Essays about the work of Michael A. Olivas, many with excerpts from Olivas' writing. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Preface / Ramon Gutierrez -- Introduction : Michael A. Olivas and the study of Latina/os and the law / Kevin R. Johnson -- The chronicles of immigration law / Steven W. Bender -- Michael Olivas and the ownership of Mexican American legal scholarship / Christopher David Ruiz Cameron -- La gran lucha : Michael A. Olivas, breaking the law on principle and confronting the risks of representation / Marc-Tizoc González -- In defense of my people : Alonso S. Perales, the rule of law and the development of Mexican-American public intellectuals / Gloria Valencia-Weber -- The purposive historian / Eloisa C. Rodriguez-Dod -- Plyler v. Doe, Olivas v. Kobach / Gabriel J. Chin -- What happens to a dream deferred? / Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia -- Olivas on state and local immigration-related statutes and ordinances / George A. Martínez -- Time, place, manner (and messenger) : Michael Olivas as a storyteller / Laura Rothstein -- Professor Michael A. Olivas' reflections on professorial academic freedom : second thoughts on the third "essential freedom" / Leticia M. Diaz -- The Olivas guide : navigating through the morass of in-state residency requirements for higher education / Elena Maria Marty-Nelson -- If one wants to change societal norms one must change society : lessons from Michael Olivas and 'constitutional criteria' in managing higher education admissions decisions / Larry Catá Backer -- The diversity activist Michael Olivas : on being a trailblazer instead of an Eagle Scout / Rachel F. Moran -- Latino and Latina lawyers in the United States : what has happened to our crops? / María Pabón López and John Trasviña -- Michael Olivas, the critical race theory Lat-Crit activist scholar / Tanya Katerí Hernández -- Walking the walk for the Latin professoriate / Alfredo García -- MALDEF's champion / Solangel Maldonado -- Writing, mentoring and even battling lurking variables / Ediberto Román -- The last word : a rough draft of my life as a professor / Michael A. Olivas.
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