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Mexican Americans and the question of race

Dowling, Julie A., 1975-

Mexican Americans and the question of race [electronic resource] / Julie A. Dowling. - First edition. - Austin : University of Texas Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9780292754027 0292754027


Mexican Americans--Social conditions.
Mexican Americans--Race identity.


United States--Race relations.


Electronic books.

E184.M5 / D69 2014

305.868/72073