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After the American takeover of the Southwest in 1848, most Mexicans living in the conquered territories were reluctant to be incorporated into the new society. A significant minority, however, especially under the rancho aristocracy, apparently made the transition to life in the United States without too much trouble. In this book Manuel G. Gonzales examines this pro-American Hispanic elite during the course of the 19th century--a group glorified...
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Culture Across Borders is the first book-length study to analyze a wide range of cultural manifestations of the Mexican immigration experience, including art literature, cinema, corridos (folk songs), and humor. It shows how Mexican immigrants have been depicted in popular culture - both in Mexico and the United States - and how Mexican and Chicano/Chicana artists, writers, intellectuals, and others have used artistic means to protest the unjust treatment...
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"When boxes of original files from a 1965 survey of Mexican Americans were discovered in a dusty basement at UCLA, sociologists Edward Telles and Vilma Ortiz recognized a unique opportunity to examine how the Mexican American experience has evolved over the past four decades. Telles and Ortiz located and re-interviewed most of the original respondents and many of their children. Then, they combined the findings of both studies to construct a thirty-five...
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