{"product_id":"el-curso-de-la-raza-the-education-of-aurelio-manuel-montemayor-9781648431272","title":"El Curso de la Raza: The Education of Aurelio Manuel Montemayor","description":"El Curso de la Raza: \u003ci\u003eThe Education of Aurelio Manuel Montemayor\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Chicano activist and self-described \u003ci\u003efronterizo\u003c\/i\u003e Aurelio Manuel Montemayor, whose dual identities as an educator and political organizer informed his hitherto little-known role in developing a course, or \u003ci\u003ecurso\u003c\/i\u003e, that cultivated Chicano leadership from the \u003ci\u003ebarrios\u003c\/i\u003e. This memoir follows Montemayor during the formative periods of his life--his education, his teaching career, his political awakening--to describe the development of his critical consciousness in 1960s America. The book combines the personal and the political, leading readers along a journey of self-discovery that results in Montemayor's most consequential, yet relatively unknown, contribution to \u003ci\u003eel movimiento\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eCurso de la Raza\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e Along the way, Montemayor grapples with his Mexican and American identities, foregoes his literary pursuits in favor of uplifting \u003ci\u003ela raza\u003c\/i\u003e, and navigates the pitfalls of movement politics. From marching with the Mexican American Youth Organization to cofounding the first independent Chicano college, Colegio Jacinto Treviño, he recounts lesser-known events and projects of Chicano activism in South Texas. In doing so, he provides a more complete portrait of the Chicano movement through the lens of an educator-turned-activist from the borderlands. \u003cbr\u003e In El Curso de la Raza, Montemayor contextualizes his critical consciousness for twenty-first-century audiences. Much like the goals of the \u003ci\u003eCurso\u003c\/i\u003e, the book aims to educate readers about deriving pedagogy from oppression, historicity from personality, and contemporary insights from past shortcomings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAURELIO MANUEL MONTEMAYOR is an educator and educational trainer from San Antonio, Texas. With a career in education spanning five decades, he is the developer of the Family Leadership in Education Model for the Intercultural Development Research Association. THOMAS RAY GARCIA is a writer, educator, and entrepreneur from Pharr, Texas. He is the author of the award-winning short story volume The River Runs, and he serves as the founder and executive director of the College Scholarship Leadership Access Program (CSLAP).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Texas A\u0026M University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50455143055634,"sku":"9781648431272","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6fdfeb20-e8c1-44ca-b0a1-e62555103f54.jpg?v=1729874220","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/el-curso-de-la-raza-the-education-of-aurelio-manuel-montemayor-9781648431272","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}