Becoming Mexican American

Ethnicity, Culture, and Identity in Chicano Los Angeles, 1900-1945

Häftad, Engelska, 1995

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Beskrivning

Twentieth-century Los Angeles has been the locus of one of the most profound and complex interactions between variant cultures in American history. Yet this study is among the first to examine the relationship between ethnicity and identity among the largest immigrant group to that city. By focusing on Mexican immigrants to Los Angeles from 1900 to 1945, George J. Sánchez explores the process by which temporary sojourners altered their orientation to that of permanent residents, thereby laying the foundation for a new Mexican-American culture. Analyzing not only formal programs aimed at these newcomers by the United States and Mexico, but also the world created by these immigrants through family networks, religious practice, musical entertainment, and work and consumption patterns, Sánchez uncovers the creative ways Mexicans adapted their culture to life in the United States. When a formal repatriation campaign pushed thousands to return to Mexico, those remaining in Los Angeles launched new campaigns to gain civil rights as ethnic Americans through labor unions and New Deal politics. The immigrant generation, therefore, laid the groundwork for the emerging Mexican-American identity of their children.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1995-03-23
Mått:155 x 234 x 26 mm
Vikt:558 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:400
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780195096484
Utmärkelser:Winner of the 1994 Robert G. Athearn Award from the Western History Association Winner of the 1994 Theodore Saloutos Memorial Book Award from the Immigration History Society Winner of the 1994 Pacific Coast Branch Book Award

Utforska kategorier

Migration inom Samhälle och politik
Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

George J. Sanchez in Associate Professor of History, University of Southern California.

Recensioner i media

Becoming Mexican American makes a significant contribution to Chicano historiography through its examination of the dynamics of Mexican American life in Los Angeles....Sánchez should be praised for this important and carefully written book. It is a dynamic portrayal of the social and political transformation of Mexican immigrants into a well-defined Mexican American community in Los Angeles.

Innehållsförteckning

Racial Complexion of Mexican Immigrants to Los Angeles ; Age of Migrants at the Time of First Crossing ; The Migrant Journey of Adult Male Mexicans ; Population Growth in the Cities of the Border, 1900-1940 ; Origins of the Adult Male Mexican Immigrants ; Ports of Entry of Adult Male Migrants to Los Angeles ; Migration Patterns of Adult Male Migrants to Los Angeles ; Previous U.S. Residence of Adult Male Migrants to Los Angeles ; Marriage Patterns of Mexican Immigrants in Los Angeles ; Marriage and Conception Among Mexican Immigrants ; Number of Children for Various Types of Marriages ; Occupational Structure for Mexican Male Naturalizers ; Occupational Mobility Among Male Naturalizers ; Occupational Rank by Neighborhood ; Applications for Naturalization by three-Year Intervals