Foreword--Melba Vasquez, Ph.D. Foreword--Hector Garza, Ph.D. Book overview and theory structure--Alberta M. Gloria, Jeanett Castellanos, and Mark Kamimura El Camino Recorrido / The Road Traveled. K-8-Patricia D. Quijada High school--Milton Fuentes Latinos and community colleges. A pathway to graduate studies?--Alfredo de los Santos and Gerardo E. de los Santos League of Innovation in the Community College. An assessment of Hispanic students in four-year institutions of higher education--Amaury Nora, Libby Barlow and Gloria Crisp Masters degree--Mark Clark; Navegando el Camino / Navigating the Roadway. The Latina/o Ph.D. pipeline. A case of historical & contemporary underrepresentation--Frances Contreras and Patricia Gándara Latinas and the doctorate. The “status” of attainment and experience from the margin--Tara Watford, Martha A. Rivas, Rebeca Burciaga, Daniel Solorzano Bridging two worlds. Academia and Latina/o identity--Vasti Torres Differences and similarities. Latina and Latino doctoral students navigating the gender divide--Aída Hurtado and Mrinal Sinha Graduate student experience. A PCS perspective--Alberta M. Gloria and Jeanett Castellanos Aprendiendo de los Pasajeros / Learning from the Passengers. Enculturation to being a doctoral student--Mark Kamimura Manteniendo nuestra cultura (Sustaining our culture). Cultural and social adjustments of Latina/os in doctoral programs--Rocio Rosales Maintaining a strong Latino identity while balancing trails--Raul Ramirez; Creating and maintaining family--Theresa Segura-Herrera Juggling intellectuality and Latino masculinity. La calle, mi familia y la escuela--Claudio Vera Sanchez The brown diamond--Marisa Garcia Collegial alliances? Exploring one Chicano’s perspective on mentoring into research and academia--David Alberto Quijada Being Latina and ABD. Cuando terminas mujer?! (When will you finish?!)--Petra Guerra Conclusions/integrating of doctoral process--Alberta M. Gloria, Jeanett Castellanos, and Mark Kamimura