Introduction: Educational inequality and the construction of Latina/o achievement cases / Gilberto Q. Conchas
Part I: Critical case studies centering on race, racism, and inequality
College student perspectives on racial inequality and opportunity in Latina/o communities: exploring the role of multicultural curriculum and service learning at a large public university / Gilberto Q. Conchas, Leticia Oseguera, & Isiaah Crawford
Critical race case study on college choice: racialization in school culture and climate / Nancy Acevedo-Gil
Race, brotherhood, and emotional engagement in the urban context: a case study of structured peer bonding among boys of color / Irene I. Vega, Leticia Oseguera, & Gilberto Q. Conchas
Part II: Critical case studies documenting family, cultural resources, and community strengths
"Listen to us": using participatory action research to engage Latina/o high school intellectuals in transforming race and school inequality / Louie F. Rodríguez
Contesting racism, marginalization, and Mexican immigrant youth failure: examining the elusive path toward earning a diploma from a nontraditional high school / Eduardo Mosqueda & Kip Téllez
"YES, we care!": understanding the role of community-based organizations and Latina/o parent cultural wealth in a large urban city center / Alejandra S. Albarran & Gilberto Q. Conchas
Part III: Critical case studies exploring ethnicity, identity, and immigration
When does resistance begin?: Queer immigrant and U.S.-born Latina/o youth, identity, and the infrapolitics of the street / Cindy Cruz
Uncertain futures: educational attainment and the children of undocumented Mexican immigrants in the greater Los Angeles area / Leo R. Chavez
The promise and reality of Plyler v. Doe: Community resistance to the school-to-deportation pipeline / Edelina M. Burciaga
Conclusion: Reflections on critical achievement cases toward a critical hope: filling the cracks in the schoolyard / Briana M. Hinga & Gilberto Q. Conchas.