A youth community informatics (YCI) research project intersected an inquiry learning model with the making of audiovisual podcasts to foster personal growth and community engagement in a group of Mexican American youth enrolled in an afterschool program. Specifically, the article describes the cycle of inquiry together with the development of a…

The concept of an intercultural center, primarily located in "inner city" areas with a high concentration of low income minority groups, is explored in this discussion of the Tulare County, California institution. An attempt to reach and teach members of minority groups precludes a formalized approach to instruction and seeks to develop greater…

Deganawidah-Quetzalcoatl University (DQU), like most American Indian and Chicano efforts, was not created without serious difficulties. During the first stage of DQU's establishment, from 1961 through the early part of 1970, very little positive response took place. Although hundreds of letters and proposals were sent to tribal leaders, government…