"I'm not gonna die in this damn place" : manliness, identity, and survival of the Mexican American Vietnam prisoners of war /

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"By the time of the Vietnam War era, the "Mexican American Generation" had made tremendous progress both socially and politically. However, the number of Mexican Americans in comparison to the number of white prisoners of war (POWs) illustrated the significant discrimination and inequ...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Coronado, Juan David (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2018]
Series:Latinos in the United States series.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Prisoners and prisons, American.
Mexican American soldiers > History > 20th century.
Prisoners of war > Psychology.
Prisoners of war > Vietnam.
Prisoners of war > United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Veterans > United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Prisoners and prisons, North Vietnamese.
Hispanic American veterans > Psychology.
Discrimination in the military > United States.
Machismo.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Anciens combattants > États-Unis.
Prisonniers de guerre > Viêt-nam.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Prisonniers et prisons des Nord-Vietnamiens.
Militaires américains d'origine mexicaine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Anciens combattants américains d'origine latino-américaine > Psychologie.
Machisme.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Men's Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General
Mexican American soldiers
Prisoners of war
Prisoners of war > Psychology
Veterans
Gender roles.
United States
Vietnam
Mexican American prisoners of war > Chicano prisoners of war > Mexican American Vietnam veterans > Chicano Vietnam veterans
History
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Table of Contents:
  • ChicaNamization
  • The formative years
  • The manly ideals of machismo, duty, and patriotism
  • Resisting, enduring, and surviving captivity, the early years, 1954-1967
  • Resisting, enduring, and surviving captivity, the latter years, 1967-1973
  • Homecoming or rude awakening?

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