Mexican Americans and World War II

Name: Mexican Americans and World War II
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ISBN: 9780292706811

ISBN-10: 0292706812

ISBN-13: 9780292706811

Edition: 2005

Authors: Maggie Rivas-Rodrï¿½guez

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"This text makes a valuable contribution to the growing literature on the Mexican American experience." Western Historical Quarterly "This book provides a much-needed resource for historians of World War II and as a historical backdrop to the generational origins of the Chicano civil rights movements." Hispanic Outlook "This book as a whole is a very valuable one and the first significant scholarship on Mexican Americans in World War II." Mario T. Garciacute;a, Professor of History and Chicano Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara Up to 750,000 Mexican American men served in World War II, earning more Medals of Honor and other decorations in proportion to their numbers…

Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 3/15/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.92" wide x 8.97" long x 0.86" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

MAGGIE RIVAS-RODRï¿½GUEZ is Associate Professor of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin and in 1999 founded the U.S. Latino & Latina World War II Oral History Project. The project has interviewed over 650 men and women of the WWII generation and has multiple components, including a photographic exhibit, a play, three books, and educational material.



Preface


Introduction




The Five Sanchez Brothers in World War II: Remembrance and Discovery




The Beating of Private Aguirre: A Story about West Texas during World War II




On the West Side: A Portrait of Lanier High School during World War II




Lost Momentum: World War II and the Education of Hispanos in New Mexico




The Mexican American Dream and World War II: A View from the Midwest




Zoot Violence on the Home Front: Race, Riots, and Youth Culture during World War II




What a Difference a War Makes!




Framing Racism: Newspaper Coverage of the Three Rivers Incident




Mexico's Wartime Intervention on Behalf of Mexicans in the United States: A Turning of Tables




Rosita the Riveter: Welding Tradition with Wartime Transformations




On the Nation's Periphery: Mexican Braceros and the Pacific Northwest Railroad Industry, 1943-1946



Selected Readings


About the Writers


Index