Prep for Prep graduates share their stories Simons, Gary. Prep for Prep (Program) text bibliography biography ncu Chapel Hill, N.C Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill c2003 2003 1st ed. monographic eng

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xxii, 374 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Foreword / Marian Wright Edelman -- An Autobiographical Vignette: "To Infinity and Beyond" / Damali Driskell -- Introduction / Gary Simons -- I. Beginnings -- An Open Letter to Future Generations of Stickball Players at 112 Nagle Avenue from a Trinity School Eighth-Grader / Ezequiel Minaya -- The Scent of Sawdust / Thomas Sze Leong Yu -- Going Home / Nicole Isaac -- M'Ethangatha's Gift / Karimi Grace Mailutha -- II. The Culture of Prep -- "Esos Muchachos!" / Elbert Garcia -- Prep for Prep and the Construction of Meaningful Democracy / Joshua Demetrius Bloodworth -- The Test / Yu Wong -- III. Lessons Learned Well and Early -- "I'm a Bidness Man!" / Nnamdi Orakwue -- Doing the Right Thing / Orlando Bishop -- "I Am the Master of My Fate; I Am the Captain of My Soul" / David Gonzalez -- Anomalies / Jameel Dennis -- Fifty Bucks in Your Pocket / Richard Bertematti -- IV. A Place to Belong -- Who's That Smiling Through My Face? / Derrick Biney-Amissah -- Questions and Answers / Shana M. Harris -- Golden Boy / Lionel Archille -- V. The Me Inside of Me -- Heroes and Saviors Need Not Apply / Donnell Butler -- Discoveries / Charles Guerrero -- Staking My Claim / Francine Chew -- VI. Navigating the Identity Rapids -- Chasing the Dream / Jamaal Lesane -- The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side / Pang Lee -- Reflections on the Life of a Young Ambassador / Kevin L. Stroman -- The Party / Karen Young -- The Inner Work of Carving a Self / Sarah Sayeed -- VII. Prep for Life -- "Get on the Bus with a Dog on Its Side" / Priscilla Aquino -- Telling the Truth / Stacey Irizarry -- A Moral Compass / Diahann Billings-Burford -- VIII. Journeys -- Making Pilgrimage to Myself / Lorelei September Williams -- A Long Way from St. Ann's Bay / Kevin Johnson -- The Journey of a Thousand Miles / Janice Cruz-Rowe -- A Life Worth Living / Kevin Otero -- IX. Making a Difference -- Julio and I / Yahonnes Cleary -- Why Is It Okay to Kill Cockroaches but Not Minks? / Manuela Arciniegas -- Three Moments in the Life / Kristen Clarke -- Interventions with Power / Anthony E. Wright -- In the Words of Young Children -- Speech Delivered at Commencement / Damali Driskell -- Speech Delivered at Commencement / Joanne Caceres -- Submission to the Be the Dream Essay Contest: "Breaking Down a Wall" / Grace Jiang -- History, Mission & Philosophy of Prep for Prep / Gary Simons. compiled and introduced by Gary Simons ; [with a foreword by Marian Wright Edelman]. "A Prep for Prep Press book." Includes bibliographical references. n-us-ny Prep for Prep (Program) Educational equalization New York (State) New York Case studies College preparation programs New York (State) New York Case studies Children of minorities Education (Secondary) New York (State) New York Case studies High school graduates New York (State) New York Biography Primera Jornada de Catalogación Igualdad en la educación Igualdad en la educación Estados Unidos LC 213.23 B365 2003 1565124162 1565124170 (pbk) 2003475313 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0713/2003475313-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0713/2003475313-d.html DLC 030811 20230410124044.0 114015