Vietnam Veteranos Chicanos Recall the War

Name: Vietnam Veteranos Chicanos Recall the War
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ISBN: 9780292702448

ISBN-10: 0292702442

ISBN-13: 9780292702448

Edition: 2004

Authors: Lea Ybarra, Edward James Olmos

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One of the most decorated groups that served in the Vietnam War, Chicanos fought and died in numbers well out of proportion to their percentage of the United States' population. Yet despite this, their wartime experiences have never received much attention in either popular media or scholarly studies. To spotlight and preserve some of their stories, this book presents substantial interviews with Chicano Vietnam veterans and their families that explore the men' experiences in combat, the war' effects on the Chicano community, and the veterans' postwar lives. Lea Ybarra groups the interviews topically to bring out different aspects of the Chicano vets' experiences. In addition to discussing…

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List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 4/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 262
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

LEA YBARRA is Executive Director of the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University and coeditor, with Edward James Olmos and Manuel Monterrey, of Americanos: Latino Life in the United States.



Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments



The Vietnam War and the Mexican American Community



Introduction



Veterans Recall the War



Idealism, Patriotism, and Politics


Gilberto


Tanis


Alejandro


Charley


Leonel


Tony


Raul


Antonio


Guillen


John



A Matter of Conscience


Obed


Ricardo


Frank



Psychological and Medical Issues in the Aftermath of Vietnam


Ray


Lupe


David


Joe


Daniel



The Impact of War on Family


Francisco


Marcello


Robert


Jay


Connie


Frank and Socorro



Overview of Issues Discussed by the Veterans



The Impact of Differing Levels of Political and Cultural Awareness



Psychological and Medical Problems



What Did It All Mean?



Conclusion



The Darkness of War by Juan Carlos Heredia


Notes