Moving Beyond Borders examines the life and accomplishments of Julian Samora, the first Mexican American sociologist in the United States and the founding father of the discipline of Latino studies. Detailing his distinguished career at the University of Notre Dame from 1959 to 1984, the book documents the history of the Mexican American Graduate Studies program that Samora established at Notre Dame and traces his influence on the evolution of border studies, Chicano studies, and Mexican American studies.

Samora's groundbreaking ideas opened the way for Latinos to understand and study themselves intellectually and politically, to analyze the complex relationships between Mexicans and Mexican Americans, to study Mexican immigration, and to ready the United States for the reality of Latinos as the fastest growing minority in the nation. In addition to his scholarly and pedagogical impact, his leadership in the struggle for civil rights was a testament to the power of community action and perseverance. Focusing on Samora's teaching, mentoring, research, and institution-building strategies, Moving Beyond Borders explores the legacies, challenges, and future of ethnic studies in United States higher education.

Contributors are Teresita E. Aguilar, Jorge A. Bustamante, Gilberto Cárdenas, Miguel A. Carranza, Frank M. Castillo, Anthony J. Cortese, Lydia Espinosa Crafton, Barbara Driscoll de Alvarado, Herman Gallegos, Phillip Gallegos, José R. Hinojosa, Delfina Landeros, Paul López, Sergio X. Madrigal, Ken Martínez, Vilma Martínez, Alberto Mata, Amelia M. Muñoz, Richard A. Navarro, Jesus "Chuy" Negrete, Alberto López Pulido, Julie Leininger Pycior, Olga Villa Parra, Ricardo Parra, Victor Rios, Marcos Ronquillo, Rene Rosenbaum, Carmen Samora, Rudy Sandoval, Alfredo Rodriguez Santos, and Ciro Sepulveda.

|El Corrido de Julian Samora vi
Jesus "Chuy" Negrete
Samoristas' Creed viii
Marcos Ronquillo
Foreword xiii
Herman Gallegos
Preface xvii
Vilma Martinez
Acknowledgments xix

PART ONE: THE LEGACY OF JULIAN SAMORA
Introduction: Moving Beyond Borders 1
Alberto Lopez Pulido, Barbara Driscoll de Alvarado, and Carmen Samora
1. Grace and Redemption: Julian Samora 1920-1996 9
Carmen Samora
2. A Scholar and Visionary in Mexican American and Latino Studies 30
Barbara Driscoll de ALvarado
3. Philanthropy, the Creation of a National Minority and the Mexican American Graduate Studies Program at Notre Dame 49
Alberto Lopez Pulido

PART TWO: SAMORISTAS @ 57
Introduction: Creating an Intellectual Community 65
Alberto Lopez Pulido, Barbara Driscoll de Alvarado, and Carmen Samora
A. COMMUNITY AND POLITICAL ACTIVISM
4. Constructive Marginality: En el otro lado 72
Richard A. Navarro
5. Serving Our Communities (1970-1980) 79
Ricardo Parra and Olga Villa Parra
6. From Uvalde, Texas, to South Bend, Indiana: A Chicano Goes to Notre Dame 89
Alfredo Rodriguez Santos cls
7. Don Julian Samora, un hombre de Ubuntu 98
Lydia Espinosa Crafton
8. Julian Samora: Una de los primeros sabios 106
Alberto Mata Jr.
9. Fair Taxes and the Social Contract: The Samora Influence on a Chicano Economist 113
Sergio X. Madrigal
10. Circles of Commitment 119
Marcos Ronquillo
11. Common Geographies 125
Ken Martinez

B. THE PEDAGOGY OF JULIAN SAMORA
12. Reflections on Education: Post-Samora 132
Teresita E. Aguilar
13. Julian Samora's Pedagogy of Empowerment 137
Victor...

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