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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Visionary Mexican-American Leader,
By Robb Walsh (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mexican American Odyssey: Felix Tijerina, Entrepreneur and Civic Leader, 1905-1965 (University of Houston Series in Mexican American Studies, Sponsored by the Cente) (Hardcover)
This is the definitive biography of an astonishing Mexican-American. 4 time LULAC president Felix Tijerina was born in Mexico, and came to Houston speaking no English. After he built a Tex-Mex restaurant empire, he turned his attention to the plight of his fellow Mexican-Americans. Spanish-speaking kids failed out of school in huge numbers at the time. Tijerina thought if they had a few words of English, they might do better. So he spent his own money to hire tutors to teach kids 400 words of English before they entered kindergarten. LBJ adopted his "little schools of 400" and made them the model for the Headstart Program--one of the most successful Federal programs in history.Kreneck's dedication to an accurate telling of Mexican-American history has been an inspiration to me. |
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Mexican American Odyssey: Felix Tijerina, Entrepreneur and Civic Leader, 1905-1965 (University of Houston Series in Mexican American Stud... by Thomas H. Kreneck (Hardcover - March 1, 2001)
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