Triumph of the Spirit: The DPN Chronicle

by Angel M. Ramos

This is the inspiring story of the "Deaf President Now" movement at Gallaudet University in 1988. Dr. Angel Ramos tells the inspiring story of how Deaf students ended 124 years of oppression at Gallaudet University. This historical event captured the world's attention and forever changed how the hearing world perceives Deaf individuals. Dr. Ramos brings you into the students' world and lets you experience their struggles, heartaches, personal sacrifices, and thrill of victory.

Genres: Nonfiction, School

175 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Kennidie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really really loved this book! I love learning about history so this was great. It takes real willpower and balls to take over a school and the students did exactly that. The pages and chapters were formatted weirdly and it got really repetitive at the end but I'm just being picky. All in all, this was a quick and fantastic read. I would recommend this to anyone wanting to learn about Deaf culture. I hated how they made Zinser the bad guy in some parts of the story, I felt bad for her.

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

As many of you know we are in the process of trying to adopt. We have specified a deaf child. Because there is still oppression among the Deaf culture,this book will give you a glimpse of victory for the Deaf. As future parents of a deaf child, we only hope to be a part of many more historical events.

"Dr. Angel Ramos tells the inspiring story of how Deaf students ended 124 years of oppression and paternalism at Gallaudet University (the only Deaf university in the world).This historical event captured the world's attention and forever changed how the hearing world perceives Deaf individuals."

This breakthrough happened in 1988 when the first Deaf president was elected. My husband, who introduced this book to me, compared their oppression to having the Pope, for over 124 years, over Jewish schooling. Hence, the reason for this amazing historical event.

This book is a must to those who are deaf, related or close to someone deaf or wanting to understand the deaf culture.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the older edition of this, so I don't have the parts where the 20th year anniversary was discussed, but otherwise, this book was a nice, concise explanation of what happened during DPN. I was only nine years old when this happened, and while the fact that it happened is always at the back of my head, I never really knew the ins and outs of everything that happened on each day, so this was a learning experience. I also liked the essay at the back where Ramos put forth the reasons why DPN was successful and it is useful information for in case people need to have their protests succeed.

[Gillian · Rating 2 out of 5]

Though this was unique from other DPN books because of the fact that it was written by someone who was actually there, it captures no essence of excitement that must have been present.
I love the story/history because it encourages everyone to believe they can make a difference but overall I really didn't like the book.
ASL class homework...

[Sarah · Rating 1 out of 5]

Required reading for my ASL class

[mary mack]

an incredible read that takes you through the DPN movement at Gallaudet University on March 6th, 1988.

[Wynnie · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is filled with so much bias, that it reads more like propaganda than a historical account. It is also poorly written; it is easy to find yourself getting lost in all the names.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing true story.