Dona Julia's Children

This Is A Biography Of Baptist Minister-Turned Educational Reformer Vahac Mardirosian A Remarkable Man Who Has Accomplished A Great Deal Over A Long Fascinating Career. Now In His Late Eighties And Long Since Retired He Looks Back On A Long And Eventful Life. The Arc Of His Personal Narrative Is A Window Into Captivating Chapters Of History In The Twentieth Century. He Is The Child Of Survivors Of The Turkish Genocide Perpetrated On Armenians. He Grew Up In Post-Revolutionary Mexico And Came To The United States During World War Ii. He Served As A Baptist Minister Until He Became A Political Activist And Educational Reformer During The Turbulent Days Of The Chicano Movement Of The Late 1960S. He Capped His Career By Creating A Nonprofit Organization That Helps Immigrant Parents Become Partners With The Public Schools In Order To Improve Educational Opportunities For Their Children. This Is The Remarkable Story Of An Armenian-Mexican-American.