"The Color of Success: Race and High-Achieving Urban Youth"

Gilberto Q. Conchas is an associate professor of education with joint appointments in Chicano/Latino studies and sociology at the University of California-Irvine.

A sociologist by training, Conchas’ research focuses on the sociocultural processes within the school context that structure variations in educational opportunity for low-income immigrant and U.S.-born Latino, Asian American and African American youth.