Mexican Americans and the question of race /

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<P>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 tha...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Dowling, Julie A., 1975- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2014.
Édition:First edition.
Sujets:
Mexican Americans > Race identity.
Mexican Americans > Social conditions.
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.
Race relations.
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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