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

"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.
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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?