The Mexican Americans

Subjects:

• Multicultural Studies » Latino/Hispanic Studies
• History » American History -- 1946 to Present

Reviews:

• The Mexican Americans is a welcome addition to the New Americans series....this work stands as an important contribution to the history of Mexican immigrants, providing high school level and general readers a well-rounded portrait of Mexican immigrants in America....a notable book worthy of shelf space.
  —Reference & User Services Quarterly Spring 2003
• ...this volume is an automatic must-have...Recommended for larger ethnic collections.
  —Thomson-Gale Reference for Students January 2003
• Students in history and government classes will find it a useful, up-to-date resource for information on immigration, U.S. and Mexican history, foreign relations, and current events.
  —Voya February 2003

Table of Contents:

• Series Foreword
  Background
  Geography
  Early Civilizations
  Spanish Conquest
  Spanish Culture in the New World
  Mexican Independence
  The U.S.-Mexico War of 1845
  Mexico under Benito Juarez
  The Mexican Revolution and Immigration
  Mexico under Diaz (1876-1911)
  The Mexican Revolution of 1910
  Immigration to the United States
  Immigrant Culture
  Continued Immigration, World Wars, and Aftermath
  Continued Immigration and Labor Unrest (1920-1940)
  World War II and the Bracero Program
  The Impact of Mexican Immigration
  The Immigration Act of 1965 and Other Acts
  Operation Wetback
  The McCarran-Walter Act of 1952
  Mexico's Economic Crisis and Increased Mexican Immigration
  The Hart-Cellar Immigration Act of 1965
  Consequces for Mexican Immigrant Communities
  A Demographic Profile of the Mexican Immigrants in the United States
  Population Size and Composition
  Age and Family Structure
  Educational Attainment
  Poverty
  Occupation and Income
  Mexican Immigrant Business Owners
  Family, Culture, and Life Cycle Rituals
  The Family
  Religious Life Cycle Rituals
  Birth and Baptism Rituals
  La Quinceanera: The Mexican Debutante
  Marriage Rituals
  Funeral Rituals
  Retaining Mexican Culture and Identity
  Living "Mexican" in the United States
  The Mexican Government and Mexican Immigrants
  Language
  Spanish-Language Newspapers
  Television and Mexican Immigrant Communities
  The Catholic Church and Mexican Immigrants
  Religious Practices
  Music
  Families and Changing Gender Relations
  Understanding Mexican Immigrant Familialism
  Machismo and Gender Roles
  Immigration and Changes in Gender Roles
  Other Patterns of Egalitarianiasm within Mexican Families
  Feminism Among Mexican and Mexican American Women
  Paths Toward Citizenship
  Citizenship in Historical Context
  Naturalization Policies
  Becoming American Citizens
  California's Proposition 187
  Dual Citizenship
  Forging a New American Political Identity
  Patterns of English Language Avquisition and Usage
  The Development of Political Associations and Organizations
  League of United Latin American Citizens
  Politics of Social Protest
  Electoral Politics
  Public Policies and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
  Electoral Politics and Mexican American Voters
  Children of Immigrants: The Second Generation
  Ethnic Identities
  Educational Attainment Levels of Second-Generation Mexican Americans
  A Nation in Transition
  The Latino Wave in American Culture
  The Future of U.S.-Mexico Relations
  Mexico's Border Problems
  Return Migration from the Unites States to Mexico
  Mexican Presidential Politics and Mexican Immigrants
  Toward a 21st Century of Diversity: The "New American" Society
  The 21st Century and the U.S. Population
  Future Social Policy Implications
  Immigrant Identity: Old Ties and New Allegiances
  From Melting Pot to Mosaic
  Noted Mexican/Mexican Americans
  Bibliography
  Glossary
  Index