Preface Elsa M. Nunez, President; Eastern Connecticut State University.
Part One. Beginnings. 1. A Personal Journey: El Fanguito and the Flight to Newark -- 2. The Dream of College Comes True.
Part Two. The Need for Innovative Educational Initiatives. 3. Tobacco Valley and the Thread City Blues: The Story of Latinos in Connecticut -- 4. Closing the Achievement Gap: Sharing the American Dream -- 5. Off the Streets and into Class: The Birth of the Dual College Enrollment Program.
Part Three. Student Stories. 6. Federica Bucca Class of 2013 -- 7. Ismael Gracia -- 8. Whitley Mingo, Class of 2013 -- 9. Todd Aviles -- 10. Maria Burgos-Jimenez, Class of 2012 -- 11. Eshwar Gulcharran.
Summary
Hanging Out and Hanging on: From the Projects to the Campus chronicles the progress of students from Hartford and Manchester, Connecticut, who are enrolled in the Dual College Enrollment Program (DCEP) at Eastern Connecticut State University.
