Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Crisis and Contract; 2. "Aren't You Scared?"; 3. "They Make a Lot of Sacrifices"; 4. "They Didn't Tell Me Anything"; 5. "So You Don't Get Tricked"; 6. "Like Going from Black and White to Color"; Conclusion; Appendix / Interview Questions; Notes; References; Index; Author Biography; Back Cover
Summary
In Del Otro Lado: Literacy and Migration across the U.S.-Mexico Border, author Susan V. Meyers draws on her year-long ethnographic study in Mexico and the United States to analyze the literacy practices of Mexican-origin students on both sides of the border. Meyers begins by taking readers through the historical development of the rural Mexican town of Villachuato. Through a series of case studies spanning the decades between the Mexican Revolution and the modern-day village, Meyers explores the ever-widening gulf between the priorities of students and the ideals of
