Mexican Americans and the question of race /

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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書誌詳細
第一著者: Dowling, Julie A., 1975- (著者)
フォーマット: Licensed eBooks
言語:英語
出版事項: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2014]
版:First edition.
オンライン・アクセス:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=683055
目次:
  • 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.