Manuel M. Corella: The Broken Trajectory of the First Latino Student and Teacher at the University of California, 1869-1874.

Leon, David J.

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Publication Date: 2001

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Manuel M. Corella: The Broken Trajectory of the First Latino Student and Teacher at the University of California, 1869-1874.

Leon, David J.

Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies, v26 n1 p171-79 Spr 2001

Mexican-born Manuel M. Corella was the first minority student to attend the University of California, taught Spanish there, was an officer in the university cadets, and engaged in debating and literary activity. Yet his university career closed in mystery when after 4 years he suddenly left, without official explanation, only months before graduation. (Author/TD)

Descriptors: College Students, Educational History, Educational Practices, Higher Education, Hispanic American Students, Language Teachers, Mexican Americans, Student Experience

Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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