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Critical America General Editors: Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic Recent titles in the Critical America series include: The First Amendment in Cross-Cultural Perspective: A Comparative Legal Analysis of the Freedom of Speech Ronald J. Krotoszynski, Jr. Feminist Legal Theory: A Primer Nancy Levit and Robert R.M. Verchick The Emergence of Mexican America: Recovering Stories of Mexican Peoplehood in U.S. Culture John-Michael Rivera Law and Class in America: Trends since the Cold War Edited by Paul D. Carrington and Trina Jones The Sense of Justice: Empathy in Law and Punishment Markus Dirk Dubber No Seat at the Table: How Corporate Governance and Law Keep Women Out of the Boardroom Douglas M. Branson White by Law: The Legal Construction of Race, Revised Edition Ian Haney López Opening the Floodgates: Why America Needs to Rethink Its Borders and Immigration Laws Kevin R. Johnson The Reproductive Rights Reader: Law, Medicine, and the Construction of Motherhood Edited by Nancy Ehrenreich Chicano Students and the Courts: The Mexican American Legal Struggle for Educational Equality Richard R. Valencia For a complete list of titles in the series, please visit the New York University Press website at www.nyupress.org. Chicano Students and the Courts The Mexican American Legal Struggle for Educational Equality Richard R. Valencia a N E W Y O R K U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S New York and London [54.167.52.238] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 21:46 GMT) n e w y o r k u n i v e r s i t y p r e s s New York and London www.nyupress.org© 2008 by New York University All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Valencia, Richard R. Chicano students and the courts : the Mexican American legal struggle for educational equality / Richard R. Valencia. p. cm. — (Critical America) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-8819-6 (cl : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8147-8819-X (cl : alk. paper) 1. Discrimination in education—Law and legislation—United States. 2. Mexican American students—Legal status, laws, etc.—United States. I. Title. KF4155.V35 2008 344.73'0798—dc22 2008012218 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. We strive to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the greatest extent possible in publishing our books. Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is dedicated to the Mexican American community and its struggle for educational equality, to all the Mexican American parents and their children who took their campaign for justice to the courts, and to the many civil rights attorneys—Mexican American, African American, Asian American, and White—who through their legal skills and hours of hard work made it possible. ...