TY - BOOK AU - Simons,Gary ED - Prep for Prep (Program) TI - Be the dream: Prep for Prep graduates share their stories SN - 1565124162 AV - LC 213.23 B365 2003 PY - 2003/// CY - Chapel Hill, N.C. PB - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill KW - Prep for Prep (Program) KW - Educational equalization KW - New York (State) KW - New York KW - Case studies KW - College preparation programs KW - Children of minorities KW - Education (Secondary) KW - High school graduates KW - Biography KW - Primera Jornada de Catalogación KW - Igualdad en la educación KW - Estados Unidos N1 - "A Prep for Prep Press book."; Includes bibliographical references; 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0713/2003475313-d.html ER -