Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez is Associate Professor of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin and in 1999 founded the U.S. Latino & Latina World War II Oral History Project. The project has interviewed over 650 men and women of the WWII generation and has multiple components, including a photographic exhibit, a play, three books, and educational material.Emilio Zamora is Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin and the author of The World of the Mexican Worker in Texas.

"The editors and contributors make a very significant contribution to the field. This volume creates a window, then opens it. A whole new panorama is presented." Juan Gomez Quinones, University of California, Los Angeles

• Foreword (JosÉ LimÓn)AcknowledgmentsIntroduction (Maggie Rivas-RodrÍguez and Emilio Zamora)1. The Paradox of War: Mexican American Patriotism, Racism, and Memory (Richard Griswold del Castillo)2. Embracing the Ether: The Use of Radio by the Latino World War II Generation (Maggie Rivas-RodrÍguez)3. "Now Get Back to Work": Mexican Americans and the Agricultural "Migrant Stream" (Dionicio ValdÉs)4. The Latinas of World War II: From Familial Shelter to Expanding Horizons (Joanne Rao SÁnchez)5. Mexican Nationals in the U.S. Military: Diplomacy and Battlefield Sacrifice (Emilio Zamora)6. The Color of War: Puerto Rican Soldiers and Discrimination during World War II (Silvia Alvarez Curbelo)7. God and War: The Impact of Combat upon Latino Soldiers' Religious Beliefs (Rea Ann Trotter)8. Silent Wounds: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Latino World War II Veterans (Ricardo Ainslie and Daphny DomÍnguez)9. Mother's Legacy: Cultivating Chicana Consciousness during the War Years (Brenda Sendejo)NotesSelected BibliographyIndex

Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez is Associate Professor of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin and in 1999 founded the U.S. Latino & Latina World War II Oral History Project. The project has interviewed over 650 men and women of the WWII generation and has multiple components, including a photographic exhibit, a play, three books, and educational material.Emilio Zamora is Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin and the author of The World of the Mexican Worker in Texas.

"The editors and contributors make a very significant contribution to the field. This volume creates a window, then opens it. A whole new panorama is presented." Juan Gomez Quinones, University of California, Los Angeles

• Foreword (JosÉ LimÓn)AcknowledgmentsIntroduction (Maggie Rivas-RodrÍguez and Emilio Zamora)1. The Paradox of War: Mexican American Patriotism, Racism, and Memory (Richard Griswold del Castillo)2. Embracing the Ether: The Use of Radio by the Latino World War II Generation (Maggie Rivas-RodrÍguez)3. "Now Get Back to Work": Mexican Americans and the Agricultural "Migrant Stream" (Dionicio ValdÉs)4. The Latinas of World War II: From Familial Shelter to Expanding Horizons (Joanne Rao SÁnchez)5. Mexican Nationals in the U.S. Military: Diplomacy and Battlefield Sacrifice (Emilio Zamora)6. The Color of War: Puerto Rican Soldiers and Discrimination during World War II (Silvia Alvarez Curbelo)7. God and War: The Impact of Combat upon Latino Soldiers' Religious Beliefs (Rea Ann Trotter)8. Silent Wounds: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Latino World War II Veterans (Ricardo Ainslie and Daphny DomÍnguez)9. Mother's Legacy: Cultivating Chicana Consciousness during the War Years (Brenda Sendejo)NotesSelected BibliographyIndex

Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez is Associate Professor of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin and in 1999 founded the U.S. Latino & Latina World War II Oral History Project. The project has interviewed over 650 men and women of the WWII generation and has multiple components, including a photographic exhibit, a play, three books, and educational material.Emilio Zamora is Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin and the author of The World of the Mexican Worker in Texas.

"The editors and contributors make a very significant contribution to the field. This volume creates a window, then opens it. A whole new panorama is presented." Juan Gomez Quinones, University of California, Los Angeles

• Foreword (JosÉ LimÓn)AcknowledgmentsIntroduction (Maggie Rivas-RodrÍguez and Emilio Zamora)1. The Paradox of War: Mexican American Patriotism, Racism, and Memory (Richard Griswold del Castillo)2. Embracing the Ether: The Use of Radio by the Latino World War II Generation (Maggie Rivas-RodrÍguez)3. "Now Get Back to Work": Mexican Americans and the Agricultural "Migrant Stream" (Dionicio ValdÉs)4. The Latinas of World War II: From Familial Shelter to Expanding Horizons (Joanne Rao SÁnchez)5. Mexican Nationals in the U.S. Military: Diplomacy and Battlefield Sacrifice (Emilio Zamora)6. The Color of War: Puerto Rican Soldiers and Discrimination during World War II (Silvia Alvarez Curbelo)7. God and War: The Impact of Combat upon Latino Soldiers' Religious Beliefs (Rea Ann Trotter)8. Silent Wounds: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Latino World War II Veterans (Ricardo Ainslie and Daphny DomÍnguez)9. Mother's Legacy: Cultivating Chicana Consciousness during the War Years (Brenda Sendejo)NotesSelected BibliographyIndex