TY - BOOK AU - Vasquez,Jessica M. ED - Project Muse. TI - Mexican Americans across generations: immigrant families, racial realities SN - 9780814788363 AV - E184.M5 V344 2011 U1 - 973/.046872 22 PY - 2011/// CY - New York PB - New York University Press KW - Mexican Americans KW - California KW - Social conditions KW - 21st century KW - Cultural assimilation KW - Race relations KW - Ethnic relations KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - 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 N2 - Studies middle class Mexican American families across three generations and their experiences of racism and assimilation UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780814788363/ ER -