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

by Sanchez, George J.

• ISBN13: 9780195096484
• ISBN10: 0195096487
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-03-23
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Twentieth century Los Angeles has been the focus of one of the most profound and complex interactions between distinct cultures in U.S. history. In this pioneering study, Sanchez explores how Mexican immigrants "Americanized" themselves in order to fit in, thereby losing part of their own culture.

Author Biography

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

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction	p. 3
Farewell Homeland	p. 17
Across the Dividing Line	p. 38
Newcomers in the City of the Angels	p. 63
Americanization and the Mexican Immigrant	p. 87
The """"New Nationalism,"""" Mexican Style	p. 108
Family Life and the Search for Stability	p. 129
The Sacred and the Profane: Religious Adaptations	p. 151
Familiar Sounds of Change: Music and the Growth of Mass Culture	p. 171
Workers and Consumers: a Community Emerges	p. 188
Where is Home?: the Dilemma of Repatriation	p. 209
Forging a New Politics of Opposition	p. 227
The Rise of the Second Generation	p. 253
Conclusion	p. 271
Appendix: On Sources	p. 275
Notes	p. 277
Bibliography	p. 327
Index	p. 351
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