Mexican Americans across generations : immigrant families, racial realities / Jessica M. Vasquez.

Author/Creator:

Vasquez, Jessica M.

Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2011.

Format/Description:

Book
xiii, 301 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects:

Mexican Americans.

Contents:

Thinned attachment : heritage is slipping through our fingers
Cultural maintenance : a pot of beans on the stove
Tortillas in the shape of the United States : marriage and the families we choose
Whiter is better : discrimination in everyday life
Fit to be good cooks and good mechanics : racialization in schools
As much hamburger as taco : third-generation Mexican Americans
Conclusion : racialization despite assimilation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780814788288 (cl : alk. paper)
0814788289 (cl : alk. paper)
9780814788295 (pb : alk. paper)
0814788297 (pb : alk. paper)
9780814788363 (e-book)
081478836X (e-book)

OCLC:

670324815

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