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Luisa Moreno, the Guatemalan Mexican -- Ernesto Galarza, the first Chicano activist scholar -- Ramón "Raymond" Telles, first Chicano ambassador of the United States, and his wife, Delfina Navarro -- Salvador Buruel Castro of the Los Angeles School District student walkouts of -- Balde from San Benito, Texas a.k.a. Freddy Fender -- Francisco "Pancho" Medrano -- The American G. I. Forum and Joe Molina's case -- The Border Coverage Program, the U.S. intervention in Mexico's internal affairs

Part I. The early years: family and formation -- The family and young Albert, Jr -- Peña the sailor man -- Peña Jr., the lawyer -- Part II. The making of a political leader -- First school desegregation cases -- Barrio presidential politics -- El comisionado, our man downtown -- The commissioner years, 1957-1960 -- Part III. Chicano nation building -- Viva Kennedy clubs -- P.A.S.O. and Cristal's los cinco candidatos -- The commisioner years 1965-1972 -- Maldef: PE; A's or Tijerina's? -- Loss of power -- Politics of the palace -- Part IV. Second career -- Here comes the judge -- The end of public life -- Injury or assault? -- Part V. The final years -- Second retirement

José Angel Gutiérrez is the firebrand civil rights leader of the 1960s and 70s who succeeded in making a minority-based political party a reality in Texas and various other states. In 1970, Gutiérrez led La Raza Unida Party to stunning victories in Crystal City, Texas and surrounding communities, with Mexican Americans winning all contested seats on the city council and school board, seats held for decades by Anglos. Despite Gutiérrez's total commitment to la causa, he found time to write in order to share his political wisdom. Originally self-published during the heat of the Chicano Movement, A Gringo Manual, now expanded and revised, is a humorous and irreverent book meant to educate grass-roots leaders in practical strategies for community organization, leadership and negotiation. Guitiérrez is currently a professor of political science at the University of Texas at Arlington.--From publisher description

José Angel Gutiérrez is the firebrand civil rights leader of the 1960s and 70s who succeeded in making a minority-based political party a reality in Texas and various other states. In 1970, Gutiérrez led La Raza Unida Party to stunning victories in Crystal City, Texas and surrounding communities, with Mexican Americans winning all contested seats on the city council and school board, seats held for decades by Anglos. Despite Gutiérrez's total commitment to la causa, he found time to write in order to share his political wisdom. Originally self-published during the heat of the Chicano Movement, A Gringo Manual, now expanded and revised, is a humorous and irreverent book meant to educate grass-roots leaders in practical strategies for community organization, leadership and negotiation. Guitiérrez is currently a professor of political science at the University of Texas at Arlington.--From publisher description.