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Contents List of Illustrations ix Preface xi List of Abbreviations, Organizations, and Programs xvii Chicago Movement Time Line xxi Introduction: Second City Mexicans 1 Leonard G. Ramírez Homecoming, 1997 17 Leonard G. Ramírez A Legacy of Struggle 29 Yenelli Flores Living the Life I Was Meant to Lead 54 Isaura González Una Chicana en la lucha 76 María Gamboa A Woman of My Time 101 Cristina Vital Defending My People and My Culture 118 Victoria Pérez i-xxx_1-226_Rami.indd 7 8/19/11 10:54 AM A Proud Daughter of a Mexican Worker 137 Magda Ramírez-Castañeda Social Action 166 Leonard G. Ramírez Women of 18th Street: Our Preliminary Assessment 201 Yenelli Flores, María Gamboa, Isaura González, Victoria Pérez, Magda Ramírez-Castañeda, Cristina Vital References 205 Contributors 213 Index 219 i-xxx_1-226_Rami.indd 8 8/19/11 10:54 AM ...

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