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Loading... Becoming Mexican American: Ethnicity, Culture, and Identity in Chicano Los Angeles, 1900-1945by George J. Sanchez
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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. Sanchez 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 No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)305.8687207949409041Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Groups of people Ethnic and national groups ; racism, multiculturalism Latino/asLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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