Chicano Studies: Survey and Analysis

by Bixler-Marquez, Dennis J.; Ortega, Carlos F.; Torres, Rosalia Solorzano; Lafarelle, Lorenzo G.

• ISBN13: 9780787286620
• ISBN10: 0787286621
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Kendall Hunt Pub Co

Table of Contents

Introduction---Chicano Studies as a Discipline	v
Section 1 Historical Perspectives	1	(98)
Significant To Whom?: Mexican Americans and the History of the American West	3	(10)
David G. Gutierrez
Chicanos in the United States: A History of Exploitation and Resistance	13	(18)
Leobardo F. Estrada
Chris F. Garcia
Reynaldo Flores Macias
Lionel Maldonado
Border Chicanos	31	(14)
Oscar J. Martinez
El Paso Salt War: Mob Action or Political Struggle?	45	(8)
Mary Romero
Border Culture	53	(10)
Mario T. Garcia
Confronting ``America''	63	(12)
Vicki Ruiz
Women at Farah: An unfinished Story	75	(24)
Laurie Coyle
Gail Hershatter
Emily Honig
Section 2 Demographic and Sociocultural Perspectives	99	(44)
Census 2000: The Plus and Minus for Hispanics	101	(2)
James A. Forrest
A Force of Change: unprecedented Surge of Mexican Migrants Altering II.S. Economy, Politics and Culture	103	(4)
Alfredo Corchado
Dianne Solis
The Consequences of Rapid Growth in the Border Region: Social and Cultural Change Since the 1940s	107	(14)
David E. Lorey
An Unnatural Tradeoff: Latinos and Environmental Justice	121	(10)
Rebecca Morales
The Death of Smeltertown: A Case Study of Lead Poisoning in a Chicano Community	131	(12)
Mary Romero
Section 3 Political and Socioeconomic Perspectives	143	(74)
Reinterpreting the Chicano Experience	145	(12)
Ignacio M. Garcia
The Development of Chicana Feminist Discourse	157	(8)
Alma M. Garcia
The Chicano Movement: Its Legacy for Politics and Policy	165	(12)
John A. Garcia
Backwards from Aztlan: Politics in the Age of Hispanics	177	(8)
Ignacio M. Garcia
Awash in the Mainstream: Latinos and the 1996 Elections	185	(14)
Louis De Sipio
Rodoljo O. de la Garza
Mark Setzler
Hispanics now 7% of U.S. Voters, Influence Spreads	199	(2)
Cynthia L. Orosco
On the Future of Anglo-Mexican Relations in the United States	201	(16)
David Montejano
Section 4 Linguistic and Educational Perspectives	217	(90)
The Spanish Language in the Southwest	219	(8)
Arthur L. Campa
Chicano Spanish: Varieties, Styles and Functions	227	(10)
Rosaura Sanchez
One Nation, One Language?	237	(4)
Susan Headden
Bilingual Education: Separating Fact from Fiction	241	(6)
Richard V. Lopez
Segregation and the Education of Mexican Children 1900-1940	247	(12)
Gilbert G. Gonzalez
Chicana/o Education from the Civil Rights Era to the Present	259	(18)
Dolores Delgado Bernal
School Failure: Explanations and Interventions	277	(14)
Guadalupe Valdes
Facts on Hispanic Higher Education	291	(2)
The voice, HACU
Latino Post Secondary Education	293	(14)
Maria Fisher
Sonia M. Perez
Bryant Gonzalez
Jonathan Njus
Charles Kamasaki
Section 5 Literature, Art, Folklore and Music	307	(74)
An Overview of Chicano Letters: From Origins to Resurgence	309	(10)
Francisco A. Lomeli
Latino Literature in the United States, 1965-2000: A Resource Guide and Selected Bibliography	319	(10)
Roberta Fernandez
The Political and Social Contexts of Chicano Art	329	(10)
Shifra M. Goldman
Tomas Ybarra-Frausto
El Mundo Femenino: Chicana Artists of the Movement-A Commentary on Development and Production	339	(8)
Amalia Mesa-Bains
Border Artists in the Contemporary El Paso Mural Movement: Painting the New Frontier	347	(10)
George Vargas
Chicano Literary Folklore	357	(12)
Maria Herrera-Sobek
Folklore, Lo Mexicano, and Proverbs	369	(4)
Americo Paredes
Born on the Border	373	(8)
John Leland
About the Editors	381