| Description |
221 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Coming to America |
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Coming to America (San Diego, Calif.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-214) and index. |
| Contents |
ch. 1. Northern Mexico becomes the American Southwest -- 1. Life in Mexican California before the Americans arrived / Carlos N. Híjar -- 2. Two views of the battle of the Alamo / part I. William Barret Travis ; part II. Vicente Filisola -- 3. The war between Mexico and the United States / Jaime Suchlicki -- 4. A massacre in Mexico / Samuel E. Chamberlain -- 5. The rights of Mexicans in the new American Southwest / David J. Weber -- ch. 2. Immigration and assimilation -- 1. Life in Southern Arizona / Alberto S. Urías -- 2. Moving to America to escape poverty / Isabella Mendoza -- 3. The nativist view of Mexican immigrants / Erika Lee -- 4. Mexican Americans during the Great Depression / Manuel G. Gonzales -- 5. The Americanization of Mexican American women / Vicki L. Ruiz -- 6. The Sleepy Lagoon case and the Zoot Suit riots / Rodolfo Acuña -- ch. 3. Mexican American struggles and successes -- 1. The Bracero Program /Julian Samora, Patricia Vandel Simon -- 2. Experiencing racism as a child / Gary Soto -- 3. The rise of the Chicano movement / Richard Griswold del Castillo, Arnoldo De León -- 4. Founding the United Farm Workers / Cesar Chavez -- 5. Undocumented workers / Matt S. Meier, Feliciano Ribera -- 6. A difficult journey to Los Angeles / Lety Martinez Gonzalez -- 7. Mixed social progress for Mexican Americans / Oscar J. Martínez -- 8. Two views on Mexican American success / part I. María Aguirre ; part II. Celestino Fernández -- ch. 4. Profiles of Mexican Americans -- 1. Dolores Huerta, labor organizer / Dolores Huerta, as told to Barbara Baer, Glenna Matthews -- 2. Mario Molina, scientist / Mario Molina, interviewed by student for Scholastic -- 3. Nancy López, athlete / Nancy López, interviewed by Sally Jenkins -- 4. Carlos Santana, musician / Carlos Santana, interview by Steve Heilig. |
| Subject |
Mexican Americans -- History.
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Mexican Americans -- Social conditions.
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Immigrants -- United States -- History.
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United States -- Relations -- Mexico.
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Mexico -- Relations -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Shane, C. J. (Charlotte Jan)
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| ISBN |
0737721561 library binding alkaline paper |
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073772157X paperback alkaline paper |
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