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Vasquez, Jessica M.

Mexican Americans across generations immigrant families, racial realities / [electronic resource] : Jessica M. Vasquez. - New York : New York University Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (xiii, 301 p. :) ill. ; - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-282) and index.

Thinned attachment : heritage is slipping through our fingers -- Cultural maintenance : a pot of beans on the stove -- Tortillas in the shape of the United States : marriage and the families we choose -- Whiter is better : discrimination in everyday life -- Fit to be good cooks and good mechanics : racialization in schools -- As much hamburger as taco : third-generation Mexican Americans -- Conclusion : racialization despite assimilation.

Studies middle class Mexican American families across three generations and their experiences of racism and assimilation.

ISBN: 9780814788363 081478836X

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mexican Americans--Social conditions--California--21st century.
Mexican Americans--Cultural assimilation--California.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
California--Race relations.
California--Ethnic relations.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: E184.M5 / V344 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 973/.046872