to help stem the attrition of Chicanos prior to college…

Workers of Mexican descent are increasing in the labor force. The vast majority of legal Mexican residents and U.S. citizens of Mexican descent have experienced unemployment and employment discrimination. Experiences differ by place of birth, sex, and generation. (SK)

Discusses the problems of poverty, poor health, exploitation, and lack of educational opportunities faced by Mexican American migrant agricultural workers. (Author/GC)

Provides an overview of the Mexican American students at Texas A & M University, and discusses their decisions to attend the university, their political identity, and discrimination encountered at that institution. The findings document the need for a concerted effort to recruit and admit more Mexican American students. (Author/GC)

A chronological compendium of some of the major events that have affected the education of minorities in the U.S. is presented. (MLW)

Describes how the Corpus Christi public school system adapted around 1900 to that region's changing social and economic conditions. Contends that the public schools reflected the peculiar form of racial segregation that became established in Corpus Christi and reflected the local society's caste-like structure which separated Blacks, Whites, and…

The lack of base preparation for Mexican Americans that results in their underrepresentation in college is discussed, and some beginning remedies for the identified problems are suggested. Barriers at four-year colleges and universities are identified in areas of finances, unfair admissions criteria, academic preparedness, and the lack of Hispanic…

Reports 1990 SAT scores for Blacks, women, Native Americans, Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Asian Americans, and compares them with 1989 and 1976 scores. National scores show a slight decline this year, while scores for Blacks are unchanged and scores for Asian Americans and Native Americans show gains. (DM)

States and then unmasks myths about Mexican-American students that have hindered public schools from fulfilling their mission. Myths focus on Mexican-American culture; Mexican Americans' intelligence quotient; attitudes and aspirations of Mexican-American parents; and education and achievement of Mexican-American students. Describes Mexican…

The first national estimates on a variety of health indicators for the Hispanic and non-Hispanic populations of the United States are presented in this report, which consists largely of statistical tables containing data from the National Health Interview Surveys of 1978, 1979, and 1980. The primary focus of the report, however, is on four…