Mexican Americans and the question of race /

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With Mexican Americans constituting a large and growing segment of U.S. society, their assimilation trajectory has become a constant source of debate. Some believe Mexican Americans are following the path of European immigrants toward full assimilation into whiteness, while others argue that they re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dowling, Julie A., 1975- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2014]
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
Mexican Americans > Race identity.
Mexican Americans > Social conditions.
Mexican Americans > Ethnic identity.
Américains d'origine mexicaine > Identité ethnique.
Américains d'origine mexicaine > Conditions sociales.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Hispanic American Studies.
Mexican Americans > Race identity
Mexican Americans > Social conditions
Race relations
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The question of race
  • "I'm white 'cause I'm an American, right?": the meanings of whiteness for Mexican Americans
  • "We were never white": Mexican Americans identifying outside the bounds of whiteness
  • "In Mexico I was . . .": translating racial identities across the border
  • "That's what we call ourselves here": Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants negotiating racial labeling in daily life
  • Re-envisioning our understanding of Latino racial identity.

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